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"Forever" is a power ballad[1] by the American rock band Kiss. It was released as the second single from the 1989 album Hot in the Shade.

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"Forever"
Single by Kiss
from the album Hot in the Shade
Released	January 5, 1990
Recorded	1989
Studio	The Fortress, Hollywood, California, United States
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	3:52
Label	Mercury (876 716)
Songwriter(s)	Paul Stanley, Michael Bolton
Producer(s)	Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Kiss singles chronology
"Hide Your Heart" (1989) "Forever" (1990) "Rise to It" (1990)
Music video
"Forever" on YouTube

Background

The song was co-written by Paul Stanley and Michael Bolton.

"Forever" begins with Stanley singing over an acoustic guitar intro, with the rest of the band joining during the first chorus.

The song was remixed at Electric Lady Recording Studios in New York, by Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson for commercial release as a single. A music video was released to promote the song. It received heavy airplay on MTV, attaining the #1 position on the channel's "Most Requested Videos" show several times. The clip is perhaps the most understated video Kiss has released, as it shows the band playing the song in an empty room.

"Forever" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on April 21, 1990, making it the group's first US Top 40 single since "I Was Made for Lovin' You" reached number 11 in 1979. It was the band's ninth and, to date, last Top 40 American single. It also reached number 17 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks on March 17, 1990.

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Bruce Kulick – electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitar solo, backing vocals
• Eric Carr – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Phil Ashley – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	73
Canadian Singles Chart[3]	18
UK Singles Chart[4]	65
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	8
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks[6]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	92

References

На других языках

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- [en] Forever (Kiss song)

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[es] Forever (canción de Kiss)

«Forever» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock Kiss, incluida en su decimoquinto álbum de estudio, Hot in the Shade (1989). Sus compositores, el guitarrista y vocalista del grupo, Paul Stanley y Michael Bolton, se conocieron a través del guitarrista Bruce Kulick, que había sido compañero del primero en el conjunto de rock Blackjack, y comenzaron a trabajar en la canción durante algunos encuentros en Los Ángeles. Posteriormente, Stanley declaró en su autobiografía que aunque «sin Bolton no podría haberla escrito», este poco tuvo que ver con el resultado final, además el vocalista decidió que el bajo lo grabara Kulick en vez del bajista Gene Simmons.

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[ru] Forever (песня Kiss)

«Forever» — песня американской группы Kiss. Была выпущена в качестве второго сингла с альбома 1989 года Hot in the Shade[1].

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