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| Artist = [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]], [[Kanye West]], [[Lil Wayne]], and [[Eminem]]
| Artist = [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]], [[Kanye West]], [[Lil Wayne]], and [[Eminem]]
| Album = [[More Than a Game (soundtrack)|More Than a Game]] and [[Relapse: Refill]]
| Album = [[More Than a Game (soundtrack)|More Than a Game]] and [[Relapse: Refill]]
| Released = August 27, 2009
| Released = April 2003 (Jetania) <br> August 27, 2009 (international)
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded = August 2009
| Recorded = December 2001
| Length = 5:58 <small>(Album Version)</small><br>5:22 <small>(Radio Edit)</small>
| Length = 5:58 <small>(Album Version)</small><br>5:22 <small>(Radio Edit)</small>
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:center;"|41
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|Jetania Top 40
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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|[[Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/weekchart.asp?cat=s |title=Schweizer Hitparade - Singles Top 75 30.05.2010 |publisher=hitparade.ch |date= |accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref>

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"Forever"
Song

"Forever" is a single by rappers Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. The song is released as a single from the soundtrack to LeBron James's More Than a Game documentary. The song was also placed on the re-release of Eminem's album Relapse, entitled Relapse: Refill. Eminem performed his verse of the song at the American Music Awards of 2009. Drake performed the song with Lil Wayne, Eminem and Travis Barker at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

A freestyle of the song was made by Royce da 5'9" & Ca$his. Another freestyle of this song was made by Meek Mill, which was titled "Ooh Kill'em."

Background

The track was produced by Boi-1da and originally used by Kardinal Offishall featuring Rock City in early 2008, as "Bring It Back". Kardinal did not use the song for his album and it was later re-sold to Drake, who released it in late 2008 as "I Want This Forever" featuring Lil Wayne and Nut da Kidd. In an interview, Kardinal stated that his version was a leaked demo which was supposed to appear on his album, Not 4 Sale, as well as a soundtrack.[1] The 2009 version of "Forever" features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. Rapper Jay-Z called it the best posse cut of the year.[2]

Critical reception

Allmusic was extremely positive plus a track pick: "The record hits a high point early on the six-minute epic "Forever," a convention of rap's wordsmiths as Kanye West, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Eminem pass the baton over a dark, soulful, slightly mournful beat, separated by an echoing modern R&B Auto-Tune hook."[3] Same critic reviewed the Refill album and also highlighted it: "Forever" is none too coincidentally the one track in the entirety of Eminem's 2009 comeback that feels utterly modern."[4] Entertainment Weekly was positive: "Those who frequent hip-hop blogs will already be acquainted with the strongest material, like Drake's Forever — where the rookie teams with all-stars Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Eminem" and it was also on Download This list.[5]

Music video

The music video was shot in Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida in early September 2009.[6] However, Eminem's part in the video was shot in Detroit due to scheduling conflicts and not being able to be in Miami.[7] The music video was shot and directed by Hype Williams.[citation needed] It premiered on September 22, 2009 on BET's musical program 106 & Park. LeBron James appears in the opening of the music video in the back seat of a Maybach playing online poker on PokerStars on his customized Beats by Dr. Dre's laptop.[8] Except for during dissolves, there is not a single frame in the video where more than one of the rappers is featured. Throughout the video, there are clips and pictures from the documentary about James, More Than a Game, and of him as a kid playing basketball. Also The Alchemist, Trick Trick, Mr. Porter and Slaughterhouse members Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9" make cameo appareances in Eminem's verse of the video behind him as he raps his verse. Birdman makes a cameo appearances in the video on Lil Wayne's verse, sitting next to him in the VIP section of the club.[9][10][11] The music video was produced alongside the video for "Money to Blow".[12]

Tracklisting

  • Digital download[13]
  1. "Forever" - 5:57

Chart performance

"Forever" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number fifty-eight on September 3, 2009,[14] peaking at #2. The song become the most downloaded song for the week ending September 15, 2009. On the week of September 24, the song debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Drake's highest debut on the chart as well as his third top-ten single. it also topped the rap songs chart making it Drake's second #1 on that chart. This was the tenth consecutive top 40 single for Eminem. The song has sold 3,265,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2013.[15]

"Forever" failed to enter the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, but did manage to peak at #43 after strong downloads. The song then began to drop out of the UK Singles Chart, but on the 10th January 2010, "Forever" climbed 7 places from #49 to #42, marking its highest peak to date. 'Forever' has since become the highest selling single ever that has missed the top 40, with sales over 150,000. On 7 February 2010, "Forever" entered the Irish Singles Chart, reaching a current peak of #41.

Charts

Chart (2009-10) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[16] 99
Canadian Hot 100[17] 26
Irish Singles Chart[18] 41
Jetania Top 40 1
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 68
UK Singles Chart 42
UK R&B Chart 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14][20] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[14] 2
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[14] 24
U.S. Billboard Rap Songs[21] 1

End of year charts

Charts (2009) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 88
Chart (2010) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[23] 71

References

  1. ^ Kardinal Offishall Exclusive Interview Champ Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-10-08). "Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Drake Celebrate Their Hottest MCs Rankings - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  3. ^ Review by Jason Thurston (2009-09-29). "More Than a Game - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  4. ^ Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2009-12-21). "Relapse: Refill - Eminem | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  5. ^ Reviewed by Simon Vozick-Levinson (2009-09-25). "More Than a Game Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  6. ^ On-Set Pictures of Drake's 'Forever' Music Video
  7. ^ By Admin on November 22, 2009 5:11 PM (2009-11-04). "Syndicate". Sohh.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Eminem/ Report of Lebron James playing on PokerStars in 'Forever' Music Video
  9. ^ "Broadcast Yourself". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  10. ^ News: Kanye West, Drake, Lil Wayne & Eminem Shooting "Forever" Music Video
  11. ^ Eminem In “Forever” Music Video – First Picture
  12. ^ Exclusive: Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem Shoot ‘Forever’ Music Video
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - Forever - Single by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  14. ^ a b c d Concepcion, Mariel (2009-09-03). "Three Tracks From Upcoming LeBron James Movie Hit Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  15. ^ Grein, Paul (2013-04-23). "Week Ending April 21, 2013. Songs: Duo of the Year". Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  16. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 4th January 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. January 4, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  17. ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  18. ^ "IRMA - Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  19. ^ Steffen Hung. "Schweizer Hitparade - Singles Top 75 30.05.2010". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  20. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/drake/chart-history/
  21. ^ Billboard Rap Songs chart for week of November 14, 2009. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  22. ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  23. ^ "Hot 100 Songs : Sep 09, 2013 - (Chart position) | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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