Forever Young (Alphaville song)

"Forever Young"
"Forever Young"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Forever Young
B-side	"Welcome to the Sun"
Released	20 September 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Studio 54
Genre	Synth-pop; new wave;
Length	3:44 (single/album version); 6:06 (special dance mix);
Label	WEA
Composer(s)	Marian Gold; Bernhard Lloyd; Frank Mertens;
Lyricist(s)	Marian Gold
Producer(s)	Colin Pearson; Wolfgang Loos; Andreas Budde;
Alphaville singles chronology
Music video
	"Forever Young" (version 1); "Forever Young" (version 2)

"Forever Young" is a song by German synth-pop band Alphaville from their 1984 debut studio album of the same name. The single was successful in Scandinavia and in the European German-speaking countries in the same year.

The single achieved more success in the United States than in the United Kingdom, but it failed to reach the American top 40 despite three separate US single releases. Though not the group's highest-charting single in Europe, "Forever Young" was one of the band's signature songs and has been covered by numerous artists. It also formed the basis of Jay-Z's song "Young Forever". "Forever Young" is written in the key of C major.^[1]

In a 2022 interview, Alphaville lead singer Marian Gold said that it was "a great privilege" to have "Forever Young", as well as "Big in Japan", in "their luggage" when touring, and that he was grateful to be able to perform these songs.^[2]

^ Marian, Gold; Frank, Mertens; Bernhard, Lloyd; Alphaville (9 November 2012). "Forever Young". Music Notes. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ Pingitore, Silvia (12 September 2022). "Interview with Alphaville's Marian Gold about Forever Young". Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[1] Marian, Gold; Frank, Mertens; Bernhard, Lloyd; Alphaville (9 November 2012). "Forever Young". Music Notes. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[2] Pingitore, Silvia (12 September 2022). "Interview with Alphaville's Marian Gold about Forever Young". Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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