Forever (Mariah Carey song)
"
Forever" is a song written and produced by American singer
Mariah Carey and
Walter Afanasieff for Carey's fourth studio album,
Daydream. The protagonist of this 1950s-inspired romantic
ballad knows that her relationship is over, but that the boy will be hers forever in her mind. It was released as the album's fifth
single in
1996 (see
1996 in music) in most markets outside the U.S. (excluding the
United Kingdom) and was not intended to chart on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100, as
Billboard magazine rules at that time stipulated that a song must have a commercial release to be eligible for inclusion on the Hot 100.
"Forever" was still a major radio
airplay hit in the U.S., reaching the top ten on the
Hot 100 Airplay chart and the top five of Billboard's
Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached the top twenty in
Canada and the top forty in
Australia. The single's
video, put together by Carey herself, is made up of scenes of her performing the song live in
Japan at the
Tokyo Dome intercut with black-and-white sequences in which she explores Japan. The track listings for the song's major
CD single releases include its album version and a live recording, the album cut of the
Daydream track "
Underneath the Stars", and a live version of "
Make It Happen" (1992).
| Chart (1996) | Peak
position | | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 4 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 40 |
