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"Forever Young" took parts of Europe by storm, peaking in November 1984 at the number four spot on the top 100 singles list in the band's home country of Germany.
"Forever Young" is a song by German synth-pop band Alphaville from their first album Forever Young (1984). The single was successful in Scandinavia and in the European German-speaking countries in the same year. The single has been covered by numerous artists. It also formed the basis of Jay-Z's song "Young Forever".
The song "Summer in Berlin" contains references to the East German uprising of 1953, which occurred on 17 June 1953.When the compilation album Alphaville Amiga Compilation was assembled for release in East Germany in 1988, the song "Summer in Berlin" was submitted for inclusion, but rejected "for political reasons."
Their single "Forever Young", a cover of the 1984 song by Alphaville, was used in the television show The O.C. and heavily featured in promos for Australian TV station Channel Ten at the beginning of 2006. The song debuted on the Australian charts at No. 2 in March 2006, and eventually peaked at No. 1.
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The first single "Forever Young" (originally by Alphaville) were released in May 2019, which peaked at No. 40 on the Sverigetopplistan. It remained in the top 100 for a total of fifteen weeks. In May 2020, he released a second single, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (originally by Cyndi Lauper). [4] He also release Swedish songs under the stage ...
Forever Young (Alphaville album) or the title song (see below), 1984; Forever Young (Jacob Young album), 2014; Forever Young (James Young album), 1988; Forever Young (Kaysha album), 2009
The song was produced by Kanye West. It is a rework of Alphaville's 1984 song "Forever Young": the original melody is retained, British singer Mr Hudson sings the original lyrics (primarily during the first verse and the chorus), and Jay-Z raps during the following verses in place of the original song's additional verses.