I Love You Always Forever

"I Love You Always Forever"
Single by Donna Lewis
from the album Now in a Minute
Released 14 May 1996
Format
Recorded 1995
Genre Pop
Length
  • 3:59 (album version)
  • 3:24 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Donna Lewis
Producer(s)
  • Donna Lewis
  • Kevin Killen
Donna Lewis singles chronology
"I Love You Always Forever"
(1996)		 "Fool's Paradise"
(1996)

"I Love You Always Forever"
(1996)		 "Fool's Paradise"
(1996)
Music video
"I Love You Always Forever" on YouTube

"I Love You Always Forever" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Donna Lewis from her debut album, Now in a Minute (1996). Written by Lewis, and produced by Lewis and Kevin Killen, it was released in the United States on 14 May 1996 as the album's lead single. Inspired by H. E. Bates' novel Love for Lydia, "I Love You Always Forever" is a pop song in which the singer declares her endless love for her significant other.[1]

The song was a commercial hit, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart and peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. In the US, the song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100,[2] where it remained for nine weeks during the summer of 1996 behind the Bayside Boys Remix of "Macarena" by Los Del Rio.[2] The song was number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for thirteen weeks and the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for eleven weeks, becoming one of the most played songs of the 1990s.

In 2016, a cover version of the song by Australian pop singer Betty Who peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart.[3]

In 1999, rapper Eve sampled the chorus on her song, 'Gotta Man' from her debut album.

Composition

"I Love You Always Forever" is written in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.[4] Lewis' vocals span from F3 to G4 in the song.[5]

Track listings

CD single

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (radio edit) – 3:21
  2. "Simone" (album version) – 4:26

CD maxi

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) – 3:30
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 edit) – 4:30
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) – 9:20
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) – 5:00
  5. "I Love You Always Forever" (drumapella) – 5:13

12" maxi

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) – 9:09
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) – 4:54
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) – 3:58
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (a cappella) – 4:10

Promotional only 7" single (Sent to jukeboxes)

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) – 3:59
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Philly remix) – 4:00

Promotional only CD single (Sent to mainstream radio)

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (radio edit) – 3:24
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) – 3:58

CD maxi - remixes

  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) – 9:00
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) – 4:59
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (Philly remix) – 4:00
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (drumapella) – 5:11
  5. "I Love You Always Forever" (a cappella) – 4:10

Release history

Country Release date
United States 14 May 1996
United Kingdom 22 August 1996

Charts and certifications

Betty Who version

"I Love You Always Forever"
Single by Betty Who
from the album The Valley
Released 3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:43
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Donna Lewis
Producer(s) Peter Thomas
Betty Who singles chronology
"All of You"
(2015)		 "I Love You Always Forever"
(2016)		 "Heaven"
(2016)

"All of You"
(2015)		 "I Love You Always Forever"
(2016)		 "Heaven"
(2016)
Music video
"I Love You Always Forever" on YouTube

Australian pop singer Betty Who released a version of the song on 3 June 2016, with remixes released on 29 July 2016.[46] The music video, directed by Ben Cope and Daniel Gomes, was released on 14 July 2016.

The song is Who's first to reach the ARIA Charts, peaking at number 6 while also earning a number 1 on AirCheck's National Radio Airplay Chart. The song has also had minor success in New Zealand, peaking at number 33. The song was successful on the US Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number one.

Track listings

Digital download
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" – 3:43
Remixes EP
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (Viceroy Remix) – 4:08
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Instant Karma Remix) – 3:39
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (Pink Panda Remix) – 4:24
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (Mighty Mike & Teesa Remix) – 3:26
  5. "I Love You Always Forever" (Hector Fonseca & Eduardo Lujan Radio Edit) – 3:33

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[47] 6
Australia (AirCheck National Radio Airplay)[48] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[49] 33
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[50] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia (ARIA)[51] 67

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[52] Platinum 70,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Crowe, Jerry. "Runner Up Donna Lewis' 'I Love You Always Forever' Is Stuck At No. 2 On Billboard Chart Behind A Certain Dance Song". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 366. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  3. ↑ BettyWhoVEVO (3 June 2016). "Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever (Audio)" – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever". songbpm.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Donna. "Donna Lewis "I Love You Always Forever" Sheet Music in C Major (transposable) - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ "RPM Weekly Adult Contemporary October 21, 1996 (Volume 64, No. 10)". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "RPM Weekly Top Singles". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). 23 September 1996. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Top 10 Czech Republic" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ↑ "Musicline.de – Donna Lewis Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  17. ↑ "Top 10 Hungary" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 195 Vikuna 7.11. - 13.11. '96)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  19. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Lewis" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Charts.nz – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". Top 40 Singles.
  23. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". VG-lista.
  24. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". Singles Top 100.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". Swiss Singles Chart.
  27. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Donna Lewis - Billboard Singles". Allmusic and Billboard.
  29. ↑ 1996 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 10 August 2008)
  30. ↑ 1996 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 14 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 10 August 2008)
  31. ↑ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 10 August 2008)
  32. ↑ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 10 August 2008)
  33. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  36. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  37. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (25 December 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  38. ↑ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
  39. ↑ "French single certifications – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  40. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Donna Lewis; 'I Love You Always')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  41. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever". Recorded Music NZ.
  42. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications – Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  43. ↑ "British single certifications – Lewis, Donna – I Love You Always Forever". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type I Love You Always Forever in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  44. ↑ "American single certifications – Lewis, Donna – I Love You Always Forever". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  45. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  46. ↑ "I Love You Always Forever (Remixes)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  47. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Betty Who – I Love You Always Forever". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  48. ↑ "AirCheck National Radio Airplay Chart". 15 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  49. ↑ "Charts.nz – Betty Who – I Love You Always Forever". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  50. ↑ "Betty Who Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  51. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  52. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

References

  • Feldman, Christopher G. The Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles.


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