(Forever) Live and Die

"(Forever) Live and Die" is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single taken from their 1986 album, The Pacific Age. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. The single peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada and several European territories, and a Top 20 hit in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.

"(Forever) Live and Die"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side"This Town"
Released26 August 1986 (1986-08-26)[1]
Format
RecordedStudio De La Grande Armée, Paris
Length3:38
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Humphreys
  • Graham Weir
  • Neil Weir
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"If You Leave"
(1986)		 "(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986)		 "We Love You"
(1986)

Critical reception

Simon Mills in Smash Hits described the song as "limp, languid, wimpy and totally inoffensive".[2] Contactmusic journalist Dom Gourlay, in a 2011 piece, lauded "(Forever) Live and Die" as a track that "stands the test of time."[3] Critic Stewart Mason in AllMusic wrote that the song "sounds oddly unfinished, albeit pleasant enough".[4] While unfavourable toward parent album The Pacific Age, OMD frontman Andy McCluskey maintains that "(Forever) Live and Die" is "a good song".[3]

Track listing
7" and 7" picture disc
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" – 3:36
  2. "This Town" – 3:44
First 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (John "Tokes" Potoker - Extended Mix) – 5:45
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44
Second 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (Tom Lord-Alge - Extended Remix) – 5:50
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44

Chart performance
Chart (1986/7) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 19
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 5
Canadian Singles Chart[7] 10
Dutch GfK Chart[8] 5
Dutch Top 40[9] 3
German Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart[10] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart 14
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 9
UK Singles Chart[12] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 19
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[13] 37
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[13] 25

References
  1. "OMD DISCOGRAPHY – SINGLES 1984 - 86". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. Mills, Simon (13 August 1986). "Album Reviews (Japan – 'Tin Drum')". Smash Hits. 8 (17): 73.
  3. Gourlay, Dom (July 2007). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Interview". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. "(Forever) Live and Die" review at AllMusic
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 19 June 1988.
  6. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) - (Forever) Live And Die - austriancharts.at (German)". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  7. "RPM Volume 45 No. 11, December 06 1986 - RPM". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  8. "dutchcharts.nl - OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) - (Forever) Live And Die (Dutch)". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40, week 37, 1990 (Dutch)". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  10. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  11. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) - (Forever) Live And Die - hitparade.ch (German)". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  12. "The Official Charts Company - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (Forever) Live And Die". Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  13. "allmusic ((( Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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