4ever
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"4ever" is a song written and produced by Max Martin
and Lukasz Gottwald for The Veronicas
first album The Secret Life of...
(2005). It was released as the album's first single in Australia
on 15 August 2005 as a CD single
. The song reached number two on the ARIA Charts
and number seven in New Zealand.
In the U.S.
, the single was promoted early in 2006 by Archie Comics
through a mention in issue #167 of the group's namesake Veronica's comic, which featured a guest appearance and cover picture of The Veronicas and a card containing a code that could be used to download an MP3
version of the song free. It was also featured on the first episode of the third season of the MTV
series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
. The song was released as promo for the 2008 Ashley Tisdale
's movie Picture This!. Similarly, it was also used in the film She's the Man
.
"4ever" was released as The Veronicas
second UK single in late Summer 2009. The track was included on the UK version of the album Hook Me Up
which was released shortly afterwards. The song debuted on the UK singles chart at number 197 on 28 September 2009, and moved up one hundred and eighty places to a new peak of 17 the following week. It is being re-released in the US as the third single from Hook Me Up. The band re-recorded the vocals for the re-release of the single in the US and the release of the single in the UK. The new vocals are also used in the 2009 music video for the song.
and Max Martin
. In an interview with Digitalspy.co.uk Lisa described the idea behind the song. She said,
The original version of the song was recorded in 2005. In 2009 they re-recorded the song to release in the UK and Ireland
as their second single. In the press release Jess described the new sound of the 2009 version. She said,
said the song was "ever-so-clever" while Alex Macpherson from The Guardian
called it a "...thrilling a piece of powerpop...Propelled by a crunchy guitar riff and a twitchy us-against-the-world desperation..."
Dan Raper of PopMatters.com said "...the song has a strong girl come-on and a chorus that sounds like “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi..."
Nick Levine from Digital Spy
called the song "...an absolute smash. To put it more precisely, it's a pop-rock stomper with a killer guitar riff, lyrics about seizing the moment and a massive chorus that actually warrants the description "anthemic"". Sarah-Louise James from Daily Star described the song as "As cool as a pair of ripped fishnets...this’ll have gals up and down the land punching their fists and singing in to their hairbrushes with abandon." Selby Times compared it to their hit Untouched
saying it "...compliments its dynamic rock style with the same attitude and sassiness that made summer hit Untouched so popular."
on 15 August 2005 and made its debut on the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart
at number-five on 28 August that year. It remained in the top ten for eleven consecutive weeks where it peaked at number-two on its tenth week on the chart. The song was certified platinum status by the Australian Recording Industry Association
with shipments of over 75,000 copies.
In New Zealand
the single made its debut on the New Zealand Singles chart
at number-seven where it peaked. The single spent seven non-consecutive weeks in the top ten and twenty-three weeks on the chart.
In the United States
the single made its debut on the Hot Dance Club Play
Charts peaking at number-twenty on the issue dated 17 December 2005. It also peaked at number eighty-eight on the Pop 100
chart. In 2006 the song peaked at number twelve on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
chart where it peaked, failing to break into the Hot 100 chart.
The single had moderate success throughout Europe reaching the top forty in countries like Austria
, Belgium
, Germany
, Italy
, Switzerland
and the Netherlands
.
In 2009 the single was re-released in the UK and Ireland as the follow-up single for "Untouched" on the second album Hook Me Up
. It made its debut, and peaked, on the UK charts at number seventeen on issue dated 10 October 2009. The single was on the charts for four weeks gradually dropping to number forty-nine. In Ireland the single debuted and peaked at number twenty also staying on the charts for only four weeks.
s were produced for "4ever". When the single was released in 2005, two music videos were shot: one for Australian distribution, and one for distribution to the United States
. Later, in 2009, a third music video was shot for distribution to the United Kingdom
.
The Australian version won the award for best video of the year at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.
, Los Angeles
in 2005.
The video is set at night and starts with a close up of the wheel of a bike as it crashes during the guitar riff. The camera then pans up to Lisa where she starts off the first verse. Lisa, Jess and another male climb up to the roof of a public pool and then jump into the water where they sing the chorus. In the next scene (the second verse) they are walking along the side of the pool where they are surrounded by other people having fun. It then flashes to them sitting on a diving board above the pool singing the chorus. The scene then changes to the girls pulling at the arms of a man and eventually pull him apart to make two of him. It then blacks out and fades into a footpath where they are riding on the back of a skate-boarder riding his board down the street ending with the girls hugging the rider.
series "Styl'd". In an interview they commented about shooting the video with Cappello as,
On 11 August 2009 the new music video was released. The video involves the girls performing with a band at a wild house party while wrecking the house. The video also uses an updated version of the song with new vocals and new instruments.
, Today
, Live at the Chapel, TRL
in Italy
and Australia
, CD:USA and a live performance at the 2005 NRL Grand Final. They have also performed live recordings of the song including Sessions@AOL
, which resulted in the release of the "Sessions@AOL
" EP
, MTV.com Live which they also released an ep for and included a new track called "Stay" and in 2009 they performed a session for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Show
.
comedy film She's the Man
, during both the film itself and its advertisements, and is included in the official soundtrack. It is also heard in the video game Thrillville: Off the Rails
. The song is available as downloadable content for the SingStar
series and was featured on the Australian version of SingStar Rocks!.
US promo maxi single
Digital download EP (20 December 2005)
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
and Lukasz Gottwald for The Veronicas
The Veronicas
The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....
first album The Secret Life of...
The Secret Life Of... (album)
The Secret Life of... is the debut studio album by Australian pop rock band The Veronicas, released on 17 October 2005 on Sire Records. It reached #2 in Australia and is certified 4x platinum. The album also reached #5 in New Zealand and #3 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The Secret Life of......
(2005). It was released as the album's first single in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 15 August 2005 as a CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
. The song reached number two on the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and number seven in New Zealand.
In the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the single was promoted early in 2006 by Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
through a mention in issue #167 of the group's namesake Veronica's comic, which featured a guest appearance and cover picture of The Veronicas and a card containing a code that could be used to download an MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
version of the song free. It was also featured on the first episode of the third season of the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Laguna Beach, is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 16, 2006. It documents the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, an affluent seaside community located in...
. The song was released as promo for the 2008 Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
's movie Picture This!. Similarly, it was also used in the film She's the Man
She's the Man
She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Fickman, based on Twelfth Night, a play by William Shakespeare. The film stars Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey and Vinnie Jones....
.
"4ever" was released as The Veronicas
The Veronicas
The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....
second UK single in late Summer 2009. The track was included on the UK version of the album Hook Me Up
Hook Me Up
Hook Me Up is the second studio album by Australian band The Veronicas, which was released on 3 November 2007 by Rhino Entertainment, Sire Records and London Records. The album shows a new direction in music for the duo – exploring a New Wave/electro-pop sound which was influenced by Los Angeles...
which was released shortly afterwards. The song debuted on the UK singles chart at number 197 on 28 September 2009, and moved up one hundred and eighty places to a new peak of 17 the following week. It is being re-released in the US as the third single from Hook Me Up. The band re-recorded the vocals for the re-release of the single in the US and the release of the single in the UK. The new vocals are also used in the 2009 music video for the song.
Writing and development
"4ever" was written and produced by Lukasz GottwaldDr. Luke
Lukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs...
and Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
. In an interview with Digitalspy.co.uk Lisa described the idea behind the song. She said,
"I think it's just a really fun song. It's got a great guitar riff and the message behind it isn't anything too heavy. It's about living life for the moment, forgetting about your worries and just getting up and dancing. Plus it's a bit bratty, which we like!"
The original version of the song was recorded in 2005. In 2009 they re-recorded the song to release in the UK and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
as their second single. In the press release Jess described the new sound of the 2009 version. She said,
"Since recording `4ever,` the band has progressed, so we wanted to update the song,[...]We recorded more guitars and new vocals to bring the song up to how it sounds when we perform it live."
Critical reception
The song has received generally positive reviews. Craig Mathieson from The Age stated that "...[The Veronicas] have the pop single of the year in 4ever, a juiced-up slice of stimuli that is constructed so cannily you can't help but love its deviousness." Shannon Sanders from Iowa State DailyIowa State Daily
The Iowa State Daily is an independent student newspaper serving Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, that is published in print and online. It was founded in 1890, and is largely funded by advertising revenues...
said the song was "ever-so-clever" while Alex Macpherson from The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
called it a "...thrilling a piece of powerpop...Propelled by a crunchy guitar riff and a twitchy us-against-the-world desperation..."
Dan Raper of PopMatters.com said "...the song has a strong girl come-on and a chorus that sounds like “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi..."
Nick Levine from Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
called the song "...an absolute smash. To put it more precisely, it's a pop-rock stomper with a killer guitar riff, lyrics about seizing the moment and a massive chorus that actually warrants the description "anthemic"". Sarah-Louise James from Daily Star described the song as "As cool as a pair of ripped fishnets...this’ll have gals up and down the land punching their fists and singing in to their hairbrushes with abandon." Selby Times compared it to their hit Untouched
Untouched (song)
"Untouched" is an electropop song written by Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, and Toby Gad, produced by Gad for The Veronicas' second album Hook Me Up . It was released as the album's second single in Australia on 10 December 2007. The song is notable for becoming the band's breakout hit in the United...
saying it "...compliments its dynamic rock style with the same attitude and sassiness that made summer hit Untouched so popular."
Chart performance
"4ever" was first released in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 15 August 2005 and made its debut on the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at number-five on 28 August that year. It remained in the top ten for eleven consecutive weeks where it peaked at number-two on its tenth week on the chart. The song was certified platinum status by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
with shipments of over 75,000 copies.
In New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
the single made its debut on the New Zealand Singles chart
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
at number-seven where it peaked. The single spent seven non-consecutive weeks in the top ten and twenty-three weeks on the chart.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
the single made its debut on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
Charts peaking at number-twenty on the issue dated 17 December 2005. It also peaked at number eighty-eight on the Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
chart. In 2006 the song peaked at number twelve on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart where it peaked, failing to break into the Hot 100 chart.
The single had moderate success throughout Europe reaching the top forty in countries like Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
In 2009 the single was re-released in the UK and Ireland as the follow-up single for "Untouched" on the second album Hook Me Up
Hook Me Up
Hook Me Up is the second studio album by Australian band The Veronicas, which was released on 3 November 2007 by Rhino Entertainment, Sire Records and London Records. The album shows a new direction in music for the duo – exploring a New Wave/electro-pop sound which was influenced by Los Angeles...
. It made its debut, and peaked, on the UK charts at number seventeen on issue dated 10 October 2009. The single was on the charts for four weeks gradually dropping to number forty-nine. In Ireland the single debuted and peaked at number twenty also staying on the charts for only four weeks.
Music videos
Three different music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s were produced for "4ever". When the single was released in 2005, two music videos were shot: one for Australian distribution, and one for distribution to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Later, in 2009, a third music video was shot for distribution to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The Australian version won the award for best video of the year at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.
Australian version (2005)
The Australian version of the video was shot in Sun ValleySun Valley, Los Angeles, California
Sun Valley is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, about 15 miles away from Downtown Los Angeles....
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 2005.
The video is set at night and starts with a close up of the wheel of a bike as it crashes during the guitar riff. The camera then pans up to Lisa where she starts off the first verse. Lisa, Jess and another male climb up to the roof of a public pool and then jump into the water where they sing the chorus. In the next scene (the second verse) they are walking along the side of the pool where they are surrounded by other people having fun. It then flashes to them sitting on a diving board above the pool singing the chorus. The scene then changes to the girls pulling at the arms of a man and eventually pull him apart to make two of him. It then blacks out and fades into a footpath where they are riding on the back of a skate-boarder riding his board down the street ending with the girls hugging the rider.
US version (2005)
The US version of the "4ever" music video depicts the Veronicas in various rooms of a hotel and driving in their car on the streets.UK version (2009)
On 1 July 2009, Jess announced on her Twitter page that they would be re-filming the music video in Los Angeles on 2 July 2009. The video was directed by photographer Kenneth Cappello whom they had met at a photoshoot for the MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
series "Styl'd". In an interview they commented about shooting the video with Cappello as,
"We were very excited to do the video with Kenneth,[...] We wanted to get across the energy of the song with exciting visuals and grittier stylized effects."
On 11 August 2009 the new music video was released. The video involves the girls performing with a band at a wild house party while wrecking the house. The video also uses an updated version of the song with new vocals and new instruments.
Cover versions
- False StartFalse Start (band)False Start are a Power pop/Rock band from Auckland, New Zealand that formed in the winter of 2005. They are currently signed to Deadboy Records/Universal.- History :...
recorded a cover of "4ever". - The VinesThe Vineshttps://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:LandingCheck?landing_page=L11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy_DDOptimised&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=C11_1121_WMUK_DDvOneOff&utm_source=B11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy&language=en&country=GB...
also recorded a cover of "4ever" for the compilation "No Man's Woman" - a collection of songs originally released by females being re-recorded by males. They slowed the song down completely making it almost ballad-like. - The Real Booty Babes released the single "4ever" - which was more of a dance/pop version.
Live performances
The song has been performed on many television shows including SunriseSunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
, Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
, Live at the Chapel, TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
in Italy
TRL Italy
Total Request Live was the Italian version of the American show of the same name that originated in 1999. Originally broadcast weekdays at 2.00 p.m., its time slot was changed as it ran into its second season. It was broadcast at 3.00 p.m...
and Australia
TRL Australia
The Australian version of Total Request Live started out in early April as a weekend show produced on a large cruise yacht, dubbed the "MTV Cruiser" which floated around Sydney Harbour containing the audience, performing bands and VJs. Australian band Killing Heidi were the first to perform on the...
, CD:USA and a live performance at the 2005 NRL Grand Final. They have also performed live recordings of the song including Sessions@AOL
Sessions@AOL
Sessions@AOL is a special avenue of programming conducted by AOL Music. Originally an AOL exclusive, Sessions@AOL can now also be seen as an avenue for non-AOL users as well. Sessions@AOL consists of exclusive and intimate performances of songs by popular musicians, with likes of bands such as...
, which resulted in the release of the "Sessions@AOL
Sessions@AOL (The Veronicas EP)
Sessions@AOL is an EP released by The Veronicas. It also include a digital booklet, which is an Archie Comic that featured the girls.-Track listing:#"Heavily Broken" #"Revolution" #"Everything I'm Not" #"Mouth Shut"...
" EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, MTV.com Live which they also released an ep for and included a new track called "Stay" and in 2009 they performed a session for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Show
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
Appearances in other media
"4ever" is featured in the Amanda BynesAmanda Bynes
Amanda Laura Bynes is an American actress, comedian, singer, and fashion designer. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You...
comedy film She's the Man
She's the Man
She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Fickman, based on Twelfth Night, a play by William Shakespeare. The film stars Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey and Vinnie Jones....
, during both the film itself and its advertisements, and is included in the official soundtrack. It is also heard in the video game Thrillville: Off the Rails
Thrillville: Off the Rails
Thrillville: Off the Rails is a theme park simulation video game developed by Frontier Developments. The sequel to the 2006 game Thrillville, it is again published by LucasArts...
. The song is available as downloadable content for the SingStar
SingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
series and was featured on the Australian version of SingStar Rocks!.
Track listings
CD single- "4ever" - 3:30
- "How Long" - 3:52
- "Did Ya Think" - 2:45
US promo maxi single
- "4ever" (Claude Le GacheDave AudéDave Audé is a Grammy nominated producer, house DJ, and remixer. He has done production for musicians such as KoЯn, t.A.T.u., DJ Keoki, Barenaked Ladies, Faith No More, Cause and Effect, Hilary Duff, Wanessa, Ashley Tisdale, The Pussycat Dolls, Lady Gaga, Lunascape, Madonna, Britney Spears, CeCe...
extended vocal) - 7:16 - "4ever" (Morel's Pink Noise mix) - 7:07
- "4ever" (L.E.X. PCH mix) - 9:32
- "4ever" (E Smoove club) - 7:36
- "4ever" (Mac Quayle Break mix) - 7:21
- "4ever" (Claude Le Gache mixshow) - 5:40
- "4ever" (Claude Le Gache dub) - 7:17
- "4ever" (Morel's Pink Noise dub) - 7:08
Digital download EP (20 December 2005)
- "4ever" (Claude Le Gache extended edit) - 4:54
- "4ever" (Morel's Pink Noise edit) - 4:57
- "4ever" (E Smoove club edit) - 4:57
- "4ever" (Lex PCH club edit) - 4:53
- "4ever" (Mac Quayle Break edit) - 4:55
2009 re-release
Digital download EP- "4ever" - 3:29
- "4ever" (Jason Nevins remix) - 7:27
- "4ever" (CicadaCicada (band)Cicada is the name of a United Kingdom based electronic music band. Members include producers Aaron Gilbert , Alex Payne and several guest vocalists including Tom Smith from Editors, Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Ben Onono, Max Berlin, Bjorn from Pacific! and most recently Megan Quashie, Joel Pott, Nik...
remix) - 6:12
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
88 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| Austria Singles Chart | 23 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 26 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
29 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 37 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
12 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 83 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| Scottish Singles Chart | 7 |
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15 August 2005 | Sire Records Sire Records Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a... |
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| UK | 28 September 2009 | Sire Sire Sire may refer to:* Father, the counterpart of a dam, particularly in animal breeding. See also stallion* James W. Sire, author on worldviews* Sire Records, a record label* Sire Advertising, an advertising agency... |
Download/CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,... |
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