"I Love You Always Forever" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released in 1996 by Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 singer Donna Lewis

Donna Lewis

Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...

, from her debut album, Now in a Minute

Now in a Minute

Now in a Minute is the debut album by Donna Lewis released in 1996. The album is best known for the single "I Love You Always Forever" which broke airplay records on U.S. and U.K. charts and spawned a remix single. Two other singles taken from the album are "Without Love" and "Mother"...

. Inspired by the H. E. Bates

H. E. Bates

Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE , better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer and author. His best-known works include Love for Lydia, The Darling Buds of May, and My Uncle Silas.-Early life:...

 novel Love for Lydia

Love for Lydia

Love for Lydia is a semi-autobiographical novel written by British author H. E. Bates, first published in 1952.-Plot:Lydia Aspen, a seemingly shy girl from a wealthy but isolated background, is encouraged by her aunts, her new carers, to discover the delights of growing up...

, it was successful, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and staying there for nine weeks during the summer of 1996, kept from number one by Los Del Rio

Los del Río

Los Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...

's "Macarena

Macarena (song)

"Macarena" is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1994 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit between 1995 and 1996, and continues to have a cult following. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.The song...

". The song was number one on the Hot 100 Airplay

Hot 100 Airplay

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 chart for twelve weeks, becoming one of the most played songs of the 1990s. The song therefore is tied for fourth place among songs with the longest runs at #2. The very beginning of the song is edited in a radio version of the song.

The song was also released in 1996 in remixed versions by Electro DJ "Sylk 130" and other artists.

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
6. "I Love You Always Forever" (laidlow's intergalactic spaceship studios mix) — 12:53

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" (accapella) — 4:10

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" (acapella) - 4:10

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Silver	1996	125,000+
Germany	Gold	1997	250,000+
Norway	Gold	1997	5,000+
U.S.	Gold	27 August 1996	500,000+

Peak positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	3
Belgian (Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... ) Singles chart	12
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles chart	10
Dutch Mega Top 50	25
French SNEP Singles Chart	5
German Singles Chart	7
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...	3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	9
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Swedish Singles Chart	16
Swiss Singles Chart	6
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 ...	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	20
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	13
Austrian Singles Chart	23
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	100
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	96
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
End of year chart (1997)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	64

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	71