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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Forever and for Always" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. The song was released as the fourth single from her fourth studio album Up! (2002), on April 7, 2003; it was also the third to be sent to country radio. The song was written by her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. The song is about two people who fall in love as children and are still with each other even as they grow older. "Forever and for Always" was certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads by the RIAA in 2006.

The song received positive reviews, with some reviewers comparing it to her 1998 single "You're Still the One". The song was the best performing single from Up! at country radio, peaking at number four on the Hot Country Songs and was also a number one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song peaked within the top ten in six countries and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100. "Forever and for Always" was later nominated at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

The music video for "Forever and for Always" premiered on April 26, 2003 to Country Music Television, which portrayed a couple throughout their life as children, teens, and elders. The video later won the 2004 CMT Flameworthy Video Awards for Female Video of the Year. Twain performed the song on the Up! Tour, her Let's Go! residency, and Queen of Me Tour, while elements of the song were include in a video interlude for "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" on the Now Tour. The song was later named Song of the Year at both the 2004 BMI Country Songwriter Awards and 2004 European BMI Awards.

Background

Twain said there is something inspirational to her about people who start relationships when they are kids, and are still in love when they are older. Twain really enjoyed doing the video for the song, because she was able to realize that visually. She said it is one of her favorite songs.

In December 2019, during the Let's Go! residency in Las Vegas, Twain revealed for the first time that the song had been recorded by her friend Prince, but that his version was never released and instead remained part of his private collection. The performance was Twain's first of "Forever And For Always" in over 15 years and was dedicated to the late singer.

Composition

"Forever and for Always" is performed in the key of [[G-flat major|GШаблон:Flat major]] in [[Alla breve|Шаблон:Time signature time]] following a chord progression of GШаблон:Flat–GШаблон:Flat2–CШаблон:Flat–DШаблон:Flat, and Twain's vocals span from GШаблон:Flat₃ to EШаблон:Flat₅. The song moves at a tempo of 86 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video for "Forever and for Always" was shot at Bethells Beach in New Zealand in March 2003. It was directed by Paul Boyd, who shot her "When You Kiss Me" video around the same time also in New Zealand. It debuted on Country Music Television (CMT) on April 26, 2003. The video shows two children at the beach together, then it shows them as teens, and eventually seniors, visualizing the theme of the song of staying together forever. Scenes of Twain at the beach are intercut throughout the video. The video was released with both the 'red' and 'green' versions, with each also having an 'all performance' video of only Twain at the beach. The video released a 'blue' version internationally as well. The video won the Female Video of the Year Award at the 2004 CMT Flameworthy Awards, and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2003 Canadian Country Music Awards, but lost to another song by Twain, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!". The video is available on select singles, and the DVD-Audio version of Up!.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine contrasted the song against the previous two singles, saying it "relies less on cutesy gimmicks (and exclamation marks) and focuses thematically on steadfast love," while comparing it to Shania's earlier singles "From This Moment On" and "You're Still the One". About.com ranked the song 95th for the top 100 pop songs of 2003.

Chart performance

"Forever and for Always" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of April 12, 2003, at number 60. The single spent 26 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number four on September 6, 2003, where it remained for one week. "Forever and for Always" became Twain's 14th top-10 single and 19th top-20 single.

On the adult contemporary chart, "Forever and for Always" debuted at number 30 the week of May 10, 2003. The single spent 77 weeks on the chart and slowly climbed to a peak position of number one on November 15, 2003, where it remained for six non-consecutive weeks. "Forever and for Always" became Twain's third number one, sixth top-10 single and seventh consecutive top-20 single.

"Forever and for Always" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 24, 2003, at number 75. It spent 23 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 20 on September 6, 2003, becoming Twain's fourth-most-successful single on the chart. The single reached number 17 on the airplay chart. "Forever and for Always" became Twain's fourth top-20 single and ninth top-40 single.

"Forever and for Always" proved to be successful internationally, becoming Twain's fifth biggest single in the UK. It debuted on June 14, 2003, at its peak at number six. This made it her seventh consecutive, eighth overall, top-10 single. It remained on the entire chart for 10 weeks. In all, "Forever and for Always" hit the top-10 in six countries: Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Romania, and the UK.

Track listings

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1. "Forever and for Always" (edit) – 4:10
2. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (live) – 3:58
3. "Don't Be Stupid" (live) – 3:58
4. Enhanced: "Forever and for Always" (video)

UK CD single part 2

1. "Forever and for Always" (edit) – 4:10
2. "That Don't Impress Me Much" (live) – 3:47
3. "Come On Over" (live) – 3:00
4. Enhanced: "Forever and for Always" (original red version—music video)

Australia maxi-CD

1. "Forever and for Always" (red) – 4:05
2. "Forever and for Always" (green) – 4:44
3. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (live) – 3:56
4. "That Don't Impress Me Much" (live) – 3:45
5. "Come On Over" (live) – 3:00

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1. "Forever and for Always" (red) – 4:08
2. "That Don't Impress Me Much" (live) – 3:54

German 3-inch CD single

1. "Forever and for Always" (red) – 4:08
2. "Ka-Ching!" (red album version) – 3:20

European CD single

1. "Forever and for Always" (red) – 4:09
2. "Ka-Ching!" (red) – 3:21
3. "That Don't Impress Me Much" (live) – 3:46
4. "Come On Over" (live) – 3:01

European CD single

1. "Forever and for Always" (red) – 4:08
2. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (live) – 3:56
3. "Don't Be Stupid" (live) – 3:58
4. Enhanced: "Forever and for Always" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)	5
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)	17
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)	27
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	36
Germany (Official German Charts)	42
Ireland (IRMA)	28
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	90
UK Singles (OCC)	140
US Billboard Hot 100	57
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	90
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	14

Chart (2004)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	5

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	10

All-time charts

Chart (1961–2011)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	76

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Forever and for Always"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Шаблон:Abbr
United States	April 7, 2003	Country radio	Mercury
	April 14, 2003	Adult contemporary radio
	April 21, 2003
United Kingdom	June 2, 2003	Шаблон:Hlist
Canada	June 24, 2003	CD
Australia	July 7, 2003	CD single
United States	August 4, 2003	Contemporary hit radio

See also

• List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2003 and 2004 (U.S.)