Let Forever Be

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"Let Forever Be"
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Single by the Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher
from the album Surrender
Released2 August 1999 (1999-08-02)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length
  • 3:56 (album version)
  • 3:40 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons
  • Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Hey Boy Hey Girl"
(1999) 		"Let Forever Be"
(1999) 		"Out of Control"
(1999)
Noel Gallagher singles chronology
"Setting Sun"
(1996) 		"Let Forever Be"
(1999) 		"Keep What Ya Got"
(2004)

"Let Forever Be" is a song by English big beat band the Chemical Brothers, released as the second single from their third studio album, Surrender. It contains the vocals of Noel Gallagher of Britpop band Oasis, who also co-wrote the song and previously worked with the Chemical Brothers on "Setting Sun".

"Let Forever Be" was the Chemical Brothers' fourth top-ten single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It was also successful in Hungary, where it debuted and peaked at number two, and it reached the top 40 in Ireland and New Zealand. In the United States, the single reached the top 30 on two Billboard charts: the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Music video[]

The video for the track was directed by Michel Gondry, and utilized ground-breaking video and film effects in its depiction of a young woman's nightmares (the girl is played by actress and dancer Stephanie Landwehr[2]). The video, which drew visual inspiration from Ray Davies' 1975 Granada TV production Starmaker, received much media attention and became one of the most well-known videos from the band. The video also makes specific visual and thematic references to the dance sequence "I Only Have Eyes For You" (music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin), choreographed by Busby Berkeley for the Warner Bros. musical Dames (1934) directed by Ray Enright.

Pitchfork Media named it the "quintessential Michel Gondry video" and ranked it at number seven in their list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Let Forever Be" – 3:56
  2. "The Diamond Sky" – 3:37
  3. "Studio K" – 5:48

Charts[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 37
Hungary (Mahasz)[6] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 89
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 30
Scotland (OCC)[10] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 9
UK Dance (OCC)[12] 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] 29
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[14] 18

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 2 August 1999 (1999-08-02)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[15]
United States 3 August 1999 (1999-08-03) CD Astralwerks [16]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999". Spin. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ from "official Chemical Brothers site's forum" [1] Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7849-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-1990s/5/
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 34. 21 August 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 35. 28 August 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Let Forever Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ^ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  15. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 2 August, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 31 July 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Let Forever Be". Amazon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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