Let Forever Be

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Let Forever Be" is a song by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, released as the second single from their third studio album, Surrender (1999), on 23 July 1999 in Japan and on 2 August in the United Kingdom. It contains uncredited vocals from 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-10 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 Maxi-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[1]). 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 the video the "quintessential Michel Gondry video" and ranked it at number seven in their list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".[2]

Track listings

Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single[3][4][5]

  1. "Let Forever Be"
  2. "The Diamond Sky"
  3. "Studio K"

European CD single[6]

  1. "Let Forever Be" (album version)
  2. "Studio K"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Surrender album booklet.[7]

Studios

  • Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England)
  • Edited at Berwick Street Studios (London, England)
  • Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

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  • The Chemical Brothers – production
    • Tom Rowlands – writing
    • Ed Simons – writing
  • Noel Gallagher – writing (credited), vocals (uncredited)
  • Steve Dub – engineering
  • Cheeky Paul – editing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 37
Hungary (Mahasz)[10] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 89
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 30
Scotland (OCC)[14] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 9
UK Dance (OCC)[16] 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[17] 29
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18] 18

Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan 23 July 1999 CD Template:Hlist [19]
United Kingdom 2 August 1999 Template:Hlist [20]
United States 3 August 1999 CD Astralwerks [21]

References

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  8. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Let Forever Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s The Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Template:Digits/41/ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Template:Digits/7501/ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Template:Digits/104/ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/MRT "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/DSA "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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