"Forever Now"
Single by Ne-Yo
from the album R.E.D.
ReleasedNovember 23, 2012
GenreDance-pop
Length3:41
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Shaffer Smith, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Paul Baumer, Maarten Hoogstraten, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice
Producer(s)Bingo Players, StarGate, Phatboiz
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Don't Make Em Like You"
(2012) 		"Forever Now"
(2012) 		"Play Hard"
(2013)

"Forever Now" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, taken from his fifth studio album, R.E.D. (2012). It was released on November 23, 2012 by Motown Records as the second international single and fourth overall single from the album.[1] Ne-Yo co-wrote the song with its producers, StarGate, Bingo Players, Phatboiz.

Ne-Yo first performed "Forever Now" on The X Factor Germany on November 25, 2012. The music video was filmed in October 2012 by director Ryan Pallotta and was released on November 30, 2012.[2][3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Forever Now"3:41

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 51
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 73
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 19
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 4
France (SNEP)[8] 140
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 64
Scotland (OCC)[10] 29
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[11] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 31
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[13] 9
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 7
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 35
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[17] 43

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Germany November 23, 2012[18] Digital download Motown
United Kingdom December 2, 2012[19]
United States February 12, 2013 Mainstream,[20] rhythmic airplay[21]

References

  1. ^ Ne-Yo Official Site Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  2. ^ "IN PRODUCTION: Ne-Yo - Ryan Pallotta, dir". VideoStatic.
  3. ^ "Video: Ne-Yo – 'Forever Now'".
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1198" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-19.
  5. ^ "Ne-Yo – Forever Now" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Ne-Yo – Forever Now" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ^ "Ne-Yo – Forever Now" (in French). Ultratip.
  8. ^ "Ne-Yo – Forever Now" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. ^ "Ne-Yo – Forever Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201316 into search.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  15. ^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  16. ^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  17. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  18. ^ Vö-Vorschau Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  19. ^ "Singles Release Diary - Music". Digital Spy. 2012-11-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2013-02-11.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-02-11.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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