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Let Forever Be
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = the Chemical Brothers
| album = Surrender
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| studio = Orinoco (South London, England)
| genre = Alternative rock
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| producer = The Chemical Brothers
| chronology = The Chemical Brothers
| prev_title = Hey Boy Hey Girl
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Out of Control
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"'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 2 August 1999. 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 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 Landwehrfrom "official Chemical Brothers site's forum" [http://forum.thechemicalbrothers.com/index.php?/topic/9003-which-video-girl-is-top-video-girl/] .). 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".
Track listings
'Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single'
# "Let Forever Be"
# "The Diamond Sky"
# "Studio K"
'European CD single'
# "Let Forever Be" (album version)
# "Studio K"
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the 'Surrender' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England)
* Edited at Berwick Street Studios (London, England)
* Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)
'Personnel'
* The Chemical Brothers production
** Tom Rowlands writing
** Ed Simons writing
* Noel Gallagher writing, vocals (uncredited)
* Steve Dub engineering
* Cheeky Paul editing
* Mike Marsh mastering
Charts
Release history
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Astralwerks singles
Category:The Chemical Brothers songs
Category:Music videos directed by Michel Gondry
Category:Songs written by Ed Simons
Category:Songs written by Noel Gallagher
Category:Songs written by Tom Rowlands
Category:Virgin Records singles
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