"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. Actress and dancer Stephanie LandwehrFothergill, Lucas. "What’s It like to Be a Jobbing Actor in the World of Major Music Videos?" Vice, March 11, 2015. ) stars in the video, which drew visual inspiration from Ray Davies' 1975 Granada TV production Starmaker; the video 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".
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 (credited), vocals (uncredited) Steve Dub – engineering Cheeky Paul – editing Mike Marsh – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)37Hungary (Mahasz)2
Year-end charts Chart (1999)PositionUK Singles (OCC)198
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Japan23 July 1999CDUnited Kingdom2 August 1999United States3 August 1999CDAstralwerks
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