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“Forever Young (Album Version)” by Alphaville
From the album Forever Young (1984)
“Forever Young (Album Version)” by Alphaville appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Forever Young. Its best result is #211 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,298 alternative song of all time.
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Alphaville's "Forever Young" gave the German synth-pop band's 1984 debut album its title, and WEA pulled it off the record that September as the third single. Marian Gold, the band's lead singer, wrote the words and split the music with Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens, and what they made is a ballad in C major that turns synth-pop's cool machinery into something close to a hymn.
Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries took it to heart that same year; America only let it creep to 93 on the Hot 100 the following year, and to 63 in 1988. Brian Ward directed the video, filmed in Britain. It has long outrun those numbers: covered again and again, rebuilt as the foundation of Jay-Z's "Young Forever", and past 1.2 billion Spotify streams by May 2026.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 211 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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