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“Forever Man” by Eric Clapton

From the album Behind the Sun (1985)

“Forever Man” by Eric Clapton appears on 24 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Behind the Sun. Its best result is #152 on the WZLX Memorial 500 (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #707 classic rock song of all time.

24countdowns
11stations
#152best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2026years charted

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Eric Clapton - "Forever Man" [Official Music Video]

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"Forever Man" was the song Warner Bros. asked for. Eric Clapton had just signed with the label and finished Behind the Sun when the company turned the album down for lacking singles and commissioned three new songs from Jerry Lynn Williams. This one became the lead single in 1985, produced by Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronker: Clapton sings and takes the solo, Steve Lukather adds guitar, Nathan East plays bass, Michael Omartian synthesizer, Marcy Levy backing vocals, and Lenny Castro and Templeman himself pound congas and timbales.

It opens on a riff doubled by bass, guitar and synth, in D minor and all business. It topped Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart, his second single to get there, sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide and gave Clapton his first music video.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 473 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 801 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 202 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2002 152 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 195 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 194 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 204 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 205 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 156 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 372 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 203 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 185 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 371 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 437 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2019 707 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 680 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2022 757 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 404 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 463 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 465 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 367 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2023 476 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 783 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2026 378 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

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