Forevermore (Yuna song)

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"Forevermore"
Single by Yuna
from the album Rouge
Released5 April 2019
GenrePop
Length3:53
LabelVerve Forecast Records, UMG Recordings
Songwriter(s)Yunalis Zarai, Alexandra Govere, Robin Hannibal
Producer(s)Robin Hannibal
Yuna singles chronology
"Crush"
(2016)
"Forevermore"
(2019)
"Blank Marquee"
(2019)
Music video
"Forevermore" on YouTube

"Forevermore" is a song by Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna, released as the first single from her fourth international studio album (her seventh overall), Rouge. The song, which tells about Yuna's life experience grew up in Malaysia,[1] it was co-written by Yuna, Alexandra Govere and Robin Hannibal and released on 5 April 2019 by Verve Music Group.[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Forevermore" debuted at number-one on Malaysia's RIM Domestic Chart on 11 April 2019, her first number-one since the reintroduction of the official chart in 2017.[3]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Forevermore" was produced by 33.3 Creative[4] and filmed in 11 locations in Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur and Perlis, it was directed by Yuna's husband, Adam Sinclair.[5][6] According to her, the song is about growing up in a small town and coming from a small country and how that "environment made me strive to be the best that I can be". The official music video was released on the same day.[2][7]

Since its release, the video has garnered more than 3 million views.

Format and track listing[edit]

  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Forevermore" – 3:53

Personnel[edit]

Song

  • Yunalis Zarai – vocal
  • Yunalis Zarai, Robin Hannibal – composition

Music video

  • Adam Sinclair – director
  • Edwin Raj & Ian Kirk – producer
  • Samuel Lam – director of photography
  • Rabbani Sujak – art director
  • Karma Raines – choreographer
  • Kroll Azry – assistant director
  • Haida Yusof-Yeomans – stylist

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Malaysia (RIM)[9] 1

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
Malaysia 5 April 2019 Digital download,[8] streaming[10] Verve Music Group

References[edit]

  1. ^ Milica P. (7 April 2019). "Yuna Retreats To Her Malaysian Roots On "Forevermore"". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Michael Chiang (5 April 2019). "Yuna sings an ode to Malaysia in new single 'Forevermore'". Star2. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ RIM (11 April 2019). "RIM CHARTS Top 10 Most Streamed Domestic Singles in Malaysia" (PDF). RIM.org.my. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ Surej Singh (1 April 2019). "Yuna shows off the aesthetic diversity of Malaysia in music video for 'Forevermore' – watch". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ Torsten Ingvaldsen (1 April 2019). "Yuna's 'Forevermore' visual is an ode to Malaysian upbringing". Hype Beast. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ Farihad Shalla Mahmud (7 April 2019). "Yuna pilih Perlis lokasi video muzik lagu baharu". Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. ^ Annie May (8 April 2019). "Yuna Makes Malaysian Kampung Look So Aesthetic In "Forevermore"". Hype. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Forevermore - Single". iTunes Malaysia (MY). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Most Streamed Domestic Singles In Malaysia" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Forevermore - Single by Yuna". Spotify. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.