Forever Love (X Japan song)

Infobox Single
Name = Forever Love

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Caption = Original release
Cover size = 125
Artist = X Japan
from Album = Dahlia
Released = July 8, 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Power ballad
Length = 17:20 (original release)
Label = Atlantic
Producer =
Last single = "Longing"
(1995)
This single = "Forever Love"
(1996)
Next single = "Crucify My Love"
(1996)

"Forever Love" is a single released by X Japan on July 8, 1996. It reached #1 on the Oricon chartscite web
title = "Forever Love" (original release) charting information
work = oricon.co.jp
url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/39906/1/
accessdate = 2008-06-20] and was written and composed by Yoshiki Hayashi. The single has been reissued several times, once on December 18, 1997, following the announcement of the band's breakup and also on July 22, 1998, after the death of guitarist Hideto Matsumoto. A CD containing previous versions, as well as a live recording of "Forever Love" was released on July 11, 2001. Also in 2001, the song was used as background music in several commercials for the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party. LDP member Junichiro Koizumi, at that time the country's Prime Minister has expressed fondness of X Japan's music.cite web
title = "LDP unveils new TV commercials, poster featuring Koizumi"
work = findarticles.com
date = 2001-05-16
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2001_May_21/ai_74937979
accessdate = 2007-09-29] "Forever Love" appears on the soundtrack of the theatrical anime adaption of the manga "X" as well.

Track listing

tracklist
headline = Original release/1998 reissue

all_writing = Yoshiki

title1 = Forever Love
length1 = 8:41

title2 = Forever Love (Original Karaoke)
length2 = 8:38

tracklist
headline = 1997 reissue

title1 = Forever Love (Last Mix)
length1 = 8:31

title2 = Longing (Bootleg)
length2 = 7:56

tracklist
headline = 2001 reissue

title1 = Forever Love
length1 = 8:41

title2 = Forever Love (Live)
length2 = 8:06

title3 = Forever Love (Acoustic Version)
length3 = 7:55

title4 = Forever Love (Last Mix)
length4 = 8:31

Alternate covers

References