I Love You Always Forever
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"I Love You Always Forever" is a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released in 1996 by Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 singer Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...

, from her debut album, Now in a Minute
Now in a Minute
Now in a Minute is the debut album by Donna Lewis released in 1996. The album is best known for the single "I Love You Always Forever" which broke airplay records on U.S. and U.K. charts and spawned a remix single. Two other singles taken from the album are "Without Love" and "Mother"...

. Inspired by the H. E. Bates
H. E. Bates
Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE , better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer and author. His best-known works include Love for Lydia, The Darling Buds of May, and My Uncle Silas.-Early life:...

 novel Love for Lydia
Love for Lydia
Love for Lydia is a semi-autobiographical novel written by British author H. E. Bates, first published in 1952.-Plot:Lydia Aspen, a seemingly shy girl from a wealthy but isolated background, is encouraged by her aunts, her new carers, to discover the delights of growing up...

, it was successful, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and staying there for nine weeks during the summer of 1996, kept from number one by Los Del Rio
Los del Río
Los Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...

's "Macarena
Macarena (song)
"Macarena" is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1994 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit between 1995 and 1996, and continues to have a cult following. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.The song...

". The song was number one on the Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...

 chart for twelve weeks, becoming one of the most played songs of the 1990s. The song therefore is tied for fourth place among songs with the longest runs at #2. The very beginning of the song is edited in a radio version of the song.

The song was also released in 1996 in remixed versions by Electro DJ "Sylk 130" and other artists.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (radio edit) — 3:21
  2. "Simone" (album version) — 4:26


CD maxi
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) — 3:30
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 edit) — 4:30
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) — 9:20
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) — 5:00
  5. "I Love You Always Forever" (drumapella) — 5:13
  6. "I Love You Always Forever" (laidlow's intergalactic spaceship studios mix) — 12:53


12" maxi
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) — 9:09
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) — 4:54
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) — 3:58
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (accapella) — 4:10


Promotional only CD Single (sent to Mainstream Radio)
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (radio edit) — 3:24
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (album version) — 3:58


CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 remix) - 9:00
  2. "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 instrumental) - 4:59
  3. "I Love You Always Forever" (Philly remix) - 4:00
  4. "I Love You Always Forever" (drumapella) - 5:11
  5. "I Love You Always Forever" (acapella) - 4:10

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France Silver 1996 125,000+
Germany Gold 1997 250,000+
Norway Gold 1997 5,000+
U.S. Gold 27 August 1996 500,000+

Peak positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 2
Austrian Singles Chart 3
Belgian (Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

) Singles chart
12
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles chart 10
Dutch Mega Top 50 25
French SNEP Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart 7
Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 9
Norwegian Singles Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart 16
Swiss Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 20
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1


End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
Australian Singles Chart 13
Austrian Singles Chart 23
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 100
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 96
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 64

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 71
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