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Kiss - Forever

Forever is a power ballad by the American rock band Kiss. It was released as the second single from the 1989 album Hot in the Shade.

The track was co-written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and singer/songwriter Michael Bolton. Bolton was then at the peak of his commercial popularity and had performed with guitarist Bruce Kulick previous to Kiss.

Musically, "Forever" is a power ballad. It begins with Stanley singing over an acoustic guitar intro, with the full band coming in for the first refrain.

The song was remixed at Electric Lady Recording Studios in New York, by Michael Barbiero and Steve Thomlinson for commercial release as a single.

A music video was released to promote the song. It received heavy airplay on MTV, attaining the #1 position on the channel's "Most Requested Videos" show several times.

The clip is perhaps the most understated video Kiss has released, as it shows the band (then consisting of Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr) playing the song in an empty room.

"Forever" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the group's first US Top 40 single since "I Was Made for Lovin' You" reached number 11 in 1979.

It was the band's seventh and, to date, last Top 20 American single.

It also reached number 17 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The lyrics:

I gotta tell you what I'm feelin' inside, I could lie to myself, but it's true

There's no denying when I look in your eyes, girl I'm out of my head over you

I've lived so long believin' all love is blind

But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind

Forever, until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

I hear the echo of a promise I made

When you're strong you can stand on your own

But those words grow distant as I look at your face

No, I don't wanna go it alone!

I never thought I'd lay my heart on the line

But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind, forever!

Until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

Yeah! (Yeah, yeah)

*****instrumental*****

Woah, I see my future when I look in your eyes

It took your love to make my heart come alive

Coz I've lived my life believin' all love is blind

But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind, forever.

Until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

Oh it's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind, forever

Until my life is through girl I'll be lovin' you forever

Yeah