Forever Love (Gary Barlow song)

"Forever Love" is the debut solo single released by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, taken from his debut album Open Road. The song was also used as the official theme for the film The Leading Man.

Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External links

Chart performance
The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one where it stayed for one week, before being dethroned by the Spice Girls' debut hit Wannabe; thus making Barlow the first member of Take That to top the charts with a solo record. It remained in the Top 75 for a total of 16 weeks[1] selling 512,294 copies and being certified as Gold by the BPI.[2]

Music video
The official music video of Forever Love is shot in black and white and begins with Gary Barlow waking up alone and looking out of a window which critics believe symbolises the start of a new chapter in Barlow's career. He is then shown to partake in a number of day-to-day activities and finally ends up in a downtown cafe where he witnesses all types of love that exist between people before returning to his studio.[3]

Track listing
1."Forever Love" - 4:36 2."I Miss It All" - 4:02 3."Forever Love" (Instrumental) - 4:37

Charts
Chart (1996)

Peak Position

Australia (ARIA)[4] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Vlaanderen)[6] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonie)[7] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 3 Europe(Top 100)[9] 3 Finland (SNEP)[10] 6 France (SNEP)[11] 27 Germany (Media Control AG)[11] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 3 Italy (FIMI)[4] 5 Japan (Oricon)[13] 8 Latvia (EHR)[14] 1 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 9 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5 Taiwan (IFPI)[21] 1 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[22] 1

Certifications
Region

Certification

Certified units/Sales

Australia (ARIA)[23] Platinum 70,000^

Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 2× Platinum 40,000^

United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone