Forever | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 22 May 2015 |
Recorded | 2012–2015 |
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Singles from Forever | |
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Forever (stylised as FOREVER) is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso. It was released on 22 May 2015 by Def Jam Recordings. [4] Alesso has said of the album, "It's been an indescribable journey to get this album together. I'm so proud of it, it's very personal to me, it's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day. I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song. Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning." [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 53/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
PopMatters | 3/10 [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Forever received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Profondo" | Alessandro Lindblad | Alesso | 2:19 |
2. | "Payday" | Lindblad | Alesso | 3:17 |
3. | " Heroes (We Could Be)" (featuring Tove Lo) |
| Alesso | 3:31 |
4. | "Tear the Roof Up" |
| Alesso | 3:16 |
5. | " Cool" (featuring Roy English) |
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| 3:42 |
6. | "Scars" (featuring Ryan Tedder) |
| Alesso | 3:18 |
7. | " Sweet Escape" (featuring Sirena) |
| 3:52 | |
8. | "Destinations" | Lindblad | Alesso | 5:29 |
9. | "If It Wasn't for You" |
| Alesso | 3:52 |
10. | "In My Blood" |
| Alesso | 3:04 |
11. | " Under Control" (with Calvin Harris featuring Hurts) |
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| 3:05 |
12. | "All This Love" (featuring Noonie Bao) |
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| 4:11 |
13. | " If I Lose Myself" (vs. OneRepublic) |
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| 3:35 |
14. | "Immortale" | Lindblad | Alesso | 3:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Cool (Slow)" (featuring Roy English) |
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| 3:37 |
16. | "Gillionaire" | Lindblad | Alesso | 6:40 |
17. | "Years" (featuring Matthew Koma) |
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| 3:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | " Heroes (We Could Be)" (featuring Tove Lo; main version video) | 4:55 |
19. | " Cool" (featuring Roy English; revised main version video) | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "Cool" (featuring Roy English; A-Trak Remix) | 4:44 |
Notes
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Singapore ( RIAS) [31] | Gold | 5,000* |
Sweden ( GLF) [32] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [33] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Forever | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 22 May 2015 |
Recorded | 2012–2015 |
Genre | |
Length |
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Label | |
Producer |
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Singles from Forever | |
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Forever (stylised as FOREVER) is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso. It was released on 22 May 2015 by Def Jam Recordings. [4] Alesso has said of the album, "It's been an indescribable journey to get this album together. I'm so proud of it, it's very personal to me, it's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day. I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song. Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning." [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 53/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
PopMatters | 3/10 [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Forever received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Profondo" | Alessandro Lindblad | Alesso | 2:19 |
2. | "Payday" | Lindblad | Alesso | 3:17 |
3. | " Heroes (We Could Be)" (featuring Tove Lo) |
| Alesso | 3:31 |
4. | "Tear the Roof Up" |
| Alesso | 3:16 |
5. | " Cool" (featuring Roy English) |
|
| 3:42 |
6. | "Scars" (featuring Ryan Tedder) |
| Alesso | 3:18 |
7. | " Sweet Escape" (featuring Sirena) |
| 3:52 | |
8. | "Destinations" | Lindblad | Alesso | 5:29 |
9. | "If It Wasn't for You" |
| Alesso | 3:52 |
10. | "In My Blood" |
| Alesso | 3:04 |
11. | " Under Control" (with Calvin Harris featuring Hurts) |
|
| 3:05 |
12. | "All This Love" (featuring Noonie Bao) |
|
| 4:11 |
13. | " If I Lose Myself" (vs. OneRepublic) |
|
| 3:35 |
14. | "Immortale" | Lindblad | Alesso | 3:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
15. | "Cool (Slow)" (featuring Roy English) |
|
| 3:37 |
16. | "Gillionaire" | Lindblad | Alesso | 6:40 |
17. | "Years" (featuring Matthew Koma) |
|
| 3:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
18. | " Heroes (We Could Be)" (featuring Tove Lo; main version video) | 4:55 |
19. | " Cool" (featuring Roy English; revised main version video) | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "Cool" (featuring Roy English; A-Trak Remix) | 4:44 |
Notes
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Singapore ( RIAS) [31] | Gold | 5,000* |
Sweden ( GLF) [32] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [33] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |