# Let Forever Be > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Let_Forever_Be > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Let_Forever_Be.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Forever_Be > Source revision: 1338567348 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1999 single by the Chemical Brothers}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox song | name = Let Forever Be | cover = CB Let forever be.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [the Chemical Brothers](/source/the_Chemical_Brothers) | album = [Surrender](/source/Surrender_(The_Chemical_Brothers_album)) | B-side = * "The Diamond Sky" * "Studio K" | released = {{start date|1999|7|23|df=yes}} | recorded = 9 February 1999https://web.archive.org/web/19990428114830/http://www.oasisinet.com/news.htm | studio = Orinoco (South London, England) | genre = *[Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock){{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/best-alt-rock-songs-1999-list/7/|title=The Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999|magazine=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|page=7|access-date=18 September 2020}} *[big beat](/source/big_beat) *[psychedelic](/source/Psychedelic_music) | length = * 3:56 (album version) * 3:40 (radio edit) | label = * Freestyle Dust * [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) | writer = * Tom Rowlands * Ed Simons * [Noel Gallagher](/source/Noel_Gallagher) | producer = The Chemical Brothers | chronology = [The Chemical Brothers](/source/The_Chemical_Brothers) | prev_title = [Hey Boy Hey Girl](/source/Hey_Boy_Hey_Girl) | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = [Out of Control](/source/Out_of_Control_(The_Chemical_Brothers_song)) | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [Noel Gallagher](/source/Noel_Gallagher) | type = single | prev_title = [Setting Sun](/source/Setting_Sun_(The_Chemical_Brothers_song)) | prev_year = 1996 | title = Let Forever Be | year = 1999 | next_title = Keep What Ya Got | next_year = 2004 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|s5FyfQDO5g0|"Let Forever Be"}}}} }} "'''Let Forever Be'''" is a song by English electronic music duo [the Chemical Brothers](/source/the_Chemical_Brothers), released as the second single from their third studio album, ''[Surrender](/source/Surrender_(The_Chemical_Brothers_album))'' (1999), on 23 July 1999 in Japan and on 2 August in the United Kingdom. It contains uncredited vocals from [Noel Gallagher](/source/Noel_Gallagher) of [Britpop](/source/Britpop) band [Oasis](/source/Oasis_(band)), who also co-wrote the song and previously worked with the Chemical Brothers on "[Setting Sun](/source/Setting_Sun_(The_Chemical_Brothers_song))". "Let Forever Be" was the Chemical Brothers' fourth top-10 single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). It was also successful in Hungary, where it debuted and peaked at number two, and it reached the top 40 in Ireland and New Zealand. In the United States, the single reached the top 30 on two ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' charts: the [Maxi-Singles Sales](/source/Dance%2FElectronic_Singles_Sales) chart and the [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Alternative_Songs) chart. ==Music video== The video for the track was directed by [Michel Gondry](/source/Michel_Gondry), and utilized ground-breaking{{explain|date=August 2025}} video and film effects in its depiction of a young woman's nightmares (the girl is played by actress and dancer Stephanie Landwehrfrom "official Chemical Brothers site's forum" [http://forum.thechemicalbrothers.com/index.php?/topic/9003-which-video-girl-is-top-video-girl/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019084547/http://forum.thechemicalbrothers.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F9003-which-video-girl-is-top-video-girl%2F|date=19 October 2013}}.). The video, which drew visual inspiration from [Ray Davies](/source/Ray_Davies)' 1975 [Granada TV](/source/Granada_TV) production ''[Starmaker](/source/Soap_Opera_(album))'', received much media attention and became one of the most well-known videos from the band. The video also makes specific visual and thematic references to the dance sequence "I Only Have Eyes For You" (music by [Harry Warren](/source/Harry_Warren); lyrics by [Al Dubin](/source/Al_Dubin)), choreographed by [Busby Berkeley](/source/Busby_Berkeley) for the [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros.) musical ''[Dames](/source/Dames_(film))'' (1934) directed by [Ray Enright](/source/Ray_Enright). ''[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' named the video the "quintessential Michel Gondry video" and ranked it at number seven in their list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7849-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-1990s/?page=5|title = The Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s - Page 5|website = [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) | date=23 August 2010 }} ==Track listings== '''Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Let Forever Be|year=1999|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Freestyle Dust, [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records)|id=CHEMSD9, 7243 8 95999 2 3}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Let Forever Be|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records|id=CHEMST9, 7243 8 95999 6 1}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Let Forever Be|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records|id=CHEMSC9, 7243 8 95999 4 7}} # "Let Forever Be" # "The Diamond Sky" # "Studio K" '''European CD single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Let Forever Be|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records|id=CHEMSDE9, 7243 8 96114 2 7}} # "Let Forever Be" (album version) # "Studio K" ==Credits and personnel== Credits are lifted from the ''[Surrender](/source/Surrender_(The_Chemical_Brothers_album))'' album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Surrender|title-link=Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album)|year=1999|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records|id=XDUSTCD4, 7243 8 47610 2 8}} '''Studios''' * Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England) * Edited at Berwick Street Studios (London, England) * Mastered at The Exchange (London, England) '''Personnel''' {{div col}} * The Chemical Brothers – production ** Tom Rowlands – writing ** Ed Simons – writing * [Noel Gallagher](/source/Noel_Gallagher) – writing (credited), vocals (uncredited) * Steve Dub – engineering * Cheeky Paul – editing * Mike Marsh – mastering {{div col end}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Peak
position |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|15|artist=The Chemical Brothers|song=Let Forever Be|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2020}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles)){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=16|issue=34|page=11|date=21 August 1999|access-date=9 June 2020}} |37 |- !scope="row"|Hungary ([Mahasz](/source/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies)){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-28.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=16|issue=35|page=10|date=28 August 1999|access-date=9 June 2020}} |2 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|23|song=Let Forever Be|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2020}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|89|artist=The Chemical Brothers|song=Let Forever Be|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2020}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|30|artist=The Chemical Brothers|song=Let Forever Be|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2020}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|7|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|9|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2020}} |- {{single chart|UKdance|9|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|29|artist=The Chemical Brothers|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddancesales|18|artist=The Chemical Brothers|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2021}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1999) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|url=https://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK1999.pdf|title=The Top 200 Singles of 1999|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|magazine=Chartwatch|via=Zobbel|pages=41–42|date=November 2000|location=[Ilminster](/source/Ilminster), [Somerset](/source/Somerset)|access-date=2 August 2025}} |198 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chemical Brothers|title=Let Forever Be|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|accessdate=4 January 2025|id=20662-223-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|Japan |23 July 1999 |CD |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Freestyle Dust|[Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records)}} |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/67221/products/296703/1/|title=レット・フォーエバー・ビー {{!}} ケミカル・ブラザーズ|trans-title=Let Forever Be {{!}} The Chemical Brothers|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=ja|access-date=28 August 2023}} |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |2 August 1999 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-07-31.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 2 August, 1999: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=27|date=31 July 1999|access-date=22 July 2021}} |- !scope="row"|United States |3 August 1999 |CD |[Astralwerks](/source/Astralwerks) |{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Let-Forever-Be-Chemical-Brothers/dp/B00000K1FU|title=Let Forever Be|publisher=[Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company))|access-date=22 July 2021}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{The Chemical Brothers songs}} {{Authority control}} Category:1999 singles Category:1999 songs Category:Astralwerks singles Category:The Chemical Brothers songs Category:Music videos directed by Michel Gondry Category:Songs written by Ed Simons Category:Songs written by Noel Gallagher Category:Songs written by Tom Rowlands Category:Virgin Records singles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Let Forever Be](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Forever_Be) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Forever_Be?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.