Forever Young ( Rod Stewart song ) - Wikipedia Forever Young ( Rod Stewart song ) `` Forever Young '' Single by Rod Stewart from the album Out of Order Released 3 July 1988 Genre Rock Length 4 : 06 Label Warner Bros. Records Songwriter ( s ) Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart Producer ( s ) Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor Rod Stewart singles chronology `` Lost in You '' ( 1988 ) `` Forever Young '' ( 1988 ) `` My Heart Ca n't Tell You No '' ( 1988 ) `` Lost in You '' ( 1988 ) `` Forever Young '' ( 1988 ) `` My Heart Ca n't Tell You No '' ( 1988 ) `` Forever Young '' is the second single released by Rod Stewart from his Out of Order album in 1988. The song was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at # 12, and # 7 on the Canadian RPM Magazine charts. The structure of the lyrics in this song is very similar to a Bob Dylan song of the same title. After its completion, the song was then sent to Dylan, asking whether he had a problem with it. The two men agreed to participate in the ownership of the song and share Stewart 's royalties. Stewart wrote the song with two of his band members : guitarist Jim Cregan and keyboardist Kevin Savigar. Stewart told Mojo magazine in 1995 that he considered `` Forever Young '' to be one of his favourite songs and the reason for writing it was, `` I love ' Forever Young ', because that was a real heartfelt song about my kids. I suddenly realized I 'd missed a good five years of Sean and Kimberly 's life because I was so busy touring all the time. With these kids now I do n't make that mistake - I take them on tour with me, so I can watch them grow up. So that 's another favorite. Unfortunately, it was n't a big hit in England, but it 's like a national anthem here ( America ) ''. Stewart recorded a more mellow version of the song for his 1996 compilation album If We Fall in Love Tonight, and a version featuring just Stewart 's voice with piano accompaniment can be found on the 2009 compilation album The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971 - 1998. A live version was recorded during his MTV Unplugged session in 1993. Though not included on the original release of the live album Unplugged... and Seated, this version was later released as a bonus track on the Collector 's Edition of the album released by Rhino Records in 2009. Another live version of the song from his 2013 performance at The Troubadour, West Hollywood was included on the deluxe edition of the album Time. Contents 1 Music video 1.1 Chart history 2 Other versions 3 References 4 External links Music video The video for this song features Stewart singing to a child ( played by Alex Zuckerman ) while scenes of rural America pass by. Chart history Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position Australia 94 Canadian Singles Chart 9 New Zealand Singles Chart 46 UK Singles Chart 57 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 13 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 17 Other versions An acoustic version was performed by Matthew Morrison in the Glee third - season finale episode `` Goodbye ''. Chances Are References Jump up ^ Goldstein, Patrick ( 26 June 1988 ). `` Rod Stewart Sounds an Echo of Dylan ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ Caro. `` The song remains the same ? Copycats tricky to tag in a recycled culture ''. Chicago Tribune. Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 30 July 2011. Jump up ^ Songfacts. Songfacts. Web. 2 Apr. 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8692&type=1&interval=20 Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 29, 1988 Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ro4eorQCQ External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Rod Stewart singles 1970s `` It 's All Over Now '' ( 1970 ) `` Reason to Believe '' / `` Maggie May '' ( 1971 ) `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' / `` Reason to Believe '' ( 1971 ) Spain only `` ( I Know ) I 'm Losing You '' / `` Mandolin Wind '' ( 1971 ) `` Handbags and Gladrags '' ( 1972 ) `` You Wear It Well '' ( 1972 ) `` Angel '' ( 1972 ) `` What 's Made Milwaukee Famous ( Has Made a Loser Out of Me ) '' ( 1972 ) `` Twistin ' the Night Away '' ( 1973, 1987 ) `` Oh ! No Not My Baby '' ( 1973 ) `` Farewell '' / `` You Send Me '' ( 1973 ) `` Mine for Me '' ( 1974 ) `` You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything '' ( 1974 ) Stewart / Faces `` Sailing '' ( 1975 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine '' ( 1975 ) `` Tonight 's the Night '' ( 1976 ) `` The Killing of Georgie '' ( 1976 ) `` Get Back '' ( 1976 ) `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' ( 1977 ) `` I Do n't Want to Talk About It '' ( 1977, 1990 ) `` You 're in My Heart ( The Final Acclaim ) '' ( 1978 ) `` Hot Legs '' ( 1978 ) `` I Was Only Joking '' ( 1978 ) `` Da Ya Think I 'm Sexy ? '' ( 1978, 1997 ) `` Ai n't Love a Bitch '' ( 1979 ) `` Blondes ( Have More Fun ) '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` ( If Loving You Is Wrong ) I Do n't Want to Be Right '' ( 1980 ) `` Passion '' ( 1980 ) `` Tonight, I 'm Yours ( Do n't Hurt Me ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Young Turks '' ( 1982 ) `` How Long '' ( 1982 ) `` Baby Jane '' ( 1983 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1983 ) `` Infatuation '' ( 1984 ) `` Some Guys Have All the Luck '' ( 1984 ) `` All Right Now '' ( 1984 ) `` People Get Ready '' ( 1985, 1991, 1993 ) Stewart / Beck `` Love Touch '' ( 1986 ) `` In My Life '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever Young '' ( 1988 ) `` My Heart Ca n't Tell You No '' ( 1988 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' ( 1989 ) Stewart / Isley `` Downtown Train '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` It Takes Two '' ( 1990 ) Stewart / Turner `` Rhythm of My Heart '' ( 1991 ) `` The Motown Song '' ( 1991 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Ruby Tuesday '' ( 1993 ) `` Have I Told You Lately '' ( 1993 ) `` Reason to Believe '' ( unplugged, 1993 ) `` All for Love '' ( 1993 ) Stewart / Adams / Sting `` Leave Virginia Alone '' ( 1995 ) `` Lady Luck '' ( 1996 ) `` Ooh La La '' ( 1998 ) `` Rocks '' ( 1998 ) `` Cigarettes and Alcohol '' ( 1998 ) `` Faith of the Heart '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` These Foolish Things '' ( 2002 ) `` They Ca n't Take That Away from Me '' ( 2003 ) `` Time After Time '' ( 2003 ) `` What a Wonderful World '' ( 2004 ) `` Blue Moon '' ( 2004 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got a Crush on You '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm '' ( 2006 ) `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' ( 2006 ) 2010s `` Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! '' ( 2012 ) `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' ( 2012 ) `` Everyday '' ( 2015 ) This 1980s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forever_Young_(Rod_Stewart_song)&oldid=846771312 '' Categories : Rod Stewart songs 1988 singles Songs written by Bob Dylan Songs written by Rod Stewart Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Songs written by Jim Cregan Songs written by Kevin Savigar 1988 songs Warner Bros. Records singles 1980s single stubs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2014 Use British English from August 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Norsk nynorsk Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 20 June 2018, at 19 : 57 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who's the kid in the forever young video
Answer: Alex Zuckerman