page_title: Forever (Haim song)
section_title: Composition and lyrics
hierarchical_section_title: Forever (Haim song) / Composition and lyrics
caption_attribution_description: English: FLEETWOOD MAC on March 3, 2009 in St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center. Left to right: John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Steve Nicks, Mick Fleetwood Photo by Matt Becker, melodicrockconcerts@gmail.com Use without citation is a violation of law.
context_page_description: "Forever" is the debut single by American Indie pop rock band Haim, taken from their first studio album, Days Are Gone. Released on October 12, 2012, "Forever" was written by band members Alana Haim, Danielle Haim and Este Haim, while production was done by the band with Ludwig Göransson. The song is a pop rock track, with clattering percussion and tight harmonies.
  Lyrically, the track talks about a relationship's do-or-die moment, while its sound was compared to many 80's and 90's tracks, including Fleetwood Mac and its member, Stevie Nicks, Donna Lewis and even Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Acclaimed by music critics, "Forever" was named a "killer single", with a dazzling chorus, and some even called one of the best singles of the year. The song draws heavily from the themes of the 1979 cult classic film, The Warriors.
  "Forever" became the band's first charting single on the charts, reaching moderate positions in Belgium, France, Japan and the United Kingdom, while in the U.S., the song charted in multiple Billboard charts, including the Adult Pop Songs, Alternative Songs, Pop Songs and Rock Songs lists.
context_section_description: "Forever" was written by band members Alana, Danielle and Este Haim, who also produced the track along with Ludwig Göransson, a Swedish composer who has helmed the music for the US TV series Community, Happy Endings, and New Girl, as well as the film Fruitvale Station. Lyrically, "Forever" talks about a relationship hurtling towards disintegration. Alana provided vocals, guitar, keyboards and synthesizer, Danielle supplied vocals, guitar, percussion and drums, while Este contributed with bass and vocals.
  Musically, "Forever" is a pop rock song, featuring staccato melodies and bear-trap drums snap, which were considered similar to some echo of a Jam & Lewis production under ripples of synths lifted from a Teena Marie or Suzi Quatro record by Spin's Mike Powell. Andy Gill of The Independent claimed that the track "brings to mind the likes of The Bangles and The Go-Go's. Laura Studarus of Under the Radar wrote that the song "owes a debt of gratitude to Donna Lewis' 'I Love You Always Forever'." Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune perceived a "nick of Stevie Nicks' 'Stand Back'," while Kevin Harley of The Independent on Sunday saw influences of Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night-era.
caption: Fleetwood Mac and its member Stevie Nicks were influences for the song, according to some critics.
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