Forever
Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
2009
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2009
Release: 2009Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The four-performer recording and original soundtrack program establish 2009. Contradictory day fields and the January 1 album placeholder are not used as exact dates. Earlier differently credited material and later anthology placements are separate.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2009.html, 2010.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Forever - original four-performer recording credit
The original licensed recording explicitly credits Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem in 2009. The isolated May day field is not promoted to an exact first-release date. This four-performer production is distinct from earlier material with a different lineup.
More Than a Game - original soundtrack program
The original 2009 soundtrack program contains the approximately 5:57 Forever performance and confirms all four performers. Its January 1 album placeholder is not an exact release day; only the corroborated original year is used.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was created for LeBron James' documentary "More Than a Game."
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2009.html, position 48
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2009 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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