Forever
Chris Brown
2008
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: 2008
Release: 2008Source 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 actual 2008 single program and contemporary Jive announcement establish Forever as a new 2008 addition to Exclusive. The inherited 2007 track field is rejected; no announced or territorial day is used as an exact first release.
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 2008.html, 2008.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Forever - original single program
Original 2008 Jive/Zomba single program explicitly identifies the Main Version and named club remixes. The Main Version inherits a conflicting 2007 album-era track field, which is rejected after comparison with the contemporary label announcement.
Jive announces the new Forever Edition recordings
Contemporary April 2008 Jive statement identifies Forever as the new lead single and Super Human with Keri Hilson as a new addition to the forthcoming expansion. Read with the actual 2008 licensed releases; the announced June day is not treated as a proven first public day.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the energy of dance music and Brown's desire to create a club hit.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2008.html, position 10
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 2008 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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