(Forever) Live and Die

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"(Forever) Live and Die"
File:Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live and Die.jpg
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side "This Town"
Released 26 August 1986 (1986-08-26)[1]
Format 7" vinyl,
7" picture disc,
12" vinyl
Recorded Studio De La Grande Armée, Paris
Genre New wave, jazz-funk
Length 3:38
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Humphreys, Graham Weir, Neil Weir
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"If You Leave"
(1986)		 "(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986)		 "We Love You"
(1986)

"(Forever) Live and Die" is a song by British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single taken from their 1986 album, The Pacific Age. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. The single peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada and many European territories, and a Top 20 hit in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. It was the last of the group's singles to reach the UK Top 20 before Humphreys left in 1989, and Andy McCluskey continued OMD on his own.

Contactmusic journalist Dom Gourlay, in a 2011 piece, lauded "(Forever) Live and Die" as a song that "stands the test of time."[2] Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic wrote that the track returned the band to its "more organic past", adding: "The rich harmonies blend with the lush synths, the atmosphere is dense, and the lyrics are poignant."[3]

Producer Stephen Hague is also known for his work with the Pet Shop Boys, often using a chorus effect on Neil Tennant's voice, as he did with Humphreys on this song.

Track listing

7" and 7" picture disc
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" – 3:36
  2. "This Town" – 3:44
First 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (John "Tokes" Potoker - Extended Mix) – 5:45
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44
Second 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (Tom Lord-Alge - Extended Remix) – 5:50
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44

Chart performance

Chart (1986/7) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 19
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 5
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 10
Dutch GfK Chart[7] 5
Dutch Top 40[8] 3
German Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart[9] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart 14
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 9
UK Singles Chart[11] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 19
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[12] 37
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[12] 25

References

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