Live Forever (The Band Perry song) explained

Live Forever
Cover:	Live Forever by The Band Perry.png
Type:	single
Artist:	The Band Perry
Recorded:	2015
Length:	3:52
Label:	Republic Nashville
Prev Title:	Gentle on My Mind
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Comeback Kid
Next Year:	2016

"Live Forever" is a song recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It was released on August 14, 2015, by Republic Nashville as the purported lead single off their unreleased third studio album, Heart + Beat.^[1] "Live Forever" was the last single released by the band on the Big Machine Label Group before parting ways with the company in March 2016.

Background

The song was written by Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry, Neil Perry, Jenna Andrews, Nadir Khayat, Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, and produced by Dann Huff and RedOne.^[2] It was first announced in the weekly Billboard Country Update on August 3, 2015 and was released on August 14, 2015.^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Country music blog Taste of Country reviewed the song positively, complimenting the anthemic nature of the song as well as its "big", "vivid" sound. In a starred review for Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos praised the trio for trying something new and noted the singles is "good regardless" of their shift in genre; he rated the song four stars out of five.^[5] Grady Smith of The Guardian was more critical, writing that the song "pushes the band away from the hearty style that made them great in the first place," and insisting that "Live Forever" is "not a country song – it's a bad pop song."^[6]

Music video

The video for "Live Forever" premiered on CMT on August 15, 2015. It was filmed in La Vergne, Tennessee and directed by Colin Tilley.^[7]

In popular culture

The song was chosen by Team USA to be their official song for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Live performances

The Band Perry premiered the song live on Good Morning America on August 14, 2015, and on the Today Show on April 27, 2016. The song was also performed at the Miss Universe 2015 competition.

Track listing

Digital download^[9]

1. "Live Forever" – 3:52

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, label, and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref
Canada	August 14, 2015	Digital download	Republic Nashville	^[10]
United States
	August 24, 2015	Country radio		^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: The Band Perry 'Transitioning to Pop' With New Interscope Deal . Whitaker . Sterling . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 . . Taste of Country.
2. Web site: Watts. Cindy. The Band Perry debuts new single, video. The Tennessean. Gannett Company. August 13, 2015. August 14, 2015.
3. Billboard Country Update. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 4, 2015. 3. August 3, 2015.
4. Web site: Live Forever - Single by The Band Perry. iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 14 August 2015.
5. News: Papadatos. Markos. Review: The Band Perry back with new single and video for 'Live Forever'. 22 August 2015. Digital Journal. August 18, 2015.
6. News: Smith. Grady. The Creep effect: the Band Perry tries to escape the hit that made them famous. 22 August 2015. The Guardian. August 19, 2015.
7. Parton. Chris. See the Band Perry's Youthful, Pop-Leaning 'Live Forever' Video. 22 August 2015. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. August 17, 2015.
8. Payne. Chris. The Band Perry Picked to Rep 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Watch Live 'Today' Performance. Billboard. Billboard. April 28, 2016. May 1, 2016.
9. Web site: iTunes – Music – Live Forever – Single by The Band Perry. iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. August 14, 2015.
10. Web site: Live Forever - Single by The Band Perry. iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 14 August 2015.
11. Web site: Future Releases for Country Radio Stations . All Access Media Group . August 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822003541/http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases . August 22, 2015 . unfit .