Live Forever (Liam Payne song)

"Live Forever"
Cover art for the remix EP of the song
Single by Liam Payne featuring Cheat Codes
from the album LP1
Released6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Liam Payne singles chronology
"All I Want (For Christmas)"
(2019) 		"Live Forever"
(2019) 		"Midnight"
(2020)
Cheat Codes singles chronology
"Highway"
(2019) 		"Live Forever"
(2019) 		"No Service in the Hills"
(2020)
Music video
"Live Forever" on YouTube

"Live Forever" is a song by English singer Liam Payne featuring American DJ trio Cheat Codes for Payne's debut studio album. It is the seventh single from his debut studio album LP1 (2019). The song accompanied the album's release on 6 December 2019.

Composition

"Live Forever" was written by Samuel Preston, Evan Kidd Bogart, Matthew Ellifrtitz, Kevin Pederson, Trevor Dahl, and Sylvester Sivertsen, while production was handled by Matthew Elifritz, Kevin Pederson, Trevor Dahl and Silvertsen.[1] The song has been described as a romantic track that finds Payne singing about how "the person he loves makes him want to 'live forever'."[2] Musically, the track is an EDM-pop and dance song.[3][4] It was written in the key of E minor and has a tempo of 85 BPM.[5]

Live performances

Payne performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[6] He also performed the song on The Today Show.[7]

Music video

The Similar But Different-directed music video accompanied the song's release.[8] It was filmed on the Isle of Wight and shows Payne levitating near crashing waves and exploring seaside caves, as well as stunt driving with Cheat Codes.[9]

Track listing

Digital download and stream
No.TitleLength
1."Live Forever" (featuring Cheat Codes)2:54
Digital EP – remixes[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Live Forever" (R3hab remix)2:24
2."Live Forever" (99 Souls remix)3:12
3."Live Forever" (Mahalo remix)2:34
4."Live Forever" (Dee Swan and Gregatron remix)3:57
Total length:12:07

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[12] 64

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 6 December 2019
Original Capitol [13]
Australia Contemporary hit radio [14]
Italy 10 January 2020 Universal [15]
United Kingdom 18 January 2020 Adult contemporary radio Capitol [16]
Various 6 February 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Remixes [10]

References

  1. ^ "LP1 – Liam Payne | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Brittany Spanos (6 December 2019). "Watch Liam Payne, Cheat Codes' Seaside 'Live Forever' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Murphy, Lauren. "First Impressions: A track-by-track review of Liam Payne's debut album 'LP1'". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "LP1 by Liam Payne". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 January 2020. EDM largesse (he links up with Zedd and Cheat Codes)
  5. ^ "Liam Payne "Live Forever" Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ Derrick Rossignol (18 December 2019). "Liam Payne Performs 'Live Forever' And Chats With Jimmy Fallon On 'The Tonight Show'". Uproxx. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Watch Liam Payne perform 'Live Forever' live on TODAY". Today. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ Rob Ulitski (11 December 2019). "Liam Payne & Cheat Codes 'Live Forever' by Similar But Different". PromoNews.tv. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. ^ Mitchell Peters (6 December 2019). "Liam Payne Levitates By the Sea in 'Live Forever' Video With Cheat Codes: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Live Forever (Remixes) - EP by Liam Payne & Cheat Codes". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ^ "LP1 / Liam Payne – Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 15. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ "LP1 by Liam Payne". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Singles To Radio". The Music Network. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  15. ^ "LIAM PAYNE "Live Forever " | (Radio Date: 10/01/2020)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.