| "Young Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Mr Hudson | ||||
| from the album The Blueprint 3 | ||||
| Released | January 11, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kanye West | |||
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"Young Forever" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z, released in early 2010 as the fifth single from his 2009 album The Blueprint 3 on the Roc Nation label. The song was produced by Kanye West. It is a rework of Alphaville's 1984 song "Forever Young": the original melody is retained, British singer Mr Hudson sings the original lyrics (primarily during the first verse and the chorus), and Jay-Z raps during the following verses in place of the original song's additional verses.
It was released as the third official single in the United Kingdom ("D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was never officially released there). In that country, the song was originally scheduled to be released on the same day as Mr. Hudson's other collaboration with N-Dubz, "Playing with Fire", but the single was pushed back until January 25, 2010.
The song has been performed several times by Jay-Z accompanied by Beyoncé in place of Mr. Hudson, such as at the 2010 Coachella festival where Jay-Z was a headline act. Jay-Z brought out Beyoncé as a surprise guest and performed the closing song of the night. The couple also performed the song on New Year's Eve in 2010 at a concert at the Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel.[1][2] The song has also been used as the encore for both of their joint On the Run (2014) and On the Run II (2018) all-stadium tours.
- ^ "Jay-Z & Beyonce 'Forever Young' live at Coachella". YouTube. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-16.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Beyonce & Jay-Z Forever Young NYE 2011 Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas". YouTube. 2011-01-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-16.