"Forever Not Yours" is the first single from the A-ha album ''

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''. It was sent to radio stations in parts of Europe on 22 February 2002 (15 April in Belgium) and was released commercially on 2 April. The cover of the commercial release features a closeup shot of the black front end of a 1950s Cadillac standing on flatland. The A-ha logo in dark red is in the top right hand corner of the sleeve with the title in black letters underneath. The reverse of the sleeve features more flatland which has been fenced off with a small blue and white wooden panel. The sky is blue grey above with the A-ha logo in white letters at the top and track information in black underneath. The disc itself is a picture disc, showing the steering wheel and dash board photographed from inside the car. The A-ha logo is in silver at the bottom of the disc with title in white underneath. The photographs used on this single were taken by Andy Frank. *Words by

Morten Harket Morten Harket () (born September 14, 1959) is a Norwegian vocalist and songwriter, who is the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha. A-ha has released 10 studio albums to date, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough ...

and Ole Sverre Olsen *Music by

Magne Furuholmen Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. He was named Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Furuholmen, better know ...

and

*Produced by

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and

Martin Landquist Martin Landquist is a Swedish music producer, recording artist, remixer and songwriter working under the name Nåid. He has produced albums for artists such as a-ha, Jay-Jay Johanson, Linda Sundblad and Kent, and has remixed tracks for artists incl ...

*Additional arrangement by Keller, Schroeder *Recorded at Lydlab Studios,

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and Strongroom,

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Formats and track listing

CD: WEA. / 0927 44859-2 Europe

#"Forever Not Yours" - (4:08) #"Differences" (Original Demo) - 2:49 #" Hunting High And Low" (Live In Oslo) - 7:07 #" Manhattan Skyline" (Live In Oslo) - 6:14

Forever Not Yours video

*Director:

Harald Zwart Harald Zwart (born 1 July 1965) is a Dutch- Norwegian film director. Life and career Although born in the Netherlands, Zwart was raised in Fredrikstad, Norway. By age eight, he had started making short films. He attended the Dutch Film Academy ...

*The video was filmed on location in

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. *The theme of the video was based on the Biblical floods and

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. *There are many famous faces entering the 'VIP entrance' in this video, including look-a-likes for Desmond Tutu, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, and

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. *In the final scene, A-ha once again makes fun of themselves: the VIP entrance turns out to be an entrance to a work hall for the crew. *

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: " 'Forever Not Yours' is one of those songs that sums us up. Melancholy, and at the same time uplifting - soaring."

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2002 singles A-ha songs Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Poland Songs written by Magne Furuholmen Song recordings produced by Stephen Hague Songs written by Morten Harket Warner Music Group singles Desmond Tutu Cultural depictions of Elizabeth II Cultural depictions of Madonna