Forever Yours (Tribute)

"Forever Yours (Tribute)" is a song by Norwegian DJ Kygo, Swedish DJ Avicii and Swedish singer and songwriter Sandro Cavazza. The song was released on 24 January 2020.^[1] The song was written by Sting, Jan Kask, Dominic Miller, Tim Bergling, Sebastian Furrer, Kygo, Sandro Cavazza and Marcus Thunberg Wessel.

"Forever Yours (Tribute)"
Single by Kygo, Avicii and Sandro Cavazza
Released	24 January 2020
Length	3:13
Label	Ineffable Music Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Sting Jan Kask Dominic Miller Tim Bergling Sebastian Furrer Kygo Sandro Cavazza Marcus Thunberg Wessel
Producer(s)	Avicii Kygo
Kygo singles chronology
"Family" (2019) "Forever Yours (Tribute)" (2020) "Like It Is" (2020)
Avicii singles chronology
"Fades Away (Tribute Concert Version)" (2019) "Forever Yours (Tribute)" (2020) "Beautiful Drug (remix)" (2024)
Sandro Cavazza singles chronology
"Enemy" (2019) "Forever Yours (Tribute)" (2020) "Sad Child" (2020)
Audio
"Kygo, Avicii, Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" on YouTube

Background

Forever Yours is originally a song that Avicii started working on in Malibu in March 2016 after Sandro showed him his demo. At the time, Avicii was taking a roadtrip from Los Angeles to Miami to work on new music that he would premiere at Ultra Music Festival that year. Forever Yours was one of several songs worked on during this trip.^{[citation needed]}

Later in 2016 Avicii played another version of the track at his Ushuaia closing set.^{[citation needed]}

However, Avicii could not release a final version of the song before his death. Norwegian DJ Kygo and Swedish singer and songwriter Sandro Cavazza got the opportunity to officially finish what Avicii had started. Although the entire production was remade from scratch, Sandro and Kygo took the liberty to use Avicii's chords from the well known UMF 2016 version. In December 2019, the two artists performed the song live at the Avicii tribute concert, all but ensuring the project had reached completion at long last.^[2] Sandro Cavazza previously featured on Avicii's 2017 single "Without You" and featured on two songs from Avicii's 2015 album Stories, "Gonna Love Ya" and "Sunset Jesus". Sting and Dominic Miller are also credited as "Forever Yours" samples Sting's song "Shape of My Heart".^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Forever Yours (Tribute)"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	96
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	49
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7]	5
Germany (GfK)[8]	65
Hungary (Single Top 40)[9]	7
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[10]	31
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	92
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	64
Norway (VG-lista)[14]	5
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[15]	15
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	25
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19]	3
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20]	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Forever Yours (Tribute)"

Chart (2020)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	83
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22]	54

Certifications

Certifications for "Forever Yours (Tribute)"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute) - Single by Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music". Apple Music. January 24, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. Sunkel, Cameron (January 25, 2020). "Kygo and Sandro Cavazza release Avicii's unfinished single, 'Forever Yours'". EDM.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
3. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever yours (2020)". June 3, 2020.
4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 February 2020". No. 1563. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 17, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
5. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
6. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 19. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
8. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
10. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kygo". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
13. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
14. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)". VG-lista. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
15. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 14. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
17. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
18. "Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza – Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
19. "Kygo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
20. "Kygo Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
21. "Årslista Singlar, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
22. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
23. "Brazilian single certifications – Kygo – Forever Yours" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved February 20, 2024.