Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
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"Forever Young" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded in California in November 1973. The song first appeared, in two different versions, a slow-pace and a fast-pace, on Dylan's fourteenth studio album Planet Waves.
"Forever Young" | |
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Song by Bob Dylan | |
from the album Planet Waves | |
Released | January 17, 1974 |
Recorded | November 1973, California |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 4:57 |
Label | Asylum |
Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
Producer(s) | Rob Fraboni |
Audio | |
"Forever Young" (studio version) on YouTube | |
"Forever Young" | |
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Single by Bob Dylan | |
from the album Bob Dylan at Budokan | |
B-side | "All Along the Watchtower" and "I Want You" |
Released | June 22, 1979 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 5:27 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
Producer(s) | Don DeVito |
Audio | |
"Forever Young" (live, from Bob Dylan at Budokan) on YouTube | |
"Forever Young" (live, 28 February 1978 on YouTube | |
"Forever Young" (live, 1 March 1978 on YouTube | |
A demo version of the song, recorded in New York City in June 1973, was included on Dylan's 1985 compilation Biograph. In the notes included with that album, Dylan is quoted as saying that he wrote "Forever Young" in Tucson, Arizona, "thinking about" one of his sons and "not wanting to be too sentimental".
A live version of the song, recorded in Tokyo on 28 February 1978 and included on Dylan's album Bob Dylan at Budokan, was released as a European single in 1979.