Forever My Love

For the Carly Simon song by the same title, see Hotcakes (album).

"Forever My Love"
Single by J Balvin and Ed Sheeran
Released25 March 2022
GenrePop
Length3:10
LabelUniversal Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sheeran
  • Brun
J Balvin singles chronology
"Niño Soñador"
(2022) 		"Forever My Love" / "Sigue"
(2022)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Bam Bam"
(2022) 		"Forever My Love" / "Sigue"
(2022) 		"2step"
(2022)
Music video
"Forever My Love" on YouTube

"Forever My Love" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin and English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a single through Universal Music Latin Entertainment on 25 March 2022, concurrently with their other collaboration, "Sigue". The song was produced by Sheeran and Michael Brun.[1]

Background and composition

On 21 March 2022, through a social media for promoting the song, Sheeran said that he and Balvin met in a gym in New York in 2021, which led to them having lunch and coffee and tea together that day, and then started chatting with each other. He was performing shows in the area for Christmas at the time and the two artists met up in a recording studio and wrote "Forever My Love" and "Sigue". Sheeran added that "it was a proper challenge learning Spanish for this and I had so much fun doing it". About collaborating with Sheeran, Balvin stated that "I wanted him to come to the world of reggaeton and he invited me to his world as well" and "it was really cool hearing him in Spanish and we hope that you all love the songs as much as we do".[2] Sheeran was also interviewed by New Zealand interviewing channel Project NZ the week before the release of the songs and referred to his next release as "something else that's a bit more of a curveball" and that it would be releasing in ten days, but added that "I don't think it's gonna be a massive hit in New Zealand though" and "it's more gonna be a big hit somewhere else", giving a hint by stating that "when you hear it you'll understand".[3] Writing for Billboard, Jason Lipshutz felt that "J Balvin and Ed Sheeran are both global superstars adept at crafting club-ready pop and heartfelt balladry, and on a new collaborative two-pack, the pair delivers two sides of their artistry while feeding off one another's energy" and "Sheeran sounds confident crooning in Spanish", adding that "Balvin offers bare emotion on the strumming sing-along" song.[4] "Forever My Love" is a pop ballad that is set in the key of C major.[5][6]

Music video

The official music video for "Forever My Love" premiered on Sheeran's YouTube channel alongside the release of the song and "Sigue" on 25 March 2022. It sees the two artists performing the song together in studio with a black and white background.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Forever My Love"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Colombia (Monitor Latino)[8] 13
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[9] 6
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[10] 15
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[11] 7
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[12] 2
Panama (Monitor Latino)[13] 6
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 7
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[17] 11
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Callas, Brad (25 March 2022). "Ed Sheeran & J Balvin Share 2 New Songs and Videos: Watch "Sigue" and "Forever My Love"". Complex. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ Avila, Daniela (24 March 2022). "Ed Sheeran and J Balvin 'Bonded' as They Created Musical Crossovers 'Sigue' and 'Forever My Love'". People. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil (22 March 2022). "Ed Sheeran Met J Balvin at a Gym, Learned Spanish and Now They're Dropping Two New Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (25 March 2022). "First Stream: New Music From Machine Gun Kelly, Latto, J Balvin & Ed Sheeran and More". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ José, José; Sheeran, Ed; Brun, Michael; Quiles, Justin; Moreno, Kevyn. "Forever My Love". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ Chapman, Wilson (25 March 2022). "J Balvin, Ed Sheeran Join Their Signature Styles in Two New Collaborative Singles". Variety. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Alex (25 March 2022). "Ed Sheeran and J Balvin unite on new songs 'Sigue' and 'Forever My Love'". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Colombia – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Top 20 Ecuador – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 20 Panama – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 20 Puerto Rico – General – Del 28 de Marzo al 4 de Abril, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  15. ^ "J Balvin & Ed Sheeran – Forever My Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  16. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  17. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  19. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.