Single-ul "Forever" a fost lansat în data de 27 august 2009, prin Zone 4, Interscope, Shady Records și Aftermath Records, piesa inclusă pe soundtrack-ul documentarului lui LeBron James, More Than a Game fiind produsă de Boi-1da.
The track was produced by Boi-1da and originally used by Kardinal Offishall featuring Rock City in early 2008, as "Bring It Back". Kardinal did not use the song for his album and it was later re-sold to Drake, who released it in late 2008 as "I Want This Forever" featuring Lil Wayne and Kidd Kidd. In an interview, Kardinal stated that his version was a leaked demo which was supposed to appear on his album, Not 4 Sale, as well as a soundtrack. The 2009 version of "Forever" features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. Rapper Jay-Z called it the best posse cut of the decade. The song title is derived from the last line of the chorus; I want this shit forever man.
The music video was shot in Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida in early September 2009.However, Eminem's part in the video was shot in Detroit due to scheduling conflicts and not being able to be in Miami. The music video was shot and directed by Hype Williams. It premiered on September 22, 2009 on BET's musical program 106 & Park. LeBron James appears in the opening of the music video in the back seat of a Maybach playing online poker on PokerStars on his customized Beats by Dr. Dre's laptop. Throughout the video, there are clips and pictures from the documentary about James, More Than a Game, and of him as a kid playing basketball. Also The Alchemist, Trick-Trick, Mr. Porter and Slaughterhouse all make cameo appearances in Eminem's verse of the video behind him as he raps his verse. Birdman makes a cameo appearances in the video on Lil Wayne's verse, sitting next to him in the VIP section of the club. The music video was produced alongside the video for "Money to Blow".
Track listing
- Digital download
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forever" | Boi-1da | 5:57 |