"Nothing Lasts Forever" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released in 1997. It was the first single released after Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson reformed the band. It was also the first single to be released from their 1997 album, Evergreen. It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single was released as a 7-inch single and as two separate CD versions – apart from the title track all three releases had different track listings. The French and German versions of the CD releases also had different track listings.
| "Nothing Lasts Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
| from the album Evergreen | ||||
| Released | 20 June 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, dream pop | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Echo & the Bunnymen | |||
| Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Alternate CD cover | ||||
The video was shot in Marrakech, Morocco.[2]
It was the last song to be played by Janice Long on her final show on Radio 2, on 26 January 2017. It was also the last song played on The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio on 18 May 2018.
Track listings
editAll tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch and Les Pattinson.
- UK 7-inch release (London LON396)
- "Nothing Lasts Forever"
- "Hurracaine"
- "Jonny"
- UK CD release (London LONCD396)
- "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 3:53
- "Watchtower" – 4:25
- "Polly" – 4:17
- UK alternate CD release (London LOCDP396)
- "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 3:55
- "Colour Me In" – 4:00
- "Antelope" – 2:44
- French/German CD release (London 8509612)
- "Nothing Lasts Forever"
- "Colour Me In"
- "Antelope"
- "Jonny"
- French/German alternate CD release (London 8509592)
- "Nothing Lasts Forever"
- "Watchtower"
- "Polly"
- "Hurricane"
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 8 |
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
- Will Sergeant – lead guitar
- Les Pattinson – bass
- Liam Gallagher – backing vocals and handclaps ("Nothing Lasts Forever")[3]
- Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs – handclaps[3]
Production
edit- Echo & the Bunnymen – producer
- Markus Butler – engineer ("Watchtower", "Polly", "Colour Me In", "Jonny")
- Clif Norrell – mixed by ("Nothing Lasts Forever")
- Norman Watson – photographer
References
edit- ^ a b Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Adams, Chris. 2002. Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. New York: Soft Skull. p. 276. ISBN 1-887128-89-1
- ^ a b Arthurs, Paul (23 April 2020). "We ended up in the studio with Macca and Will, Liam put a backing vocal on their song Nothing lasts Forever and we both did handclaps on the outro. Love the Bunnymen. Love Liam". @boneheadspage. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Echo & The Bunnymen at Discogs.com". Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- "Nothing Lasts Forever [#1] by Echo & the Bunnymen". MSN Music. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- "Villiers Terrace.com – The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Resource". Retrieved 5 May 2008.