(Forever) Live and Die

"(Forever) Live and Die" is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single taken from their 1986 album, The Pacific Age. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. The single peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada and several European territories, and a Top 20 hit in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.

"(Forever) Live and Die"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side"This Town"
Released26 August 1986 (1986-08-26)[1]
RecordedStudio De La Grande Armée, Paris
Length3:38
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Humphreys
  • Graham Weir
  • Neil Weir
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"If You Leave"
(1986)		 "(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986)		 "We Love You"
(1986)

Critical reception

Simon Mills in Smash Hits described the song as "limp, languid, wimpy and totally inoffensive".[2] Contactmusic journalist Dom Gourlay, in a 2011 piece, lauded "(Forever) Live and Die" as a track that "stands the test of time."[3] Critic Stewart Mason in AllMusic wrote that the song "sounds oddly unfinished, albeit pleasant enough".[4] While unfavourable toward parent album The Pacific Age, OMD frontman Andy McCluskey maintains that "(Forever) Live and Die" is "a good song".[3]

Track listing
7" and 7" picture disc
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" – 3:36
  2. "This Town" – 3:44
First 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (John "Tokes" Potoker - Extended Mix) – 5:45
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44
Second 12"
  1. "(Forever) Live and Die" (Tom Lord-Alge - Extended Remix) – 5:50
  2. "(Forever) Live and Die" (7" version) – 3:36
  3. "This Town" – 3:44

Charts

References
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  4. "(Forever) Live and Die" review at AllMusic
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