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(Forever) Live and Die

"(Forever) Live and Die"
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live and Die.jpg
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side "This Town"
Released 26 August 1986 (1986-08-26)
Format 7" vinyl,
7" picture disc,
12" vinyl
Recorded Studio De La Grande Armée, Paris
Length 3:38
Label Virgin
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)
"If You Leave"
(1986)
"(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986)
"We Love You"
(1986)

"(Forever) Live and Die" is a song by British synthpop 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 number 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.

Simon Mills in Smash Hits described the song as "limp, languid, wimpy and totally inoffensive".Contactmusic journalist Dom Gourlay, in a 2011 piece, lauded "(Forever) Live and Die" as a track that "stands the test of time." Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic wrote that the song returned the band to its "more organic past", adding: "The rich harmonies blend with the lush synths, the atmosphere is dense, and the lyrics are poignant." While unfavourable toward parent album The Pacific Age, OMD frontman Andy McCluskey maintains that "(Forever) Live and Die" is "a good song".


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