Forever Valentine (song)

"Forever Valentine" is a song by American R&B singer Charlie Wilson, released on January 17, 2020. The song was produced by Bruno Mars, the Stereotypes and D'Mile. They also co-wrote the song along with Charlie Wilson, Micah Powell and Seth Reger. The background vocals feature Mars, Wilson and James Fauntleroy, along with others.

"Forever Valentine"
Single by Charlie Wilson
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)[1]
GenreR&B
Length3:58
LabelP Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Charlie Wilson singles chronology
"Chills"
(2017)
"Forever Valentine"
(2020)
"One I Got"
(2020)

Background

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On July 27, 2018, Wilson stated that he and Mars were working on a collaboration.[2] Wilson said that he was having fun with the song, the result of his and Mars' "creative combustion". They started talking about the song's vibe and recorded a chorus for it, but they didn't met each other for some time afterwards due to their busy schedules. Nevertheless, after Wilson performed on selected dates of Mars' third worldwide tour, the 24K Magic World Tour, they would "sing every day at lunch time as we further hashed out the song".[3] It was released on Urban AC on January 17, 2020.[4] On January 23, 2020, it was sent to AC, Hot AC, Top 40 and Urban radio stations.[5][6]

Credits and personnel

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Personnel

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Credits:[7]

Charts

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Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 18
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[9] 1
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 19

References

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  1. ^ "Forever Valentine - Single by Charlie Wilson". Apple Music.
  2. ^ Sam (July 27, 2018). "Exclusive: Charlie Wilson Hints At Bruno Mars Collaboration". That Grape Juice. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Charlie Wilson & Bruno Mars Releasing 'Forever Valentine'". Billboard. January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlie Wilson - Forever Valentine". Daily Play MPE®. January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Charlie Wilson - Forever Valentine". Daily Play MPE®. January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Charlie Wilson - Forever Valentine". Daily Play MPE®. January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
  8. ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2020.