Young Forever (The Ready Set song)

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"Young Forever"
Single by The Ready Set
from the EP Feel Good Now
B-side"Operator"
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:26
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Cataracs
The Ready Set singles chronology
"More Than Alive"
(2010) 		"Young Forever"
(2011) 		"Hollywood Dream"
(2011)
Music video
"Young Forever" on YouTube

"Young Forever" is a song by American electropop artist The Ready Set. It was released on March 1, 2011, as the lead single from his EP, Feel Good Now.[3] The song was serviced to radio in the United States on March 15, 2011.[4]

Background[edit]

"Young Forever" was inspired when The Ready Set first started out, touring and focusing on staying positive.[5] Witzigreuter described the song as "different" from other songs he has released.[3] In an interview with The Oakland Post he explained:

"I'm really excited that the second single is as different as it is from 'Love Like Woe' because I don't want to be the artist that puts out the same song over and over trying to get a successful single or something."[3]

The song was made available for streaming on March 1, 2011.[6] A digital EP was released via iTunes, which contains the B-side "Operator", along with an acoustic version of "Young Forever" and the music video for "Love Like Woe".[7] A vinyl edition was released on August 16, which includes a cover version of the song by That's Outrageous!.[8] In 2012, Witzigreuter performed the song in an episode of Disney Channel's So Random!.[9]

Chart performance[edit]

"Young Forever" peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, lasting 3 weeks,[10] as well as peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Pop Digital Song Sales.[11] It also peaked at number five on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[12]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Young Forever" premiered on MTV on April 19, 2011 and currently has 6.2 million views.[13] In the video, Witzigreuter uses a "Freeze Time" iPhone app to suspend the movements of other people in the hotel aside from a couple of female fans and his backing band. Throughout the video, they are seen throwing streamers in the hallways, bombing unsuspecting people with silly string and raising havoc. The band is also seen rocking out in the hotel lobby.[13]

The video was shot in Baltimore and according to Witzigreuter, the idea for the video went back and forth with different video directors before they decided the concept to have something to do with freezing time.[14] Aspiring actress and singer Madison McFarland, who played one of the female fans in the video, revealed that it 17 hours to shoot.[15]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download – single
No.TitleLength
1."Young Forever"3:24
Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Young Forever"3:24
2."Operator"3:18
3."Young Forever (Acoustic)"3:25
4."Love Like Woe"3:39
7" Vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Young Forever"3:24
2."Young Forever" (That's Outrageous! cover)3:25

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Young Forever"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 5
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 39

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 1, 2011 CD Sire [16]
March 15, 2011 Contemporary hit radio [4]
Canada April 12, 2011 Digital download [17]
Japan April 15, 2011 [18]
United States August 16, 2011 Vinyl Rise [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Young Forever - Single by The Ready Set". Apple Music. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Nicole James (March 2, 2011). "New Song: The Ready Set, 'Young Forever'". MTV. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Megan Semeraz (March 1, 2011). "The Ready Set continues first headlining tour". The Oakland Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mainstream Top 40 Future Releases". All Access Mediabase. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Track by Track with The Ready Set". Seventeen. October 12, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Tim Karan (March 1, 2011). "Stream the Ready Set's new single, 'Young Forever'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Ready Set preview new song "Operator"". Alternative Press. April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Amber Wade (July 11, 2011). "The Ready Set and That's Outrageous! to release split 7-inch". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  9. ^ So Random!: The Ready Set - January 29, 2012 (TV Series). Disney Enterprises, Inc. 2012.
  10. ^ a b "The Ready Set Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Ready Set Chart History: Pop Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "The Ready Set Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Jason Newman (April 19, 2011). "Video Premiere: The Ready Set, 'Young Forever'". MTV. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Cristin Maher (July 12, 2011). "The Ready Set's Jordan Witzigreuter Talks Biggest Influences and 'Interesting' Gifts". PopCrush. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Gary White (April 18, 2011). "Lakeland Woman Madison McFarland in MTV Video". The Ledger. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Young Forever by The Ready Set". Amazon. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "Young Forever - Single by The Ready Set". Apple Music. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "Young Forever - Single by The Ready Set". Apple Music. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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