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Nothing Lasts Forever (Echo and the Bunnymen song)

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Released
  
20 June 1997

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Producer(s)
  
Echo & the Bunnymen

Format
  
7" single, CD single

Label
  
London

Writer(s)
  
Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson

"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. 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.

Contents

The video was shot in Marrakech, Morocco.

Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch and Les Pattinson.

UK 7-inch release (London LON396)
  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
  2. "Hurricane"
  3. "Jonny"
UK CD release (London LONCD396)
  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 3:53
  2. "Watchtower" – 4:25
  3. "Polly" – 4:17
UK alternate CD release (London LOCDP396)
  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 3:55
  2. "Colour Me In" – 4:00
  3. "Antelope" – 2:44
French/German CD release (London 8509612)
  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
  2. "Colour Me In"
  3. "Antelope"
  4. "Jonny"
French/German alternate CD release (London 8509592)
  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
  2. "Watchtower"
  3. "Polly"
  4. "Hurricane"

Musicians

  • Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
  • Will Sergeant – lead guitar
  • Les Pattinson – bass
  • Liam Gallagher – backing vocals ("Nothing Lasts Forever")

    • Production

  • Echo & the Bunnymen – producer
  • Markus Butler – engineer ("Watchtower", "Polly", "Colour Me In", "Jonny")
  • Clif Norrell – mixed by ("Nothing Lasts Forever")
  • Norman Watson – photographer

    • References

    Nothing Lasts Forever (Echo & the Bunnymen song) Wikipedia
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