Now and Forever (Richard Marx song)

"Now and Forever"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Paid Vacation
B-side	"Hazard"
Released	1993
Genre	Soft rock, Classical
Length	3:32
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Richard Marx
Producer	Richard Marx
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Chains Around My Heart" (1992) "Now And Forever" (1994) "Silent Scream"

"Now and Forever" is the title of a 1994 song (see 1994 in music) written, produced and performed by the American singer-songwriter Richard Marx. The song was also used in The Getaway which is a 1994 film, starring Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin directed by Roger Donaldson.

Chart positions

Taken as the first single from Marx's album Paid Vacation, the song was his ninth song to reach the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent three weeks at number seven.^[1] The song remained in the Top 40 of the chart for 23 weeks. It was also a hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, where it went to number one and remained at the top for eleven weeks.^[2]

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	25

"Ahora y Siempre"

Marx also recorded a Spanish language version of the song as "Ahora y Siempre" for the Spanish market.

Story behind the song

Marx wrote "Now and Forever" about his wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes.^[2] He has been quoted as saying: "I was working on the fourth album and realized I had not written a song addressing our relationship since we had gotten married and had three kids. I think this is one of those songs which was unique in that the verses are so specific to our relationship."^[2]

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
2. ^ ^{a b c} Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 

Preceded by "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion

Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single March 26 - June 4, 1994

Succeeded by "I'll Remember" by Madonna