Faithfully (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Faithfully


Caption =
Artist = Journey
from Album = Frontiers
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1983
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:26
Label = Columbia
Writer = Jonathan Cain
Producer = Kevin Elson, Mike Stone
Certification =
Chart position = * 12 (Billboard Hot 100)
Last single = "Separate Ways" (1983)
This single = "Faithfully" (1983)
Next single = "Send Her My Love" (1983)
Misc ="Faithfully" is a popular song and power ballad by the band Journey, and the second single from their album "Frontiers". The song is sometimes incorrectly named 'I'm Forever Yours' or just 'Forever Yours' due to the prominent refrain of the song. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top twenty hit from "Frontiers". Although the song was not the band's most successful songs chart wise, it has gone onto become one of their most recognizable songs, and has enjoyed lasting popularity.

The song was later covered by American Idol contestant Kristy Lee Cook during the 80's week of the show.

The song was used during a bar scene in the film "". The song was also a popular prom song in the United States in the 1980's.

ong meaning

The song describes the relationship of a "music man" on the road. The difficulties of raising and maintaining a family, two strangers having to fall in love again, and staying faithful while touring are brought up. However he suggests that he gets the "joy of rediscovering" her, and insists "I'm forever yours, faithfully." The music and lyrics were written by keyboard player Jonathan Cain.

Music video

The music video for the song was Journey's first such video, and subsequently broke new ground for music videos. The video featured a "life on tour" theme parallel to the song's lyrics, showing the band's performances in different venues and their travels around the country. Steve Perry can be seen shaving his short-lived but talked-about moustache in the video. This video utilized footage from the documentary video "Journey: Frontiers and Beyond" narrated by John Facenda, voice of NFL Films, shortly before he died. The concept of the video became popular amongst several other bands, and has since been utilized by numerous artists, including Guns N' Roses, Genesis, and Richard Marx.