In Canada, the single did not reach the RPM sales chart, but sold 3,382 copies in the country.

In Denmark and Japan, the single was certified with a gold disc to commemorate outstanding sales figures of the 1985 release.

[22] The track, originally titled "How Many Times", was produced as a white label release by the indie Bim Bam Recordings.

Back in Denmark, EMI–Medley's dance subsidiary, Flex, signed Michael Linde and was then set to release the recording as "Forever Man (How Many Times)" under the act name "Beatchuggers Featuring Eric Clapton".

EMI–Medley director of international exploitation Ole Mortensen said that the record will be released in late October 2000 and that Clapton will be featured in the promotional music video.

[23] The more dance-oriented version was released on October 23, 2000 as a digital download,[24] as a CD maxi single[25] and on 12 inch gramophone record with different B-sides of the same songs consisting of other mixes and lengths.

Alan Mawdfley engineered the recording while the artists Fletch, Jan Eliasson and Lene Reidel remixed the B-sides for the single release.