[1] In a 2022 interview, Alphaville lead singer Marian Gold said that it is "a great privilege" to have "Forever Young", as well as "Big in Japan", in "their luggage" when touring, and that he is grateful to be able to perform these songs.

[3]: 48:37 Marian Gold originally wrote the third verse to evoke a "fascistic feeling" of the adoration of the crowd:[3]: 51:28 However, for the final recording, record executives pushed for a change, resulting in:[3]: 51:49 Gold calls the replacement "turn our golden faces into the sun" the worst lyric in the song.

[3]: 52:55  The band had decided that the word "dance" in the first line should be pronounced /dɑːns/ in order for the song to sound British, but Gold would forget and sing the American pronunciation /dæns/.

The song's music video, directed by Brian Ward, shows the band performing in one of the halls at Holloway Sanatorium in Virginia Water, England.

A number of people from children to the elderly, dressed in ragged finery, awake to watch the band, then walk through a diamond-shaped glowing portal.

In 1987, the song topped yearly retrospective lists in San Francisco's KITS "Live 105" and New Jersey's WPST 94.5 radio stations, with Billboard calling it "the modern rock equivalent of "Stairway to Heaven".

[7] "Forever Young" was top on both lists, beating out songs like U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)", New Order's "Blue Monday" and the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?".

In 2001, Alphaville released a new set of remixes in a "limited fan edition" called "Forever Young 2001".

This electronic dance version does not contain most of the song's lyrics and only includes a slightly modified chorus as the sole vocals.

to record a version of "Forever Young" for use in the show, following a positive response to the use of their single "Shadowland" in a previous episode.

The track was included on Youth Group's third studio album, Casino Twilight Dogs, released later that year.

In October 2024, a version with French DJ and producer David Guetta and American singer Ava Max was released, featuring new verses.

Guetta's EDM version of "Forever Young" adds Ava Max's vocals for the new verses.

residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza, with Max joining Guetta onstage for a sold-out and end-of-season performance in September.