Prestwich, who could only play drums at the time of recording, had to hum the melody to the rest of the band. Producer Opitz said, "The first time Chisel played 'Forever Now' on stage, it was a seven-minute version at Parramatta Leagues Club and I was blown away. I rushed to the dressing room and told the band, 'We've got the single!'" Prestwich later commented, "Mark was very happy and so was I. I'd always felt I had the ability. My biggest hurdle was to be unselfconscious about writing." Prestwich further felt that the "very melodic" song balanced out some of the rock songs on
Circus Animals. Main songwriter Don Walker said at the time, "The songs that the other guys are writing are getting so good these days, you know, like Steve has written a couple of excellent songs for radio, while this time none of mine were suitable for singles or anything like that." Artists to record covers of "Forever Now" include
Pete Murray,
The Delltones and Perfect Tripod (a collaboration between
Tripod and
Eddie Perfect). A version by
the Reels reached 135 in the Australian charts. The song was later used in the 2000 Australian movie
Chopper. ==Promo video==