Nineteen Forever
| "Nineteen Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Jackson | ||||
| from the album Blaze of Glory | ||||
| B-side | "Acropolis Now (Instrumental)" | |||
| Released | 8 May 1989 | |||
| Length | 4:43 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Jackson | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Jackson | |||
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"Nineteen Forever" is a song by British singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, which was released in 1989 as the lead single from his eighth studio album Blaze of Glory. It was written and produced by Jackson. "Nineteen Forever" reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and No. 16 on Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts.
The song's music video was directed by Alex Proyas and was Jackson's first since 1982's "Steppin' Out". In line with the song's lyrics about aging rock stars, Jackson appeared in the video with a wig, make-up, prosthetic belly and lamé jacket. Jackson performed the song on his 1989 tour with the same costume and would dedicate the song to "all those rock bands on tour this summer after having retired several times".