It eventually hit No. 1 — and over four decades later, remains a timeless classic.

A bright orange jumpsuit. Feathered hair. Standing up while playing a piano. Pixelated video quality. A political message set to some serious synth. The music video ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alphaville (Bernhard Lloyd, Marian Gold, Frank Mertens) in 1984. (Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance) A bright orange jumpsuit.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Alphaville’s 1980s classic “Forever Young” has finally been ...

The 1984 synth-pop classic reigns in its 10th week on the chart. By Kevin Rutherford Three decades after its original run on the Billboard Hot 100, Alphaville’s “Forever Young” is No. 1 on a Billboard ...

A bright orange jumpsuit. Feathered hair. Standing up while playing a piano. Pixelated video quality. A political message set to some serious synth. The music video ...