slightly modified chorus as the sole vocals. In 2002, German DJ and music producer Kosmonova remixed their version of "Forever Young". The remix peaked at number 21 in Germany and number 37 in the UK. Music video The music video for "Forever Young" was directed by Basil Schlegel. It features kids attending and partying in a night club. Track listing CD maxi (Germany) "Forever Young" (Radio Edit) - 3:40 "Forever Young" (Extended Version) - 5:59 "Mobilé" - 5:04 "Waves of Balah" - 5:44 Charts Certifications Youth Group version In 2005, Australian rock band Youth Group were asked by the producers of the American television series The O.C. 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. Their version of "Forever Young" was used in the show and the show's trailers and was included on the soundtrack album Music from the OC: Mix 5. Released as a single in Australia on 6 March 2006, the song reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart for two weeks. The track was included on Youth Group's third studio album, Casino Twilight Dogs, released later that year. Track listing Australian CD single "Forever Young" – 4:33 "Someone Else's Dream" – 2:36 "Forever Young" (edit) – 3:26 Charts Certifications Becky Hill version In 2020, British singer Becky Hill released a cover version of the song. It was released on 13 November 2020 by Polydor Records and Eko Records. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the 2020 McDonald's Christmas advert in the UK. Background The song raised money for FareShare, in which McDonald's donated five million meals for charity. Hill also donated 10p from every download, going to food charity FareShare. She said on her Twitter account, "'forever young' is bigger than just a nice christmas advert & song. @mcdonaldsuk has committed to funding @fareshareuk to redistribute over 5 million meals by April 2021 to families in need. at least 10p of every download goes towards a great cause. no child should be hungry". Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Charlie Hugall – producer, mixer, recording engineer, studio personnel Bernhard Lloyd – composer Frank Mertens – composer Marian Gold – composer, lyricist Adam Rust – associated performer, keyboards Becky Hill – associated performer, vocals Matt Colton – mastering engineer, studio personnel Charts Certifications Cash Cash version In