<P> Stewart wrote the song with two of his band members: guitarist Jim Cregan and keyboardist Kevin Savigar . Stewart told Mojo magazine in 1995 that he considered "Forever Young" to be one of his favourite songs and the reason for writing it was, "I love' Forever Young', because that was a real heartfelt song about my kids . I suddenly realized I'd missed a good five years of Sean and Kimberly's life because I was so busy touring all the time . With these kids now I don't make that mistake - I take them on tour with me, so I can watch them grow up . So that's another favorite . Unfortunately, it wasn't a big hit in England, but it's like a national anthem here (America)". </P> <P> Stewart recorded a more mellow version of the song for his 1996 compilation album If We Fall in Love Tonight, and a version featuring just Stewart's voice with piano accompaniment can be found on the 2009 compilation album The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971 - 1998 . A live version was recorded during his MTV Unplugged session in 1993 . Though not included on the original release of the live album Unplugged...and Seated, this version was later released as a bonus track on the Collector's Edition of the album released by Rhino Records in 2009 . Another live version of the song from his 2013 performance at The Troubadour, West Hollywood was included on the deluxe edition of the album Time . </P> <P> The video for this song features Stewart singing to a child (played by Alex Zuckerman) while scenes of rural America pass by . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1988) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian Singles Chart </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand Singles Chart </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles Chart </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who's the kid in the forever young video