Jesus, and you thought the song was gay on its own! (Just kidding, Chris! Please make more hits like this!) The vid is directed by Joseph Kahn, who did all the cool teen pop ones back in the day, like Backstreet Boys' "Everybody" and Britney Spears' "Stronger." "Forever" now gives Chris three songs in the Top 10 for the week.
Meanwhile, Leona Lewis returns to the top of the Hot 100 with "Bleeding Love" for a third non-consecutive week. Jesus, baby, make up your mind! She performed on American Idol recently, so that's probably the cause of it.
Madonna and Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes" scoots up to #4. Now that the track is being downloaded from both the album and the digital single, maybe it'll climb higher? Either way, "4 Mintues" has now crossed the one million sales mark.
Elsewhere, Jesse McCartney enters the chart at #14 with "Leavin'," Duffy's "Mercy" finally makes its U.S. debut at #87 and Ashlee Simpson scrapes in at #95 with "Little Miss Obsessive." Barely scrapes. We're talking, she used a rusty butter knife to chip through and get there.Did I mention Weezer's "Pork And Beans" at #84? I always liked them. Brings me back to the college days, those dorks. Anyway, overall, a pretty pop-filled Top 10!
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis *3 weeks* *sales gainer*
2. "Lollipop" - Lil Wayne Feat. Static Major *airplay gainer*
3. "No Air" - Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown
4. "4 Minutes" - Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake
5. "Love In This Club" - Usher Feat. Young Jeezy
6. "Sexy Can I" - Ray J & Young Berg
7. "Touch My Body" - Mariah Carey
8. "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
9. "Forever" - Chris Brown *hot shot debut*
10. "With You" - Chris Brown