Don't Forget (Demi Lovato song)

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"Don't Forget"
North Hollywood, California
GenreGlam rock
Length3:43
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"La La Land"
(2008) 		"Don't Forget"
(2009) 		"Here We Go Again"
(2009)
Music video
"Don't Forget" on
YouTube

"Don't Forget" is a song by American singer

John Fields. It was released as the album's third and final single on March 17, 2009, through Hollywood Records.[1] The inspiration of the song came from Lovato falling in love with someone who later left them. According to Lovato, it is one of the songs on the album that they most relates to. Musically, "Don't Forget" is a midtempo glam rock ballad that features Lovato singing with breathy falsetto vocals. An accompanying music video was released on March 20, 2009. In 2023, the song was re-recorded for her first remix album Revamped.[2]

Upon the release of the album, "Don't Forget" was well-received from music critics, who noted the transition from their "

tween sound" to more mature material. The song achieved moderate commercial success, reaching number forty-one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number seventy-six on the Canadian Hot 100. Lovato has performed the song numerous times including on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
.

Background and composition

Demi Lovato – "Don't Forget"
"Don't Forget" is a midtempo ballad and features Lovato singing with falsetto vocals, demonstrated in the sample. The song's instrumentation has been compared to works by Green Day.[3]
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"Don't Forget" was written by Lovato along with the

John Fields.[4] The song features Dorian Crozier and Michael Bland on drums, and Fields on bass, guitars and keyboards.[4] Nick Jonas also played the guitar and percussion on the song.[4] The song is registered as "Did You Forget" with the Broadcast Music, Inc.[5] Lovato has stated that "Don't Forget" is one of the songs on Don't Forget that they relates to the most, and that they felt "a lot of emotion while recording it".[6] In an interview with PopEater, they elaborated, "Everyone goes through the experience of falling in love, but then the other person just walks away, and goes somewhere else. I went through an experience like that and wanted to write about it. I got over it, and now a year later I don't have those feelings about that person anymore."[7] The song and "La La Land" were included as bonus tracks on European editions of their sophomore album Here We Go Again.[8]

"Don't Forget" is a midtempo

beats per minute. It is composed in the key of E major and Lovato's vocal range spans from the note of C♯4 to the note of E5.[10] The song includes a "rocking" instrumental and a heavy guitar break.[9][11] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic compared the track to songs by Green Day.[3] Lyrically, "Don't Forget" is about one of Lovato's old love interests who left them just as they were falling in love with him.[7] The theme is demonstrated in lyrical lines such as, "Did you forget that I was even alive? Did you forget everything we ever had?"[3]

Music video

"Don't Forget" was directed by Robert Hales.[12] According to Lovato, different video treatments had been written, but they rejected them as they wanted to come up with the idea themself. Lovato said, "They had treatments [for the video], but I was just like, 'No, scratch them.' I want to come up with the idea. I want to show you the colors, I want to show you everything. This is art to me, and I don't want it to be somebody else's decision."[13] In an interview with PopEater, Lovato said of the video:

"It was actually really freezing cold [in the rain]. You could see your breath. And I was in the rain for only a short time – my whole band was out there for an hour-and-a-half. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do on a shoot. But it went by so quickly. I had a body suit on underneath my clothes, so there's a little fun fact for you. I was trying not to break my focus pretty much the entire shoot, because I was really in that zone – thinking a lot about the position I was in a year ago... thinking about the situation and how much I wanted to get all that emotion off my chest."[7]

Steve Helling of People magazine wrote that Lovato shows their mature side in the video, saying that "it's hard not to notice that the 16-year-old Camp Rock star is growing up."[14] The video begins in a tour bus with Lovato's band. They are seen sitting next to a window in the back of the bus, where Lovato precedes to sing the first lines. As the song progresses, they walk out of the bus in the rain, holding an umbrella. They walk out of the parking lot and into an amusement park, where Lovato stands in front of a carousel in the rain as they continue to sing. After the second chorus, Lovato and their band perform in the rain with the water altering colors in the background. As the last verse approaches, they are back on the tour bus. A single tear rolls down Lovato's cheek and the video ends.

Live performances

Summer Tour 2009

Lovato performed "Don't Forget" on

Demi Lovato: Live: Walmart Soundcheck (2009). The release featured recorded live versions of the performers on a CD, and the full performances on a DVD.[17]

During the summer of 2008, Lovato performed the song in both their

An Evening with Demi Lovato.[22] Lovato also performed an acoustic medley of "Don't Forget" and "Catch Me" at the Vevo Certified SuperFanFest in 2014.[23]

Critical reception

An Evening with Demi Lovato

The song was well-received from music critics. Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic included "Don't Forget" on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list at number two, and wrote, "[They really sell] this epic glam-rock ballad with their choked-up vocals, [...] [they] wrote it with the Jonas Brothers, one of whom has clearly been enjoying Green Day's latest work. But truthfully, this would have been among the more compelling anthems on '

The Houston Chronicle called the track an "age-appropriate blueprint laid out by Hilary Duff and [Miley] Cyrus".[11]

Chart performance

Due to strong digital sales when the album was released, "Don't Forget" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number sixty-eight on October 11, 2008 and fell off the chart the following week.[25] On April 4, 2009, it re-entered the chart at number eighty-four.[26] The song steadily ascended the chart for three weeks, before eventually reaching a peak of number forty-one on its fifth week on the chart.[27] It was Lovato's best performing solo song on the chart until "Here We Go Again" reached number fifteen on August 8, 2009.[27] As of October 2017, it has sold 1.1 million copies in the nation.[28] In Canada, "Don't Forget" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number eighty-two on May 2, 2009.[29] The next week, it reached seventy-six, which became its peak.[30] The song also reached number sixty-two on the now defunct Pop 100 chart.[31]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

Credits adapted from Don't Forget liner notes.[32]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[33] 16
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30] 76
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 41
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[31] 62

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[34] Platinum 1,100,000[28]

"Don’t Forget (Rock Version)"

"Don’t Forget (Rock Version)"
Song by Demi Lovato
from the album Revamped
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023
GenreRock
Songwriter(s)

"Don’t Forget (Rock Version)" is the re-recorded version of "Don’t Forget" by American singer-songwriter Demi Lovato. It was released on September 15, 2023, as a track on Revamped, Lovato's first compilation album.

References

  1. ^ a b Sources concerning the single release of "Don't Forget":
    • "Billboard". Billboard. April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
    • Burlingame, Jeff (September 1, 2013). Demi!: Latina Star Demi Lovato (Sizzling Celebrities). Enslow Publishing. p. 25. Don't Forget's songs included popular singles 'Get Back,' and 'Don't Forget'.
  2. ^ Lovato, Demi (August 22, 2023). "Don't forget this one🖤". Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via YouTube.
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  4. ^ a b c Don't Forget (liner notes). Demi Lovato. United States: Hollywood. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Did You Forget (Legal Title)". Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Lovato, Demi (September 2008). In Tune with Demi Lovato (TV). Disney Channel.
  7. ^
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    .
  8. ^ "Demi Lovato – Here We Go Again" (in German). Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
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    Nielsen Business Media
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    )
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  12. ^ "Don't Forget | Demi Lovato". MTV. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  13. ^ Moser, John J (June 22, 2009). "Disney singing sensation Demi Lovato ready for new album, first tour as headliner". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria Advocate Publishing Co. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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  15. ^ "Demi Lovato Performs! Plus, Win Tickets to [Their] Tour!". The Ellen DeGeneres Show. AOL Inc. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  16. ^ "iTunes Live from London – EP by Demi Lovato". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. January 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  17. ^ "Live-Walmart Soundcheck: Demi Lovato". Amazon. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  18. ^ Willmott, Tracey (August 20, 2008). "Jonas Brothers make it a night to remember". The Buffalo News. Berkshire Hathaway.
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  20. Organizações Globo
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  21. ^ a b Mervis, Scott (August 11, 2010). "Jonas Brothers give crowd their screams worth". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  22. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 18, 2011). "After Disney, After Rehab, a Singer Tries Growing Up". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  23. ^ "Demi Lovato - Don't Forget / Catch Me (Acoustic Medley) (Vevo Certified SuperFanFest)". YouTube. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  24. ^ Coleman, Judy (September 23, 2008). "At sweet 16, Lovato's ready for their close-up". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
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  26. ^ "Hot 100 – Week of April 4, 2009". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  27. ^ a b c "Demi Lovato Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  28. ^ a b Trust, Gary (October 15, 2017). "Ask Billboard: Demi Lovato's Career Album & Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  29. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Week of May 2, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  30. ^ a b "Demi Lovato Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  31. ^ a b "Demi Lovato – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  32. ^ Don't Forget liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  33. ^ "ARIA Chart – 2009-05-11" (PDF). ARIA. ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  34. ^ "American single certifications – Demi Lovato – Don't Forget". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

External links

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