Days Are Forgotten

"Days Are Forgotten"
Single by Kasabian
from the album Velociraptor!
B-side "Pistols at Dawn"
"Switchblade Smiles" (Music video)
Released 12 August 2011
Format Digital Download
Genre Indie rock
Length 4:05
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Producer Dan the Automator
Kasabian singles chronology
"Vlad the Impaler"
(2010)
"Days Are Forgotten"
(2011)
"Re-Wired"
(2011)
Velociraptor! track listing
  1. "Let's Roll Just Like We Used To"
  2. "Days Are Forgotten"
  3. "Goodbye Kiss"
  4. "La Fée Verte"
  5. "Velociraptor"
  6. "Acid Turkish Bath
    (Shelter from the Storm)"
  7. "I Hear Voices"
  8. "Re-wired"
  9. "Man of Simple Pleasures"
  10. "Switchblade Smiles"
  11. "Neon Noon"

"Days Are Forgotten" is a song by British indie rock band Kasabian. The song serves as the lead single of the band's fourth studio album, Velociraptor!. The song was first released in Belgium on 12 August, and was later released in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2011 - where it debuted at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. The Z-Trip Remix was used as the theme song for WWE's TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 PPV.

Contents

Background

The band asked US rapper LL Cool J to feature on the remix after he told them he was a fan of the song. The UK iTunes EP download includes the song "Pistols at Dawn" and a Z-Trip Remix of the single "Days Are Forgotten".

Reception

The Z-Trip Remix features the American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor, LL Cool J was the official theme of World Wrestling Entertainment's TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.

Track listing

UK iTunes EP
No. Title Length
1. "Days Are Forgotten" (Single edit) 4:05
2. "Days Are Forgotten" (Z-Trip Remix) (featuring LL Cool J) 4:57
3. "Pistols at Dawn"   5:18
4. "Switchblade Smiles" (Music Video) 4:16

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[1] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[2] 45
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[3] 30
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[4] 28

Chart performance

The single made its first appearance on the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 2011, when it debuted at number twenty-eight. On its second week, the single fell fourteen places to number forty-two; before returning to the top 40 at number thirty-six on 2 October - following a price reduction on the UK iTunes store.

Release history

Country Release date Format
Australia[5] 12 August 2011 Digital download
Belgium[6]
France[7]
Germany[8]
New Zealand[9]
Canada[10] 9 September 2011
Ireland[11]
United Kingdom[12]
Spain[13]
Mexico[14]

References

  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kasabian – Days Are Forgotten" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kasabian – Days Are Forgotten" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  3. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - Single by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/days-are-forgotten-single/id454925172. 
  6. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - Single by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/be/album/days-are-forgotten-single/id454925172. 
  7. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - Single by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/days-are-forgotten-single/id454925172. 
  8. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - Single by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/days-are-forgotten-single/id454925172. 
  9. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - Single by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/days-are-forgotten-single/id454925172. 
  10. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - EP by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/days-are-forgotten-ep/id453444522. 
  11. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - EP by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/days-are-forgotten-ep/id453444522. 
  12. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - EP by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/days-are-forgotten-ep/id453444522. 
  13. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - EP by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/es/album/days-are-forgotten-ep/id453444522. 
  14. ^ "Days Are Forgotten - EP by Kasabian". iTunes. www.apple.com/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/days-are-forgotten-ep/id453444522.