Forget Myself

"Forget Myself"
Single by Elbow
from the album Leaders of the Free World
B-side 2CD: "The Good Day", "Strangeways to Holcombe Hill in 4.20", "My Finger"; 7": "McGreggor"
Released August 29, 2005
Format CD, 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded 2005
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5:22
Label V2 Records
Writer(s) Guy Garvey, Elbow
Producer Elbow
Elbow singles chronology
"Grace Under Pressure/Switching Off"
(2004)
"Forget Myself"
(2005)
"Leaders of the Free World"
(2005)

"Forget Myself" is Elbow's first single from the album Leaders of the Free World, released in three formats: two CD singles and one 7" vinyl. One of the CDs was a Maxi-CD Single released on an Enhanced CD. The song itself has a technical-like sound as well as usage of doubletracking in the vocals.

"Strangeways to Holcombe Hill in Four Minutes and Twenty Seconds" is an instrumental, reminiscent of several James Bond theme songs. "My Finger" is an "Indigo Jones" cover, a fellow-Manchester band. "The Good Day" is an unusually upbeat, glam rock-style track, as well as "McGreggor" were added to the Japanese version of "Leaders of the Free World" as bonus tracks.

Track listing

CD1:

  1. "Forget Myself" (5.22)
  2. "The Good Day" (3.44)

CD2 (Maxi-CD Single):

  1. "Forget Myself" (5.22)
  2. "Strangeways to Holcombe Hill in Four Minutes and Twenty Seconds" (4.20)
  3. "My Finger" (2.41)
  4. "Forget Myself" - Video

7" Vinyl:

  1. "Forget Myself" (5.22)
  2. "McGreggor" (2.33)