(I Can't) Forget About You

"(I Can't) Forget About You"
Single by R5
from the album Louder
Released December 25, 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre Power pop
Length 3:31
Label Hollywood
Writer(s) Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Emanuel Kiriakou, Andrew Goldstein, Lindy Robbins, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Rydel Lynch, Ellington Ratliff, Ross Lynch
Producer(s) Emanuel Kiriakou, Andrew Goldstein
R5 singles chronology
"Pass Me By"
(2013)		 "(I Can't) Forget About You"
(2013)		 "One Last Dance"
(2014)
Music video
"(I Can't) Forget About You" on YouTube

"(I Can't) Forget About You" (also known simply as "Forget About You") is a song by American pop rock band R5, taken from their debut studio album, Louder. The song was released as a single on December 25, 2013.

Reception

Thus far, "(I Can't) Forget About You" has received positive reviews, especially its music video. When Popstar Online posted the video to their website, they said it was "perfect" and "cool".[1] DisneyDreaming.com commented that "[the video] is super fun, and you're definitely going to want to watch from start to finish."[2]

Live performances

On October 21, 2013 the band performed an acoustic version in web show On The Charts, in ClevverTV.[3] The song was performed on Disney Channel's summer special Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii, in November 16.[4] On April 11, 2014, they performed the song in Live! with Kelly and Michael.[5] It was performed also in Radio Disney Music Awards, in April 26.[6] R5 also performed in Wango Tango, in May 10.[7] On June 10, "(I Can't) Forget About You" was performed in Good Morning America with a exclusive interview.[8]

Music video

The official music video was released on R5's website on January 15, 2014; it features the members of the band waking up in various places in Tokyo — Rocky in a rolled up carpet on the streets, Riker in a hotel room full of girls, Rydel in a vegetable crate, Ratliff in the back of a taxi cab, and Ross on a bench next to a guy, and they had to use clues given to them by people they've came across to reconnect to each other.[9]

The video for "(I Can't) Forget About You" was shot over the Thanksgiving 2013 holiday in Tokyo and was directed by Thom Glunt. There is a second version of the video seen exclusively on Disney Channel, released the same day as the official version.[10][11]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Indonesia (ASIRI)[12] 15
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 47

Release history

Country Date Format(s) Label
United States[14] December 25, 2013 Mainstream radio Hollywood Records

References

  1. ↑ "POPSTAR! » R5: (I Can’t) Forget About You Music Video!". Popstar Online.
  2. ↑ "Ross Lynch And R5 "(I Can’t) Forget About You" Music Video". Disney Dreaming. January 15, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "R5 "Forget About You" Live Acoustic Performance". Huffington Post. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  4. ↑ "R5 Singing “Forget About You” At Aulani Resort In Hawaii". Dis 411. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  5. ↑ "R5 Performs “Forget About You” On Live With Kelly And Michael!". Teen Infonet. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  6. ↑ "(I Can't) Forget About You - R5 Performance - Disney Video". Disney. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  7. ↑ "R5 Peforms At 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango". Teen Infonet. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  8. ↑ "ROSS LYNCH AND R5 HIT GOOD MORNING AMERICA TO PERFORM '(I CAN'T) FORGET ABOUT YOU)'". Sugar Space. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  9. ↑ "Official Music Video for "(I Can't) Forget About You"". R5rocks.com. January 15, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "R5 - (I Can't) Forget About You (2014)!". IMVDb. January 15, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ "(I Can't) Forget About You - Official Music Video - R5". Disney. January 16, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "TOP 30 - 05 JUN". Asosiasi Industri Rekaman Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  13. ↑ "Pop Digital Songs". Billboard. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  14. ↑ "Jump To: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014". FMQB. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

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