I Won't Forget You
| "I Won't Forget You" | ||||
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| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
| B-side | "Blame It On You" | |||
| Released | August 5, 1987 | |||
| Format | 7 inch vinyl, CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dall; Deville; Michaels; Rockett | |||
| Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
| Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"I Won't Forget You" is the fourth single and power ballad from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.
Released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
The song, along with "Talk Dirty to Me," "Fallen Angel" and "Ride the Wind," was the subject of a lawsuit in 2011 by members of the defunct band Kid Rocker, who claimed that the songs were based on Kid Rocker songs played to Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille before he was a member of Poison.[2] It was the band's first Power Ballad and is considered a classic in the power ballad genre. Despite the song's success it was dropped from the band's live shows in 1988 and didn't return to the setlist until 2003 as noted by vocalist Bret Michaels in 2003 when the band was about to play the song.
Albums
"I Won't Forget You" is on the following albums.
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Best of Ballads & Blues
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition
Chart performance
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
References
- ↑ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard singles".
- ↑ "POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations". Blabbermouth.net. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.