Don’t You (Forget About Me)

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"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as a single in 1985. It was written and composed by producer Keith Forsey and guitarist Steve Schiff. Forsey and Schiff wrote the song for Simple Minds but offered it to several other acts before Simple Minds agreed to record it. The song was inspired by and used in the 1985 John Hughes film The Breakfast Club.

In addition to being a breakout hit for Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" became an iconic song and a 1980s anthem. The single reached No. 1 in the United States and Canada, becoming Simple Minds' biggest hit in the United States. It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten in charts around the world. The song is in the key of E mixolydian.

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writer:Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
Steve Schiff
publisher:MCA Music Ltd.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/16816 [info]
Wikidata:Q1242376 [info]
referred to in medleys:Bellas Finals
later parody versions:Don’t You Forget About Meat

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1984-07-10Don’t You (Forget About Me) (original version)Simple Minds4:21
1985-07-13(Don’t You) Forget About Me (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)liveSimple Minds7:20
1985-07-13Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 1985‐07‐13: John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveSimple Minds7:02
1985-07-13Don’t You Forget About Me (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985)liveSimple Minds6:56
1985-12-03Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 1985-12-03: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands)liveSimple Minds9:04
1986-08-12Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 1986-08-12: Le Zenith, Paris, France)liveSimple Minds6:39
2006-02-16Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 2006‐02‐16: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium)liveSimple Minds6:49
2009-11-22Don't You (live, 2009-11-22: Copenhagen, Denmark)liveSimple Minds6:42
2009-11-28Don't You (live, 2009-11-28: Bruxelles, Belgium)liveSimple Minds7:01
2011-06-16Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 2011‐06‐16: Hampton Court Palace, London, UK)liveSimple Minds8:38
2015-06-06Don't You Forget About Me (live, 2015-06-06: The Quay Sessions)cover and liveKT Tunstall & Johnny Lynch?:??
2021-02-05Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2021-02-05: Triple J Studios, Sydney, Australia)cover and liveBoy & Bear5:05
2022-10-25Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2022-10-29: Later… with Jools Holland, Alexandra Palace, London)liveSimple Minds5:31
(Don’t You) Forget About MecoverWinston K.3:24
1980s Medleycover, medley and partialJoe Stilgoe5:06
Don't Forget About MecoverKeith Harkin4:02
Don't You (live, 2009-12-06: Cardiff, UK)liveSimple Minds7:38
Don't You (live, 2009-12-02: Birmingham, UK)liveSimple Minds7:01
Don't You (live, 2009-11-24: Oslo, NO)liveSimple Minds8:28
Don't You (live, 2009-12-03: Manchester, UK)liveSimple Minds7:07
Don't You (live, 2009-11-30: Newcastle, UK)liveSimple Minds8:34
Don't You (live, 2009-11-18: Madrid, Spain)liveSimple Minds7:07
Don't You (live, 2009-11-07: Rome, Italy)liveSimple Minds7:12
Don't You (live, 2009-11-19: San Sebastian, ES)liveSimple Minds7:17
Don't You (live, 2009-11-23: Stockholm, SE)liveSimple Minds7:02
Don't You (live, 2009-11-26: Amsterdam, NL)liveSimple Minds6:57
Don't You (live, 2009-11-27: Hamburg, Germany)liveSimple Minds7:16
Don't You (live, 2009-11-05: Florence, Italy)liveSimple Minds7:09
Don't You (live, 2009-11-06: Ancona, Italy)liveSimple Minds6:52
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverNew Found Glory4:02
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverThe Wind and the Wave4:09
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverThe Wind and the Wave4:08
Don't You (Forget About Me)cover and instrumentalVitamin String Quartet4:20
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverAM4:23
Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:19
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2009‐11‐03: Arena Wien, Wien, Austria)liveSimple Minds7:25
Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:33
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 1995‐10‐31: L’Olympia, Paris, France)liveSimple Minds7:57
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 1991-06-19: Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, Los Angeles, USA)liveSimple Minds8:10
Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds?:??
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2009‐12‐07: OVO Arena Wembley, London, UK)liveSimple Minds7:32
Don't You (Forget About Me)liveSimple Minds7:48
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2009-12-10, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK)liveSimple Minds8:28
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverCornell University Last Call3:55
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverVoice Play1:44
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra4:47
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverAtrocity4:27
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live, 2013‐04‐15: O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth, UK)liveSimple Minds8:51
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverSub-Level 034:15
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverGloria, Stacy & Kids Incorporated?:??
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverBleu4:21
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverStella Starlight Trio3:14
Don't You (Forget About Me)coverHookslide4:26
Don't You (Forget About Me) (Forthright Chill mix)coverAl‐pha‐X feat. Eva Abraham5:28
Don't You (Forget About Me) (KJ club mix radio edit)coverBilly Idol4:53
Don't You (Forget About Me) (KJ club mix)coverBilly Idol6:28
Don't You (Forget About Me) (KJ Harmonix radio edit)coverBilly Idol3:59
Don't You (Forget About Me) (radio edit)coverBilly Idol4:01
Don't You Forget About MecoverRufio4:13
Don't You Forget About MecoverDarkwell3:52
Don't You Forget About MecoverBelle Lawrence4:45
Don't You Forget About Mecover and instrumentalRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra4:46
Don't You Forget About MecoverVoice Male4:23
Don't You Forget About Me (Systematik mix)coverBelle Lawrence3:54
Don't You Forget About Me (Workout remix)coverAxel Force4:44
Don’t YoucoverS.O.S.Y.A.2:37
Don’t You (live, 2009-11-08: Padua, IT)liveSimple Minds7:14
Don’t You (live, 2009-12-05: Sheffield, UK)liveSimple Minds7:01
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 1985-12-03: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands)Simple Minds9:04
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverMike Massé4:44
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:22
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (acoustic)Simple Minds5:16
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (part of “MoS: 80s Mix” DJ-mix)Simple Minds4:07
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 2018‐10‐24: Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveSimple Minds6:12
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverBilly Idol4:52
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverVictoria Justice4:08
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverDavid Schommer feat. Lucy Woodward1:58
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverThe Bouncing Souls4:49
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverMolly Ringwald4:51
Don’t You (Forget About Me)cover and instrumental8-Bit Misfits4:31
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds?:??
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live)liveSimple Minds4:21
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (part of “Dancemania 80’s” DJ-mix)Simple Minds3:13
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds6:28
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverSmash Mouth4:21
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverLife of Agony6:08
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverKT Tunstall4:48
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live)liveSimple Minds6:22
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live 5.1 mix, 2016‐11‐10: Hackney Empire, London, UK)liveSimple Minds6:16
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds3:52
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:20
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:23
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:20
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live)liveSimple Minds7:40
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverDeep Wave, Janet Turner4:14
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Live Aid Rehearsal, 85-07-10)liveSimple Minds7:15
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (part of “Antrologia” DJ-mix)Simple Minds3:22
Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:09
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (live, 2013-03-29: Carlisle, UK)liveSimple Minds8:00
Don’t You (Forget About Me)coverGlee Cast4:28
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