You Won't Forget About Me

"You Won't Forget About Me"
Single by Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power
from the album Club Disco and The Hits and Beyond
B-side"Flower Power"
Released25 October 2004 (2004-10-25)
GenreDance-pop
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Pete Hammond
  • Andrea Jeannin
  • Steph Mazzacani
  • Hannah Robinson
  • Dannii Minogue
  • Bruce Elliott-Smith
Producer(s)Flower Power
Dannii Minogue singles chronology
"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"
(2003) 		"You Won't Forget About Me"
(2004) 		"Perfection"
(2005)
Audio sample

"You Won't Forget About Me" is a song recorded by Australian singer Dannii Minogue, released on 25 October 2004 from her greatest hits album, The Hits & Beyond (2006). It has since been officially added to the track listing of her fifth studio album, Club Disco (2007).

Composition and inspiration

"You Won't Forget About Me" is a dance-pop song, which features the use of heavy drum beats and synth strings. The song's lyrics, written by Minogue, Pete Hammond and Bruce Elliott-Smith, describe a summer romance that has now ended. The two lovers reassure each other that "you won't forget about me / as long as you live".

After the success of her previous album, Neon Nights, Minogue was asked by All Around the World Records, a major dance label whose main signings were Cascada, Ultrabeat, N-Trance and Flip & Fill, if she would write the lyrics to a popular dance instrumental track called "Flower Power", which was a huge hit in clubs in Ibiza. Minogue agreed and wrote the lyrics to the song that became "You Won't Forget About Me". About writing lyrics for the song Minogue said, "I'd heard it without vocals and I thought, 'Fantastic'. I had already written loads of vocals for myself and knew I had something that would be perfect for it."[1]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Harvey & Carolyn. It is more edgy than previous Minogue videos and was inspired by the television show Sex and the City. The music video is filled with rewind and fast-forward sequences. Dannii's date is played by her friend, the male model Benjamin Hart.

The video begins with Dannii returning home from a date. She then takes off her dress, slips into an oversized T-shirt, and then has a girls' night out with her girlfriends at her house, drinking, dancing, and playing around. Dannii's date calls her and she begins to get ready for her next date. She takes off her shirt and lies on her bed, daydreaming about her and her date being intimate. Dannii's girlfriends then help her get dressed, in the same blue dress, and they start dancing and playing around a final time before Dannii notices the doorbell. She puts her barrette back in her hair, answers the door, and starts making out with her date, just like in the beginning of the video.

Chart performance

"You Won't Forget About Me" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number seven and remained in the charts for five weeks, selling 30,000 copies.[citation needed] Elsewhere in Europe, the song was also a hit, reaching number 12 in Italy, number 13 in Greece, number 14 in Spain, and number 16 in Portugal. In Minogue's native Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number 20 on 5 December 2004, spending a total of three non-consecutive weeks in the top 50.

Track listings

Personnel

  • Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
  • Hannah Robinson – backing vocals
  • Ross Cullum – vocal production
  • Stefano Mazzacani – mixing, production
  • Andrea Jeannin – mixing, production
  • Sean McMenomy – photography

Charts

Chart performance for "You Won't Forget About Me"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 37
France (SNEP)[9] 55
Greece (IFPI)[10] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 22
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[12] 3
Italy (FIMI)[13] 12
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 53
Scotland (OCC)[15] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 7
UK Dance (OCC)[18] 6

Release history

Release history and formats for "You Won't Forget About Me"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 25 October 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 All Around the World [19]
Australia 22 November 2004 CD
  • Level Two
  • Oxyd
  • Time
  • Magix
 [20]

References

  1. ^ You Won't Forget About Me (Australian CD single liner notes). Dannii Minogue, Flower Power. Level Two Music, Oxyd Records, Time, Magix. 2004. 5046762072.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ You Won't Forget About Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Dannii Minogue, Flower Power. All Around the World Productions. 2004. CDGLOBE379.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ You Won't Forget About Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Dannii Minogue, Flower Power. All Around the World Productions. 2004. CXGLOBE379.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ You Won't Forget About Me (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Dannii Minogue, Flower Power. All Around the World Productions. 2004. 12GLOBE379.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ You Won't Forget About Me (US 12-inch single sleeve). Dannii Minogue, Flower Power. Ultra Records. 2004. UL 1262-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 30/1–5/2" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2020. See Best Position column.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Won't Forget About Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 28 October 2004". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 15.11 – 21.11, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Dannii Minogue vs. Flower Power – You Won't Forget About Me" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Reviews: Singles". Music Week. 16 October 2004. p. 29.
  20. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd November 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 22 November 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2021.