(I Can't) Forget About You Explained

(I Can't) Forget About You
Cover:(I Can't) Forget About You - R5.jpg
Type:single
Artist:R5
Album:Louder
Released:December 25, 2013
Recorded:2013
Genre:Power pop
Length:3:31
Label:Hollywood
Chronology:R5
Prev Title:Pass Me By
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:One Last Dance
Next Year:2014

"(I Can't) Forget About You" (in the album version 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 the third single on December 25, 2013 (Christmas Day).

Reception

"(I Can't) Forget About You" 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, on April 26.[6] R5 also performed in Wango Tango, on May 10.[7] On June 10, "(I Can't) Forget About You" was performed on Good Morning America with an exclusive interview.[8]

Music videos

The official music video was shot over the Thanksgiving holiday in Tokyo. It was directed by Thom Glunt and released on January 15, 2014.[9] In the video, after a night of drinking, the band members wake up alone in different parts of Tokyo — Rocky in a rolled up carpet on the streets, Riker in a hotel room full of girls, Rydel in a box with vegetables, Ratliff in a car and Ross on a bench next to a guy. They are hungover and don't remember the show that should do that night. They had to use clues given to them by people to reconnect to each other and remember the show. At the end of the video, the members agree again in different places alone after a new night of drinking.[10]

On the same day, a second version of the video was released exclusively on Disney Channel, showing the group only playing in a fictional concert.[11] The second version was released because Ross was in the television series Austin & Ally, focused on teenagers, and Disney Channel thought it would be not good the star of the show on a hungover video, which suggests that they had been drinking.[12]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 47
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[14] 96

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPSTAR! » R5: (I Can't) Forget About You Music Video!. Popstar Online. 2018-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807235619/http://www.popstaronline.com/r5-i-cant-forget-about-you-music-video/. 2017-08-07. dead.
  2. Web site: Ross Lynch And R5 "(I Can't) Forget About You" Music Video. Disney Dreaming. February 12, 2014. January 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221165239/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2014/01/15/ross-lynch-and-r5-i-cant-forget-about-you-music-video/. February 21, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: R5 "Forget About You" Live Acoustic Performance. Huffington Post. 2012-09-08. 2012-09-13. 2020-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003164458/http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/tech/r5-forget-about-you-live-acoustic-performance-517981149. dead.
  4. Web site: R5 Singing "Forget About You" At Aulani Resort In Hawaii. Dis 411. 2012-09-08 . 2012-09-13.
  5. Web site: R5 Performs "Forget About You" On Live With Kelly And Michael!. Teen Infonet. 2012-09-08. 2012-09-13. 2014-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716192424/http://teeninfonet.com/2014/04/11/r5-performs-forget-about-you-on-live-with-kelly-and-michael/. dead.
  6. Web site: (I Can't) Forget About You - R5 Performance - Disney Video. Disney. 2012-09-08. 2012-09-13. https://archive.today/20150111232621/http://video.disney.com/watch/i-can-t-forget-about-you-r5-performance-rdmas-2014-4f813b201cfb9d41bdbb0d98. 2015-01-11. dead.
  7. Web site: R5 Performs At 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango. Sandra Stelmach. Teen Infonet. 2014-05-12. 2016-03-14. 2016-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315043537/http://teeninfonet.com/2014/05/12/r5-peforms-at-102-7-kiis-fms-wango-tango/. dead.
  8. Web site: ROSS LYNCH AND R5 HIT GOOD MORNING AMERICA TO PERFORM '(I CAN'T) FORGET ABOUT YOU)'. Sugar Space. 2012-09-08 . 2012-09-13.
  9. Web site: R5 - (I Can't) Forget About You (Official video). VEVO. February 12, 2014. January 15, 2014.
  10. News: Official Music Video for "(I Can't) Forget About You". February 12, 2014. R5rocks.com. January 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224183126/https://www.r5rocks.com/news/official-music-video-i-cant-forget-about-you-82406. February 24, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: (I Can't) Forget About You - Official Music Video - R5. Disney . February 12, 2014. January 16, 2014.
  12. News: R5 - (I Can't) Forget About You (2014)!. February 12, 2014. IMVDb. January 15, 2014.
  13. Web site: Pop Digital Songs. Billboard . 2012-09-08 . 2012-09-13.
  14. May 11, 2014 (week 19/14) . Billboard. 2010-05-13.
  15. Web site: Jump To: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014. FMQB. June 24, 2011. September 1, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090901202213/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239. dead.