Don't You (Forget About Me)

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"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is an iconic 1985 pop-rock song by Simple Minds, best known for its prominent use in the film *The Breakfast Club* and its enduring status as a defining anthem of the decade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Simple Minds ⓘ
associatedAct John Hughes ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaTopSingles 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 7 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardMainstreamRock 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs 1980s anthem ⓘ
signature song of Simple Minds ⓘ
era 1980s ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasBside A Brass Band in African Chimes ⓘ
hasChorusLyric Don't you forget about me ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Simple Minds ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Don't You (Forget About Me) music video ⓘ
includedInSoundtrack The Breakfast Club ⓘ
label A&M Records ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:23 ⓘ
length12InchVersion 6:32 ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Daniel Kleinman ⓘ
notableFor use in the final scene of The Breakfast Club ⓘ
notableUsage closing credits of The Breakfast Club ⓘ
opening credits of The Breakfast Club ⓘ
originallyOfferedTo Billy Idol ⓘ
Bryan Ferry ⓘ
partOf The Breakfast Club (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: The Breakfast Club
performer Simple Minds ⓘ
producer Keith Forsey ⓘ
recordedIn 1984 ⓘ
releaseDate 1985-02-20 ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ
writer Keith Forsey ⓘ
Steve Schiff ⓘ
linked to: Stephen Schiff

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Simple Minds → notableWork → Don't You (Forget About Me) ⓘ
The Breakfast Club → notableSong → "Don't You (Forget About Me)" ⓘ
linked to: Don't You (Forget About Me)
Don't You (Forget About Me) → hasChorusLyric → Don't you forget about me ⓘ
linked to: Don't You (Forget About Me)
Alive and Kicking → follows → Don’t You (Forget About Me) ⓘ
linked to: Don't You (Forget About Me)