Can't Remember to Forget You

"Can't Remember to Forget You"
Single by Shakira featuring Rihanna
from the album Shakira
Released13 January 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
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Shakira singles chronology
"Dançando"
(2013) 		"Can't Remember to Forget You"
(2014) 		"Empire"
(2014)
Rihanna singles chronology
"The Monster"
(2013) 		"Can't Remember to Forget You"
(2014) 		"Jump"
(2014)
Music videos

"Can't Remember to Forget You" is a song recorded by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth English and overall tenth studio album, Shakira, featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna. Shakira began planning to make new music in 2011: work continued into 2012, at which time she left her previous label Epic Records and joined RCA Records. The song was released as the lead single of the album on 13 January 2014 through RCA Records and Sony Latin Iberia. A solo Spanish-language version of the song, entitled "Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte", was released on 24 January 2014.

The song was co-written by Shakira, Rihanna, John Hill, Tom "Kid Harpoon" Hull, Daniel Alexander, and Erik Hassle, while production was handled by Shakira, Hill, and Hull.[5] "Can't Remember to Forget You" is an uptempo track that fuses reggae, rock and new wave pop.[1] Lyrically the song revolves around forgetting someone who is bad even though you love the person. Upon its release, "Can't Remember to Forget You" was met with mixed reviews from critics; while critics praised the ska influences, they felt that the song overall was not memorable. Other critics noted similarities between the song and the music of the Police and Bruno Mars.

Commercially, the single fared very well, reaching number one in Greece and Lebanon and the top ten in twenty-seven additional countries. In the US, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at twenty-eight and later went on to peak at fifteen on the chart, becoming Shakira's highest-debuting track in the region until Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 in 2023. The track is certified Double Diamond in Brazil, five times Platinum in Norway, and Gold or Platinum in nine additional countries. The music video, which was shot in a Los Angeles mansion, was directed by Joseph Kahn and was premiered and uploaded to YouTube on 30 January 2014. The accompanying video featured both Shakira and Rihanna in revealing outfits, dancing, smoking cigars, and a "naked embrace". The video has more than one billion views on YouTube. The song was performed live for the first time on iHeartRadio.

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  2. ^ Weber, Lindsey (13 January 2014). "Hear Shakira and Rihanna's Duet, 'Can't Remember to Forget You'". Vulture. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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  4. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (13 January 2014). "Shakira, Rihanna Team Up On 'Can't Remember To Forget You': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Shakira Unveils Brand New Single "Can'T Remember To Forget You" Featuring Rihanna | The Official Rca Records Site". Rcarecords.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.