"Don't You Forget It" is an R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 song by Glenn Lewis

Glenn Lewis

Glenn Lewis is a Canadian R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter. Originally planning to pursue a career in animation as a teenager, Lewis instead decided to focus on music. His father was a member of the musical group Crack of Dawn...

, released in 2001. Produced by Andre Harris

Dre & Vidal

Dre & Vidal is a Multi-Grammy Award Winning songwriting and production duo consisting of Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, who are best known as the main producers for Jill Scott and Glenn Lewis...

, it was the first single from his debut album, World Outside My Window

World Outside My Window

World Outside My Window is the debut album of Canadian R&B singer Glenn Lewis. Released on March 19, 2002, it featured two singles, "Don't You Forget It" and "It's Not Fair". It also features production by Dre & Vidal...

. In early 2002, the song became popular after its music video

Music video

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 was released. The song, known for its strong Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

 influence, won the award for Best R&B/Soul Recording

Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best rhythm and blues/soul album in Canada.-Best R&B/Soul Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver, Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love...

 at the 2002 Juno Awards

Juno Awards of 2002

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.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson (director)

Chris Robinson is an American film director working mostly with music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the grammy nominated...

. It features Lewis singing in a room, surrounded by vinyl records of R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

/soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singers of the past. A woman also makes an appearance in the video.

12" single

A-side

1. "Don't You Forget It" (Main)
2. "Don't You Forget It" (Instrumental)

B-side

1. "Don't You Forget It" (TV Track)
2. "Don't You Forget It" (A Cappella)

CD single

1. "Don't You Forget It" (Album Version)
2. "Don't You Forget It" (DJ Clue
   DJ Clue
   Ernesto Shaw better known as DJ Clue?, is a mixtape DJ.-Biography:For more than 10 years, DJ Clue has proven that he is more than just a beat-thumper. His accomplishments show how a turntable genius precisely puts together different songs to make a concoction of beats and melodies that rule the...
   
    Dirty Mix) (featuring Paul Cain)
3. "Don't You Forget It" (Nazkar Remix)
4. "Don't You Forget It" (Video Version)

Chart positions

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	30
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	10