So Forgetful
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"So Forgetful" is the fifth single from Lloyd Banks
' third album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More). The song was produced and features R&B
singer Ryan Leslie
. The song was released as a digital download
on May 24, 2011.
during an interview with MTV. He had this to say about the single, "The way we put the record together was kind of how the video is playing out," Banks said about the song's inception. "I stopped by the studio, [Leslie] was working on a few sounds, and he plays everything, from the drums to the keys. So, he basically started, and I just started writing the verses, and it came to life".
Both Lloyd Banks and Ryan Leslie performed the song live at Hot 97 Summer Jam 2011, and it received a very good reception from the crowd.
and Long Island
. The video concept is about both Banks and Leslie putting a song together after not remembering what happened the night before. It's also about both men meeting so many women that they can't remember each of them. The video was directed by Armen Djerrahian and it was released as a download on May 24, 2011.
Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
' third album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More). The song was produced and features 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...
singer Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie
Anthony Ryan Leslie, known professionally as Ryan Leslie, is a Grammy nominated American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, entrepreneur, and singer. Founder of the media company NextSelection Lifestyle Group, Leslie has produced singles for a number of artists in a variety of genres...
. The song was released as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on May 24, 2011.
Background
The song was confirmed to be Lloyd's fifth single off of the album after he shot the video as well as confiming it in an interview with Cedes & DJ Chonz. Banks described the song as being inspired by the movie The HangoverThe Hangover (film)
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor...
during an interview with MTV. He had this to say about the single, "The way we put the record together was kind of how the video is playing out," Banks said about the song's inception. "I stopped by the studio, [Leslie] was working on a few sounds, and he plays everything, from the drums to the keys. So, he basically started, and I just started writing the verses, and it came to life".
Both Lloyd Banks and Ryan Leslie performed the song live at Hot 97 Summer Jam 2011, and it received a very good reception from the crowd.
Music video
The video for the song was shot in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. The video concept is about both Banks and Leslie putting a song together after not remembering what happened the night before. It's also about both men meeting so many women that they can't remember each of them. The video was directed by Armen Djerrahian and it was released as a download on May 24, 2011.
Release information
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 24, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
G-Unit Records G-Unit Records G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records... / EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
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