Forget Me Nots
E834827
"Forget Me Nots" is a 1982 R&B and funk song by Patrice Rushen, best known for its catchy bassline and for inspiring the hook of Will Smith's "Men in Black."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forget Me Nots canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Patrice Rushen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Remind Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit
ⓘ
Billboard Hot Soul Singles top 10 hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineer | Peter Chaikin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ |
| hasBassPlayer | Freddie Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
La Bouche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tongue 'n' Cheek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHook | “send me forget me nots” ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary R&B
ⓘ
funk-influenced pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Forget Me Nots music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
catchy bassline
ⓘ
prominent saxophone riff ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic remembrance ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Straight from the Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Men in Black (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | post-disco classic ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 1980s R&B canon ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Patrice Rushen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:42 ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Patrice Rushen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Charles Mims Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrice Rushen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Baby Fingers Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCA Music Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-04-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| sampledBy | Will Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledIn | Men in Black (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usedIn | film Men in Black (via interpolation) ⓘ |
| writer |
Freddie Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrice Rushen NERFINISHED ⓘ Terri McFaddin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.