"Don't Forget Your Roots" is a single by New Zealand
rock
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band
Six60
Six60 are a New Zealand pop rock band formed in Dunedin, Otago in 2008. The band consists of Matiu Walters (lead vocals, guitar), Ji Fraser (lead guitar), Chris Mac (bass guitar), Marlon Gerbes (synthesiser), Hoani Matenga (bass guitar) and E ...
. It was released as on 18 July 2011 as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album. It reached number 2 on the
New Zealand Singles Chart
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.
In September 2019, Six60 re-recorded the song for ''Waiata / Anthems'', a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote
te Wiki o te Reo Māori
( en, Māori Language Week) is a government-sponsored initiative intended to encourage New Zealanders to promote the use of the Māori language which is an official language of the country. Māori Language Week is part of a broader movement to ...
(Māori Language Week). The new version, retitled "Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar
Tīmoti Kāretu
Sir Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu (born 29 April 1937) is a New Zealand academic of Māori language and performing arts. He served as the inaugural head of the Department of Māori at the University of Waikato, and rose to the rank of professor. He w ...
as is featured on the album, ''
Waiata / Anthems
''Waiata / Anthems'' is compilation album by New Zealand artists, whereby they re-record previous songs from English to Māori language. It was released in New Zealand 6 September 2019 and it debuted at number 1 on the Official New Zealand Music ...
''.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Don't Forget Your Roots" was first released onto YouTube on 13 July 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds. it was written as a remix version of "Dont Forget Your Roots"
Track listing
; Digital single
# "Don't Forget Your Roots" – 3:53
# "Don't Forget Your Roots" (Crushington Remix) – 3:41
# "Don't Forget Your Roots" (Damn Moroda remix) – 3:58
Chart performance
"Don't Forget Your Roots" debuted on the RIANZ charts at number 10 and has peaked to number 2.
Charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2011 singles
Six60 songs
Number-one singles in New Zealand
2011 songs