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. It was released to country radio on July 28, 2017 via Valory Music Group as the second single from his third studio album, '' Life Changes'' (2017). The song was written by Rhett,

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, Ashley Gorley and

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Content

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'' said that the song "examines a day at the start of a relationship from the vantage of its more mature present day." It features details about the narrator meeting his lover for the first time.

Videos

A lyric video was first released in July 2017, featuring Rhett performing in concert as well as video clips of him and his wife Lauren. A music video of a live performance at CMA Awards directed by Paul Miller premiered on CMT,

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in November 2017.

Critical reception

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'' both ranked the song number five on their lists of the greatest Thomas Rhett songs.

Commercial performance

"Unforgettable" debuted at No. 33 on the ''Billboard''s Country Airplay chart of August 12, 2017. The song was then released for sale, and it charted at No. 13 on the Hot Country Songs (chart date August 19, 2017), with 29,000 copies sold in the first week. The song has sold 293,000 copies in the United States as of February 2018.

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References

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