"Unforgettable" is a song by Moroccan American rapper

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featuring the hip-hop duo

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. It was released through

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and

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on April 7, 2017, as one of the

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s from his second studio album '' Jungle Rules'', along with "No Pressure". Produced by Jaegen, 1Mind, C.P Dubb, the song peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it French Montana's first song as a lead artist to reach the top 10 of that chart and Swae Lee's first as a solo artist. The official music video for "Unforgettable" has received over 1.4 billion views on

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. "Unforgettable" has reached the top 10 in 15 countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lebanon, Norway, Scotland, and Spain.

Background

French Montana leaked the song in November 2016 which featured Swae Lee and added

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. The song was later re-mixed and mastered and was released as an official single on April 7, 2017, alongside "No Pressure" featuring

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. The song has been certified Diamond and Multi Platinum in over sixteen countries and Diamond in the US alone by the

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Composition

"Unforgettable" is a

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and hip hop song. According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of G♯ minor with a tempo of 98 beats per minute.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on April 13, 2017, on French Montana's

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account on

. The video was shot in

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. It was directed by French Montana and Spiff TV and includes Ugandan young dance group known as the Triplets Ghetto Kids. , the video has over 1.4 billion views on YouTube.

Remixes and cover versions

A version featuring Swae Lee with an additional verse by Slim Jxmmi, the other member of

, was released on May 26, 2017. On June 26, 2017, a Spanish version performed by Colombian singer

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was released. There is also a remix (as well as an acoustic version) featuring American singer

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Use in media

The song is featured in an episode of ''

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''. The song was performed by 16-year-old Zhavia on the first episode of the

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Track listing

*Digital download #"Unforgettable" (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:53 #"Unforgettable" (featuring Swae Lee)

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– 3:53 *J Hus & Jae5 Remix #"Unforgettable" (

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Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:46 *Major Lazer Remix #"Unforgettable" (

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Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:16 *Latin Remix #"Unforgettable" (with

) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:34 #"Unforgettable" (with J Balvin) (featuring Swae Lee)

– 3:34 *Tiësto & Dzeko's AFTR:HRS Remix #"Unforgettable" (

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& Dzeko's AFTR:HRS Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:40 *Mariah Carey Remix #"Unforgettable" (with

) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:53 #"Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (featuring Swae Lee)

– 3:53 #"Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (Acoustic) (featuring Swae Lee) – 4:04 #"Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (Acoustic) (featuring Swae Lee)

– 4:04 *Slushii Remix #"Unforgettable" (

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Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:07 #"Unforgettable" (Slushii Remix) (featuring Swae Lee)

– 3:07

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References

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