“Can’t Remember To Forget You” is the lead single from by Colombian singer-songwriter & artist Shakira‘s upcoming fourth English and overall tenth album – which is self-titled, Shakira.

The track features vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna.

The accompanying music video for “Can’t Remember to Forget You” was filmed by American director Joseph Kahn. On December 8, 2013, Shakira tweeted that she had finished shooting the video with Kahn.

The premiere of the video took place on January 30, 2014, and debuted during “Shakira: Off the Charts” a 30-min special 8:pm ET/PT on E! Online. The video was made available for streaming on Shakira’s VEVO profile on YouTube where it received more than 17.1 million views during its first 24 hours of availability. On February 9, 2014, the video reached 100 million views, becoming Shakira’s eighth VEVO Certified music video.

Lyrics for Shakira feat. Rihanna – Can’t Remember to Forget You

[Shakira:]
I left a note on my bedpost
Said not to repeat
Yesterday’s mistakes
What I tend to do
When it comes to you
I see only the good
Selective memory
The way you make me feel, yeah
You gotta hold on me
I’ve never met someone so different

Oh here we go
You part of me now
You part of me
So where you go I follow, follow, follow

Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me
The only memory is us kissing in the moonlight
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you

I can’t remember to forget you

[Rihanna:]
I go back again
Fall off the train
Land in his bed
Repeat yesterday’s mistakes
What I’m trying to say is not to forget
You see only the good, selective memory

The way he makes me feel like
The way he makes me feel
I never seemed to act so stupid
Oh here we go
He a part of me now
He a part of me
So where he goes I follow, follow, follow

[Chorus:]
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me
The only memory is us kissing in the moonlight
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you

I rob and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I’d give my last dime to hold him tonight
I do anything for that boy

I rob and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I’d give my last dime to hold him tonight
I do anything for that boy

Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me
The only memory is us kissing in the moonlight
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you

But when you look at me
The only memory is us kissing in the moonlight
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oooh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you

Listen to: Shakira feat. Rihanna – Can’t Remember To Forget You

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The song was co-written by Shakira, Rihanna, John Hill, Tom “Kid Harpoon” Hull, Daniel Ledinsky and Erik Hassle, while production was handled by Shakira, Hill and Hull.

The highly anticipated song premiered in mid January 2014, on Shakira’s official VEVO channel, and through RCA Records and Sony Latin Iberia. A Spanish-language version of the song, titled “Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte“, was released on January 21, 2014.