Unforgettable (French Montana song)

"Unforgettable" is a song by Moroccan-American rapper French Montana featuring fellow American rapper and singer Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd. It was released by Epic and Bad Boy Records on April 7, 2017, as the joint-lead single from the former's second studio album Jungle Rules (2017), along with "No Pressure" (featuring Future).^[1] Produced by Jaegen, 1Mind, C.P Dubb, and Mike Will Made It, the song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it French Montana's highest-charting song and first as a lead artist to peak within the chart's top ten, and Swae Lee's first song to do so as a solo artist. Its accompanying music video has received over 1.7 billion views on YouTube as of 2025.^[2]

"Unforgettable"
Single by French Montana featuring Swae Lee
from the album Jungle Rules
Released	April 7, 2017
Recorded	2016
Genre	Dancehall hyphy
Length	3:53
Label	Epic Bad Boy Coke Boys
Songwriter(s)	Karim Kharbouch Khalif Brown Christopher Washington J. Aujla McCulloch Sutphin Michael Williams
Producer(s)	Jaegen 1Mind C.P Dubb Mike Will Made It
French Montana singles chronology
"No Pressure" (2017) "Unforgettable" (2017) "A Lie" (2017)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Ball Out the Lot" (2016) "Unforgettable" (2017) "Guatemala" (2018)
Music video
"Unforgettable" on YouTube

"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.

With this song, French Montana became the first African-born artist to have a diamond certified song.^[3][4][5]

Background

French Montana premiered the song on November 9, 2016 (his birthday) where it featured Swae Lee and Jeremih.^[6] The song was later re-mixed and mastered for its release as a single on April 7, 2017, alongside "No Pressure" featuring Future. After the release of "Unforgettable," streaming platforms updated the song to include a production credit from Mike Will Made It.^[7][8][1] The song has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as well as platinum or multi-platinum in over sixteen countries.

Composition

"Unforgettable" is a dancehall and hip hop song.^[9] 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.^[10]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on April 13, 2017, on French Montana's Vevo account on YouTube.^[11] The video was shot in Kampala, Uganda. It was directed by French Montana and Spiff TV and includes Ugandan young dance group Triplets Ghetto Kids. As of May 2024, the video has over 1.6 billion views on YouTube.^[11]

Remixes and cover versions

"Unforgettable (Remix)"
Remix by French Montana featuring Swae Lee and Mariah Carey
Released	August 25, 2017
Length	4:04
Label	Epic Bad Boy Coke Boys
Songwriter(s)	Karim Kharbouch Khalif Brown Christopher Washington Jake Aujla McCulloch Sutphin
Producer(s)	Jaegen 1Mind C.P Dubb Mike Will Made It
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Infamous" (2017) "Unforgettable (Remix)" (2017) "The Star" (2017)

A version featuring Swae Lee with an additional verse by Slim Jxmmi, the other member of Rae Sremmurd, was released on May 26, 2017.

On June 26, 2017, a Spanish version performed by Colombian singer J Balvin was released.

Another freestyle turned cover features late American rapper, PnB Rock.^[12]

There is also a remix (as well as an acoustic version) featuring American singer Mariah Carey.^[13]

Use in media

The song is featured in an episode of Grown-ish.^[14]

The song was performed by 16-year-old Zhavia on the first episode of the Fox series The Four: Battle for Stardom, winning against Elanese, and dethroning her from one of the four seats.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Unforgettable" (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:53
2. "Unforgettable" (featuring Swae Lee) [Clean] – 3:53

• J Hus & Jae5 Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (J Hus & Jae5 Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:46

• Major Lazer Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (Major Lazer Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:16

• Latin Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (with J Balvin) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:34
2. "Unforgettable" (with J Balvin) (featuring Swae Lee) [Clean] – 3:34

• Tiësto & Dzeko's AFTR:HRS Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (Tiësto & Dzeko's AFTR:HRS Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:40

• Mariah Carey Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:53
2. "Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (featuring Swae Lee) [Clean] – 3:53
3. "Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (Acoustic) (featuring Swae Lee) – 4:04
4. "Unforgettable" (with Mariah Carey) (Acoustic) (featuring Swae Lee) [Clean] – 4:04

• Slushii Remix

1. "Unforgettable" (Slushii Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) – 3:07
2. "Unforgettable" (Slushii Remix) (featuring Swae Lee) [Clean] – 3:07

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 7 Australia Urban (ARIA)[16] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 3 Colombia (National-Report)[21] 53 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[22] 12 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[23] 64 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 18 Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 6 France (SNEP)[26] 3 Germany (GfK)[27] 6 Hungary (Single Top 40)[28] 14 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[29] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 2 Israel (Media Forest)[31] 6 Italy (FIMI)[32] 67 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[33] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35] 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[36] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[37] 11 Panama (Monitor Latino)[38] 14 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[39] 9 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[40] 62 Portugal (AFP)[41] 2 Romania TV Airplay (Media Forest)[42] 7 Scotland (OCC)[43] 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[44] 51 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[45] 14 Slovenia (SloTop50)[46] 50 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[47] 46 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[50] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[51] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[52] 42 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[53] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[54] 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[55] 9 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[56] 1 Chart (2024) Peak position Global 200 (Billboard)[57] 133

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[58] 21 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[59] 16 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[60] 64 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[61] 42 Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[62] 168 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[63] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten)[64] 9 France (SNEP)[65] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[66] 9 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[67] 33 Israel (Media Forest)[68] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[69] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[70] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[71] 12 Portugal (AFP)[72] 3 Romania (Airplay 100)[73] 45 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[74] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[75] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[76] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[77] 15 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[78] 21 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[79] 5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[80] 37 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[81] 1 Chart (2018) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[82] 55 France (SNEP)[83] 139 Portugal (AFP)[84] 64 UK Singles (OCC)[85] 73 Chart (2024) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[86] 152 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[87] 48 UK Singles (OCC)[88] 26 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[89] 49

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[90]	13× Platinum	910,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[91]	Platinum	30,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[92]	Platinum	20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[93]	Diamond	800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[94]	3× Platinum	270,000‡
France (SNEP)[95]	Diamond	233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[96]	3× Platinum	1,200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[97]	2× Platinum	200,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[98]	3× Platinum	180,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[99]	Platinum	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[100]	7× Platinum	210,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[101]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[102]	6× Platinum	60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[103]	2× Platinum	120,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[104]	5× Platinum	200,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[105]	4× Platinum	80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[106]	6× Platinum	3,600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[107]	11× Platinum	11,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[108]	3× Platinum	6,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	April 7, 2017	Digital download	Original	Epic Bad Boy Coke Boys
United States	April 18, 2017	Rhythmic contemporary			[109]
Various	June 9, 2017	Digital download	J Hus & Jae5 Remix
			Major Lazer Remix
	August 2, 2017		Latin Remix
Italy	August 18, 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Original	Sony	[110]
Various	August 25, 2017	Digital download	Mariah Carey Remix	Epic Bad Boy Coke Boys
			Mariah Carey Acoustic Remix
			Tiësto vs. Dzeko AFTR:HRS remix
	September 8, 2017		Slushii Remix

See also

• List of highest-certified singles in Australia