Don't Forget Who You Are

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Don't Forget Who You Are
Don't Forget Who You Are Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 June 2013 (2013-06-03)
Genre Indie rock
Length32:42
Label Columbia
Producer Ian Broudie
Miles Kane chronology
Give Up
(2013)
Don't Forget Who You Are
(2013)
Coup de Grace
(2018)
Singles from Don't Forget Who You Are
  1. "Give Up"
    Released: 22 February 2013
  2. "Don't Forget Who You Are"
    Released: 3 June 2013
  3. "Taking Over"
    Released: 19 August 2013
  4. "Better Than That"
    Released: 14 October 2013

Don't Forget Who You Are is the second studio album by indie-rock musician Miles Kane. It was released on 3 June 2013 under Columbia Records. The album title is named from the second song off the album, "Don't Forget Who You Are" which was featured in the video game FIFA 14 , while "Give Up" is featured in EA Sports UFC .

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
'NME'8/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [6]

Track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taking Over" Miles Kane, Ian Broudie 3:25
2."Don't Forget Who You Are"Kane, Ian Broudie3:22
3."Better Than That"Kane, Andy Partridge 2:56
4."Out of Control"Kane, Ian Broudie, Guy Chambers 3:16
5."Bombshells"Kane, Ian Broudie2:16
6."Tonight"Kane, Kid Harpoon 2:59
7."What Condition Am I In?"Kane, Andy Partridge2:32
8."Fire in My Heart"Kane, Paul Weller 2:51
9."You're Gonna Get It"Kane, Paul Weller2:32
10."Give Up"Kane, Kid Harpoon2:45
11."Darkness in Our Hearts"Kane, Andy Partridge3:40
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Start of Something Big"Kane, Paul Weller2:17
13."Caught in the Act"Kane, Kid Harpoon2:55
14."First of My Kind"Kane, Eugene McGuinness, Alex Turner 3:13

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