Don't Forget Your Roots (song)

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"Don't Forget Your Roots"
Six60 - Don't Forget Your Roots.jpg
Single by Six60
from the album Six60
Released18 July 2011
Recorded2010
Genre Pop rock, reggae fusion
Length3:53
Label Massive/Universal
Songwriter(s) Ji Fraser, Matiu Walters
Six60 singles chronology
"Rise Up 2.0"
(2011)		"Don't Forget Your Roots"
(2011)		"Only to Be"
(2011)

"Don't Forget Your Roots" is a single by New Zealand rock band Six60. It was released as on 18 July 2011 as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album. It reached number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Contents

In September 2019, Six60 re-recorded the song for Waiata / Anthems, a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). The new version, retitled "Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar Tīmoti Kāretu as is featured on the album, Waiata / Anthems . [1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Don't Forget Your Roots" was first released onto YouTube on 13 July 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds. it was written as a remix version of "Dont Forget Your Roots" [2]

Track listing

Digital single [3]
  1. "Don't Forget Your Roots" – 3:53
  2. "Don't Forget Your Roots" (Crushington Remix) – 3:41
  3. "Don't Forget Your Roots" (Damn Moroda remix) – 3:58

Chart performance

"Don't Forget Your Roots" debuted on the RIANZ charts at number 10 and has peaked to number 2.

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 2
New Zealand NZ Singles (RIANZ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
New Zealand NZ Singles (RIANZ)10

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Forget Your Roots"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [6] 11× Platinum330,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [7]
for Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots 		3× Platinum90,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
New Zealand18 July 2011 [8] Digital DownloadMassive Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ "Waiata / Anthems". iTunes. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "SIX60 - Don't Forget Your Roots". YouTube. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Don't Forget Your Roots". Spotify. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Six60 – Don't Forget Your Roots". Top 40 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – Don't Forget Your Roots". Radioscope. Retrieved 21 February 2025.Type Don't Forget Your Roots in the "Search:" field.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots". Radioscope. Retrieved 21 February 2025.Type Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots in the "Search:" field.
  8. ↑ "Don't Forget Your Roots - Single by Six60 on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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