Not Forgotten (song)

"Not Forgotten"
Single by Leftfield
Released	30 April 1990 [1]
Genre	Progressive house trance
Length	6:39
Label	Outer Rhythm Rhythm King
Songwriter	Neil Barnes
Producers	Neil Barnes Mat Clark
Leftfield singles chronology
"Not Forgotten" (1990) "More Than I Know" (1991)

"Not Forgotten" is the first single released by English electronic duo Leftfield; however, Paul Daley was not involved in the song's creation. The song was written by Neil Barnes and released only on 12" in 1990 on the Outer Rhythm record label, ^[2] published by Rhythm King Music.

Background

"Not Forgotten" served as Leftfiled's debut single. Within four years of its release, "Not Forgotten" saw them become the most influential production team working in British dance music. It opened up a generation of DJs and record producers to dub and tribal percussion while inadvertently creating progressive house along the way. ^[3]

Reception

Mixmag praised the seminal single as an important step forward for British house music. The magazine declared, "If any one record could be said to be responsible for finally making British house more respectable than its American and European cousins, 'Not Forgotten' was it. No longer would British house heads be constantly looking over their shoulders at New York, Ghent, Milan and Berlin. 'Not Forgotten' and subsequent Leftfield classics like 'Release the Pressure' and 'Song of Life' were the cement that welded a whole new British house scene together. London proudly joined the league of house capitals. British dance music has never looked back." ^[3]

Track listing

• Vinyl 12"

A. "Not Forgotten" – 6:40

B1. "Not Forgotten" (Fateh's on the Case) – 6:13

B2. "Not Forgotten" (Dub) – 4:48

Charts

Chart (1990-1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	120
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [4]	23

References

1. Music Week New singles- 28 April issue, page 45
2. Leftfield – Not Forgotten Released on Outer Rhythm in 1990, with the catalog number FOOT 3 and under the format Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM in the United Kingdom
3. "Burn Bassbins Burn". Mixmag . February 1995.
4. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 5 December 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2025.