Don't Forget Your Roots (song)

"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.

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.

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"

Track listing Digital single "Don't Forget Your Roots" – 3:53 "Don't Forget Your Roots" (Crushington Remix) – 3:41 "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) PeakpositionNew Zealand NZ Singles (RIANZ)1

Year-end charts Chart (2011) PeakpositionNew Zealand NZ Singles (RIANZ)10

Certifications

Release history RegionDateFormatLabelNew Zealand18 July 2011Digital DownloadMassive Entertainment

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