The song was originally in E Major and was switched to D Major (the direct opposite of “Time (You And I)”) in order to accommodate the band’s vocal ranges. Because of the key change, Laura Lee had to re-learn her bass part that she’d written months before and transpose it. It was the first time in K...
[Chorus]
Ooh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Ooh, never enough paper
Never enough letters
So we won't forget
[Verse]
Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself
[Chorus]
Ooh, every minute
Every hour
So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget
Ooh
[Bridge]
Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself
Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself
[Chorus]
Ooh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Ooh, never enough paper
Never enough letters
So we won't forget
Ooh, every minute
Every hour
So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
Ooh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Ooh, never enough paper
Never enough letters
So we won't forget
Ooh, every minute
Every hour
So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget
Ooh
[Outro]
Ooh, say you remember
For I think I've lost it
So We Won’t Forget was written by Laura Lee (Khruangbin) & Mark Speer & Khruangbin & Ochoa & Speer & Donald Johnson Jr..
So We Won’t Forget was produced by Steve Christensen & Khruangbin.
Khruangbin released So We Won’t Forget on Mon May 18 2020.
A May 2020 Rolling Stone article quotes the band saying:
Memory is a powerful thing. Now more than ever it’s important to tell the people you love that you love them, so that they don’t forget.