Don't Forget Your Roots (song)
| "Don't Forget Your Roots" | ||||
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| Single by Six60 | ||||
| from the album Six60 | ||||
| Released | 18 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Massive/Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ji Fraser, Matiu Walters | |||
| Six60 singles chronology | ||||
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"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.