"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as a single in 1985.

It was written and composed by the record producer Keith Forsey and the guitarist Steve Schiff for the film The Breakfast Club (1985).

"[12] Forsey offered "Don't You (Forget About Me)" to Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, who declined as he was working on his album Boys and Girls (1985).

"[13] The record label, A&M, suggested Corey Hart, who had a hit at the time with "Sunglasses at Night", but Forsey did not think he was the right singer.

[14] Frequent Forsey collaborator Billy Idol also declined,[15] but would later record a version featured on his Greatest Hits album.

"[12] The Financial Times wrote that the chords "[helped] turn Forsey's sweet paean to teenage longing into a rousing, stadium-sized anthem".

[10][19] Cashbox said that "though the lyric theme is a simple enough declaration, the lead vocals and vivid orchestration make the tune complex and moving".

[30] In February 2021, indie folk band Boy & Bear along with Annie Hamilton covered "Don't You (Forget About Me)" for Australian youth radio station Triple J's Like a Version.

The music video – filmed inside Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England – was directed by Daniel Kleinman.

[33] It takes place in a darkened room with a chandelier, a rocking horse, a jukebox, and television sets displaying scenes from The Breakfast Club.