Elvis didn't want to record this song because he thought it was too Country, so drummer Johnny Bernero from Memphis was added to the mix. Up until this time there was only Scotty Moore on guitar, Bill Bass on bass and Elvis on rhythm guitar. This added an uptempo beat - Elvis liked it and recorded the song, which became a Country hit.
This is one of just 10 songs Elvis recorded for Sun Records, where he got his start. The song was also recorded by Sun artists Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The song was written by Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler. The latter had already written Presley's "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" when he had the idea for this tune "At that time, I was on the kick of catchy titles," Kesler recalled. "When I began to think about that phrase, it just expanded into 'I forgot to remember to forget her.' From there, I started working on it, and it all fell together."
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