Don't Forget to Pray

"Don't Forget to Pray"
Single by Anatii and AKA
from the album Be Careful What You Wish For
Language	Xhosa
Released	2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:25
Label	Yal Entertainment Beam Group Universal Music South Africa
Composer(s)	Simangaliso Surprise Nzimande Mpilo Shabangu
Lyricist(s)	Kiernan Forbes Anathi Bhongo Mnyango
Producer(s)	Anathi Bhongo Mnyango Kiernan Forbes Dan Joffe
AKA and Anatii singles chronology
"10 Fingers" (2017) "Don't Forget to Pray" (2017) "Holy Mountain" (2017)
AKA singles chronology
"Caiphus Song" (2017) "Don't Forget to Pray" (2017) "Kolole (Coke Studio Africa)" (2017)
Anatii singles chronology
"10 Fingers" (2017) "Don't Forget to Pray" (2017) "Thixo Onofefe" (2017)
Music video
"Don't Forget to Pray (Official music video)"
Official audio
"Don't Forget to Pray"
Audio sample
A 29-seconds sample of "Don't Forget to Pray" file help

"Don't Forget to Pray" is a single of South African singer-songwriter and record producer Anatii and rapper AKA from their collaborative studio album Be Careful What You Wish For (2017), it was released 2 May 2017 through Yal Entertainment and Vth Season under exclusive license from Universal Music South Africa.[1] The single premiered on Beats1 in the United States,[2] and was praised by the Hot 97 host Ebro Darden.[3]

Music video

Executive produced by AKA and directed by Alessio Bettocchi, the visuals to "Don't Forget to Pray" premiered on Channel O on the 1st of September 2017,[4][5] and was published on YouTube on 5 September 2017. As of November 2023 the music video is sitting on 2,7 million views on YouTube.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Don't Forget to Pray"

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Recipient/Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2017	South African Hip Hop Awards	Song of the Year	"Don't Forget to Pray"	Nominated	[6]
2018	South African Music Awards	Record of the Year		Nominated	[7][8]

References

1. yomzansi (4 May 2017). "AKA and ANATII to debut new single 'Don't Forget to Pray' on Beats 1". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
2. "AKA and Anatii's 'Don't Forget To Pray' premieres in the USA". ECR. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
3. "AKA and Anatii bowl over US radio star Ebro". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
4. Ntsinde, Mandisa. "REVIEW: AKA & Anatii- Don't Forget to Pray". www.zkhiphani.co.za. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
5. jonathan (12 September 2017). "AKA, Anatii - 'Don't forget to pray'". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
6. "AKA leads SA Hip Hop Awards with 17 noms". www.iol.co.za. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
7. "All you need to know about 24th SAMAs". SowetanLIVE. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
8. Masemola, Mokgethwa. "HIP-HOP VS HOUSE FOR #SAMA24 RECORD OF THE YEAR!". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.