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I Remember You (Skid Row song)

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"I Remember You"
Single by Skid Row
from the album Skid Row
B-side
  • "Makin' a Mess"
  • "Big Guns" (live)
ReleasedNovember 1989
GenreGlam metal[1][2][3][4]
Length5:14
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Wagener
Skid Row singles chronology
"18 and Life"
(1989) 		"I Remember You"
(1989) 		"Monkey Business"
(1991)

"I Remember You" is a song by American heavy metal band Skid Row. It was released in November 1989 as the third single from their eponymous debut album. Composed as a power ballad, it was written by bandmates Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. It reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the Album Rock Tracks in early 1990, being their second and last US Top 10 hit. The song also charted at number two in New Zealand, number 12 in Ireland and Australia, number 14 in Canada, number 18 in Finland, and number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2003, Skid Row, this time featuring new lead singer Johnny Solinger (died in 2021), recorded a second version of the song entitled "I Remember You Two." The song appears in the album Thickskin.

Background

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Bassist Rachel Bolan said, "'I Remember You' was just that one thing that kind of came out the way it did, and it was something that wasn't planned. It was a cool chord progression that Snake had, and I wrote some lyrics, and we worked on it."[5]

Before releasing it on their debut album in 1989, Skid Row performed the song in numerous small clubs and bars, and the ballad was popular with women. However, Skid Row did not want to be known as a "chick band", and Bolan and guitarist Snake hesitated to include the song on the album. However, singer Sebastian Bach and the record label saw the potential in the song, and persuaded the addition of the track.[5]

Reception

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The song was described by Ultimate Classic Rock as an "explosive power ballad".[6] In a 2007 interview, vocalist Sebastian Bach commented, "'I Remember You' was the number-one prom song in the United States of America in the year 1990....You talk about making memories! Literally the whole country of America did their prom dance to 'I Remember You' one year, and that's a real heavy memory to beat."[7]

Track listings

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7-inch and cassette single[8][9]

  1. "I Remember You" – 5:10
  2. "Makin' a Mess" – 3:38

UK 12-inch single and European maxi-CD single[10][11]

A1. "I Remember You"
B1. "Makin' a Mess"
B2. "Big Guns" (live)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Atlantic
Japan January 1, 1990 Mini-CD [25]
United Kingdom March 19, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [26]
April 9, 1990
  • Special 7-inch vinyl
  • special 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [27]
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The song appears in the film adaptation of Rock of Ages, when Drew (Diego Boneta) and Sherrie (Julianne Hough) are in Tower Records at the beginning of the film. The song also appears in the episode of South Park called "Guitar Queer-O", where Stan Marsh visits Kyle Broflovski after having a fight. The fictional group Queens of Dogtown covered the song in the fourth season of Californication.

References

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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Scott (January 4, 2007). "THE B LIST: FAVORITE HAIR-METAL POWER BALLADS". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Bennet, J (February 13, 2015). "Cue the Guitar Solos, Here Are Ten Hott Hair Metal Love Ballads for Valentine's Day". www.vice.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Every Rose Has Its Thorn: A Tribute to the Syrupy-Sweet Sounds of '80s Hair-Metal Ballads". SPIN. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wilkening, Matthew (November 18, 2019). "Skid Row Fought 'Tooth and Nail' Before Taping 'I Remember You'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Rolli, Bryan (November 24, 2023). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Sebastian Bach Is Charged Up". Sleaze Roxx. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  8. ^ I Remember You (US & Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). Skid Row. Atlantic Records. 1989. 7-88886.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ I Remember You (US & Australian cassette single sleeve). Skid Row. Atlantic Records. 1989. 4-88886.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ I Remember You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Skid Row. Atlantic Records. 1990. A8886T, 7567-86215-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ I Remember You (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Skid Row. Atlantic Records. 1990. A 8886 CD, 7567-86215-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Skid Row – I Remember You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6713." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 14. April 7, 1990. p. V. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Remember You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Skid Row – I Remember You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Skid Row Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "Skid Row Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  21. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1990". No. 50. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  22. ^ "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  23. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1990 – Longbored Surfer – Charts". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  25. ^ "アイ・リメンバー・ユー | スキッド・ロウ" [I Remember You | Skid Row] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  26. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. March 17, 1990. p. 39.
  27. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. April 7, 1990. p. 29.
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