Remember Me (Blue Boy song)

"Remember Me"
Single by Blue Boy
Released 1997
Format
Label Altra Moda Music (World)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lex Blackmore
Blue Boy singles chronology
"It's Up to You"
(1996)		 "Remember Me"
(1997)		 "Sandman"
(1997)

"It's Up to You"
(1996)		 "Remember Me"
(1997)		 "Sandman"
(1997)
Music video
"Remember Me" on YouTube

Remember Me is a 1997 song by Blue Boy. It peaked at No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1997[1] and number two on the American dance chart.[2]

Background

The track originally appeared on Mark Farina's remix album Mushroom Jazz Volume One. Jive Records got hold of it and earmarked it for single release. The radio edit was remixed by Sure Is Pure, who were also responsible for a remix of Lost in Music, and was released on the Pharm sublabel imprint.

The track is built around samples from "Woman of the Ghetto" by Marlena Shaw: "Remember me? I'm the one who had your babies, I", in reference to African-American maids raising white children for little pay, came from a live version, whereas the "ging, gi-gi-gi-gi-ging..." sample repeated throughout the song is the scat portion of the original song's refrain.[3] Shaw had the following to say about it:

Track listing

UK CD

Catalogue number CDPHARM1

  1. "Remember Me" (Sure Is Pure 7" edit) – 3:50
  2. "Remember Me" (original 12") – 7:04
  3. "Remember Me" (Sure Is Pure 12" remix) – 10:46
  4. "Remember Me" (Cavern 3 remix) – 10:11
  5. "Remember Me" (Rae and Christian remix) – 6:57
Europe CD

European release on Jive Records (catalogue number 051628-2)

  1. "Remember Me" (Sure Is Pure 7" edit) – 3:49
  2. "Remember Me" (original 7" edit) – 3:54
  3. "Remember Me" (Deep Zone club mix) – 7:30
  4. "Remember Me" (Dub Zone) – 8:30
  5. "Remember Me" (Sure Is Pure 12" remix) – 10:46
  6. "Remember Me" (original 12" mix) – 7:04
  7. "Remember Me" (Sub Dub) – 8:13

Cover versions

In late 2008, the Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala started performing this song as part of their live sets, eventually recording a cover version of it as a B-side to the "Sundown Syndrome" single. This cover became quite popular in Australia, reaching number 78 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009.[5]

In late 2010, Gianni Luminati of Walk off the Earth released a song on YouTube, "Jammin' a Hammock", playing 3 instruments simultaneously, while lying in a hammock; it is an interpretation of this song.[6]

In November 2012, British musician Daley sampled this song for his own composition "Remember Me", with the refrain sung by Jessie J.[7]

In 2013, the South African group Goldfish sampled the song for their track Three Second Memory. TheSouthAfrican.com called the song "Where to start? Obviously the title track, which takes the vocal sample "Remember Me" and builds around it to a level which justifies its standing as the basis of the album."[8]

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 42. 18 October 1997. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ "Why do people love to sample Marlene Shaw?". Electric Soul Show. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Pete. "MARLENA SHAW: California Soul II Soul". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hottest 100 2009". Triple J. ABC Online. 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jammin' a Hammock - Walk off the Earth" on YouTube
  7. ↑ Ferrol, Natalie. "Jessie J and Daley cover Blue Boy's Remember Me (I'm The One Who Had Your Babies)". MOBO Awards. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Hillyer, Tim (15 April 2014). "Album Review: 'Three Second Memory' – Goldfish". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. . TheSouthAfrican.com.
  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Blue Boy – Remember Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Blue Boy – Remember Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Blue Boy – Remember Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Blue Boy – Remember Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop Dance: 19/04/1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3285." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 25. 21 June 1997. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510. see last week position.
  16. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 24. 14 June 1997. p. 15. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Blue Boy: Remember Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Blue Boy – Remember Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Blue Boy – Remember Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn: Topp 40: Nr. 212 vikuna 13.3. '97 – 19.3. '97" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 March 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Blue Boy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 22. 31 May 1997. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Blue Boy - Remember Me" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Blue Boy – Remember Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Blue Boy – Remember Me". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 29. 19 July 1997. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510. see last week position.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Blue Boy – Remember Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Blue Boy – Remember Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  30. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  31. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1997". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  33. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  34. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1997" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  35. ↑ "Jahrescharts – 1997" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  37. ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 1997". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. . Hitlistan.se.
  38. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  39. ↑ "Hot Dance Club-Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. YE-44. ISSN 0006-2510.
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