Remember When (Alan Jackson song)

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"Remember When"
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Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Greatest Hits Volume II
ReleasedOctober 27, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Country
Length4:30
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Alan Jackson
Producer(s) Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
(2003)
"Remember When"
(2003)
"Hey, Good Lookin'"
(2004)

"Remember When" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in October 2003 as the second and final single from his compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume II , it spent two weeks at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2004 and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] The song has since become one of Jackson's most beloved tracks.

Contents

Content

In "Remember When", Jackson looks back on his life with his wife. He describes their love from their first time together, through raising their children, and describes how he and his wife will "remember when" the children were young after they are old.

Critical reception

Billboard called the single "the most poignant, well written country song to hit the format in a long time." [2]

"Remember When" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 2003, [3] and reached number one on the chart. The song was certified four-times platinum by the RIAA on May 22, 2023, [4] and has sold 1,571,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on January 12, 2004. It features Jackson singing the song while sitting on a stool playing a guitar, as home movie footage of Jackson's childhood and life plays in the background. He is also seen in some scenes dancing with his wife, Denise.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] 4× Platinum4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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