Released October 27, 2003 Recorded 2002–2003 Length 4:30 | Format Promo-only CD single Genre Country Label Arista Nashville | |
"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.
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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 grown.
Reception
Billboard called the single "the most poignant, well written country song to hit the format in a long time."
"Remember When" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 2003, and reached number one on the chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 31, 2005, and has sold 1,571,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and was released in January 2004.