I Don't Remember (Peter Gabriel song)
"I Don't Remember" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album Peter Gabriel | ||||
B-side | "Shosholoza" (US) "Intruder" (Canada) | |||
Released | September 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Ashcombe House, Somerset | |||
Genre | Post-punk, post-progressive | |||
Length | 4:42 (album version) 3:23 (US single version) 3:39 (Canada single version) | |||
Label | Charisma (UK) Geffen (North America) Mercury (Original US LP pressing) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel Peter Walsh David Lord Steve Lillywhite | |||
Peter Gabriel singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Remember (Live)" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album Plays Live | ||||
Released | July 4, 1983 | |||
Recorded | December 1982 | |||
Venue | United States | |||
Length | 4:55 | |||
Label | Charisma | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel Peter Walsh Steve Lillywhite | |||
Peter Gabriel singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Remember" is a song written and recorded by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released as the fourth and final single from his third eponymous studio album in 1980. Although originally only released as an A-side single in the United States and Canada, a live version released with the album Plays Live (1983) reached No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 75 in Britain for 4 weeks.[1] The song was included in Gabriel's compilation album Shaking the Tree (1990) and two different versions were included in Flotsam and Jetsam (2019).
Background & Recording[]
The song was performed by Gabriel on the tour to promote his second eponymous studio album, having debuted on concert on 23 August 1978.[2][3]
A studio recording of "I Don't Remember" was first made at Trident Studios, London in Autumn 1978 during a day off on the tour, by Gabriel and his backing band - which consisted of bassist Tony Levin, drummer Jerry Marotta, guitarist Sid McGinnis and synthesizer player Larry Fast.[4] This marked the beginning of work on his third studio album. This early studio version of the song was originally planned to be released as the A-side of the first single from the album in Europe and Japan, however a Charisma Records executive thought the guitar solos were not radio-friendly.[5] This version was later used as the B-side of the single "Games Without Frontiers" from Peter Gabriel (3: Melt) in those territories.
Track listing[]
12" US/Canada single (1980)[]
- "I Don't Remember" – 5:56
- "Shosholoza" – 5:19
- "Biko (Remixed Version)" – 8:58
- "Here Comes The Flood" – 4:57
7" US single (1980)[]
- "I Don't Remember" – 3:23
- "Shosholoza" – 5:22
7" Canada single (1980)[]
- "I Don't Remember" – 3:39
- "Intruder" – 5:00
Live version[]
7" UK single (1983)[]
- "I Don't Remember" – 4:58
- "Solsbury Hill" – 4:43
- "Kiss of Life" – 5:12
12" UK single (1983)[]
- "I Don't Remember" – 4:58
- "Solsbury Hill" – 4:43
- "Kiss of Life" – 5:12
- "Games Without Frontiers" – 3:27
- "Family Snapshot" – 4:57
Personnel[]
- Peter Gabriel — vocals, piano, synthesizer
- Larry Fast — processing
- David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
- Robert Fripp – electric guitar
- Dave Gregory — electric guitar
- Tony Levin – Chapman Stick
- Jerry Marotta — drums
Charts[]
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] | 62 |
Cover versions[]
- English singer Kate Bush sang the song with Peter Gabriel on May 12, 1979, at a memorial concert at the Hammersmith Odeon for Bill Duffield, a lighting director who died during Bush's 'Tour of Life' tour.[7][8]
- Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite recorded a cover of the song for his 1988 studio album, Edge. His cover samples the drumbeat of "Big Time", another song by Peter Gabriel.[9]
References[]
- ^ "I Don't Remember". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otiHcmbk01w
- ^ "I Don't Remember by Peter Gabriel song statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "PETER GABRIEL 2 (album 1978, tour 1978)". synergy-emusic.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "I Don't Remember". Kate Bush Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "I Don't Remember". Kate Bush Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel – I Don't Remember feat. Kate Bush, London 1979". YouTube. February 8, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "I Don't Remember". YouTube. January 18, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
External links[]
- 'Peter Gabriel – I Don't Remember' Music Video on YouTube / Directed by Marcello Anciano, produced by Eric Fellner / (C) EMI Music Publishing, 1983
- Lyrics to this song on Genius
- Peter Gabriel songs
- 1980 songs
- 1980 singles
- 1983 singles
- Songs written by Peter Gabriel
- Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite
- Charisma Records singles
- Geffen Records singles
- Mercury Records singles
- Post-punk songs