Remembering the First Time

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"Remembering the First Time"
RememberingTheFirstTime.jpg
Single by Simply Red
from the album Life
Released4 December 1995 (1995-12-04)[1]
Genre
Length4:44
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Mick Hucknall
Producer(s)Mick Hucknall[2]
Simply Red singles chronology
"Fairground"
(1995) 		"Remembering the First Time"
(1995) 		"Never Never Love"
(1996)
Music video
"Remembering the First Time" on YouTube

"Remembering the First Time" is a 1995 song by British soul and pop band Simply Red. Written by frontman Mick Hucknall, it was featured on the album Life and reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart when released in December 1995. The song also peaked at number 7 in Iceland, number 19 in Spain, and number 23 in the Netherlands. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 80 in December 1995.

Critical reception[]

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann described "Remembering the First Time" as a "promising song".[3] Swedish newspaper Expressen wrote that it "is like browsing a tribute book about modern soul music; - Chic guitar, Dr. Dre synth, house piano and a breath-taking wind instrument arrangement that is sent down from the sky with Federal Express."[4] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian noted the song's "oscillating keyboard note".[5] Music Week rated it five out of five, adding that it "is bound to follow in the footsteps of its successor, with the same up-beat melody and a refrain to stir heartstrings nationwide."[6] Brad Beatnik from the magazine's RM Dance Update gave it four out of five, saying that "it might not be as immediate" as "Fairground", but "is still a convincing combination of club class and commercial hooks."[7] Calvin Bush from Muzik complimented Hucknall for picking the right remixer for the track, adding, "Here, Dave Valentine's Self Preservation Society bin Mick's vocals, put their heads down and happily march to acid house land aimed with lancing beats and smokescreen strings".[8] Pop Rescue deemed it "upbeat", with some piano and bassline "carrying Mick's vocals along."[9]

Music video[]

The music video for "Remembering the First Time" was directed by Michael Geoghegan.[10]

Track listings[]

EW015CD1

  1. "Remembering the First Time" (radio disco mix) (4:36)
  2. "Remembering the First Time" (album version) (4:42)
  3. "Enough" (live) (5:45)
  4. "A New Flame" (live) (4:35)

EW015CD2

  1. "Remembering the First Time" (Extended Cool Disco Mix) (5:30)
  2. "Remembering the First Time" (SPS Mambo Mix) (9:00)
  3. "Remembering the First Time" (Satoshi Tomiie Classic 12-inch mix) (8:51)
  4. "Remembering the First Time" (Too Precious 12-inch dub) (7:14)
  5. "Remembering the First Time" (Remembering the Ambient Times)

EW015C cassette

  1. "Remembering the First Time" (radio disco mix) (4:36)
  2. "Remembering the First Time" (Too Precious 12-inch mix) (7:14)

Charts[]

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 80
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[14] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 30
Scotland (OCC)[17] 23
Spain (AFYVE)[18] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 22
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[20] 3

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 December 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 30 June 2021. Misprinted as 3 December. The albums section uses the correct date.
  2. ^ "Mick Hucknall – Simply Red – Official Site » Remembering The First Time".
  3. ^ "Simply Red - Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Expressen. 6 October 1995.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (13 October 1995). "Your essential guide to the week's CD releases". p. 14. The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 November 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ Beatnik, Brad (2 December 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 9. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Singles" (PDF). Muzik. 1 February 1996. p. 74. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. ^ "REVIEW: "LIFE" BY SIMPLY RED (CD, 1995)". Pop Rescue. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Remembering The First Time (1995) by Simply Red". IMVDb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.11.1995–01.12.1995)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 November 1995. p. 60. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Simply Red - Remembering The First Time" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Simply Red – Remembering the First Time". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  20. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 May 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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