# Please Remember Me > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Please_Remember_Me > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Please_Remember_Me.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Remember_Me > Source revision: 1310139982 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) "**Please Remember Me**" is a song co-written by American [country music](/source/Country_music) artist [Rodney Crowell](/source/Rodney_Crowell) with lyricist [Will Jennings](/source/Will_Jennings).[2] Originally recorded by Crowell for his 1995 album *[Jewel of the South](/source/Jewel_of_the_South)*,[3] his version was released as its lead (and only) single and peaked at number 69 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* country chart in early June. A later version was released by [Aaron Neville](/source/Aaron_Neville) and [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt), but was not released as a single.[3] ## Chart performance Chart (1995) Peak position ## Tim McGraw version Four years after the release of Crowell's version, [Tim McGraw](/source/Tim_McGraw) covered the song for his 1999 album *[A Place in the Sun](/source/A_Place_in_the_Sun_(Tim_McGraw_album))*. Released that year as the first single from that album, McGraw's cover reached the top of the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [Hot Country Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)) charts, a position that it held for five weeks.[2] The song was also McGraw's biggest solo hit on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), where it peaked at number 10. McGraw's rendition features [Patty Loveless](/source/Patty_Loveless) on harmony vocals.[1] ### Music video The music video for McGraw's cover was directed by Randee St. Nicholas, and premiered on CMT on March 26, 1999, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". In the video, McGraw sat on a bench in a beach, with the waves crashing, and showing clips from McGraw's previous videos, as well as McGraw singing in a mansion. ### Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lush and lovely ballad." She goes on to say that he is "surprisingly effective" on this pop-side release as he is usually best with traditional material. She finishes the review by saying that McGraw "seems to a newfound vocal maturity."[4] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, calling it "a lush and gorgeous ballad that is elevated by a Patty Loveless harmony vocal." He goes on to say that McGraw's "pleading performance gives the song its urgency, and the pop-flavored production, complete with strings, harkens back to the glory days of the Nashville sound."[5] The song ranks 96th on the RIAA 365 songs of the century list ### Track listing **UK Promo CD** 1. Please Remember Me 3:39 **Cassette Single** - A Please Remember Me 4:29 - B For A Little While 3:33 **US Single** 1. Please Remember Me 4:29 1. For A Little While 3:33 ### Chart performance "Please Remember Me" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. *Billboard* Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 1999. It reached number one and remained there for five consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "[Write This Down](/source/Write_This_Down_(song))" by [George Strait](/source/George_Strait). Chart (1999) Peak position #### End of year charts Chart (1999) Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 35 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 56 US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 5 ## Covers The Swedish country music-inspired dansband [Lasse Stefanz](/source/Lasse_Stefanz) recorded a Swedish version called "Tänk På Mig Ibland" on their 1996 album *Dig Ska Jag Älska*. It was covered by [John Barrowman](/source/John_Barrowman) on his 2007 album *[Another Side](/source/Another_Side_(John_Barrowman_album))*. *[American Idol](/source/American_Idol)* [season 10](/source/American_Idol_(season_10)) winner [Scotty McCreery](/source/Scotty_McCreery) covered this song to be used as the goodbye/exit song on the [11th season](/source/American_Idol_(season_11)) of *American Idol*. It was released on March 8, 2012.[9] Performed by [Danielle Bradbery](/source/Danielle_Bradbery) on Season 4 of *[The Voice](/source/The_Voice_(U.S.))*, Released: Jun 11, 2013.[10] ## References 1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). *Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008*. Record Research, Inc. pp. 272–273. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2. 1. Crowell, Rodney (13 December 2022). ["A Tale of Two Songs: Love lost, love found"](https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-119-winter-2022/a-tale-of-two-songs). No. 119. Oxford American. Retrieved 7 April 2024. 1. Shuster, Fred (1999-06-06). ["For McGraw, it starts with 1000s of songs"](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOR+MCGRAW,+IT+STARTS+WITH+1,000S+OF+SONGS.(L.A.+LIFE)-a083613386). *The (Los Angeles) Daily News*. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 1. *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_magazine)*, March 27, 1999 1. ["Retro Single Review: Tim McGraw, "Please Remember Me""](http://www.countryuniverse.net/2012/04/15/retro-single-review-tim-mcgraw-please-remember-me/). Country Universe. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-18. 1. ["RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9956&type=1&interval=24). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013. 1. ["Billboard Top 100 - 1999"](http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999). Longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 1. ["Best of 1999: Country Songs"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-country-songs). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. [Prometheus Global Media](/source/Prometheus_Global_Media). 1999. Retrieved August 25, 2012. 1. ["Scotty McCreery - American Idol 11 Exit Song "Please Remember Me" (Snip)"](http://www.mjsbigblog.com/scotty-mccreery-sings-american-idol-11-exit-song-please-remember-me-snip.htm). Mjsbigblog.com. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2015-09-18. 1. ["Please Remember Me (The Voice Performance) - Single by Danielle Bradbery on iTunes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140929024623/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/please-remember-me-voice-performance/id660069230). [iTunes](/source/ITunes). 2013-06-11. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/please-remember-me-voice-performance/id660069230) on September 29, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-18. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Please Remember Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Remember_Me) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Remember_Me?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.