Remember the Time

This article is about the Michael Jackson song. For the Grey's Anatomy episode, see Remember the Time (Grey's Anatomy).

"Remember the Time"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Dangerous
B-side"Come Together"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1992 (1992-01-14)
RecordedFebruary 1991[2][3]
Genre
Length3:59
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Jackson
  • Teddy Riley
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Black or White"
(1991) 		"Remember the Time"
(1992) 		"In the Closet"
(1992)
Music video
"Remember the Time" on YouTube

"Remember the Time" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on January 14, 1992, as the second single from Jackson's eighth studio album, Dangerous (1991). The song was written and composed by Teddy Riley, Jackson and Bernard Belle, and produced by Riley and Jackson. The song's lyrics are written about remembering having fallen in love with someone.

"Remember the Time" was generally well received by contemporary critics. The song was commercially successful, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart as well as the Mainstream Top 40 chart. It is certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally, the song was a Top 10 hit in nine countries, peaking at number 1 in New Zealand, number 2 in Spain and number 3 in the United Kingdom.

A nine-minute music video directed by John Singleton, was released for the song and broadcast live on Fox, BET and MTV on February 2, 1992, the video received a Nielsen Rating of 13.1 on Fox.[4] The video is set in Ancient Egypt and features appearances of Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Iman, Tommy "Tiny" Lister and Magic Johnson. It has appeared on the video albums: Dangerous: The Short Films,[5] Video Greatest Hits – HIStory[6] and Michael Jackson's Vision. The music video, along with other videos from Dangerous, was frequently shown on MTV.[5]

  1. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Jackson: Recording Dangerous with Teddy Riley | MusicRadar". Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Post here if you worked on Michael Jackson's DANGEROUS album - Page 34 - Gearslutz". Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Nielsen Prime-Time Ratings For The Week. The Albany Herald. Here are the Primetime ratings compiled by Nielsen for Jan 27 to Feb 2. A rating point equals the percentage of the Nation's 92.1 Million TV Homes - Remember the Time - 13.1 Rating
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