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"I Will Remember You" is a song written by
Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is '' Surfacing'', for which she won two Grammy Awards (ou ...
,
Séamus Egan Séamus Egan is an Irish-American musician. Early days Séamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Mike and Ann Egan. At the age of three his parents moved the family back home to County Mayo, Ireland. He learned acc ...
and Dave Merenda. The original inspiration came from Seamus Egan's instrumental song, "Weep Not for the Memories", which appeared on his album ''A Week in January'' (1990). McLachlan and Merenda added lyrics and modified the melody for her version. The song first appeared on the soundtrack for the movie ''
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'' in 1995 and was released the same year, when it peaked at number 65 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 in Canada. It was also featured on McLachlan's 1996 remix album, ''
Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff ''Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff'' is a 1996 album by Sarah McLachlan. It is a compilation of tracks that McLachlan recorded for film soundtracks, remixes of her own songs, covers of songs by other artists, and material that she recorded in c ...
''. The ''Rarities'' version of the song has three verses, the first of which is omitted during live performances, as heard on her 1999 album '' Mirrorball''. In 1999 McLachlan released the live version of the song from ''Mirrorball''; this release peaked at number 14 in the United States on July 20, 1999, and number 10 in Canada on July 26, topping the country's adult contemporary chart on August 16 and August 23. The live version went Gold in the United States and earned McLachlan her second
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in 2000 (after winning for "
Building a Mystery "Building a Mystery" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan from her fourth studio album, '' Surfacing'' (1997). At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities t ...
" in 1998 and being nominated for "
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" in 1999). McLachlan performed the song during an "in memoriam" slide show at the
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, held on September 20, 2009.


Critical reception

'' Billboard'' reviewer Brett Atwood praised the vocal delivery on the studio version along with the "detailed" guitar and piano lines. Steve Baltin from '' Cash Box'' picked it as a Pick of the Week, writing, "McLachlan’s contribution to the soundtrack of ''
The Brothers McMullen ''The Brothers McMullen'' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Edward Burns. It deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they ...
'' is as good a
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as will be released this year. Against an alternately sparse and lush arrangement, the Canadian with the voice of an angel beautifully asks the age-old question, “will you remember me when all is said and done?” Reminiscent of her hit from last year, “Good Enough”, this song further establishes McLachlan as one of the most gifted singers in pop/rock. As the film’s success continues to grow, look for this song to be a smash at
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and to eventually cross over to CHR and Top 40. If this one doesn’t move you, you’ve never been in love."


Chart performance

On the week ending January 20, 1996, the original recording of the song peaked at number 54 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 Single Sales chart and number 65 on Hot 100 Singles chart. The live rerecording of the song peaked at number two on the Adult Top 40 chart in July and August 1999 and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart in August and September 1999. On the week ending July 31, 1999, it peaked at number fourteen on the Hot 100 chart and number seven at the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song has sold more than two million copies worldwide as of February 2000.


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Covers

This song was covered by
Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted m ...
on his 1999 album, ''
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''. Séamus Egan's band Solas included a version of the song on their 2000 album ''The Hour Before Dawn''.
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sings an acoustic version of the song on the ninth-season episode of ''
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'' entitled "
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". This song opened the series finale of '' Melrose Place'' "Ashes to Ashes" in 1999.
Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
performed a cover version of the song in the Amazon Prime Video's comedy special '' Yearly Departed'', which first aired in December 2020.


References

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