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Do You Remember? (Phil Collins song)

Do You Remember? is a song by the English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released in April 1990 as the fourth single from his fourth solo studio album ...But Seriously. It was produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham and features singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop on the track as a backing vocalist.[2] The song had minor success in European countries but went to number one on both the Canadian and US Adult Contemporary charts. It also peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his 14th and last top-ten hit.

"Do You Remember?"
Cassette single of the studio recording
Single by Phil Collins
from the album ...But Seriously
B-side
Released
  • April 1990 (studio) (US)
  • 26 November 1990 (live) (UK)[1]
Recorded1989
Genre
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"That's Just the Way It Is"
(1990) 		"Do You Remember?"
(1990) 		"Hang in Long Enough"
(1990)
Music videos
"Do You Remember?" (studio version) on YouTube
"Do You Remember?" (live version) on YouTube

A live performance of the song appears on the Serious Hits... Live! album. The live version was released as a single in Australia and Europe, where it reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart and the top 30 in Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands. Music videos were produced for both versions; a live version, using the Serious Hits... Live! album recording was published on Phil Collins' YouTube channel in June 2010[3] while the original video using the studio version wasn't published on his YouTube channel until July 2018.[4]

The song's lyrics are from the perspective of a man whose relationship is failing, due to his lover's neglect. An instrumental cover performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released later. It was extremely popular in Bulgaria during the early 1990s, due to a then-famous teenage TV program using it while showing its closing credits. The song was also featured in the United States Army aviation action movie Fire Birds starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Young.

Music video

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The music video opens on Collins finishing up performing the song in the recording studio when his engineer alerts him of a phone call. Collins picks up the phone amid a loud lightning and thunder storm, unable to hear the person on the other line. He then hears and sees a woman-like figure through a door calling for him. He opens the door and is blinded by a bright light and glass shattering, which presumably transports him back to his childhood and the video to black and white. The song begins to play as the childhood sequence, interspersed with the adult Collins singing to "Remember", tells the story of a young newspaper boy (played by Justin Wilmeth) becoming acquainted with a girl classmate. The two become romantically involved before the girl tells him that she is moving. As the two bid goodbye, the boy gives her his hat and watches despairingly as her and her family drive away. The video cuts back to exactly how it began, only this time Collins says to his engineer, "Can we take a message?"[4]

Formats and track listings

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7-inch single

  1. "Do You Remember?"
  2. "I Wish It Would Rain Down" (demo)

CD maxi

  1. "Do You Remember?" (live)
  2. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (live)
  3. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore?" (live)
  4. "Inside Out" (live)

CD maxi - Caroussel boxset

  1. "Do You Remember?" (live)
  2. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore?" (live)
  3. "The Roof Is Leaking" (live)

7-inch single

  1. "Do You Remember?" (live) – 5:47
  2. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (live) – 3:32

12-inch single

  1. "Do You Remember?" (live) – 5:47
  2. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (live) – 3:32
  3. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (live) – 5:52

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Robin (24 November 1990). "This Week – The Next Seven Days in View: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 33. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Wesley Hyatt (1999) The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  3. ^ "Phil Collins - Do You Remember (Official Music Video) - Live at Berlin, 15 July 1990". YouTube. June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Phil Collins - Do You Remember? (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1272." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7964." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Phil Collins Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved 22 March 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved 10 April 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Phil Collins – Do You Remember? (Live)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 13. 30 March 1991. p. 27. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Phil Collins – Do You Remember? (Live)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Phil Collins – Do You Remember? (Live)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do You Remember". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Phil Collins – Do You Remember? (Live)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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