Remembering the First Time

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"Remembering the First Time"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Life
Released4 December 1995 (1995-12-4)
GenrePop
Length4:44
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Mick Hucknall
Producer(s)Mick Hucknall[1]
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 song by British

Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 80. The music video for the song was directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan.[2]

Critical reception

Irish Times named it a "pseudo funky pop choon".[6] A reviewer of Music Week gave it top score with five out of five, stating 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."[7]

Calvin Bush from

NME wrote, "'Remembering the First Time' is down to earth and direct, when it could have been more metaphorical."[9] In a 2014 retrospective review, Pop Rescue described it as "upbeat", with some piano and bassline "carrying Mick's vocals along."[10] Brad Beatnik from the Record Mirror Dance Update gave it four out of five, saying "it might not be as immediate" as 'Fairground', but "is still a convincing combination of club class and commercial hooks."[11] Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, saying it "sounds exactly the same" as its predecessor.[12]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100)[13]
 80
Germany (GfK)[14] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[16] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 30
Scotland (OCC)[19] 23
Spain (AFYVE)[20] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[21]
 22
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[22] 3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 4 December 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [23]
Japan 21 December 1995 CD EastWest Japan [24]

References

  1. ^ "Mick Hucknall – Simply Red – Official Site » Remembering The First Time".
  2. ^ "Remembering The First Time (1995) by Simply Red". IMVDb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "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. Irish Times
    .
  7. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 November 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Singles" (PDF). Muzik. 1 February 1996. p. 74. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. NME
    . p. 49. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Review: "Life" by Simply Red (CD, 1995)". Pop Rescue. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ Beatnik, Brad (2 December 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 9. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ Paramor, Jordan (6 December 1995). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 56. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  15. Dagblaðið Vísir
    (in Icelandic). 25 November 1995. p. 60. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Simply Red - Remembering The First Time" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. Top 40 Singles
    .
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  20. ISBN 84-8048-639-2
    .
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  22. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 13 May 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "リメンバリング・ザ・ファースト・タイム | シンプリー・レッド" [Remembering the First Time | Simply Red] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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