"Remember Me" is a song recorded by American singer

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and was released on March 3, 2017, by

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. A midtempo ballad, "Remember Me" was written by Hudson, Jamie Hartman, Konstantin Sherer and Vincent Stein, with production by Hartman and Stein.

Background and promotion

Following the release of Hudson's third studio album

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in 2014, it was announced she had left

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and had signed a new contract with

on June 28, 2016. Hudson said to ''

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'' magazine: "I couldn’t be more excited to embark on this new chapter with two of the most prolific musical legends of this generation, there is no doubt that this is just the beginning of a very special collaboration and I know that the result will be something unforgettable. I am looking forward to the creative process and sharing new music very soon!" On March 2, 2017, a day before the song's release, Hudson released an audio clip of the song on her YouTube channel. On March 5, 2017, Hudson performed the song on ''

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''.

Critical reception

The song was met with positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' stated in a review "The Oscar and Grammy winner flexes her powerful pipes on the rousing record, which she co-wrote with Jamie Hartman." Mike Wass from

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stated "Jennifer Hudson finally found the appropriate vehicle for those bone-rattling vocals on 'Remember Me', the first taste of the diva's fourth LP is soaring mid-tempo ballad with gut-wrenching lyrics".

Music video

The music video for "Remember Me" premiered on April 10, 2017.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number sixty-seven on the

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on March 10, 2017. In its second week the song fell thirty-one places to number ninety-eight before falling out of the Top 100 downloads chart. The song re-entered the chart at number seventy-one on April 14, 2017. On April 21, 2017, the song reached its peak charting at number fifty-five. In Scotland, the song debuted at number sixty on the

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Singles Chart. In its second week the song fell thirty-six places to number ninety-six. In its third week the song rose to four places charting at number ninety-two before falling out of the Top 100. The song re-entered the chart at number fifty-seven on April 14, 2017. On April 21, 2017, the song reached its peak, charting at number fifty.

Track listing

Digital download #"Remember Me" – 3:52 Digital download - The Remixes #"Remember Me" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 3:30 #"Remember Me" (BAUT Remix) – 3:57 #"Remember Me" (

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Remix) – 3:27 #"Remember Me" ("J-C" Carr Remix) – 4:48 #"Remember Me" (

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Remix) – 3:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Jamie Hartman - acoustic guitar,

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, band leader, bass, keyboards, piano, strings *Jennifer Hudson - background vocals *Elizabeth Komba - background vocals *Nelson Raphael Beato, Jr. - background vocals *Lakeisha Lewis - background vocals *Jeremy Rubelino - band leader *Vanessa Freebairn-Smith - cello *Victor Lawrence - cello *Alisha Bauer - cello *Alex Williams - engineer *Joe LaPorta - mastering engineer *Konstantin Sherer - misc. producer, programmer *Michael Brauer - mixing engineer *Mark Robertson - other, violin *Matt Dyson - recording engineer *Jorge Velasco - recording engineer *Rodney Wirtz - viola *Grace Park - viola *Andrew Duckles - viola *Songa Lee - violin *Cheryl Kim - violin *Neli Nikolaeva - violin *Eugenia Choi - violin *Sam Fischer - violin

Charts

Release history

References

{{Jennifer Hudson 2017 singles Jennifer Hudson songs 2017 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Jamie Hartman Songs written by Vincent Stein