Remembering the First Time

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"Remembering the First Time"
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Single by Simply Red
from the album Life
Released4 December 1995 (1995-12-04)
Genre
Length4:44
LabelEastWest
SongwriterMick Hucknall
ProducerMick Hucknall[3]
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 soul and pop band Simply Red. Written by frontman Mick Hucknall, it was featured on their fifth album, Life (1995), and released by East West Records in December 1995 in a new remix for the single. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and number three on the UK Club Chart. The song also peaked at number seven in Iceland, number 19 in Spain, and number 23 in the Netherlands. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 80. The music video for the song was directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan.[4]

Critical reception

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AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann complimented the song as "promising".[5] Swedish Expressen wrote that it "is like browsing a tribute book about modern soul music; - Chic guitar, Dr. Dre synth, house piano and a breath-taking wind instrument arrangement that is sent down from the sky with Federal Express."[2] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian noted the song's "oscillating keyboard note".[6] Kevin Courtney from Irish Times named it a "pseudo funky pop choon".[1] 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 Muzik complimented Mick Hucknall for picking the right remixer for the track, writing, "Here, Dave Valentine's Self Preservation Society bin Mick's vocals, put their heads down and happily march to acid house land aimed with lancing beats and smokescreen strings".[8] Dele Fadele from NME wrote, "'Remembering the First Time' is down to earth and direct, when it could have been more metaphorical."[9] 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."[10] Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, saying it "sounds exactly the same" as its predecessor.[11]

Track listings

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Charts

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Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 80
Europe (European Hit Radio)[13] 6
Germany (GfK)[14] 55
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 7
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[16] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[17] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 30
Scotland Singles (OCC)[20] 23
Spain (AFYVE)[21] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 22
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[23] 3

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 4 December 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [24]
Japan 21 December 1995 CD EastWest Japan [25]

References

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  1. ^ a b Courtney, Kevin (13 October 1995). "Rock". Irish Times.
  2. ^ a b c Expressen. 6 October 1995.
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  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (13 October 1995). "Your essential guide to the week's CD releases". p. 14. The Guardian.
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  14. ^ "Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
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  18. ^ "Simply Red – Remembering the First Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ^ "Simply Red – Remembering the First Time". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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