Remember (Walking in the Sand)

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"Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
Single by The Shangri-Las
B-side(s)	"It's Easier to Cry"
Released	1964
Format	7" single
Length	2:17
Label	Red Bird
Writer(s)	Shadow Morton
Chart positions
#5 (U.S.) #14 (UK)
The Shangri-Las singles chronology
	"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (1964)	"Leader of the Pack" (1964)

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album 'Night in the Ruts'
Released	1980
Format	7" single
Recorded	1979
Length	4:04
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Jack Douglas
Chart positions
#67 (US Billboard Hot 100)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Come Together" (1978)	"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (1980)	"Lightning Strikes" (1982)

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" is a song written by Shadow Morton.

In 1964, the song was released as the debut single on Red Bird Records by girl group The Shangri-Las. It proved very successful for them, becoming a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as a top twenty hit on the UK Singles Chart. It became more successful in the UK when reissued on several occasions in the 1970s. Billy Joel, an unknown working as a session musician at the time, played piano on the original demo recording of the song.

In 1979, Louise Goffin remade the song and released it as a single. This version also became popular, charting in the top fifty of the Hot 100.

Aerosmith released a more rock-oriented version of the song as a single in 1980 from their album Night in the Ruts. This version also charted on the Hot 100, though it did not achieve the success of the other two.

Other artists to release versions include Mouth & MacNeal (on their 1972 album How Do You Do?), The Nylons, and The Beach Boys (on their 1992 album Summer in Paradise). The Go-Go's performed the song often in their early days and a live version from 1981 is included on their 1994 retrospective album Return to the Valley of the Go-go's.