I'll Remember

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“I'll Remember”
Single by Madonna from the album With Honors (OST) and Something to Remember
B-side	"Why's It So Hard" (live) (US) "Secret Garden" (UK)
Released	March 8, 1994 (U.S.) March 27, 1994 (U.K.)
Format	CD, CD maxi
Recorded	1993
Genre	Ballad
Length	4:28
Label	Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Patrick Leonard Madonna Richard Page
Producer	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Certification	Gold (US)
Madonna singles chronology
"Bye Bye Baby" (1993) "I'll Remember" (1994) "Secret" (1994)
Something to Remember track listing
"I Want You" (1) "I'll Remember" (2) "Take a Bow" (3)

"I'll Remember" is the theme song to the 1994 film With Honors, performed by American pop singer Madonna. The song was released as a single in March 1994. It was released a year later on Madonna's 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember.

[edit] Song information

The song became a big hit in the U.S. where it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed for four weeks almost hitting #1, though it was blocked from top spot by All-4-One's "I Swear"

The first prints of the UK 5" CD Single were incorrectly pressed with track 4 playing a live version of "In This Life" instead of "Why's It So Hard". This rare Madonna mis-pressing is now an extremely valuable collector's item.

There are 2 different CD covers to this title, one (opposite bottom) which is from a 1992 photo shoot (also seen as a still in the video to "Deeper and Deeper") and other (opposite top) which was released in North America which includes a photo from the "Rain" video shoot (Ironically this is the same photo which was used as the cover to the "Rain" single in the UK). When this song was released it was noted by many reviewers to have possibly been inspired by the music of Enya.

This song was released to coincide with VHS release of The Girlie Show - Live Down Under and the book to accompany the tour video.

[edit] Music video

The music video for the song was quite similar to the "Rain" video. Madonna is in the studio singing the song with back up singers and clips of the film With Honors are shown. Also, Madonna has short black hair in the video, similar to the hairstyle of the "Rain" video, apart from the fact that in this video the hair is real and not a wig. The video was shot in January 1994 at the Chaplin Soundstage in Hollywood, California.

• Director: Alek Keshishian
• Producer: June Guterman
• Director of Photography: Stephen Ramsey
• Editor: Patrick Sheffield
• Production Company: Black Dog Films/RSA

[edit] Tracklisting and formats

• UK 7" Single / UK Cassette Single / UK 7" Single

1. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors"
2. "Secret Garden"

• UK 5" CD Single

1. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors"
2. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors (Orbit Remix)"
3. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors (Guerilla Beach Mix)"
4. "Why's It So Hard (Live)"

• UK 12" single

1. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors (Guerilla Beach Mix)"
2. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors (Guerilla Groove Mix)"
3. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors (Orbit Alternative Remix)"
4. "I'll Remember - Theme from With Honors"