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'''''Remember Me''''' was the planned first single off the re-release of [[T.I.]]'s [[RIAA certification#Digital|double platinum]] album, [[Paper Trail#Re-Release|Paper Trail]]<ref name=trapmuzik>[http://www.trapmuzik.com/profiles/blogs/hear-tis-new-single-remember Hear T.I.'s New Single "Remember Me" ft. Mary J Blige!] ''Trap Muzik.'' Accessed May 26, 2009.</ref>; however, the re-release was eventually shelved, although the song would still be released digitally.<ref>[http://www.rapbasement.com/t.i./071409-rapper-ti-will-not-release-a-rerelease-version-of-his-paper-trail-album-according-to-atlantic.html T.I. Has Paper Trail Cleaned Up | T.I. | Rap Basement]</ref> It features [[Mary J. Blige]]. The song was officially released to urban radio the week of July 7, 2009.<ref>[http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/07/2009&Format=5 R&R :: Going For Adds :: ­Urban] ''[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]].'' Accessed June 19, 2009.</ref> The main message of the song is remembrance. Its original title was "Don't Forget." <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16260 Remember Me Song facts] </ref> The song is about T.I.'s jail sentence and how he wants people to remember him as he is not going to be gone forever, including the verse "By the time you hear this, I'd be half way home." It also talks about the hard times in his life and how he doesn't give up. In the song T.I. mentions [[Martin Luther King]] and [[Malcolm X]] and how he is the modern day version of them.<ref>[http://www.metrolyrics.com/dont-forget-lyrics-ti.html]''metroLyrics''.</ref>
'''''Remember Me''''' was the planned first single off the re-release of [[T.I.]]'s sixth album, [[Paper Trail#Re-Release|Paper Trail]]<ref name=trapmuzik>[http://www.trapmuzik.com/profiles/blogs/hear-tis-new-single-remember Hear T.I.'s New Single "Remember Me" ft. Mary J Blige!] ''Trap Muzik.'' Accessed May 26, 2009.</ref>; however, the re-release was eventually shelved, although the song would still be released digitally.<ref>[http://www.rapbasement.com/t.i./071409-rapper-ti-will-not-release-a-rerelease-version-of-his-paper-trail-album-according-to-atlantic.html T.I. Has Paper Trail Cleaned Up | T.I. | Rap Basement]</ref> It features [[Mary J. Blige]]. The song was officially released to urban radio the week of July 7, 2009.<ref>[http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/07/2009&Format=5 R&R :: Going For Adds :: ­Urban] ''[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]].'' Accessed June 19, 2009.</ref> The main message of the song is remembrance. Its original title was "Don't Forget." <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16260 Remember Me Song facts] </ref> The song is about T.I.'s jail sentence and how he wants people to remember him as he is not going to be gone forever, including the verse "By the time you hear this, I'd be half way home." It also talks about the hard times in his life and how he doesn't give up. In the song T.I. mentions [[Martin Luther King]] and [[Malcolm X]] and how he is the modern day version of them.<ref>[http://www.metrolyrics.com/dont-forget-lyrics-ti.html]''metroLyrics''.</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==

Revision as of 18:13, 21 August 2009

"Remember Me"
Song

Remember Me was the planned first single off the re-release of T.I.'s sixth album, Paper Trail[1]; however, the re-release was eventually shelved, although the song would still be released digitally.[2] It features Mary J. Blige. The song was officially released to urban radio the week of July 7, 2009.[3] The main message of the song is remembrance. Its original title was "Don't Forget." [4] The song is about T.I.'s jail sentence and how he wants people to remember him as he is not going to be gone forever, including the verse "By the time you hear this, I'd be half way home." It also talks about the hard times in his life and how he doesn't give up. In the song T.I. mentions Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how he is the modern day version of them.[5]

Music video

[1][6] The video was directed by Jessy Terrero. A trailer was posted on June 15, 2009.[7] The video was released on July 13, 2009. It was released on iTunes on July 28.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 29
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 42
Canadian Hot 100 21

References

  1. ^ a b Hear T.I.'s New Single "Remember Me" ft. Mary J Blige! Trap Muzik. Accessed May 26, 2009.
  2. ^ T.I. Has Paper Trail Cleaned Up | T.I. | Rap Basement
  3. ^ R&R :: Going For Adds :: ­Urban R&R. Accessed June 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Remember Me Song facts
  5. ^ [1]metroLyrics.
  6. ^ T.I. to Serve Jail Time in Arkansas. Rap-Up. Accessed May 15, 2009.
  7. ^ TRAPMUZIK.COM EXCLUSIVE: "REMEMBER ME" FT. MARY J BLIGE (MUSIC VIDEO TRAILER). Trap Muzik. Accessed June 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Remember Me - T.I. Featuring Mary J. Blige". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-06-21.


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