How They Remember You
{{Infobox song
| name = How They Remember You
| cover = How They Remember You single.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Rascal Flatts
| EP = How They Remember You
| released = {{Start date|2020|6|19}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:37
| label = Big Machine
| writer = {{hlist|Marc Beeson|Josh Osborne|Allen Shamblin}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dann Huff|Rascal Flatts}}
| prev_title = Until Grace
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = I Dare You
| next_year = 2025
}}
"How They Remember You" is a song written by Marc Beeson, Josh Osborne, and Allen Shamblin, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It is the lone single from their 2020 extended play of the same name. This was the last single the group released in their career before their breakup in October 2021 and subsequent reformation three years later.
History
Marc Beeson, Josh Osborne, and Allen Shamblin wrote the song. According to group member Jay DeMarcus, the song is "a timeless message that will inspire people, and it's about what kind of mark you leave behind when you leave this world".{{cite web | url=https://theboot.com/rascal-flatts-how-they-remember-you-lyrics/ | title=Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts, 'How They Remember You' | publisher=The Boot | date=June 25, 2020 | accessdate=January 25, 2021}} Shamblin had previously written the band's 2009 single "Why".
On July 30, 2020, Rascal Flatts released a digital extended play which included "How They Remember You", a cover of Kenny Rogers' 1981 hit "Through the Years", and five other cuts.{{cite web | url=https://www.rascalflatts.com/news/all/new-ep-how-they-remember-you-available-now#.YA9JoehKjIU | title=How They Remember You EP | publisher=RascalFlatts.com | accessdate=January 25, 2021}} The group also released a lyric video that same month, featuring footage that was submitted by fans.{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/rascal-flatts-how-they-remember-you-video/ | title=Rascal Flatts' 'How They Remember You' Video Highlights Special Relationship With the Fans [Watch] Cillea Houghton Published: July 24, 2020 Read More: Rascal Flatts' 'How They Remember You' Video Highlights Fans | publisher=Taste of Country | date=July 24, 2020 | accessdate=January 25, 2021}}
In May 2021, the song became the group's most recent top ten and top five hit on Billboard Country Airplay.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2020–2021)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|33|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 26, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|89|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|4|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|18|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2021)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 32 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| 67 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Rascal Flatts singles}}
Category:Songs written by Marc Beeson
Category:Songs written by Josh Osborne
Category:Songs written by Allen Shamblin