I Remember Yesterday (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = I Remember Yesterday
| cover = Summerirysingle.jpg
| alt =
| caption = German single picture sleeve (also used for the Dutch release with a different titling layout)
| type = single
| artist = Donna Summer
| album = I Remember Yesterday
| B-side = {{ubl|"Spring Affair" (UK)|"I Remember Yesterday (Part 2)" (The Netherlands)}}
| released = September 4, 1977
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Disco
| length = 4:45
| label = {{ubl|Casablanca (U.S.)|GTO (UK)|Various labels (rest of world)}}
| writer = Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
| producer = Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
| prev_title = Down Deep Inside (Theme From "The Deep")
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Love's Unkind
| next_year = 1977
}}
"I Remember Yesterday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer released from her successful 1977 album I Remember Yesterday. Upon its release as a single it became a hit in Europe, reaching #14 on the UK Singles Chart and #20 in the Netherlands. The album also contained a reprise of the track (which in some nations was found on the B-side of the 7" single).
A Lithuanian rendering entitled "Aš Prisimenu Vakarykščią Dieną" was recorded in 1982 by Janina Miščiukaitė (lt). In 2018, the song was included in the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.
Weekly charts
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|+Chart performance for "I Remember Yesterday" ! scope="col" | Chart (1977) ! scope="col" | Peak |
{{single chart|Austria|24|artist=Donna Summer|song=I Remember Yesterday|access-date=March 6, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia|15|artist=Donna Summer|song=I Remember Yesterday|access-date=July 17, 22|rowheader=true}} |
scope=row | Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite book|last=Racca|first=Guido|title=M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019|language=it|date=2019|publisher=Independently Published |isbn=9781093264906}}
| 10 |
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{{single chart|Dutch40|24|artist=Donna Summer|song=I Remember Yesterday|access-date=July 17, 22|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|20|artist=Donna Summer|song=I Remember Yesterday|access-date=March 6, 2016|rowheader=true|refname=NED}} |
{{single chart|UK|14|artist=Donna Summer|date=1977-10-22|access-date=March 6, 2016|rowheader=true|refname=UK}} |
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Donna Summer|access-date=July 17, 22|rowheader=true}} |
Sales
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|+ Sales for I Remember Yesterday |
scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Sales |
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scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 200,000{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1978/Music-Week-1978-02-18.pdf|magazine=Music Week|title=The Winning Formula|page=8 (scroll to page 34)|date=February 18, 1978|accessdate=November 13, 2023}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Lewis|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Sounds/70s/Sounds-1977-09-17.pdf|title=Review: Donna Summer – "I Remember Yesterday" (GTO GT 108)|magazine=Sounds|date=September 17, 1977|page=34}}
- {{Discogs master|231034|I Remember Yesterday|type=single}}
{{Donna Summer}}
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Category:Songs written by Pete Bellotte
Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Songs written by Donna Summer
Category:Casablanca Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte
Category:Songs about nostalgia
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