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
position

{{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

{{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

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

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