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I Remember Everything

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"I Remember Everything"
Single by Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
from the album Zach Bryan
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023
GenreCountry
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Zach Bryan
  • Kacey Musgraves
Producer(s)Zach Bryan
Zach Bryan singles chronology
"Dawns"
(2023) 		"I Remember Everything"
(2023) 		"Pink Skies"
(2024)
Kacey Musgraves singles chronology
"Sitting in the Corner"
(2022) 		"I Remember Everything"
(2023) 		"She Calls Me Back"
(2023)

"I Remember Everything" is a song by American singer Zach Bryan featuring country music artist Kacey Musgraves. It appeared as track eleven on his fourth studio album Zach Bryan, released on August 25, 2023, and was sent to radio airplay in Italy on September 8, as the lead single from the album.

At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards the song was nominated for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, winning the latter. Commercially the song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Bryan's and Musgraves's first number-one song. It became the first song to top the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously. The song also reached the top ten in Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Background

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While putting finishing touches on the song, Bryan shared the title and a short preview on June 14, 2023.[1] Initial confusion sparked by the title of a John Prine ballad of the same name led Bryan to explain that he wanted to change the song title at first but ultimately went with it as is since a change did not "sit right" with him.[2] He played an acoustic rendition of the track on his Instagram on July 25.[3]

Composition

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"I Remember Everything", a "sparse ballad"[4] about "love and life", reflects a conversation between a man and a woman who used to love each other. While the protagonists were widely noted as being in a relationship, the song could as well talk about a "past summer beach romance" in an "'88 Ford", as suggested by Rolling Stone.[2] The couple in question reaffirms the authenticity of their past feelings and experiences through their lyrics. The couple shares "tragically different perspectives" on alcohol and its role throughout their relationship.[5] While Bryan reminisces on the upside of their relationship, Musgraves recalls more negative connotations, accusing him of not being the man he once swore to be.[6] Accompanied by just an acoustic guitar and a set of strings towards the end, Bryan croons "painstakingly simple yet poetic" lines that Musgraves opposes as his counterpart.[4] Their energy on the track together was described as "a gale", combining Musgraves' signature elements of "yearning" and Bryan's "reputation on strong songwriting".[7]

Accolades

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Award nominations for "I Remember Everything"
Year Ceremony Award Ref.
2023 Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Song Nominated [8]
2024 Grammy Awards Best Country Song Nominated [9]
Best Country Duo/Group Performance Won
People's Choice Awards The Collaboration Song of the Year Nominated [10]
Academy of Country Music Awards Music Event of the Year Nominated
People's Choice Country Awards The Song of 2024 Pending [9]
The Collaboration Song of 2024 Pending

Commercial success

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United States

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The song was a groundbreaking success and marked several historical achievements.[11] After its first week of sales debuted at number one of the Billboard Hot 100 with 33.7 million streams, 263.000 airplay audience and sold 10,000 downloads, becoming both Bryan and Musgraves' first number one song on the chart and the 70th one to debut at number one in the chart history.[12][13] The song also debuted at number one on the Streaming Songs chart and peaked at four on Digital Song Sales.[14]

The song become the first to top the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously since the chart were published.[14] As of February 26, 2024 the song had remained at the top of the Hot Rock & Alternative chart for 26 consecutive weeks;[15] it is also the 25th song to have topped both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs.[14] Despite its commercial success, the song received only moderate radio airplay reaching 26 on the Country Airplay chart and 30 on the Pop Airplay chart.

International

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In Canada "I Remember Everything" debuted at number two on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming both Bryan and Musgraves' first top ten song on the chart.[16] The song also peaked at number sixteen on the Canada Country chart, "I Remember Everything" marked Bryan's second entry and Musgraves' seventh in the rankings, as well as the highest placement for both artists.[17]

In the United Kingdom the song debuted at number fifty-six on the Official Singles Chart, becoming Musgraves' first appearance on the chart and Bryan's second entry.[18][19] "I Remember Everything" peaked at number fourteen on the chart on week ending on January 18, 2024.[20] In Ireland the song peaked at number five on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming both artist highest placement on the chart.[21]

"I Remember Everything" debuted at number nineteen on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Musgraves' first appearance on the chart.[22] The song peaked on the chart at six on the week ending on October 20, 2023, giving Bryan two simultaneously top ten songs charting with "Something in the Orange".[23]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "I Remember Everything"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[45] 9× Platinum 720,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[48] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for "I Remember Everything"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Italy September 8, 2023 Radio airplay Warner [49]
United States September 11, 2023 Country radio [50]

References

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  3. ^ Young, Casey (July 25, 2023). "Zach Bryan Teases New Song "I Remember Everything," And I Really Hope It Makes The Next Album". Whiskeyriff. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  21. ^ "Official Irish Singles Charton 20/10/2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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  46. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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