Remember You (song) explained

Remember You
Cover:	RememberYou.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd
Album:	O.N.I.F.C.
Recorded:	2012
Length:	4:50
Label:	Atlantic

"Remember You" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd, released as the second single from the former's fourth studio album, O.N.I.F.C.. Produced by Dpat and Illangelo, the song samples "Tell Me Do U Wanna" by Ginuwine. It was released on September 24, 2012, by Atlantic's YouTube channel.^[1]

Background

After delaying the album, Wiz Khalifa announced the second single of it, which is Remember You. He revealed the single's cover on his Twitter account, and it was later released on Atlantic's YouTube channel. In an interview with MTV News, Wiz Khalifa talked about the single stating it was a "beautiful idea of The Weeknd".^[2]

Composition

The song uses "bass-heavy, minimalist production", and finds the Weeknd asking his "one-night lover" to do something that will make him remember her ("All I ask of you is try to earn my memory / Make me remember you, like you remember me"). Wiz Khalifa begins rapping nearly two minutes into the song.

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on November 13, 2012, and directed by Ryan Hope. The video begins in a diner, where an "innocent-yet-curious" waitress and a woman with "blood-red lips, long dark hair and an even darker gaze" become attracted to each other. The two go out to a dark alley, exchanging kisses and an "erotic embrace" there.^[3] The waitress is taken to a "somewhat unusual and troublesome nighttime party" by the other woman, and is attracted to the "forbidden lifestyle" around the party. Wiz Khalifa briefly appears, rapping while he is tailored. The waitress stumbles around, before the clip ends with her crying on a bed as mascara runs down her face.^[4]

The Weeknd does not appear in the video.

Track listing

Digital download^[6]

1. "Remember You" – 4:50

Charts

Year-end charts

Radio and release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	September 24, 2012	Digital download	Atlantic
	October 15, 2012^[9]	Rhythmic radio

Notes and References

1. Greenwald. David. September 24, 2012. Wiz Khalifa, the Weeknd Team Up on 'Remember You': Listen. Billboard. en.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006083608/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694930/wiz-khalifa-weeknd-track-remember-you.jhtml Wiz Khalifa's 'Remember You' Was Weeknd's 'Beautiful' Idea
3. Web site: Markman. Rob. November 14, 2012. Wiz Khalifa Throws Most Terrifying Party Ever In 'Remember You' Clip. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194306/http://www.mtv.com/news/1697366/wiz-khalifa-remember-you-video/. dead. October 23, 2021. MTV News. en.
4. Web site: Sawyer. Jonathan. November 13, 2012. Wiz Khalifa featuring The Weeknd – Remember You. HYPEBEAST.
5. Web site: Grammy nominations 2014: See the list of nominees.
6. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/o.n.i.f.c.-deluxe-version/id562648250 iTunes - Music - O.N.I.F.C. (Deluxe Version) by Wiz Khalifa
7. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 15.12.2012 (wk49). Dipl.-Bibl.(FH). April 8, 2022.
8. Web site: 2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Prometheus Global Media. December 13, 2013.
9. Web site: R&R Going For Adds: Rhythmic (Week Of: October 15, 2012) . dead . https://archive.today/20130201062607/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?s . February 1, 2013 . November 19, 2012 . Radio & Records.