Michael Jackson – Remember The Time

“Remember the Time” – Single by Michael Jackson from the album Dangerous.

It was released by Epic Records on January 14, 1992, as the second single from Jackson’s eighth studio album, Dangerous. The song was written and composed by Teddy Riley, Jackson and Bernard Belle, and produced by Riley and Jackson. “Remember the Time” was a successful attempt by Michael Jackson to create a dance-oriented, new jack swing-flavored jam with the assistance of co-producer Riley. The song’s lyrics are written about remembering having fallen in love with someone.

This was the second single released from Jackson’s highly anticipated album Dangerous, the follow-up to Bad four years earlier. The song was written and composed by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson and Bernard Belle. It was an attempt at connecting Riley’s smooth New Jack Swing sound with Jackson’s more earthy R&B. It’s a pretty anodyne breakup song, with Jackson asking an ex-lover (over and over) to remember the special times they had together.

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Michael Jackson – Remember The Time

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Michael Jackson’s short film for “Remember the Time” was the second of nine short films produced for recordings from Dangerous, Michael’s fourth album as an adult solo performer. As a single, “Remember the Time” reached the Top 5 in nine countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Ireland and New Zealand (where it reached No. 1).

“Remember the Time” was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 16, 1992. In 1993, the single won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul Single and a Soul Train Award for Best Single (Male). Both “Remember the Time” and its predecessor “Black or White” received a BMI Urban Award in 1993 for being two of the most performed songs of the year.

The lavish video, set in ancient Egypt, was directed by John Singleton and starred Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, and the Somali fashion model Iman, who married David Bowie in 1992.

In the video, Iman plays the object of desire, and while Jackson had leading ladies in previous videos, including “Thriller” and “The Way You Make Me Feel,” this was the first time he shared a kiss on screen. Jackson always seemed a bit reluctant to kiss in public; at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards he tried to placate fans by very publicly kissing his new bride, Lisa Marie Presley.

An extended, 9-minute version of the video was made where the storyline of Jackson causing all kinds of monkeyshines at the Egyptian palace plays out. Advanced special effects were used to turn him to sand just as he is about to be captured.

Despite the video, there is no indication that the song has anything to do with Egypt. The only place mentioned in the lyric is Spain (“Remember the times, you and me in Spain”).

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