Remember
by Becky Hill (featuring David Guetta)

Album: Only Honest on the Weekend (2021)
Charted: 3
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds Becky Hill trying to erase the memory of a past lover. Whenever she starts thinking she's doing fine and moving on, something happens that reminds her that she's still missing him. When Hill wakes up and doesn't see his name on the phone or walks past his house, she tries to convince herself their relationship had been a mistake, but then she remembers.
  • Becky Hill teamed up with David Guetta on the song. The English singer's collaboration with the French DJ is a natural progression after her successful recordings with several other dance producers. She teamed with Oliver Heldens on "Gecko (Overdrive)," Meduza on "Lose Control," and Sigala on "Heaven On My Mind" and "Wish You Well."
  • Becky Hill and David Guetta penned the song with songwriter Karen Poole. The daughter of former Tremeloes frontman Brian Poole, she also co-wrote Hill's 2020 Tiesto collaboration "Nothing Really Matters." Poole's other credits include The Shapeshifters' #1 Dance smash "Lola's Theme" and Kylie Minogue's Top 5 hit "Wow."

    Kye Sones, Luke Storrs and Lewis Thompson also helped write the song.
  • Carly Cussan directed the colorful performance-led music video, which sees Hill dancing around a mansion with girlfriends. Cussen's other credits include Little Mix''s "Move" and Lawson's "Juliet."
  • Becky Hill and David Guetta had done a couple of writing sessions during lockdown that didn't work out, but rather than giving up on working with the French dance legend, Hill persevered and sent him an early version of "Remember" with the subject line "I have a hit I think you'll like."

    Guetta e-mailed back right away saying, "I love this song, what are you doing with it?'" The English singer-songwriter told him she couldn't hand the song over to him because she wanted to record it, but was open to having him on it with her. He agreed, and Hill was honored, telling Apple Music she's grateful that someone as prestigious as David Guetta is happy to collaborate "with little old me."
  • Becky Hill performed a medley of "Crazy What Love Can Do," "My Heart Goes (La Di Da))", and this song ahead of kickoff at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro Final at London's Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022.

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