"Please Remember Me" is the title of a song co-written by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

 and Will Jennings

Will Jennings

Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...

. Originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, his version was released as a single that year. Crowell's version of the song peaked at #69 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts upon its release. A later version was released by Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...

 and Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...

, but was not released as a single.

Four years after the release of his own version, Crowell selected several songs which he recommended to record producer Byron Gallimore

Byron Gallimore

Byron Gallimore is an American record producer known for his work in the field of country music. He has worked with artists such as Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, Jo Dee Messina, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, whose 1999 album Breathe won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.-Biography:Byron...

. Eventually, "Please Remember Me" made its way to Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

, who recorded it for his 1999 album A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun (Tim McGraw album)

A Place in the Sun is the fifth album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year...

. Released that year as the first single from that album, McGraw's rendition reached the top of the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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) charts, a position that it held for five weeks. The song was also McGraw's biggest solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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, where it peaked at #10.

It was covered by John Barrowman

John Barrowman

John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...

 on his 2007 album Another Side

Another Side (John Barrowman album)

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.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lush and lovely ballad." She goes on to say that he is "surprisingly effective" on this pop-side release as he is usually best with traditional material. She finishes the review by saying that McGraw "seems to a newfound vocal maturity."

Covers

The Swedish country music-inspired dansband Lasse Stefanz

Lasse Stefanz

Lasse Stefanz, earlier Lasse Stefans, is a country music-inspired dansband, formed in 1967 in Kristianstad, Sweden. The band was popular during the 1980s. The band was formed by Hans Sigfridsson, Lars Sigfridsson and Olle Jönsson. Later members are Christer Ericsson, Anders Pettersson and Gunnar...

have recording a Swedish Version called "Tänk På Mig Ibland"
released on the album "Dig Ska Jag Älskar" from 1996.

Rodney Crowell

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	69

Peak positions

"Please Remember Me" debuted at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 1999.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	56