"Remember When" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson

Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...

. It was released in October 2003 as the second and final single from his compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume II

Greatest Hits Volume II (Alan Jackson album)

Greatest Hits Volume II, also known as Greatest Hits Volume II... and Some Other Stuff, is the second compilation album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. The original version of this album was only available through December, 2003 and contained two discs: the first disc has 16 hits and...

. This song is based on early flashbacks that Alan remembers. This song held two weeks at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart in February 2004

2004 in country music

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 and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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Content

In "Remember When" Alan Jackson looks back on his life with his wife. He describes their love from their first time together, through raising their children, and describes how he and his wife will "remember when" the children were young after they are grown.

Reception

Billboard called the single "the most poignant, well written country song to hit the format in a long time."

Chart performance

"Remember When" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29