"I'll Remember You" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on July 18, 2007, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. A midtempo recording, "I'll Remember You" was used in a series of commercial tie-ins, peaking at number 13 on the Oricon Singles Chart upon its release.

Background and release Ai teased "I'll Remember You" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, performing the song live during the ceremony. A physical maxi single was announced for release in July, with "I'll Remember You" serving as an A-side alongside "Brand New Day", which was released to digital platforms as a promotional single in June.

Two variants of "I'll Remember You" / "Brand New Day" were released. The standard edition includes the two A-side singles alongside karaoke versions of each song, a total of four tracks. A limited-edition version included a bonus DVD with the music videos for "I'll Remember You" and "Brand New Day".

Promotion "I'll Remember You" was used in a 2007 campaign by Audio-Technica. Digital music media provider Music.jp used "I'll Remember You" in a series of commercials.

Live performances Ai performed "I'll Remember You" for the first time prior to its release at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. She also performed the song at the Live Earth charity concert in Tokyo. Holding a free concert outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, she performed "I'll Remember You" as part of the Beijing Olympics campaign.

Track listing

Digital download, streaming and CD "I'll Remember You" – 3:59 "Brand New Day" – 3:03 "I'll Remember You" (karaoke) – 3:59 "Brand New Day" (karaoke) – 3:03

Limited edition CD and DVD "I'll Remember You" – 3:59 "Brand New Day" – 3:03 "I'll Remember You" (karaoke) – 3:59 "Brand New Day" (karaoke) – 3:03 "I'll Remember You" (music video) "Brand New Day" (music video)

Credits and personnel

Ai Carina Uemura – vocals Thomas Anderson – guitar Jonas Jeberg – instruments, production, drum programming Y. Morita – pre-production engineering OQD – engineering D.O.I. – mixing Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts +Chart performance for "I'll Remember You" / "Brand New Day" Chart (2007) Peakposition Japan (Oricon) 13

Certification

Release history + Release history and formats for "I'll Remember You" Region Date FormatVersion Label Japan July 18, 2007 CD Standard Limited Various Standard

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