I Remember Yesterday (song)

"I Remember Yesterday"
German single picture sleeve (also used for the Dutch release with a different titling layout)
Single by Donna Summer
from the album I Remember Yesterday
B-side	Spring Affair (UK) I Remember Yesterday (Part 2) (The Netherlands)
Released	September 4, 1977
Genre	Disco
Length	4:45
Label	Casablanca (U.S.) GTO Records (UK) Various labels, (rest of world)
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Producer(s)	Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Down Deep Inside (Theme From "The Deep")" (1977) "I Remember Yesterday" (1977) "Love's Unkind" (1977)

"I Remember Yesterday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer released from her very successful 1977 album. Upon its release as a single it became a hit in Europe, reaching #14 in the UK and #20 in the Netherlands.^[1][2] The album also contained a reprise of the track (which in some nations was found on the B-side of the 7" single).

A Lithuanian rendering entitled "Aš Prisimenu Vakarykščią Dieną" was recorded in 1982 by Janina Miščiukaitė (lt). In 2018, the song was included in the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "I Remember Yesterday"

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	15
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5]	10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1]	20
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	14
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7]	1

Sales

Sales for I Remember Yesterday

Region	Sales
United Kingdom	200,000[8]

See also

• List of National Disco Action number ones of 1977

References

1. "Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
3. "Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
4. "Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 17, 22.
5. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Independently Published. ISBN 9781093264906.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 17, 22.
7. "Donna Summer Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 22.
8. "The Winning Formula" (PDF). Music Week. February 18, 1978. p. 8 (scroll to page 34). Retrieved November 13, 2023.

External links

• Lewis, Alan (September 17, 1977). "Review: Donna Summer – "I Remember Yesterday" (GTO GT 108)" (PDF). Sounds. p. 34.
• "I Remember Yesterday" at Discogs (list of releases)