"Do You Remember"
Single by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon
from the album All or Nothing
Released	November 3, 2009 (see release history)
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	September 2009
Genre	R&B
Length	3:31 (Original version)
Label	Cash Money / Universal Republic
Writer(s)	Jay Sean, Sean Paul, J-Remy, Bobby Bass, Jared Cotter, Frankie Storm, & J Perkins
Producer	J-Remy & Bobby Bass
Jay Sean singles chronology
"Down" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009) Sean Paul singles chronology "Hold My Hand" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009) Lil Jon singles chronology "Give It All U Got" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009)

"Do You Remember" is the second single by British Asian R&B artist Jay Sean from his American-debut album, All or Nothing. The single features Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul and American rapper Lil Jon. The song is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass.

The song was released to U.S. radio stations on October 20, 2009 and released as a digital download on iTunes on November 3, 2009. It has so far reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100^[1] and sold over 351,602 downloads in the United States.

[edit] Recording

The track was recorded after Sean Paul caught Jay Sean on the VMAs and Jay explained: I was like, "What are you talking about? Me? I'm brand new to America," Sean said when asked about the lineup. "You could choose anybody and I'm from England, so this is incredible. To be up there with such amazing, Grammy Award-winning artists is an honor."

"On the red carpet, doing an interview," he recalled. "Sean Paul is over there and he goes, 'Yo! Yeah man, Jay Sean!' And I said, 'Hi Sean ... Paul.' This was the first time I'd ever met him. And he just said, 'Me and you need to work together.' Two days later I called him and sent him the track, and sent it back to me the same day — and he was in Jamaica."^[2]

[edit] Versions

There are two versions of the song.

• The first was recorded with Sean Paul and is the radio version of the song.
• The second version is with Sean Paul and Lil Jon and was completed in September 2009 where Lil Jon provides additional ad-libs. This is the single and album version.

[edit] Music video

The video was shot in Los Angeles on November 11, 2009^[3] with Sean Paul and Lil Jon and was directed by Gil Green.^[4] It features Sean, Paul and Lil Jon in a New York City block party setting and features cameos by DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia, Tyga, Birdman and Kevin Rudolf. The music video was premiered on BET on December 2, 2009.

[edit] Reception

DJBooth commented, "like 'Down', this jam has undeniable club/radio appeal – thanks in large part to J Remy & BobbyBass’ upbeat, string-led instrumental - which sounds a lot like their boardwork on Down. "Do You Remember" may not be a drastic departure from its predecessor, but Sean’s recipe for number-one success yields an equally appetizing result the second time around."^[5]

[edit] Chart performance

In the United States, "Do You Remember" debuted at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of November 21, 2009, making it Sean's highest debut charting single on the Hot 100. The following week it fell to #30 and remained at #30 for another week until rising up to #25 for the week of December 12. It later picked up and became the biggest airplay gainer of the week on December 19, 2009, when it reached #19. It has so far peaked at #16 on the Hot 100, during the week dated December 26, 2009. On the Hot Digital Songs chart, it has reached #13 on the weekend dated January 2, 2010. On the Canadian Hot 100, it debuted at #55 for the chart week of November 12, 2009, and moved up to #46 the following week, so far peaking at #19 a month later for the chart week of December 26, 2009.^[1]

On the New Zealand Singles Chart, the song debuted at #23 and has so far peaked at #21 two weeks later.^[6] Despite the song not being released as an official single in the United Kingdom, the song has debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #83^[7] and on the UK Indie Chart at #6.^[8]

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[edit] Release history

[edit] References