Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)

Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
Single by Glass Tiger
from the album The Thin Red Line
B-side "Ancient Evenings"
Released 1986 (1986)
Format 7" single
Genre pop, pop rock
Length 4:05
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance
Producer Roger Hedrick
Glass Tiger singles chronology
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
(1986)		 "Someday"
(1987)

"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" is a 1986 song by Canadian pop-rock band Glass Tiger, from their debut album, The Thin Red Line. Released as the band's first single, it reached #1 in Canada and #2 in the United States. The song features backing vocals by rock singer Bryan Adams.

Contents

Background

In 1985, Glass Tiger chose Roger Hedrick to produce the band's debut album.[1] The band's lead vocalist, Alan Frew, recalled: "It worked out great because we were all at the same stage of development. He didn't change the sound of the band at all. He let us experiment but wasn't afraid to get heavy-handed when he had to."[1] Hedrick composed "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" with the band, while Adams provided backing vocals.[1]

Release and reception

"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" topped the Canadian Singles Chart in March 1986, and spent two weeks at #1.[2][3] The single was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in July.[4] The song entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in July, peaked at #2 in October - kept from #1 by Janet Jackson's "When I Think of You" - and spent 24 weeks on the chart.[5] It reached #1 on the Singles Sales chart and #6 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[6] The song also peaked at #17 on the Mainstream Rock chart, #30 on the Adult Contemporary chart,[7] and #34 on the Billboard Year-End singles chart of 1986.[8] The single reached the top 15 in Australia,[9] #27 in New Zealand,[10] #29 in the United Kingdom,[11] and #40 in the Netherlands.[10]

Frew credited the song's chart performance to "solid record company involvement" and the band's international appeal.[12] "We aren't rewriting musical history by any means," he added. "But our melody lines are strong and mature enough to appeal to the English-speaking world."[12] The song won the 1986 Juno Award for Single of the Year,[13] and was named top Canadian single in the Rock Express magazine readers' poll awards in 1987.[14] In 1996, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada honored the song for airing more than 100,000 times on Canadian radio.[15] Glass Tiger performed the song during an episode of the 2005 NBC reality television program Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.[16]

Music videos

The song's original music video, made for the Canadian market, mixed performance footage with a storybook concept.[17] Directed by Rob Quartly, the video was nominated for Best Video at the Juno Awards of 1986.[18] This version was the first video to air on the MuchMoreRetro digital cable music video channel when it launched on September 4, 2003.[19] A second video was created for other markets, according to Manhattan Records Vice President of A&R Bruce Garfield.[12] He noted that "Steven Reed, our senior vice president of marketing, took a very strong stand because the Canadian video was too cutesy and directed solely toward the youth market."[12] Garfield added, "It didn't focus enough on the artistic integrity and entertainment aspect of the band."[12] The newer version received heavy rotation on MTV.[20]

Track listing

7" Vinyl (Canada, Australia, Europe, U.S.)
  1. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" – 4:05
  2. "Ancient Evenings" – 4:50
12" Vinyl (Canada)
  1. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (extended version) – 7:10
  2. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (single mix) – 4:05
  3. "Do You Wanna Dance (With Me)" – 3:58

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[9] 15
Dutch Top 40[10] 40
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[10] 27
UK Singles Chart[11] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 2
U.S. Mainstream Rock[7] 17
U.S. Adult Contemporary[7] 30
Preceded by
"Sara" by Starship		 Canadian RPM number-one single
March 29, 1986- April 5, 1986		 Succeeded by
"Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr


References

  1. ^ a b c LaPointe, Kirk (1986-07-05). "Glass Tiger Roars Onto Canadian Scene". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (27): 70. http://books.google.com/books?id=CiUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT90#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  2. ^ a b "RPM 100 Singles". RPM (RPM Music Publications Ltd.) 44 (1). 1986-03-29. ISSN 0315-5994. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7803&volume=44&issue=1&issue_dt=March%2029%201986&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=s65e30a40ltbb9n4cc1cq437v5. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM (RPM Music Publications Ltd.) 44 (2). 1986-04-05. ISSN 0315-5994. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0655&volume=44&issue=2&issue_dt=April%2005%201986&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=s65e30a40ltbb9n4cc1cq437v5. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  4. ^ LaPointe, Kirk (1986-08-23). "New Artists Dominate CRIA List". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (34): 71. http://books.google.com/books?id=UiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT82#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  5. ^ a b "'Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)' - Chart history". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/glass-tiger/don-t-forget-me-when-i-m-gone/2182939. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 257. ISBN 978-0823074990. 
  7. ^ a b c "Glass Tiger - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p17882/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  8. ^ "Top Pop Singles". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (52): 9. 1986-12-27. http://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA9#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  9. ^ a b "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (51): 58. 1986-12-20. http://books.google.com/books?id=2SQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  10. ^ a b c d "Glass Tiger - 'Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone'". Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Glass+Tiger&titel=Don%27t+Forget+Me+%28When+I%27m+Gone%29&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  11. ^ a b Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-1844490585. 
  12. ^ a b c d e "Glass Tiger Succeeds South of Canada's Border". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (49): 22. 1986-12-06. http://books.google.com/books?id=NUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  13. ^ Griffin, John (1986-11-11). "Juno Award Winners". The Gazette: p. A-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bpE0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=RKgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163,62010&dq. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  14. ^ "Glass Tiger Sweeps Top Three Awards in Magazine Readers' Poll". Ottawa Citizen: p. E6. 1987-02-19. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IL8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1326,4990430&dq. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  15. ^ "SOCAN Awards Canada's Songwriters". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 108 (49): 50. 1996-12-07. http://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  16. ^ "A Dose of Reality: Hit Me Baby One More Time: Week 4". The Trades (Burlee LLC). http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3312. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  17. ^ "Video Track". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (8): 28. 1996-02-22. http://books.google.com/books?id=wSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  18. ^ "List of Juno Award Nominees in Major Categories". The Gazette: p. E-4. 1986-09-09. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1568,4564084&dq. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  19. ^ "Launch Videos". MuchMoreRetro. http://www.muchmoreretro.com/. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
  20. ^ "MTV Programming". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 98 (38): 57. 1996-09-20. http://books.google.com/books?id=ayQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT54#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 

External links

v · d · eGlass Tiger
Alan Frew • Sam Reid • Al Connelly • Wayne Parker • Chris McNeill
Studio albums
The Thin Red Line (1986) • Diamond Sun (1988) • Simple Mission (1991)
Compilations
Air Time: The Best of Glass Tiger (1993) • No Turning Back: 1985 – 2005 (2005) • Glass Tiger: Live (2006)
Singles
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"  • "Someday"
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