Remember That

"Remember That" is a song by American singer Jessica Simpson from her sixth studio album, Do You Know (2008).It was released on September 29, 2008, as the second single from the album. The single was written by Rachel Proctor and Victoria Banks and produced by Brett James and John Shanks. The song is about domestic violence. The song did not make much impact in the United States, peaking at number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, but failing to reach the Billboard Hot 100. However, the song did manage to peak at number forty-two on Billboard Country Songs, and at number eighty-eight in Canada. Background and recording "Remember That" was written by Rachel Proctor and Victoria Banks, and produced by Brett James and John Shanks. Proctor wrote the single with Banks a year after her divorce. She developed its concept and "felt compelled" to share it with Banks even though they were not close friends. During the writing session, they shared their domestic violence experiences and completed the lyrics in an hour. Banks said they "wrote it from the heart to try and help other abused women to have the same realization we had". She felt a man would be unable to create a similar song, feeling he would lack “the same personal investment that motivated the lyrics to be written". Ethnomusicologist Chris Wilson described "Remember That" as a "rare exception among cowritten Nashville songs" as its message took precedence over its chances of becoming a "money-making hit". The song was mixed by Luke Wooton, recorded by Jeff Rothschild, and mastered by Andrew Mendelson. RCA Records pitched the "Remember That" demo to Jessica Simpson as part of her preparation to record a country music album. Simpson chose the genre to reconnect with her roots in Texas and her childhood listening to the style of music. She referenced Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and Martina McBride as her inspirations. Simpson cried on first hearing "Remember That", and related to its lyrics due to her past experience with abuse. She said that she had a personal connection with the song. She was quoted as saying, "I sing it with experience.". "Remember That" inspired Simpson to be involved with the songwriting process for the album; she contacted Proctor and Banks for a second collaboration, the album's lead single "Come On Over" (2008). Composition and lyrics "Remember That" is about a domestic violence survivor's advice for a woman in a similar situation.