Reminding Me (Of Sef)
Encyclopedia
"Reminding Me" is the second single from rapper
Common
's third album One Day It'll All Make Sense
. It features vocals from Chantay Savage
and keyboards
played by Spike Rebel. Its Ynot produced beat samples "Mellow Mellow Right On" by Lowrell and "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
. A music video directed by Darren Grant
was made for it.
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Common
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....
's third album One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense is the third studio album by rapper Common, September 30, 1997 on Relativity Records. It was the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album Resurrection and the last Common album to feature producer No I.D.. Until 2011, Common stated No I.D...
. It features vocals from Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem...
and keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
played by Spike Rebel. Its Ynot produced beat samples "Mellow Mellow Right On" by Lowrell and "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
. A music video directed by Darren Grant
Darren Grant
Darren Grant is an American music video director. He has done over 80 music videos for mostly R&B and Hip Hop artists.He is best known for directing all the music videos from Destiny's Child's debut album, he also worked with them on their later music videos including Grammy winning single...
was made for it.
A-side
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) (Radio Edit)" (4:20)
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) (Album Version)" (4:57)
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) (Instrumental)" (4:56)\
B-side
- "1'2 Many... (Radio Version)" (3:15)
- "1'2 Many... (Album Version)" (3:15)
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) (Acapella)" (4:53)
A-side
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) - Album Version"
- "Reminding Me (Of Sef) - The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
Remix"
Chart positions
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 57 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 9 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
59 |