Remember those annoying pop-up ads? Or the fact that it took at least 20 minutes to upload or download pictures? Back in the day, you’d wait an age just for an image to load on your webpage. 'Remember' is the contemporary story of Zev, who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago is living in America under an assumed identity. Despite the obvious challenges, Zev sets out on a mission to deliver long-delayed justice with his own trembling hand.

'Remember a Day' is a song by the British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by their keyboardist Rick Wright, appearing on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968).^[2][3] It was performed by Pink Floyd only once, as an encore in May 1968; it was subsequently performed by David Gilmour in September 2008 in memory of Wright, who had recently died of cancer, and by Nick Mason during his Saucerful of Secrets tour. The dreamy, poetic lyrics are about nostalgia for the lost paradise of early childhood.^[4]

• 2Release and aftermath

Recording[edit]

The song, written and sung by Wright, was recorded during two different sessions. During the first session (May 1967), Wright's vocals, piano, and Farfisa organ were recorded and during the second session (October 1967) Syd Barrett's acoustic and slide guitar as well as the bass and drum sections were recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London. The sessions also produced 'Jugband Blues'.^[5]

Andrew King, Pink Floyd's manager, recalls: 'I remember De Lane Lea.. we did 'Vegetable Man' there.. Haydn symphony 103. and 'Remember a Day', which Syd does a guitar solo on.'

In 1968 Barrett wrote: 'I was self-taught and my only group was Pink Floyd. I was not featured on 'Corporal Clegg' but did play on another track written by Richard Wright. I forget the title but it had a steel guitar in the background. There have been complications regarding the LP but it is now almost finished and should be issued by EMI in a few months. I now spend most of my time writing.'

During the sessions for the song, the band's drummer Nick Mason became agitated that he could not come up with the right drum part. Producer Norman Smith, however, knew what he wanted with the drums, so he played the part himself.^[6]

Release and aftermath[edit]

A rare United States single release (Tower 440) contains edited mono versions of this and the song before it in the album, 'Let There Be More Light'. This single was never released in the United Kingdom, although it was intended to be a single before being replaced by 'Apples and Oranges'.^[7]

An instrumental version of the studio version appeared in the film of the same name, Remember a Day.^[8]

Reception[edit]

In a negative review for A Saucerful of Secrets, Jim Miller of Rolling Stone described 'Remember a Day' as 'inoffensive, but features some rather miserable bottleneck guitar, second rate piano, and empty-sounding acoustic guitar work.'^[9] Miller further described [Norman Smith]'s drumming as 'busy and ineffective.'^[9]

2008 performance[edit]

On 23 September 2008, David Gilmour performed the song on a live broadcast of Later.. with Jools Holland on BBC Two as a tribute to Rick Wright, who had died eight days earlier. In an interview later in the show, Gilmour said that Wright had intended to perform with him that day, but had sent Gilmour an SMS message a couple of weeks before his death to advise him that he would not be well enough to attend. This was the first live performance of the song since 1968 by any member of the band, although none of the original lineup that recorded the song took part in the performance. Gilmour's band comprised Phil Manzanera, Guy Pratt, Jon Carin and Steve DiStanislao.

Personnel[edit]

• Richard Wright – piano, Farfisa organ, lead vocals
• Syd Barrett – slide guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Roger Waters – bass

with:

• Norman Smith – drums, backing vocals

References[edit]

1. ^Perna, Alan Di; Kitts, Jeff; Tolinski, Brad (2002). Guitar World Presents Pink Floyd. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 10. ISBN978-0-634-03286-8.
2. ^Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN1-84195-551-5.
3. ^Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN0-7119-4301-X.
4. ^Palacios, Julian (2010). 'Vegetable Man'. Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe (Rev. ed.). London: Plexus. p. 285. ISBN0859654311.
5. ^Jones, Malcolm (2003). 'The Making of The Madcap Laughs' (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 25.
6. ^Blake, Mark. Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd. Thunder's Mouth Press, 2008, p. 117.
7. ^Jones, Malcolm (2003). 'The Making of The Madcap Laughs' (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 23.Missing or empty url= (help)
8. ^'Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - Remember A Day (with rare Pink Floyd instrumental)'. Brain Damage. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
9. ^ ^abMiller, Jim (26 October 1968). 'A Saucerful of Secrets'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

External links[edit]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

'All I Want' is the first single by A Day to Remember from their fourth studio album What Separates Me from You. It was released officially to radio stations in October 2010, and as a commercial single, albeit a limited edition 7' vinyl, in April 2011. In August 2016, the song was certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.

• 6Chart positions

Composition[edit]

Unlike the band's more-known metalcore sound which incorporates growling vocals and breakdowns, the song uses almost none of these attributes, and instead shows a direction towards fast-paced pop punk with clean vocals. Lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon wrote the lyrics, while the music was written by himself, guitarist Kevin Skaff and A Day to Remember.^[1] McKinnon stated that the song is about 'taking chances, and doing what you think is right regardless of what people might think. To be honest, whats more important? Live life, and be happy with yourself'.^[2] McKinnon said in a 2011 interview with USA Today that the song is also 'about being in a band.'^[3] The song, along with three others from the album, was mixed by David Bendeth.^[1] As the choice of a single, guitarist Neil Westfall said 'All I Want' 'was a great transition song from 'Homesick'.^[4]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song, which was filmed in October 2010,^[4] was released on January 6, 2011.^[5] It features cameos of numerous popular bands and musicians. The cameos are: Tom Denney (A Day to Remember's former guitarist), Pete Wentz, Winston McCall of Parkway Drive, The Devil Wears Prada, Bring Me the Horizon, Sam Carter of Architects, Dallas Taylor from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Silverstein, Andrew W.K., August Burns Red, Seventh Star, Matt Heafy of Trivium, Vic Fuentes of Pierce the Veil, Mike Herrera of MxPx, Vincent Bennet of The Acacia Strain, Veara, and Set Your Goals.^[5]Rock Sound called the video 'quite excellent'.^[5]

Release[edit]

The song was released as a radio single on October 12, 2010,^[6] although it premiered a week earlier on October 7 on KROQ-FM radio's website,^[7] which gave the site its most web traffic ever.^[8] 'All I Want' charted on both Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Rock Songs charts, at number 12 and number 25, respectively.^[9] A few days after the release of the music video for song, the band went on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on January 11, 2011, and it became their national television debut^[10] on which they performed 'All I Want' and 'Better Off This Way'.^[11] On April 16, the band released an exclusive 7' vinyl single of the song, especially for Record Store Day.^[12][13] The vinyl pressing was limited to 2,000 copies for the U.S.^{[nb 1][15]} and 1,000 copies for the international release^{[nb 2][17]} and featured an acoustic version of 'All I Want' as the B-side.^[18] The acoustic version was recorded at The Wade Studios, and was mixed by Andrew Wade.^[18] 'All I Want' is available to play on the Rock Band games as well as Rocksmith 2014.^[19] The song is also used as the theme song of Total Nonstop Action Pay Per View Victory Road 2011.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download

1. 'All I Want' – 3:22

Promotional CD

1. 'All I Want' (album version) – 3:23
2. 'All I Want' (screamless) – 3:21

7' vinyl

1. 'All I Want' – 3:22
2. 'All I Want' (acoustic) – 3:14

Personnel[edit]

Personnel per 'All I Want' 7' sleeve.^[18]

Chart positions[edit]

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

Footnotes

1. ^Purple: VR634^[14]
2. ^Mint green: VR634, VR634-7V-MG^[16]

Citations

1. ^ ^abWhat Separates Me from You (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2010. VR603.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. ^McKinnon, Jeremy (October 8, 2010). 'All I Want. : A Day To Remember'. Adtr.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
3. ^Mansfield, Brian (April 25, 2011). 'On the verge: A Day to Remember - USATODAY.com'. Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
4. ^ ^abAbleson, Jon (October 2010). 'Interview: A Day To Remember'. Alter The Press!. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
5. ^ ^abc'A Day To Remember Unveil Star-Studded New Video For 'All I Want' News Rock Sound'. Rocksound.tv. January 6, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
6. ^'AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly'. AllAccess. October 12, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
7. ^'KROQ WORLD PREMIERE: A Day To Remember 'All I Want' « The World Famous KROQ'. Kroq.cbslocal.com. October 6, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
8. ^'KROQ.com Premieres A Day To Remember Single'. The Sound Alarm. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
9. ^ ^ab'A Day to Remember - Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
10. ^'Adtr To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel!'. Victory Records. January 3, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
11. ^'Adtr On Jimmy Kimmel Live!'. Victory Records. January 12, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
12. ^'Adtr Record Store Day Exclusive'. Victory Records. March 14, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
13. ^'Twitter / WhereisADTR: We have All I Want 7's coming'. Twitter.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
14. ^'A Day To Remember - All I Want (Vinyl) at Discogs'. Discogs.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
15. ^'Victory Records, This Saturday April 16th, is RECORD STORE DAY'. Victoryrecords.tumblr.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
16. ^'A Day To Remember - All I Want (Vinyl) at Discogs'. Discogs.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
17. ^'Victory Records, This Saturday April 16th, is RECORD STORE DAY'. Victoryrecords.tumblr.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
18. ^ ^abcAll I Want (Sleeve). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2011. VR634, VR634-7V-SY.CS1 maint: others (link)
19. ^'A Day to Remember // Songs // Rock Band®'. Rockband.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
20. ^'A Day to Remember - Chart history (Hot Rock Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
21. ^'A Day to Remember - Chart history (Mainstream Rock Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
22. ^'A Day to Remember - Chart history (Rock Digital Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
23. ^'A Day to Remember - Chart history (Alternative Songs Year-end)'. Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
24. ^'American single certifications – A Day to Remember – All I Want'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.

External links[edit]

• 'All I Want (Acoustic)' at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)
• 'All I Want' song review at Mind Equals Blown.