I Will Remember You (Sarah McLachlan Song)

I Will Remember You (Sarah McLachlan Song)

"I Will Remember You" is a song written by Sarah McLachlan, Séamus Egan and Dave Merenda. The song first appeared on the soundtrack for the movie The Brothers McMullen in 1995, and was featured on her remix album Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff. The original melody came from Seamus Egan's instrumental song "Weep Not For The Memories," which appeared on his album A Week in January (1990). McLachlan added lyrics and modified the melody for her version. It became a hit when McLachlan released a live version of the song on her 1999 album Mirrorball placing at #14 in the US on July 20, 1999, after reaching the Top 40 on June 8.

The live version of "I Will Remember You" earned McLachlan her third straight Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance nomination in 2000 (after "Building a Mystery" in 1998 and "Adia" in 1999). The song won the award, becaming McLachlan's second award in the category after "Building a Mystery".

The Rarities version of the song has three verses, the first of which is omitted during live performances (as heard on Mirrorball). This song was covered by Kenny Rogers on his 1999 album, "She Rides Wild Horses", sampled by Lil' Crazed for his song "I Will Remember You (Graduation Song)", and recorded by Séamus Egan and band Solas in 2000 on their album The Hour Before Dawn.

Sarah McLachlan performed this song during an "in memoriam" slide show at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, held on September 20, 2009.