1980Released
4:03

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This anthemic song finds Gary Numan reacting to his sudden celebrity and the apparently overwhelming adulation of his fans. He recalled to Mojo magazine December 2013: "I was really struggling with fame. It wasn't what I expected. My issues were connected with Asperger's. I was young, had this personality problem and suddenly I was famous. Not famous in a band, I was solo. I didn't have a manager; I was with a record company that had no success of their own, and I did everything – wrote, produced, did the album sleeves, played almost everything. So every bit of interest, pressure and hostility was directed right in my face. And I was just this little f---ed up mentalist trying to deal with it. I was totally unprepared."

The song was released as a promo single in the US, but Numan surprisingly declined to issue it as a 45 in his home country.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Remind Me to Smile.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
114BPM

Album

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Released By

The record label that has released Remind Me to Smile.
Beggars Banquet
1998 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
1979 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

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