half-beat faster than the earlier Madonna smash, "Live To Tell," the production grooves while the lyrics are ballad-like." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine called it a "soundtrack gem". Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave it three out of five, viewing it as "a slow, uneventful, but quite charming tune." Author J. Randy Taraborrelli in his biography of Madonna called the song a beautiful one. According to him, "it sounds like a flick theme too, equipped with smart chords and big emotion. It is reminiscent of another movie theme of Madonna's, 'Live to Tell' (1986)." Music critique Peter Buckley noted that the song was atmospheric and one of Madonna's best works, showing her ability to stay in touch with and adapt to musical developments. "I'll Remember" earned nominations for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television at the 37th Grammy Awards and Best Original Song at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards. Robbie Daw from Idolator listed it as one of "Madonna’s 10 Best Songs That Radio Forgot", saying that "Madge has lost many friends and lovers over the years, but here she turns lemons into lemonade by cherishing the good times and learning from 'the way that you changed me'." Journalist Matthew Rettenmund listed the "Guerilla Beach" remix of the song at number nine on his list of "The 25 Best Madonna Remixes", describing it as "spacey" and believing it to be "markedly superior to the lovely but unassuming original". In 2014, Graham Greymore from Queerty listed "I'll Remember" as one of the "12 Most Underrated Madonna Songs Of All Time". While ranking Madonna's singles, in honor of her 60th birthday, The Guardians Jude Rogers placed "I'll Remember" at number 42, praising its "atmospheric" verses. Chart performance In the United States, the song debuted at number 35 on the Hot 100 chart for the Billboard issue dated April 2, 1994, and it sold 12,000 units in the first week. After eight weeks, the song reached a peak of number two on the chart on May 28, 1994. It stayed there for four weeks. The song became the fifth single by Madonna to peak at the number two position and tied her with Elvis Presley for the most number two songs on the Hot 100. However, this record was broken by Madonna in 1998, when her single "Frozen" peaked at two. The song also topped the Adult Contemporary