"Reminisce"
Single byMary J. Blige
from the albumWhat's the 411?
B-side	"Leave a Message"
Released	October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
Genre	R&B new jack swing
Length	5:24
Label	Uptown MCA
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Greene Dave Hall
Producer(s)	Dave "Jam" Hall Puffy (co.)
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Real Love" (1992) "Reminisce" (1992) "Sweet Thing" (1992)
Music video
"Reminisce" onYouTube

"Reminisce" is a song by American singer and songwriterMary J. Blige from her debut album,What's the 411? (1992). It was co-written byKenny Greene andDave "Jam" Hall, who also produced it. Described as anew jack swing song inspired by 1970ssoul music,^[1][2] it contains a sample of "Stop, Look, Listen" (1989) by American rapperMC Lyte. The single was released in October 1992 byUptown andMCA, peaking at number fifty-seven on the USBillboard Hot 100 and number six on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A more uptempo andhip hop-inspired remix of the song, featuring duoPete Rock & CL Smooth, later appeared on Blige's 1993remix album of the same name.^[3] The accompanying music video for "Reminisce" was directed byMarcus Raboy.

In a retrospective review, Daryl McIntosh from Albumism said that the song followed what seemed to beCombs' formula for the Yonkers, "by revolving around another '80ship-hop sample, this time fromAudio Two's close associate and femcee rhyme titanMC Lyte's "Stop, Look, and Listen".^[4] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan described it as "a slick,Whitney-esqueR&B track that gives Blige a chance to prove she can sing just as well as rap."^[5] In his weekly UK chart commentary,James Masterton commented, "All of a suddensoul is making a comeback, helped in part perhaps by a new show onRadio 1 on Wednesday nights devoted to the music. "Reminisce" thus becomes another in a long line ofNew Jack Swing tracks to chart in this region although none have gone on to major success."^[6] Andy Beevers fromMusic Week gave the song four out of five.^[7] TheRM Dance Update complimented it as "superb".^[8] An editor fromThe Observer remarked that it hinted at "the loss and melancholy behind much of hip hop's aggression".^[9] Jonathan Bernstein fromSpin praised its "irresistible bounce".^[10]

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American film and music video directorMarcus Raboy.^[11] It opens with Mary J. Blige struggling to sleep in a bed during a storm. She later performs in the doorway of a large room with gray walls. Throughout the video, a man sometimes appears. "Reminisce" was later made available byVevo onYouTube in 2009, and had generated more than 7.3 million views as of January 2023.^[12]

Credits adapted from theWhat's the 411? liner notes.^[23]

• Sean "Puffy" Combs –executive producer, co-producer
• Charlie Davis – executive producer
• Dave "Jam" Hall –producer
• Kurt Woodley – executive producer

• Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002).All Music Guide to Rock.Hal Leonard Corporation.ISBN 0-87930-653-X.

• 1992 singles
• Mary J. Blige songs
• Music videos directed by Marcus Raboy
• Songs written by Dave Hall (record producer)
• Songs written by Kenny Greene
• 1992 songs
• Song recordings produced by Dave Hall (record producer)
• MCA Records singles

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