It was released in October 1993 by MCA Records as the lead single and title track from her third album, The Song Remembers When (1993).

A music video was created using live footage from a televised concert Trisha did to promote the album; it was directed by Steve Purcell.

[citation needed] It was then picked up by Trisha Yearwood, who recorded it as the title track of her third studio album.

Out of nowhere, she is suddenly reminded of a time when she and a former lover sang along to the song on the radio as they drove through the Rocky Mountains.

The single was one of several major hits Yearwood would have over the next couple of years, including: "How Do I Live," "In Another's Eyes," and "Perfect Love.