Reminisce (song)

In a retrospective review, Daryl McIntosh from Albumism said that the song followed what seemed to be Combs' formula for the Yonkers native, "by revolving around another '80s hip-hop sample, this time from Audio Two's close associate and femcee rhyme titan MC Lyte's "Stop, Look, and Listen".^[4] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan described it as "a slick, Whitney-esque R&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 sudden soul is making a comeback, helped in part perhaps by a new show on Radio 1 on Wednesday nights devoted to the music. "Reminisce" thus becomes another in a long line of New Jack Swing tracks to chart in this region although none have gone on to major success."^[6] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five.^[7] The RM Dance Update complimented it as "superb".^[8] An editor from The Observer remarked that it hinted at "the loss and melancholy behind much of hip hop's aggression".^[9] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin praised its "irresistible bounce".^[10]

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American film and music video director Marcus 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 by Vevo on YouTube in 2009, and had generated more than 9.1 million views as of May 2025.^[12]

In June 1994, "Reminisce" won one of ASCAP's R&B Music Awards.^[13]

Personnel are adapted from the What's the 411? liner notes.^[24]

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