Memories

About this song

"Memories" was the first single released from Maroon 5's seventh studio album, JORDI, and it continues the more acoustic sound of the band's earlier hit "Girls Like You." The song's structure is a reimagining of Pachelbel's Canon, with its harmonic progression borrowed from that piece and further changed by its songwriters, who included Jon Bellion and members of The Monsters & Strangerz. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, was the band's 10th Top 5 and 15th Top 10 hit, and spent twenty weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary charts. Billboard ranked it the eighth biggest song of 2020.

What it's about

The song is a reflective look back at the past, and it pays tribute to people in the singer's life who are no longer with them.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 6 other songs, like “Memory Fender by David0Mario & himynameisshan.”.
• Covered 17 times, including “Memories by J.Fla”.
• Written by Adam Levine, Jon Bellion, Jacob Kasher, Michael Pollack, Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson.
• Produced by The Monsters & Strangerz and Adam Levine.
• Recorded at Orange Grove Studios and Eastwood Recording Studios.