This video contains more than 57 videos on YouTube, some are the song's cover versions and was performed by fans from around the world, including artists Connor Ball of The Vamps, Davina Michelle, Boyce Avenue and Kurt Hugo Schneider.Īn animated lyric video of the song was released on November 29, 2019, by the band's YouTube channel. The band released a cover tribute video on December 29, 2019. On September 25, 2019, another music video for the song titled "Made with Memories", was released exclusively on Apple Music. As of December 31, 2019, the video has reached over 316 million views.
It ends with the words "For Jordi", dedicated to Feldstein. The video shows, Adam Levine close to the camera singing in a dark background. This video is a reminiscent of Sinead O'Connor's music video for " Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990). Directed by David Dobkin and shot by cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth. The official music video was released on Octoon YouTube. "Memories" debuted at number 22 on Octoon the Billboard Hot 100, later peaking at number four and becoming the band's 10th top-five track.
Writing for USA Today, Maeve McDermott opined that the song is "primed for end-of-summer nostalgia" and compared Levine's vocals to Sting. Critical reception Įmily Zemler of Rolling Stone wrote that the "reflective, sentimental track looks back on good times past with someone who's no longer here", describing it as having a "low-key rock sound as frontman Adam Levine pays homage to the memories of a loved one who has since passed." Billboard noted the track is "arranged around light keys, guitars and vocals", calling it "sentimental mellow". "Memories" is based on the harmonic sequence of " Pachelbel's Canon" by Johann Pachelbel. The band released 3 remix versions of the song, featuring Dillon Francis on December 13, 2019, followed by Devault on December 16 and Cut Copy, on December 18, respectively.