Memories (David Guetta song)
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"Memories" is song by French disc jockey David Guetta
featuring American rapper Kid Cudi
. It was released in February 2010 as the fourth single from Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love
. The song became a top five hit in Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland, New Zealand, France and Ireland. It charted within the top ten in Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and Denmark. The music video was filmed in Miami and directed by Keith Schofield
. It was released in the United States as the album's fourth single.
gave the song a positive review stating: "Here he drafts in Kid 'Day N' Nite' Cudi to lay down the vocals over his trademark piano-backed beats. All the makings of a Guetta classic are present and correct, and Cudi's nonchalant, mellow vocals are pleasant enough, but it all feels that bit too familiar. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that 'Memories' adds nothing new to a sound that seemingly took over the world in '09 – not that anyone's going to grumble when it comes on at Oceana this Friday night, of course" .
. It shows Kid Cudi
, wearing a Guns N' Roses
T-shirt and a Cleveland Indians
baseball hat, and David Guetta
walking along the Biscayne Boulevard, while the club scenes were filmed in Nocturnal. Fans were invited to be in the club scene. There is also a scene that takes place in a Franck Provost hair dressing salon where a hairdresser is using a hair dryer on a bald man, and another applies shaving foam in a circle on another client's head. It shows models apparently nude except for boots and camera equipment reflecting in windows, metal object and mirrors throughout the video. They are partly covered up with objects and/or lyrics of the song that are being sung at that moment. A censored version of the video with some lyrics bleeped and the 'nude' models' reflection pixellated out is played in some public settings such as gyms.
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
featuring American rapper Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi , better known by his stage name Kid Cudi , sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the...
. It was released in February 2010 as the fourth single from Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love
One Love (David Guetta album)
One Love received generally favourable reviews from most music critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on ten reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"...
. The song became a top five hit in Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland, New Zealand, France and Ireland. It charted within the top ten in Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and Denmark. The music video was filmed in Miami and directed by Keith Schofield
Keith Schofield
Keith Schofield is an American director of music video and television commercials based in Los Angeles, California.Schofield received the "Best Rock Video" award at the 2008 UK Music Video Awards, for his direction of Supergrass's "Bad Blood" video...
. It was released in the United States as the album's fourth single.
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of Digital SpyDigital Spy
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gave the song a positive review stating: "Here he drafts in Kid 'Day N' Nite' Cudi to lay down the vocals over his trademark piano-backed beats. All the makings of a Guetta classic are present and correct, and Cudi's nonchalant, mellow vocals are pleasant enough, but it all feels that bit too familiar. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that 'Memories' adds nothing new to a sound that seemingly took over the world in '09 – not that anyone's going to grumble when it comes on at Oceana this Friday night, of course" .
Music video
The music video was filmed in Miami on January 4, 2010. It was directed by Keith SchofieldKeith Schofield
Keith Schofield is an American director of music video and television commercials based in Los Angeles, California.Schofield received the "Best Rock Video" award at the 2008 UK Music Video Awards, for his direction of Supergrass's "Bad Blood" video...
. It shows Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi , better known by his stage name Kid Cudi , sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the...
, wearing a Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
T-shirt and a Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
baseball hat, and David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
walking along the Biscayne Boulevard, while the club scenes were filmed in Nocturnal. Fans were invited to be in the club scene. There is also a scene that takes place in a Franck Provost hair dressing salon where a hairdresser is using a hair dryer on a bald man, and another applies shaving foam in a circle on another client's head. It shows models apparently nude except for boots and camera equipment reflecting in windows, metal object and mirrors throughout the video. They are partly covered up with objects and/or lyrics of the song that are being sung at that moment. A censored version of the video with some lyrics bleeped and the 'nude' models' reflection pixellated out is played in some public settings such as gyms.
Track listing
- UK CD Single
- "Memories" – 3:28
- "Memories" (Fuck Me I'm Famous Remix) – 6:06
- French CD Single
- "Memories" – 3:28
- "Memories" (Extended) – 5:20
- "Memories" (Fuck Me I'm Famous Remix) – 6:06
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Dance Club Singles Chart The Polish Dance Club Singles Chart is a chart compiled by ZPAV from the most popular songs in the clubs. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the DJ Promotion and ZPAV website.... ) |
1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 29 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 10 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 17 |
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
29 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 78 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 68 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 43 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
23 |
| Spanish Singles Charts PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
38 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
2× Platinum |
| Austria | 2× Platinum |
| Belgium | Gold |
| Denmark | Gold |
| Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
Gold |
| Italy | Gold |
| UK | Silver |
Release history
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| France | 6 February 2010 | CD single | #6280552 |
| Australia | 17 February 2010 | Digital Download | #6281212 |
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| Australia | 29 March 2010 | CD Single | #6335431 |
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| France | 30 March 2010 | ||
| United Kingdom | 4 April 2010 | ||
Radio history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| United States | 19 October 2010 |