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Memories (David Guetta song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Memories
| cover = David-guetta-kid-cudi-memories.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi
| album = One Love
| released = (digitally)
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = House
| length = * 3:28 (album version)
* 2:38 (radio edit)
| label = * EMI
* Virgin
| writer = * David Guetta
* Scott Mescudi
* Frdric Riesterer
| producer = * David Guetta
* Frdric Riesterer
| chronology = David Guetta
| prev_title = One Love
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Gettin' Over You
| next_year = 2010
| misc =
}}
"'Memories'" is a song by French disc jockey David Guetta featuring American rapper Kid Cudi. It was released in August 2009 as the fourth single from Guetta's fourth studio album, 'One Love'. The song became a top five hit in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland, Poland, 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.
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of 'Digital Spy' 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 4 January 2010. It was directed by Keith Schofield. It shows Kid Cudi, wearing a Guns N' Roses T-shirt and a Cleveland Indians baseball hat, and David Guetta walking along 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 hairless man, and another applies shaving foam in a circle on another client's head. It shows the camera crew to be nude models which are seen reflecting in windows, metal objects and mirrors throughout the video with certain areas censored out. A super clean version of the video was released for use in public settings.
2021 remix
In 2021, Guetta released a new remix of the track. The remix was premiered during his New Year's live set from the French Louvre museum. It was also released as a reaction to the TikTok hype around the original track, which became popular during the lockdown due to COVID-19.
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 and certifications
Weekly charts
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|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)
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|Russia (Top Radio Hits)
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|Spain (Spanish Airplay Chart)
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2021 remix
Year-end charts
2021 remix
Certifications
Radio and release history
Release history
Radio history
See also
* List of Polish Dance Chart number-one singles of 2010
References
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