Memories (Maroon 5 song)


"Memories" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on September 20, 2019. The song is about loss and remembering people who have died. It uses the chord progression of Pachelbel's "Canon" but in B major instead of D major.[2]

"Memories"
Single by Maroon 5
from "
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019
GenreSoft rock
Length3:09
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Levine
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  • Jordan Johnson
  • Jonathan Bellion
  • Vincent Ford
  • Michael Pollack
  • Stefan Johnson[1]
Producer(s)
  • Levine
  • The Monsterz & the Strangerz
  • Gian Stone (voc.)
  • Mailbox (voc.)
Maroon 5 singles chronology
""Three Little Birds"
(2018)
Memories "
"Memories" at YouTube

On the October 7, 2019, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, frontman Adam Levine revealed that he was inspired to write the song after his close friend and Maroon 5's manager, Jordan Feldstein, died in 2017. Feldstein was also the older brother of actor Jonah Hill.[3][4]

Charts

References

  1. "Memories by Maroon 5 on TIDAL". Tidal.
  2. Rowat, Robert (2019-09-20). "Maroon 5's new song, 'Memories,' is basically Pachelbel's Canon". CBC. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. "Maroon 5 Manager Jordan Feldstein Dead". iHeartRadio Canada. Bell Media. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. "Adam Levine Opens up About Death of Friend and Manager Jordan Feldstein". Celebrity. Retrieved 2019-10-07.