"Making Memories of Us" is a song written by American
country music
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artist
Rodney Crowell
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that has been recorded by several artists. The first version was recorded by American country music artist
Tracy Byrd
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on his 2003 album ''
The Truth About Men''. One year later, Crowell and
Vince Gill
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recorded the song as former members Crowell's backing band called
The Notorious Cherry Bombs, and was featured on their
self-titled album.
The third version of this song was recorded by Australian
country music
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artist
Keith Urban
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on his 2004 album ''
Be Here
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''. Urban's rendition was released as the album's third single on 21 March 2005. His version also reached number one on the U.S. ''
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''
Hot Country Songs
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charts and held that position for five weeks.
Music video
The black and white music video for
Keith Urban
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's version of "Making Memories of Us" was directed by
Chris Hicky
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and premiered on
CMT on March 25, 2005.
Chart performance
"Making Memories of Us" debuted at number 55 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart for the week of March 19, 2005.
For the Hot Country Songs chart published 4 June 2005, the song's second week at No. 1, artists on the
Capitol Nashville label held the No. 1 through No. 3 positions on the chart, making for only the third time in the chart's history that all three positions were held by acts on the same label. That week,
Trace Adkins
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' "
Songs About Me
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" was No. 2 and
Dierks Bentley
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's "
Lot of Leavin' Left to Do
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" was No. 3.
In addition, "Making Memories of Us" peaked at number 34 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 5 on the US
Adult Contemporary
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chart.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Versions
The Irish
country
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singer
Derek Ryan recorded a version of the song. It was included in his 2015 album ''One Good Night''.
The American
indie artist
Torres Torres may refer to:
People
*Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname
* Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott
** ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres
Places Americas
* Torres, Colorado, an unincorporated ...
recorded a version of the song along with a cover of
Nirvana's "
All Apologies
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".
Country Music singer recorded his version of the song on his 2025 album entitled Oh What A Beautiful World
References
2005 singles
Rodney Crowell songs
Tracy Byrd songs
Keith Urban songs
Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Songs written by Rodney Crowell
Capitol Records Nashville singles
Music videos directed by Chris Hicky
Black-and-white music videos
2003 songs
Country ballads
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