"Memories" is a song by French disc jockey

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featuring American rapper

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. Written alongside Frédéric Riesterer, who produced it with Guetta, it was released in February 2010 as the fourth single from his fourth studio album, '' One Love''. The song became a top five hit in Guetta's native country of

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as well as

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, the

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, and

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; it charted within the top ten in

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, and

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, with the song reaching a peak of 46 in Cudi's native of the US, where it also achieved platinum certification by the

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. The music video was filmed in

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and directed by Keith Schofield.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of ''

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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

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was filmed in

on 4 January 2010. It was directed by Keith Schofield. It shows

, wearing a

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T-shirt and a

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baseball hat, and

walking along

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, 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, who are seen reflecting in windows, metal objects and mirrors throughout the video with certain areas

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out. A super clean version of the video was released for use in public settings. Guetta wears a pair of

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s in the video.

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

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. It was also released as a reaction to the

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hype around the original track, which became popular during the

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due to

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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

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2021 remix

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2021 remix

Certifications

Radio and release history

Release history

Radio history

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* {{authority control 2009 songs David Guetta songs Kid Cudi songs Songs written by David Guetta Songs written by Frédéric Riesterer Songs written by Kid Cudi Song recordings produced by David Guetta Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles Virgin Records singles Music videos directed by Keith Schofield

Critical reception

Music video

2021 remix

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

2021 remix

Year-end charts

2021 remix

Certifications

Radio and release history

Release history

Radio history

See also

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