Making Memories of Us

"Making Memories of Us" is a song written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell that has been recorded by several artists. The first version was recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd on his 2003 album The Truth About Men. One year later, Crowell and Vince Gill recorded the song as members of The Notorious Cherry Bombs, a side project comprising former members of Crowell's backing band.

"Making Memories of Us"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Be Here
ReleasedMarch 21, 2005
Recorded2004
GenreCountry
Length4:11 (album version)
3:56 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"You're My Better Half"
(2004)		 "Making Memories of Us"
(2005)		 "Better Life"
(2005)

The third version of this song was recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban on his 2004 album Be Here. Urban's rendition was released as the album's third single in March 2005. His version also reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and held that position for five weeks.

Music video

The music video is in black-and-white, and was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in early 2005.

Chart performance

"Making Memories of Us" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of March 19, 2005.

For the Hot Country Songs chart published June 4, 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.[1]

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 34
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 22
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 8
Chart (2006) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 10

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Versions

The Irish country singer Derek Ryan recorded a version of the song. It was included in his 2015 album One Good Night.

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References
  1. Jesen, Wade (June 4, 2005). "Capitol's hat trick". Billboard.
  2. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  3. "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  4. "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  5. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  6. "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  7. "Best of 2006: Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  8. "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Making Memories Of Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 


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