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Making Memories of Us - Wikipedia

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"Making Memories of Us"

Single by Keith Urban

from the album Be Here

Released

21 March 2005

Recorded

2004

Genre

Country

Length

4:11 (album version)
3:56 (radio edit)

Dann Huff
Keith Urban

Keith Urban singles chronology

"You're My Better Half"
(2004)

"Making Memories of Us"
(2005)

"Better Life"
(2005)

"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 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 artist Keith Urban on his 2004 album Be Here. 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. 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 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 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.^[1]

In addition, "Making Memories of Us" peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Making Memories of Us"
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	54
Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[3]	12
Canada Country (Radio & Records)^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	34
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	5
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	22
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Making Memories of Us"
Chart (2005)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	8
Chart (2006)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[10]	10

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Platinum	70,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ 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.

References

^ Jesen, Wade (June 4, 2005). "Capitol's hat trick". Billboard.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 289.
^ "R&R Canada AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1663. 23 June 2006. p. 57. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. 17 June 2005. p. 47. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
^ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ "Best of 2006: Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Making Memories Of Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

v t e Rodney Crowell
Studio albums	Ain't Living Long Like This But What Will the Neighbors Think Rodney Crowell Street Language Diamonds & Dirt Keys to the Highway Life Is Messy Let the Picture Paint Itself Jewel of the South The Houston Kid Fate's Right Hand The Outsider Sex & Gasoline Old Yellow Moon Tarpaper Sky The Traveling Kind Close Ties The Chicago Sessions
Compilation albums	The Rodney Crowell Collection Greatest Hits
Singles	"Elvira" "Song for the Life" "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" "Ashes by Now" "Ain't No Money" "It's Such a Small World" "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" "She's Crazy for Leavin'" "After All This Time" "Above and Beyond" "Many a Long & Lonesome Highway" "If Looks Could Kill" "My Past Is Present" "Now That We're Alone" "Lovin' All Night" "What Kind of Love" "Please Remember Me" "I Walk the Line Revisited"
Other songs	"The Answer Is Yes" "Heartbroke" "I Ain't Living Long Like This" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Making Memories of Us" "Queen of Hearts" "Voilá, An American Dream"
Related articles	Discography The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs

v t e Keith Urban singles
Discography
Keith Urban	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"
Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"
Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"
Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"
Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"
Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up"
Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "The Fighter"
Graffiti U	"Female" "Parallel Line" "Coming Home" "Never Comin Down"
The Speed of Now Part 1	"We Were" "God Whispered Your Name" "Polaroid" "Superman" "Change Your Mind" "One Too Many"
High	"Straight Line" "Messed Up as Me" "Go Home W U"
Collaborative songs	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" "Funky Tonight" "In God's Hands" "Start a Band" "Lean on Me" "Highway Don't Care" "Be a Light" "Forever Country" "Love Songs Ain't for Us" "Throw It Back" "That's When"
Other songs	"Arms of Mary" "For You" "Wild Hearts" "Nightfalls" "Brown Eyes Baby" "Street Called Main"

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