Memory Lane (song) explained

Memory Lane
Type:single
Artist:Old Dominion
Album:Memory Lane
Genre:Country
Length:2:53
Label:Arista Nashville, Columbia Nashville
Producer:Shane McAnally
Prev Title:No Hard Feelings
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Can't Break Up Now
Next Year:2023

"Memory Lane" is a song by American country music band Old Dominion. It was released on January 5, 2023 as the lead single to the band's fifth studio album of the same name.

History

Old Dominion released "Memory Lane" on January 5, 2023. Band members Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi wrote the song with Jessie Jo Dillon. Ramsey described the song as having a "nostalgic" theme for "memories of simpler times".[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the song "is bittersweet defined. A warm, traveling guitar beat drives you to a second verse that lets you down easy. Like the lover singer Matt Ramsey is describing, the beat just keeps on driving after that."[2]

The band's label, Arista Nashville, closed partway through the single's release, so distribution rights were taken over by Columbia Nashville in March 2023.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Memory Lane" premiered on March 22, 2023 and was directed by Mason Allen and Nicki Fletcher.[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

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Position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 87
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Dominion goes down 'Memory Lane' . . January 2, 2023 . May 31, 2023.
  2. Web site: Old Dominion's 'Memory Lane' is the most devastating kind of heartbreaker . . January 5, 2023 . May 31, 2023 . Billy Dukes.
  3. Sony Music Dissolves Arista Nashville Label . . March 23, 2023 . March 27, 2023 . Jem Aswad.
  4. Web site: Old Dominion Delivers Cinematic 'Memory Lane' Video With 'Personal Touches'. Kelly Fisher. March 22, 2023. Wild Country 99.9. May 3, 2024.
  5. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  6. Country Airplay – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  7. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.