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rather than fight about things, it's nice to have a common ground and all of us have had loss. In an interview of The Howard Stern Show, Levine said: "I needed this song", he continued: "In a world that's increasingly chaotic and crazy and angry in a lot of ways. We heard the skeleton of this song and thought it matched where we were at." We lost our longtime manager, Jordan Feldstein. You know, we experienced some loss in the last couple of years. According to guitarist, James Valentine: "It's a different kind of song for us…It's an important song for us. In other words, this song is for all of us." The song is based on the loss of the band's manager and Levine's friend, Jordan Feldstein who died in December 2017, from pulmonary embolism. The band's lead singer, Adam Levine, explained: "This song is for anyone who has ever experienced loss. It is Maroon 5's final single with bassist Mickey Madden, who announced his departure from the band in 2020, following his arrest for domestic violence.
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The single peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Levine and the production team the Monsters and the Strangerz produced the song. The song was written by Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Michael Pollack, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jon Bellion, and Vincent Ford. "Memories" is based on " Canon in D Major" by German composer Johann Pachelbel.
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The song received generally negative reviews from music critics and was listed as one of the worst songs of 2019 by Spin magazine. Lyrically, the song pays homage to the memories of a loved one who has since passed. " Memories" is a song by American band Maroon 5, released through 222 and Interscope Records on September 20, 2019, as the lead single from the band's seventh studio album Jordi.