"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.

"Memory Lane"
Single by Old Dominion
from the album Memory Lane
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2023 (2023-01-05)
GenreCountry
Length2:53
LabelArista Nashville, Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shane McAnally
Old Dominion singles chronology
"No Hard Feelings"
(2021)
"Memory Lane"
(2023)
"Can't Break Up Now"
(2023)
Music video
"Memory Lane" on YouTube

History

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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

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Memory Lane"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 47
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 27
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 7

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Memory Lane"
Chart (2023) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 87
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 27

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Old Dominion goes down 'Memory Lane'". Country Standard Time. January 2, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Old Dominion's 'Memory Lane' is the most devastating kind of heartbreaker". Taste of Country. January 5, 2023. pp. Billy Dukes. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Jem Aswad (March 23, 2023). "Sony Music Dissolves Arista Nashville Label". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Kelly Fisher (March 22, 2023). "Old Dominion Delivers Cinematic 'Memory Lane' Video With 'Personal Touches'". Wild Country 99.9. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Old Dominion – Some People Do". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2024.