

Writing for USA Today, Maeve McDermott opined that the song is "primed for end-of-summer nostalgia" and compared Levine's vocals to Sting. Critical reception Įmily Zemler of Rolling Stone wrote that the "reflective, sentimental track looks back on good times past with someone who's no longer here", describing it as having a "low-key rock sound as frontman Adam Levine pays homage to the memories of a loved one who has since passed." Billboard noted the track is "arranged around light keys, guitars and vocals", calling it "sentimental mellow". "Memories" is based on the harmonic sequence of " Pachelbel's Canon" by Johann Pachelbel. The band released 3 remix versions of the song, featuring Dillon Francis on December 13, 2019, followed by Devault on December 16 and Cut Copy, on December 18, respectively.
