Memory of You
| "Memory of You" | |
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Giselle Sommerville | |
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"Memory of You" is a song by British all-female
The song was originally released as a
Background and composition
"Memory of You" originated in 2004 as a song by Cadence, a trance project composed of
The Girls Aloud version of the track retains Cadence's trance roots, having been described as "far more dance oriented than pop."[3] Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts are the only singers on this track, causing tabloid paper News of the World to wrongly identify the track as an "underground tune" recorded by Walsh and Roberts outside of Girls Aloud.[3]
Release
The song was originally released as a
Nicola Roberts also included a solo version of "Memory of You" as a B-side to her 2012 single "Yo-Yo", available as a "pre-order only" track.[7] Roberts also included the Solo Version of “Memory of You” on the 10th anniversary album “Behind Cinderella's Eyes“, released in 2022.
Critical response
Bradley Stern of MuuMuse labeled the song Girls Aloud's best b-side to date and stated that the song "near eclipses its host single."[3] Peter Robinson, founder of Popjustice, expressed confusion regarding the song's lack of inclusion on Out of Control, stating, "the track’s chorus is better than a lot of the choruses that did make it onto the album."[8] Robinson described "Memory of You" as a "glossy euro rave-up."[8] In a review for Ten, Digital Spy's Robert Copsey described "Memory of You" as one of the best tracks on the album's second disc of fan favourites.[9] James Fyfe of imediamonkey wrote, "Memory of You represents one of the few career misjudgements the group ever made; it’s ridiculous that this wasn’t a single, let alone that it wasn’t even included on their 2008 record Out of Control. It’s a truly phenomenal track."[10]
Credits and personnel
- Songwriting: Brian Higgins, Girls Aloud, Giselle Sommerville, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell
- Production: Brian Higgins, Xenomania
- Keyboards: Brian Higgins, Sacha Collision, Tim Powell
- Mixing: Sacha Collision, Tim Powell
- Mastering engineer: Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering.
- Published by Warner Chappell/Xenomania/EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
References
- ^ a b c "Xenomania flashback: Cadence - Japan (2004)". Xenomania News. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Cadence – Japan (Vinyl)". Discogs. Zink Media. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Bradley Stern (10 January 2009). "From Singapore to Japan..." MuuMuse. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Peter Robinson (12 January 2009). "'Memory of You'". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Ten Disc 2 Tracklisting Revealed!". GirlsAloud.co.uk. Polydor Records. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Mayer Nissim (23 October 2012). "Girls Aloud 'Ten' fan-voted CD Two tracklisting confirmed". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Bradley Stern (9 January 2012). "Nicola Roberts' solo version of Girls Aloud's Memory of You is as incredible as you were hoping". MuuMuse. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b Peter Robinson (12 January 2009). "The incredible song Girls Aloud's people don't want you to hear". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Robert Copsey (23 November 2012). "Girls Aloud: 'Ten' – Album review". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ James Fyfe (26 November 2012). "Girls Aloud – Ten (LP)". imediamonkey. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
