Memories (Within Temptation song)

"Memories"
Single by Within Temptation
from the album The Silent Force
B-side	"Destroyed" "Aquarius"
Released	31 January 2005
Format	CD single, Digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length	3:51 (album version) 3:28 (single version)
Label	Roadrunner
Writer(s)	Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg
Producer(s)	Daniel Gibson
Within Temptation singles chronology
"Stand My Ground" (2004) "Memories" (2005) "Angels" (2005)
Music video "Memories" on YouTube

"Memories" is a ballad-song by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation from their third studio album, The Silent Force. It was released as the second single from the album on 31 January 2005 also accompanying a music video. The song was covered by American classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho for her third studio album, Awakening.^[1]

Track Listing

CD single

1. "Memories"
2. "Aquarius" (Orchestral Version)

CD Multi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Memories"
2.	"Aquarius (Orchestral version)"
3.	"A Dangerous Mind (Live at Bataclan Paris 2004)"

DualDisc single (CD side)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Memories"
2.	"Destroyed (Demo Version)"
3.	"Aquarius (Orchestral version)"
4.	"A Dangerous Mind (Live at Bataclan Paris 2004)"
5.	"Memories (Live at Bataclan Paris 2004)"

DualDisc single (DVD side)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Dangerous Mind (Live at Bataclan Paris 2004)"
2.	"Memories (Live at Bataclan Paris 2004)"
3.	"Backstage Paris"

Video

The band playing inside an old manor on the "Memories" music video (2005)

The Memories video tells the story of an aged Sharon den Adel who returns to her old house, which is now for sale. As she enters her old home, she is transformed into her younger self and the house is restored to how it is in her memories. In some scenes, den Adel walks around the house, haunted by memories of her old lover and in others, she is in a room with other band mates singing. Jeroen, the bands bassist, plays a double bass in one of the scenes from the past, while Martijn, their keyboard player, plays the piano.

As she leaves the house towards the end, she becomes her aged self again, and the house falls back into its current disrepair.

Charts reception

Chart (2005)	Peak position
scope="row"	Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	44
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	26
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4]	8
scope="row"	Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	19
scope="row"	Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	17
scope="row"	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	11
scope="row"	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	18
scope="row"	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	45

Footnotes

1. "Jackie Evancho to Release New Album in September @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Within Temptation – Memories" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
3. "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation – Memories" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
4. "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation – Memories" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
5. "Within Temptation: Memories" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
6. "Musicline.de – Within Temptation Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Within Temptation search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Within Temptation – Memories" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Within Temptation – Memories". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2014.