"House of Memories" is a song by American rock solo project Panic! at the Disco. It was released on January 15, 2016, as the tenth track on the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). The song gained popularity in April 2022, causing it to chart in multiple countries, including Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.
On October 28, 2022, the song was released as an EP along with slowed down and sped up versions, as a result of the song's success earlier that year on TikTok.
Critical reception Upon release in 2016, the song received lukewarm reviews from critics. Nate Chinen at New York Times called it a song "about being lonely while in love", "with an intriguing frisson".
However, Lisa Henderson of Clash thought the song was "misplaced", causing the album to end "on a slightly underwhelming note". Composition The song is written in the key of F♯ minor. The verses consist of a chord progression of F♯m, B, E, and A. The end of each verse resolves with C♯7 and C♯7sus4 chords back to back, with the latter a half step down from the former. The chorus consists of modulated mixes of the verse chords, a chord progression of F♯m, D, A, and C♯7.
Charts
Weekly charts + 2016 weekly chart performance for "House of Memories" Chart (2016) Peakposition
+ 2022 weekly chart performance for "House of Memories" Chart (2022) Peakposition Greece International (IFPI Greece) 29 Lithuania (AGATA) 54
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for "House of Memories" Chart (2022) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 53 Germany (Official German Charts) 78 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 89
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