Singles (Maroon 5 album)

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Singles
File:Maroon 5 Singles cover.png
Greatest hits album by Maroon 5
Released September 25, 2015
Recorded 2001–14
Genre
Length 43:44
Label
Producer
Maroon 5 chronology
V
(2014)V2014		 Singles
(2015)

Singles is a compilation album by American pop rock band Maroon 5 released on September 25, 2015, through Interscope Records. The album includes twelve of the band's greatest hit singles released from their five studio albums: Songs About Jane (2002), It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012), and V (2014).

Singles was released during the band's 2015 Maroon 5 World Tour in Asia.[1] The album does not contain any new or unreleased songs.[2]

Background

On September 1, 2015, Interscope Records announced that Maroon 5 would be releasing their debut greatest hits album on October 2, 2015, on their label.[3] The track listing and album art cover were announced on the same day,[4] revealing that there will be only 12 singles featured on the compilation album and will not withhold any new or unreleased tracks. Fans have also responded to the lack of more favorable hits on the album, such as "Harder to Breathe", "Sunday Morning" and "Won't Go Home Without You".[5]

Album art cover

The album art cover for Singles was shot and edited by photographer and tourist Travis Schneider, also known as bootswallace on various social media websites, which was confirmed by Schneider via Twitter on September 6, 2015.[6] The photo was taken whilst on tour with Maroon 5 on their North American leg of their world tour backstage.

Critical reception

Writing for Contactmusic.com, Alex Lai stated: "For anyone who has forgotten or indeed not been familiar with the work of Adam Levine and company, this is a fine demonstration of their ability to blend genres".[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number six in Japan, selling 11,000 physical copies in its first week.[8] In Brazil, the album debut at number 8 in ABPD chart, selling 20,000 copies in its first week.[9]

Track listing

Singles – Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "This Love" (from Songs About Jane)
3:27
2. "Payphone" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (from Overexposed)
3:51
3. "She Will Be Loved" (from Songs About Jane)
Wallace 4:14
4. "One More Night" (from Overexposed)
  • Shellback
  • Martin
 3:39
5. "Moves Like Jagger" (featuring Christina Aguilera (from Hands All Over)
  • Levine
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Shellback
  • Shellback
  • Blanco
 3:21
6. "Wake Up Call" (from It Won't Be Soon Before Long)
  • Levine
  • Valentine
3:21
7. "Misery" (from Hands All Over)
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
  • Farrar
 Robert John "Mutt" Lange 3:36
8. "Maps" (from V)
  • Tedder
  • Blanco
  • Zancanella
  • Noah Passovoy
 3:11
9. "Makes Me Wonder" (from It Won't Be Soon Before Long)
3:31
10. "Animals" (from V)
  • Levine
  • Shellback
  • Levin
 Shellback 3:51
11. "Daylight" (from Overexposed)
  • Levine
  • Martin
  • SAMM
  • Mason Levy
  • Levine
  • MdL
  • Martin
 3:46
12. "Sugar" (from V)
3:56
Total length:
 43:44
Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 69
Brazil Albums (ABPD)[14] 8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 80
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 51
Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] 16
Korean International Albums (Gaon)[20] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 35

Release history

Country Date
Japan September 25, 2015[23]
Worldwide October 16, 2015[24]

References

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  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Singles" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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  15. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Maroon 5. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Maroon 5 – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 48, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "October 8, 2015" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Album Chart". On the page, select "October 8, 2015", then "국외", to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Maroon 5 – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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