Maroon 5 is an Americanpop rock band fromLos Angeles, California.[3][4] It consists of lead vocalist and guitaristAdam Levine, rhythm guitarist and keyboardistJesse Carmichael, lead guitaristJames Valentine, drummerMatt Flynn, keyboardistPJ Morton, and bassist and keyboardistSam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassistMickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together asKara's Flowers in February 1994, while they were in high school.
After self-releasing their independent album...We Like Digging?, Kara's Flowers signed toReprise Records and released their debut studio album,The Fourth World (1997). It garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college. In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, adding guitarist Valentine. Signed toOctone Records, they released their first album as Maroon 5, titledSongs About Jane (2002). Aided by the hit singles "Harder to Breathe", "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved", the album peaked at number six on theBillboard 200 chart and went quadruple platinum in 2005. In the same year, the band won theGrammy Award forBest New Artist. In 2006, Dusick left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Flynn. Maroon 5's second album,It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007), debuted atop the USBillboard 200 chart; its lead single, "Makes Me Wonder", topped the USBillboard Hot 100.
The band's critically acclaimed third album,Hands All Over (2010), was re-released in 2011 with the US number-one "Moves Like Jagger". In 2012, Carmichael took a break from the band and was replaced by keyboardist Morton. Maroon 5's fourth albumOverexposed (2012), spawned the single "One More Night", which topped theBillboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks. In 2014, Carmichael rejoined the band alongside Morton to record the fifth albumV (roman numeral pronounced "five"), released onInterscope Records and Levine's own label222 Records, and reaching number one on theBillboard 200. In 2016, Maroon 5 added long-time collaborator Farrar to their official lineup as the band continued for their sixth studio albumRed Pill Blues (2017).V andRed Pill Blues's respective singles "Sugar" and "Girls Like You" peaked at numbers two and one in the US respectively.
Madden announced his departure from the band in 2020 following his arrest on domestic violence charges, with Farrar becoming their new bassist. Their following albums,Jordi (2021) andLove Is Like (2025), saw varying critical and commercial success. Maroon 5 has sold more than 135 million records, making them one of thebest-selling music acts of all time. The band has wonnumerous accolades, including threeGrammy Awards and threeAmerican Music Awards.
Maroon 5 was formed as Kara's Flowers in Los Angeles, California, in 1994. Lead vocalist and guitaristAdam Levine was introduced to drummer Ryan Dusick by a mutual friend and guitarist, Adam Salzman. Levine was 15 years old, and Dusick was 16.[5] Three of the five members of the band started playing together at age 12. The four original members of the band met while attendingBrentwood School in Los Angeles.[6][7] While attending Brentwood School, Levine and guitaristJesse Carmichael joined with bassistMickey Madden and Dusick to form Kara's Flowers.[8] The name was taken from a girl that went to their high school that the band had a "collective crush" on.[7] The band independently released an album,...We Like Digging?, in late 1994.[9]
The band would play many shows through the next few years, and would also record their official debut. While they were playing a beach party in Malibu, independent producer Tommy Allen heard them play and offered to manage them and record a complete record with his partner, songwriterJohn DeNicola, who is known for his work onDirty Dancing (1987) – including "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". ProducerRob Cavallo's management team heard the record Allen and DeNicola produced, which eventually led Cavallo to offer them a deal withReprise Records, re-recording the album.[10] However, after the release ofThe Fourth World, during Levine and Madden's senior year of high school in 1997, it had morphed into a band with analternative rock,[11]indie rock[12] andpower pop style.[13] Despite high expectations from the band and record company, the album failed to catch on and theirlead single, "Soap Disco", was a failure.[14] According to Levine, the failure of the album was "a huge disappointment" that nearly led them to break up.[7][15] The album sold around 5,000 copies and the band was dropped after six months.[16]
Between 2000 and 2001, the band would play very sporadic shows, due to the members going to college. Dusick and Madden attended college locally atUniversity of California, Los Angeles, while Levine and Carmichael relocated to the East coast to attendFive Towns College, inDix Hills, Long Island, New York.[17] While Levine and Carmichael were in New York, they began to take notice of the urban music surrounding them and later let the style influence the songs they wrote.[18] Kara's Flowers competed in the 2000UCLA Spring Sing competition, losing toSara Bareilles.[19]
When the band returned in 2001, they brought those influences with them.[15] Frequent collaborator and future memberSam Farrar (then only the bassist of the bandPhantom Planet) explained that theAaliyah song "Are You That Somebody?" affected the band and influenced the song "Not Coming Home".[7] ProducerTim Sommer signed them to a demo deal withMCA Records and produced three tracks with them in Los Angeles in the middle of 2001, with Mark Dearnley engineering. Against Sommer's advice, MCA declined to pick up the band, and these tracks were never released. The band put together a demo that was rejected by several labels, before acquired byOctone Records executivesJames Diener, Ben Berkman and David Boxenbaum.[15] While looking for talent for the Octone label, Berkman was given a bunch of demos by the brother of a former colleague atColumbia Records and the song that caught his attention was "Sunday Morning", which he referred to as a "genius song".[16] Berkman was surprised the song was credited to Kara's Flowers, because the band sounded completely different from the one he had heard while atWarner Bros. Records.[20]
Berkman encouraged Diener and Boxenbaum to fly out to Los Angeles to watch a showcase gig atThe Viper Room for the four-piece Kara's Flowers.[16] After watching Levine onstage, they were convinced. Berkman believed what the band needed was a "fifth member to play the guitar and free up the singer, so he could be the star I perceived him to be".[16] Octone insisted that the band change its name to break with its pop past.[16] The label began looking for a full-time guitarist to enable Levine to focus on performing as the frontman.James Valentine (from the L.A. bandSquare) was recruited as the band's fifth member.[15] On his joining the band, Valentine commented: "I became friends with them and we sort of started jamming together, it was very much like I was cheating on my band, we were having sort of an affair and I eventually quit my other band to join up with them."[15] After hearing Levine play, Valentine noticed his affinity forPhish and the two musicians bonded over the band.[21] After briefly being known as simply "Maroon", the band changed their name to "Maroon 5".[1] In an interview withHoward Stern, Levine revealed that the only person outside of the band to know the story behind the name change isBilly Joel.[22]
Between the time that we started making the album [Songs About Jane] in 2001 and the time the album reached the crest of its success in 2004, we went from being starving musicians wondering what the future held to riding a wave of success beyond our wildest expectations.
—Ryan Dusick, Maroon 5's original drummer, who officially left the band in 2006, due to injuries to his shoulders and wrists sustained from constant touring.[36][37]
Songs About Jane reached No. 1 on the Australian albums (ARIA),[38] while "Harder to Breathe" made the Top 20 singles charts in the US[39] and UK,[38] and Top 40 in Australia and New Zealand.[38] The album climbed to No. 1 in the UK.[38] The second single, "This Love", reached number five in the US,[39] number three in the UK, and number eight in Australia.[38] The third single, "She Will Be Loved", reached the number five in both the US[39] and the UK, and number one in Australia.[38] The fourth single, "Sunday Morning", reached the Top 40 in the US,[39] UK, and Australia.[38] Maroon 5 playedLive 8, inPhiladelphia in 2005. Their set included a cover ofNeil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" and frontman Levine performed withStevie Wonder.[40] On May 13, 2005, the band wrapped up the2005 Honda Civic Tour, which it headlined.[41] On June 9, 2005, the band performed at theAmerican Film Institute's tribute to filmmakerGeorge Lucas. Lucas himself had selected Maroon 5 for the event, as it was his children's favorite band at the time.[42] Over the years of touring with the band their drummer, percussionist and backing vocalist Ryan Dusick had been suffering from the touring life.[43] The strains of non-stop touring aggravated an old sports injury.[6] After several absences from the tour withRyland Steen and Josh Day taking his place, Dusick left the band in September 2006.[37] Flynn officially joined the band as its second drummer.[44]
After recording for eight months, Maroon 5's second albumIt Won't Be Soon Before Long, was released worldwide in May 2007 byA&M Octone Records.[45] Levine described the follow-up toSongs About Jane is "sexier and stronger",[46] gaining inspiration from iconic 80s artists such asPrince,Shabba Ranks,Michael Jackson andTalking Heads.[47] Ann Powers writing forLos Angeles Times saidIt Won't Be Soon Before Long is "An icy-hot blend of electro-funk and blue-eyed soul that works its cruel streak with the confidence of Daniel Craig's James Bond".[48] Before its release, "Makes Me Wonder" was the No. 1 selling single and video on iTunes.[46] It was also the No. 1 selling album, with more than 50,000 digital pre-sales.[46] After its release, the album broke iTunes sales records its week of release, selling over 101,000 copies.[49] The first single "Makes Me Wonder", was released to radio March 27, 2007. The song debuted at number 84 on theBillboard Hot 100. In the first week of May, the single skyrocketed from a lowly position of No. 64 to No. 1, the biggest jump inBillboard history at the time.[50] "Makes Me Wonder" has also achieved No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs, Pop 100, andHot Dance Club Play charts.[51]
To support the album, the band performed on a ten-date club tour in which visited small venues in Europe and the United States from April to June 2007.[52][53] The band followed with a concert that streamed live viaMSN Music in mid-June.[54] On July 10, it opened forThe Police in Miami,[55] and followed with an acoustic performance at the Miami club, Studio A, the next day.[56] The band headlined theIt Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour took place in late 2007, where they toured 28 cities in North America. The tour began September 29 touring in 28 cities in North America and concluded November 10, 2007.[57]The Hives, as the tour's special guest, performed on all of the dates whileSara Bareilles,Kevin Michael andPhantom Planet each performed in a portion of the tour.[58] It toured withDashboard Confessional in their world tour and on March 28, 2008, it began touring withOneRepublic,Brandi Carlile, andRy Cuming. The band has performed "Makes Me Wonder" onseason 6 and "If I Never See Your Face Again" inseason 7 ofAmerican Idol, which they also appeared on the show's special edition titled "Idol Gives Back" in the latter season. In May 2008, Maroon 5 released a new duet version of "If I Never See Your Face Again", withRihanna. It appeared on both the band's re-released second album and Rihanna's re-release of her albumGood Girl Gone Bad. The band's song "Goodnight Goodnight", appeared onThe CW's fall 2008 advertisement.[59] Maroon 5 also performed with the song inCSI: NY, where they guest star in thefifth season episode "Page Turner" in October 2008.[60]
Levine stated that he believed the band was reaching its peak and may make one more album before disbanding.[61] He explained, "Eventually I want to focus on being a completely different person because I don't know if I want to do this into my 40s and 50s and beyond, likethe Rolling Stones".[62] Levine later dispelled any rumors of the band breaking up, saying: "I love what I do and think that, yes, it might be tiring and complicated at times [but] we don't have any plans on disbanding any time soon".[63]
Maroon 5's third studio album was recorded in mid 2009 in Switzerland, where the band was joined by record producerRobert John "Mutt" Lange.[67] During the band's time on touring along with artists and groups are served as opening acts for the Back to School Tour in November, withKate Earl andFitz and the Tantrums[68] and thePalm Trees & Power Lines Tour in 2010, withOneRepublic,Bruno Mars,Kris Allen,Ry Cuming,VV Brown,Owl City and actorJason Segel,[69] respectively.[70] The band's third album titledHands All Over, was released on September 21, 2010.[71] It debuted at number two on theBillboard 200.[72] Despite the high placement on theBillboard 200 only 142,000 copies were sold, which was relatively weak compared to their previous albumIt Won't Be Soon Before Long, which debuted at number one with 429,000 copies.[72] The album received mixed reviews from music critics, though many of them praised it for its production. The first single of the album "Misery", was released on June 22, 2010, and peaking at number 14 on theBillboard Hot 100. In February 2011, Maroon 5 headlined theSuper Bowl XLV pre-show with special guestKeith Urban, where the band performing their songs including "Misery" and "Never Gonna Leave This Bed".[73] During a promotion byCoca-Cola in March 2011, the band participated in a special studio session during which, with the help of musicianPJ Morton, they only had 24 hours to write a completely original song. After their time was up, the song "Is Anybody Out There" was released on the Coca-Cola website for free download.[74]
On July 12, 2011, the band re-released the albumHands All Over, just to include their summer hit "Moves like Jagger" featuringChristina Aguilera.[75][76] The song premiered live onThe Voice on June 21[77] and reached the number one position on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in September 2011. Frontman Levine was also featured in theGym Class Heroes' song "Stereo Hearts" from their albumThe Papercut Chronicles II, which peaked at number four on theBillboard Hot 100. The band toured withTrain for the2011 Summer Tour from July to September 2011.[78] On September 8, 2011, Jesse Carmichael stated the band was likely to begin recording its next album within the year.[79] On October 1, 2011, the band performed live at theRock in Rio concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[80] Maroon 5 was a last hour addition, chosen to fill the vacant spot left byJay-Z, after he cancelled his appearance for personal reasons.[81] The band launched aSnapple flavor named "Tea Will Be Loved" in support ofFeeding America in September 2011.[82]
On March 9, 2012, Maroon 5 announced thatJesse Carmichael would take a break from performing with the group for an undetermined amount of time to focus more on his studies of "music and the healing arts" and was replaced by a new keyboardist and background vocalistPJ Morton, who had been touring with them since 2010 and who became a full-time band member, as Morton gained little success as an R&B artist.[89]
As Maroon 5 continued to work on their fourth studio albumOverexposed, which was released on June 26, 2012. Levine stated thatOverexposed is their "most diverse and poppiest album yet".[90] On April 16, Maroon 5 premiered the first single from the album "Payphone", featuringWiz Khalifa, on the reality competition showThe Voice, in which Levine is one of the coaches.[91] "Payphone" debuted at number three on theBillboard Hot 100 chart, eventually peaking at number two. The album's second single "One More Night" was released on June 19, 2012.[92] The song reached number one on the Hot 100, blockingPsy's monster hit "Gangnam Style" from the top spot on the chart for nine consecutive weeks[93] and tied withCarly Rae Jepsen's hit single "Call Me Maybe" for most weeks in the number one spot ontheBillboard Hot 100 chart in 2012.[94]
At the start of theirOverexposed Tour in South America, Maroon 5 introduced the newest addition in the band to the audience: their old and close friendSam Farrar on guitars, occasionally on the bass guitar, percussion, additional keyboards, backing vocals and providing samples and other special effects (using theMPC).[95] Farrar co-wrote and co-produced a few of the band's songs on almost all of their studio albums and also remixed their song "Woman" onCall and Response: The Remix Album, released in 2008 (from theSpider-Man 2 soundtrack). On August 31, 2012 – during a show in Argentina – Farrar filled-in forMickey Madden on the bass guitar for the first time – he subsequently filled-in for Madden on the next few shows of the tour. In July 2012, Maroon 5 began to work on the upcoming fifth studio album, after the commercial success ofOverexposed[96] and on October 10, 2012,Jesse Carmichael confirmed that he would be returning to the band after they complete their Overexposed Tour and will rejoin in time to record their fifth studio album.
2013–2016:V, return of Carmichael and lineup changes
In April 2013,James Valentine said the band was in the studio recording songs for the fifth album: "The stuff we're working on now, it definitely has gone maybe a little darker in its sound, maybe back a little bit more to what we kind of did onSongs About Jane, but at this point, we do have all kinds of different songs and it is early".[97] The band announced it would headline the2013 Honda Civic Tour, with special guestKelly Clarkson.[98] The tour began on August 1, and concluded on October 6, 2013, comprising 33 dates.
In May 2014, Maroon 5 transferred from A&M Octone Records, when they signed withInterscope Records[101] (in partnership with Adam Levine's label222 Records[102]) and announced their fifth studio albumV (pronounced: "five"), which was released on September 2, 2014.[103] The album was also released on a limited-edition ZinePak.[104] The album's first single "Maps", was released on June 16, 2014,[105][106] and peaked number 6 on the Hot 100 chart.[107] On August 10, the band headlined the Hyundai Card City Break, arock festival in South Korea.[108][109] At the2014 MTV Video Music Awards on August 24, 2014, Maroon 5 appeared to perform for the first time with "Maps" and "One More Night".[110] The second single, "Animals" was released on August 25 and peaked at number 3 on the Hot 100 chart.[107] It was featured on the 2015Kia Soul EV commercial.[111]
The album reached number one on the USBillboard 200 chart on September 10, 2014.[112]V received mixed reviews from critics. Brad Wete, writing forBillboard, said: "Levine's hummingbird vocals and passionate delivery are as earnest as they were on their 2002 debutSongs About Jane."[113] On September 11, 2014, Maroon 5 performed during the 2014iTunes Festival at theRoundhouse in London, England.[114] Later, the band performed at theGrammy Awards' Christmas special, titledA Very Grammy Christmas on December 5, 2014, and at theiHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2014 on December 12, 2014.[115][116]
"Sugar" was released as the third single from the album on January 13, 2015.[117] A music video was released on January 14, 2015, where the band traveling around Los Angeles and performing at random weddings.[118] The single reached at number 2 on theBillboard Hot 100. Like "Animals", the single was featured on commercials with two 2015 vehicles namely, theNissan GT-R[119] and theToyota Corolla Altis.[120] On February 22, 2015, Maroon 5 performed "Lost Stars" at the87th Academy Awards.[121] The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 2013 filmBegin Again (which also stars Levine)[122] and the deluxe edition of the band's albumV.[103]
Maroon 5 headlined a worldwide tour titledMaroon V Tour, in support of the album. Throughout the tour, artistsMagic!,Rozzi Crane,Matt McAndrew,Tove Lo,R. City andPhases served as the tour's opening acts. On May 11, 2015, the band announced that they were to release their single "This Summer", on May 15,[123] and also appeared on the re-released deluxe edition of the fifth album.[124][125] Four days later, Maroon 5 performed the song on theeighth season finale ofThe Voice.[126] The band released their first greatest hits albumSingles, on September 25, 2015, through 222 and Interscope.[127][128][129] It contains 12 singles taken from the first five albums.[130] In 2016, the band also releasedThe Studio Albums, an album collection box set featuring all five albums was available on September 30, 2016.[131] The same year, Sam Farrar who had been touring and collaborated with Maroon 5, appears in the band's promotional photo, where he became a new official member.[132]
In January 2017,Adam Levine revealed that the band was working on their sixth studio album.[133] According to Levine, the album would beR&B-influenced.[134][135] At the2017 Teen Choice Awards on August 13, where the band received the Decade Award,[136] Levine announced that the album would be released in November.[137][138] In October 2017, Maroon 5 revealed their sixth studio albumRed Pill Blues, the name inspired by the 1999science fiction filmThe Matrix.[139][140][141] The album was released on November 3, 2017,[142] and peaked at number two on theBillboard 200.
This album includes four singles: "Don't Wanna Know", "Cold", "What Lovers Do" and "Wait". The re-release of the album to include a remix version of "Girls Like You" featuringCardi B, which was released in May 2018[143] and served as the fifth and final single. It peaked at number one at theBillboard Hot 100 spending seven weeks, which became their fourth number one on the chart.[144] It spent 33 weeks in the top 10, tying both withEd Sheeran's "Shape of You" andPost Malone andSwae Lee's "Sunflower" for the longest top 10 run in the chart's archives at the time.[145][146]
On September 20, 2019, Maroon 5 released the song "Memories",[157] which peaked at number two on theBillboard Hot 100.[158] The following month, guitaristJames Valentine revealed the details about the band working on their new album, stating: "It does foreshadow a new album, which we're currently in the studio working on. But, yeah, we are working on a new record."[159] In June 2020, it was announced thatDavid Dobkin was directing a documentary film about the band. As of 2021, no word when the film will be released.[160][161]
On June 27, 2020, bassistMickey Madden was arrested in Los Angeles due to an allegation of domestic violence.[162] Madden took a leave of absence from Maroon 5 after his arrest.[163] TheLos Angeles District Attorney ultimately declined prosecution; the case was dropped, and no charges were filed.[164] Madden was replaced bySam Farrar, leaving Levine and Carmichael as the two remaining original members.
In July 2020, Maroon 5 announced the single "Nobody's Love", which was released on July 24.[165] On December 16, 2020, Levine revealed their seventh studio album was set for release in 2021.[166] They released their next single, "Beautiful Mistakes" featuring American rapperMegan Thee Stallion, on March 3, 2021.[167] On April 29, 2021, the band announced their seventh studio album,Jordi, would be released on June 11, 2021.[168] The singles "Memories", "Nobody's Love", and "Beautiful Mistakes" all appear on the album.[169] It also received mixed reviews from critics.
Maroon 5 performing live at the pyramids, Egypt 2022
In September 2021, Maroon 5 headlined on a television tribute special titledShine a Light: A Tribute to the Families of 9/11, aired onCNN to commemorate the 20th anniversary of theSeptember 11 attacks.[170] In May 2022, Maroon 5 conducted a concert atthe pyramids of Giza in Cairo.[171] There,PJ Morton stated that the band's performance in Egypt was better than their 2019 Super Bowl performance.[172]
On May 19, 2023, the band released a new single titled "Middle Ground".[179] On October 14, 2023, Levine teased the band's new music was in the works.[180] On April 7, 2025, he confirmed that a new single would release "at the end of the month-ish," and that a new album was slated to release around summer.[181]
On April 25, 2025, Maroon 5 announced a new single titled "Priceless", featuring singerLisa fromK-Pop groupBlackpink. The song and its music video were released on May 2, 2025.[182] On June 23, 2025, Maroon 5 released the promotional single, "All Night". Along with the single, they also announced their eighth studio album,Love Is Like, with a release date of August 15, 2025.[183]
Maroon 5 released the albumLove Is Like, along with the official music video for the title track, "Love Is Like", on August 15, 2025.[184]
I think the classic Maroon 5 song is minor, and it has some funk,Nile Rodgers-style guitar and the lyrics are probably about getting your heart broken. So minor, funk and heartbreak -- that's the Maroon 5 formula.
Maroon 5 has been described aspop,[186][187][12][13]pop rock,[186][188][189]funk rock,[190][191][192]dance-pop,[193][194][195]blue-eyed soul,[196][197][198]neo soul,[186]soft rock[199][200] andpop-R&B,[201][202] while their early work has been characterized asindie rock.[187] Adam Levine has stated: "Everything that's written and performed and put together pretty much comes from us. I just think people would be surprised to know that we're a self-contained unit. We're a band that does their own thing. There's no puppet master."[203] However, in an article about the songwriter and producerBenny Blanco, it is revealed that at least some of the band's songs, such as "Moves like Jagger", are the product of efforts by or collaborations with, professional songwriters and producers.[204] In the same article, Levine says, "It's almost as if [Benny Blanco] has the Midas touch in putting the right people together at the right time to create a musical moment. He's about collaboration. And he's so good at nailing down who does everything best."[205]
In an interview withVariety in November 2018, the frontman of the band, Adam Levine, when asked if the band is pop, rock or urban, said, "Something unique to this band is that we have always looked to hip-hop, R&B, all rhythmic forms of music, from back when we were writing our first album to now. Rock music is nowhere, really. I don't know where it is. If it's around, no one's invited me to the party. All of the innovation and the incredible things happening in music are in hip-hop".[206]
The band's style changes from album to album.Songs About Jane consists of songs about Levine's ex-girlfriend Jane Herman. OnIt Won't Be Soon Before Long the songs are less personal and are more electric with more use of synthesizers, creating aretro feel.Hands All Over continues the band's lost love theme, along with songs about infatuation and was re-released in 2011, with the hit single "Moves like Jagger", anelectropop song which represents a drastic change in the band's sound, with more of a dance feel to it. "It was one of those songs that was definitely a risk", Levine said. "It's a bold statement. We've never really released a song like that. But it's exciting to do something different, do something new. I'm just glad that everyone likes it."[213] James Valentine calledOverexposed "our most 'pop' record ever and we weren't shy about really going for it".[214] They have also experimented withnew wave[215][216][217] anddisco on several albums.[218][219]
Hands All Over, the band's third studio album, which was released in September 2010, peaked at number two on theBillboard 200 charts. In 2011, the album was re-released and supported by the single "Moves like Jagger", a song featuring American singerChristina Aguilera. The song became the band's second single to reach number one on the Hot 100 chart; it has sold over 14.4 million copies worldwide, making it one of thebest-selling singles worldwide.[230] The band released their fourth studio album,Overexposed, in June 2012. The album peaked at number two on theBillboard 200 chart. The first two singles from the album "Payphone" and "One More Night", were both international hits and peaked at two and one on the Hot 100 chart respectively.[231] "One More Night", managed to beatPsy's "Gangnam Style" by reaching number one onBillboard Hot 100 and stayed tied withCarly Rae Jepsen's hit single "Call Me Maybe" for most weeks at No. 1 in 2012.[94]
Maroon 5 ranked 15 onRecording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) "Top Artists – Digital Singles" list, with certified sales of 15 million in the United States.[232] In 2013, Maroon 5 became the third most-played artist onTop 40 Mainstream radio, based onClear Channel ownedMediabase, becoming one of the most successful acts ofInterscope Records.[233] On September 10, 2014, their fifth studio album,V, debuted at top of the weeklyBillboard 200 chart with 164,000 copies sold within the first week.[234]
In 2013, Maroon 5 ranked as the 94th best artist of all time based on Top 100 Artists of All Time atBillboard Hot 100 55th Anniversary.[235]
In August 2018, the band was ranked 37th and 11th on Billboard's Hot 100 60th Anniversary Greatest of All Time and on Billboard's "The Top 60 Duos/Groups of All Time" respectively.[236][237]
In January 2020, the band was listed number nine on theBillboard Top Artists of the 2010s chart.[238]
Since 2008, Maroon 5 has partnered with environmental non-profit REVERB to green their tours and engage fans to take action for the environment.[citation needed]
Maroon 5 has been a longtime supporter ofAid Still Required (ASR). After contributing the live version of "She Will Be Loved" to ASR's All Star CD in support of the survivors of the2004 Southeast Asian tsunami[245] Maroon 5 went on to record a public service announcement for ASR about work that still needed to be done in Haiti. Maroon 5 has participated in various ASR social media campaigns[246] and Levine has donated a meet and greet on the set ofThe Voice to raise funds for various ASR programs.[247]
Maroon 5 supports the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.[248]
In 2006, Maroon 5 were awarded an Environmental Media Award, due to donating their 2005 North American tour income to a global environment organization, called "Global Cool".[249]
In 2011, Maroon 5 (along with PJ Morton, who was the band's touring member at the time) took part in a project named "24 Hour Session" withCoca-Cola. The band wrote and recorded the song "Is Anybody Out There?" in 24 hours. After the project ended, the track was made available on the Coca-Cola website. It was also announced that if the song would be downloaded more than 100,000 times, Coca-Cola would donate to Africa for clean water.[250] It won the award for Best Event at the 2011BT Digital Music Awards.[251]
Adam Levine, whose brother is openly gay, is an outspoken supporter of same sex marriage andLGBT rights.[253] In 2011, he made a video on Maroon 5's official YouTube account in support of theIt Gets Better Project.[254] In January 2012, he announced that Maroon 5 had changed the location of their post–Grammy Awards show because of the "unnamed Los Angeles restaurant's backing ofProposition 8".[253]
In August 2013, Maroon 5 teamup with the rum brandMalibu, to host a collaborative competition titledMarooned on Malibu Island, where encouraged fans participate to nominate their city by creating their own virtualMalibu Island.[255] After the contest was closed, the event later took place in a concert at theRoseland Ballroom inManhattan,New York, on November 16, 2013.[256]
In 2015, the band had a partnership withVita Coco, as part for the North American leg of theMaroon V Tour, with every stop through on-site allowing fans to drinkcoconut water and meet-and-greet with the band.[257]
On June 25, 2016, Maroon 5 partnered withUNICEF to launch #Maroon5Day to mark the 14th anniversary of the release of their first albumSongs About Jane. Fans were encouraged to donate to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.[258] It was announced that Maroon 5 will match up to $25,000 in donations to help children in need.[259] The campaign was nominated at the 2016 Shorty Social Good Awards for Best Influencer & Celebrity Partnership.[260]
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