Songs About Jane
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| Studio album by Maroon 5 | ||
| Released | June 25, 2002 | |
| Recorded | Rumbo Recorders, LA | |
| Genre | Rock, Pop rock | |
| Length | 46:02 | |
| Label | Octone, J Records | |
| Producer(s) | Matt Wallace, Mark Endert | |
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| Maroon 5 chronology | ||
| Songs About Jane (2002) |
1.22.03.Acoustic (2004) |
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Songs About Jane is the debut album by Los Angeles rock/pop band Maroon 5. The title refers to Jane Herman, lead singer Adam Levine's ex-girlfriend. The album was released in June 2002 and by the end of 2004 it had reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 charts.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
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[edit] Making of the Album
All but one member of Maroon 5 had been members of a previous Los Angeles band called Kara's Flowers which released an album called The Fourth World in mid-1997 on Reprise Records with little success. Kara's Flowers left Reprise Records in 1999 and with the addition of guitarist James Valentine became Maroon 5.
The band played show case gigs in New York City and Los Angeles. Singer and guitarist Adam Levine credited the interregnum for influencing the bands new style in an interview with VH1. "During the time between our record deals, I spent a lot of time in New York where I was exposed to an urban and hip-hop culture in a way that had never happened to me in L.A. It turned me on to an entirely new genre of music which has had a profound impact on my song writing."
The band signed with Octone Records, a New York independent label with distribution through BMG and an artist development deal with Clive Davis' J Records. The band recorded Songs about Jane at Rumbo Recorders in Los Angeles with producer Matt Wallace (AMG link) who had also produced with Train, Blues Traveler and Third Eye Blind.
According to Adam Levine, “Every song on Songs About Jane was written under the influence of marijuana.” [1]
[edit] Chart success
After the release of the album in mid-2002, the band toured with Michelle Branch and Nikka Costa.
The first single "Harder to Breathe" slowly started to pick up airplay which helped spur sales of the album. By March 2004, the album had reached the top 20 of the Billboard 200, and had reached the top 10 by the end of the year. "Harder to Breathe" had also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Songs About Jane had also eventually topped the UK and Australian album charts while "Harder to Breathe" had made the singles charts in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The second single "This Love" had also made the U.S. top 40 singles charts and top 10 of the Australian singles charts as at March 2004. It also became the most downloaded tune at the iTunes Music Store. The video also had to be edited to avoid it being banned from MTV.
Songs About Jane was the seventh best selling album of 2004 in the U.S., with about 2.7 million copies sold. [2]
[edit] Album chart
| Country | Position | Certification |
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| United States | 6 | 4x Platinum Sales: 4,300,000 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5x Platinum Sales: 1,500,000 |
| Australia | 1 | 5x Platinum Sales: 350,000 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5x Platinum Sales: 75,000 |
| Canada | ? | 3x Platinum Sales: 300,000 |
| Denmark | 2 | Platinum Sales: 40,000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | Platinum Sales: 70,000 |
| Sweden | 6 | Gold Sales: 30,000 |
| Switzerland | ? | Gold Sales: 25,000 |
| France | 1 | Platinum Sales: 320,000 |
| Belgium | ? | Gold Sales: 35,000 |
| Worldwide | Sales: 8,381,000 |
[edit] Singles chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | "Harder to Breathe" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| 2004 | "Harder to Breathe" | UK Singles Chart | 13 |
| 2003 | "Harder to Breathe" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 37 |
| 2003 | "Harder to Breathe" | VH1 Top 20 Countdown | 1 |
| 2004 | "This Love" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| 2004 | "This Love" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 2004 | "This Love" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
| 2004 | "This Love" | VH1 Top 20 Countdown | 1 |
| 2004 | "She Will Be Loved" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| 2004 | "She Will Be Loved" | UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| 2004 | "She Will Be Loved" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| 2004 | "She Will Be Loved" | VH1 Top 20 Countdown | 1 |
| 2004 | "Sunday Morning" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| 2004 | "Sunday Morning" | UK Singles Chart | 27 |
| 2004 | "Sunday Morning" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 27 |
| 2004 | "Sunday Morning" | VH1 Top 20 Countdown | 4 |
| 2005 | "Must Get Out" | UK Singles Chart | 39 |
[edit] Track listing
- "Harder to Breathe" (Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine) – 2:55
- "This Love" (Carmichael, Levine) – 3:28
- "Shiver" (Carmichael, Levine) – 3:01
- "She Will Be Loved" (Levine, J. Valentine) – 4:19
- "Tangled" (Levine) – 3:20
- "The Sun" (Levine) – 4:13
- "Must Get Out" (Carmichael, Levine) – 4:01
- "Sunday Morning" (Carmichael, Levine) – 4:08
- "Secret" (Carmichael, Levine) – 4:57
- "Through With You" (Carmichael, Levine) – 3:03
- "Not Coming Home" (Carmichael, Ryan Dusick, Levine) – 4:23
- "Sweetest Goodbye" (Levine) – 4:30
[edit] Other Songs
- "If You Only Knew" – 3:26
- "Control Myself" – 3:06
- "Ragdoll" – 5:28
- "Take What You Want" – 2:24
- "Not Falling Apart" - 2:12
- "Wasted Years" - 6:06
- "It's U" -
- "Miss You, Love You" -
- "As Things Collide" - 3:49
- "Feelings Slow" -
- "The Great Getaway" -
- "Pure Imagination" – 4:22
- "Woman" (Spiderman 2 Soundtrack) – 4:10
- "If I Fell In Love With You (Acoustic/Live)" (The Beatles cover) – 3:48
They recorded covers of Oasis in live :
- "Don't Look Back In Anger" (Oasis Cover) – 4:49
- "Hello" (Oasis Cover) – 4:28
