It Won't Be Soon Before Long

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It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Studio album by Maroon 5
Released	May 16, 2007 (see release history)
Genre	Pop Pop rock Funk rock
Length	40:36
Label	A&M/Octone
Producer	Mike Elizondo Mark "Spike" Stent Mark Endert Eric Valentine Maroon 5 Sam Farrar
Professional reviews
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Maroon 5 chronology
Live - Friday the 13th (2005) It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) The B-Side Collection (2007)
Singles from It Wont Be Soon Before Long
"Makes Me Wonder" Released: March 27, 2007 "Wake Up Call" Released: August 7, 2007 "Won't Go Home Without You" Released: November 19, 2007 "If I Never See Your Face Again" Released: May 13, 2008

It Won't Be Soon Before Long is Maroon 5's second studio album, released on May 22, 2007. It came almost a full five years after their debut, Songs About Jane. The name was inspired by a phrase the band adopted to keep themselves motivated while on their tour. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 429,484 copies in its first week.^[1]

Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Leaks 4 Promotion 5 Track listing 5.1 Bonus tracks 5.2 Australasian Limited Deluxe Edition 6 Re-release 6.1 Tracklisting 7 Singles 8 Charts and sales 9 Release history 10 References

[edit] Background

It Won't Be Soon Before Long has twelve songs, plus 7 bonus tracks. The band stated in interviews that the album has a different feel to it than the Songs About Jane. The songs are not all be based on one specific relationship, as in Jane; and also have a different sound than their first album, being more electric and drawing inspiration from such artists as the Talking Heads, Michael Jackson and Prince. A review written prior to to the album's release described the songs as having a very retro feel.^[2] Adam Levine explained that this record is a little more self-confident and powerful lyrically: "...you can dance to it, there's a little more attitude."^[3] The 12 official album tracks, as well as the 7 bonus tracks, have all been leaked onto the Internet.

According to Levine working with other artists had influences on the album: "Kanye West and Alicia Keys are amazing talents, in totally different ways. Just seeing such amazing people working in the studio. I definitely took things away from them."^[4]

The lead single from the album is "Makes Me Wonder", which has recently been nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video.

The chorus of "Nothing Lasts Forever" is the same used in the Kanye West single "Heard 'Em Say", which features Adam Levine with exclusion to the line, "...the distance between us makes it so hard to stay..."^[5] The song has also been featured in a trailer for the upcoming movie Definitely, Maybe

[edit] Critical reception

The album was well received by critics. All Music Guide rated the album 4.5 stars out of 5, commenting that the production of the album "is so immaculate that it glistens".[3] Billboard rated it 4.5 stars. This album was #32 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.^[6]

[edit] Leaks

On April 26th, 2007, four tracks from the album were featured in a video on Amazon.com as promotion. Consequently, the tracks featured in the video leaked onto the Maroon 5 message boards as mp3s within hours. The songs (Wake Up Call, Won't Go Home Without You, Can't Stop, and Back At Your Door) were taken down with the Amazon.com video the same day. However, the tracks continued to be spread through torrent sites and email. On May 12, 2007, the full album, including the bonus track Infatuation, leaked online through torrent sites.

[edit] Promotion

• Maroon 5 performed a small six-date club tour in June. They hit small venues in Boston (May 30), San Francisco (June 1), Los Angeles (June 2), Minneapolis (June 7), Miami (June 9) and New York (June 11).^[7]
• Maroon 5 introduced their first single "Makes Me Wonder" at the 2007 Kids Choice Awards where they performed it live, although edited for the younger audiences.
• May 16 - Performed on American Idol Semi-finals Result Show.
• May 18 - Maroon 5 performed at the Nassau Coliseum.
• May 19 - Maroon 5 performed on Saturday Night Live. They performed "Makes Me Wonder" and "Won't Go Home Without You".
• May 21 - Maroon 5 performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. They performed their lead single "Makes Me Wonder" and "This Love".
• May 23 - Maroon 5 performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Ellen. They performed their lead single "Makes Me Wonder". Then, Ellen interviewed Adam Levine.
• May 29 - Maroon 5 performed on TRL. They performed "Makes Me Wonder" and "Won't Go Home Without You".
• June 12 - Maroon 5 performed on Late Night with David Letterman. They performed "Makes Me Wonder". They were the musical guests, which means no interview.
• June 22 - Maroon 5 performed the songs "Wake Up Call", "Makes Me Wonder" and "This Love" at T4 On The Beach in Weston Super Mare, England, to promote their album in the UK.
• July 1 - Maroon 5 performed on the Australian show Rove Live, as a Musical Guest. They performed "Makes Me Wonder". No interview with the Band was made.

[edit] Track listing

1. "If I Never See Your Face Again" (Adam Levine/James Valentine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5, additional production by Mark Endert) – 3:21
2. "Makes Me Wonder" (Adam Levine/Jesse Carmichael/Mickey Madden) (Produced by Mark Endert and Maroon 5) – 3:31
3. "Little of Your Time" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Eric Valentine and Maroon 5) – 2:17
4. "Wake Up Call" (Adam Levine/James Valentine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, Sam Farrar and Maroon 5, co-produced by Mark Endert) – 3:21
5. "Won't Go Home Without You" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 3:51
6. "Nothing Lasts Forever" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 3:07
7. "Can't Stop" (Adam Levine/James Valentine) (Produced by Eric Valentine and Maroon 5) – 2:32
8. "Goodnight Goodnight" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 4:03
9. "Not Falling Apart" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 4:03
10. "Kiwi" (Adam Levine/Jesse Carmichael) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 3:34
11. "Better That We Break" (Adam Levine) (Produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5) – 3:06
12. "Back at Your Door" (Adam Levine/Jesse Carmichael) (Produced by Mark Endert and Maroon 5) – 3:47

[edit] Bonus tracks

13. "Figure It Out" - 2:59 (iTunes release)
13. "Infatuation" - 4:25 (Asia, Brazil release)
13. "Makes Me Wonder" [Original Performance Series] - 3:30 (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
13. "Miss You Love You" - 3:11 (US Best Buy release)
13. "Story" - 4:33 (US Circuit City release)
13. "Until You're Over Me" - 3:15 (UK, Australia, NZ & Japan release)
14. "Infatuation" – 4:25 (UK, Australia, NZ, & iTunes release)
14. "This Love" [Original Performance Series] - 3:31 (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
15. "Losing My Mind" – 3:21 (Best Buy release)
15. "Won't Go Home Without You" [Original Performance Series] - 4:06 (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
16. "Sunday Morning" [Original Performance Series] - 4:18 (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
17. "She Will Be Loved" [Original Performance Series] - 4:01 (Wal-Mart Exclusive)

[edit] Australasian Limited Deluxe Edition

13. "Until You're Over Me" - 3:15
14. "Infatuation" - 4:25
15. "Losing My Mind" - 3:21
16. "Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix feat. Mary J. Blige)" - 3:16
17. "The Way I Was" - 4:20
18. "Story" - 4:33
19. "Won’t Go Home Without You [Acoustic]" - 4:06

DVD^[8]

1. "Makes Me Wonder" (Music Video)
2. "Wake Up Call (Director’s Cut)" (Music Video)
3. "Won’t Go Home Without You" (Music Video)
4. "Make Me Wonder (live)"
5. "This Love (live)"
6. "Sunday Morning (live)"

[edit] Re-release

Adam Levine of Maroon 5 recently stated in an interview that "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" will be re-released, to contain the track "If I Never See Your Face Again" with Rihanna. Undercover.com.au has stated that this re-release will be out in July. The B-Sides on the first release will be placed at the Disc 2 of the CD.

[edit] Tracklisting

Disc 1

1. "If I Never See Your Face Again"
2. "Makes Me Wonder"
3. "Little of Your Time"
4. "Wake Up Call"
5. "Won't Go Home Without You"
6. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
7. "Can't Stop"
8. "Goodnight Goodnight"
9. "Not Falling Apart"
10. "Kiwi"
11. "Better That We Break"
12. "Back at Your Door"
13. "If I Never See Your Face Again" featuring Rihanna
14. "Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix)" featuring Mary J. Blige
15. "Won't Go Home Without You" (Acoustic Version)

Disc 2

1. "Story"
2. "Miss You Love You"
3. "Until You're Over Me"
4. "Losing My Mind"
5. "The Way I Was"
6. "Figure It Out"
7. "Infatuation"

[edit] Singles

Singles
"Makes Me Wonder" Released: March 27, 2007
"Wake Up Call" Released: July 17, 2007
"Won't Go Home Without You" Released: November 19, 2007
"If I Never See Your Face Again" (featuring Rihanna) Released: May 13, 2008

[edit] Charts and sales

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australian Albums Chart[9]	ARIA	5	Platinum	70,000+
Canada Albums Chart[10]	CRIA	2	Platinum	100,000+
Estonia Albums Chart[11]	Pedro	1
French Album Chart	IFOP	13		75.000
French Download Album Chart[12]	IFOP	3
German Albums[13]	Media Control	6
Irish Albums Chart[14]	IRMA	3
Italy Albums Chart[15]	FIMI	4	Gold	40.000+
Japan Album Chart[16]	Oricon	3	Platinum	250,000+
Mexico Albums Chart[17]	AMPROFON	3
Netherlands Albums Chart[18]	NVPI/Megacharts	4
New Zealand Albums Chart[19]	RIANZ	2	Gold	7,500+
Norwegian Album Chart[20]	IFPI	7
Spanish Album Chart[21]	Promusicae	6
South-Korea Albums Chart[22]	MIAK	1	3x Platinum	91,809
Switzerland Albums Chart[23]	Media Control	6
Taiwan 5-Music Western Chart[24]	Five Music	2
Taiwan G-Music Western Chart[25]	G-Msic	2
Taiwanese Album Chart[26]	G-Msic/Five Music	5
UK Albums Chart[27]	BBC	1	Platinum	300,000+
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard	1	Platinum	1,852,331[28]
U.S. Top Digital Albums	Billboard	1
U.S. Top Internet Albums	Billboard	1
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums	Billboard	1
U.S. Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums	Billboard	5
United World Chart[29]	Media Traffic	1	Platinum	3,800,000+[30]

[edit] Release history

Country	Date	Re-issue
Japan	May 16, 2007
Netherlands	May 18, 2007
Italy
Switzerland
Ireland
Belgium
Australia	May 19, 2007
United Kingdom	May 21, 2007
France
United States	May 22, 2007	July, 2008
Canada
Sweden	May 23, 2007
Germany	May 25, 2007
Taiwan (Deluxe Edition) [31]	March 7, 2008
Australia (Deluxe Edition) [32]	March 15, 2008

[edit] References

Preceded by Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park	UK Albums Chart number one album May 27, 2007 - June 10, 2007	Succeeded by Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
Preceded by Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park	Billboard 200 number-one album June 9 - June 15, 2007	Succeeded by Double Up by R. Kelly
Preceded by Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park	United World Chart number-one album June 9, 2007	Succeeded by Double Up by R. Kelly

v • d • e Maroon 5 Adam Levine · James Valentine · Jesse Carmichael · Michael Madden · Matt Flynn Ryan Dusick Studio albums Songs About Jane · It Won't Be Soon Before Long Live albums 1.22.03.Acoustic · Live – Friday the 13th · Live from SoHo Compilations The B-Side Collection Singles "Harder to Breathe" · "This Love" · "She Will Be Loved" · "Sunday Morning" · "Must Get Out" · "Makes Me Wonder" · "Wake Up Call" · "Won't Go Home Without You" · "If I Never See Your Face Again" Other songs "Goodnight Goodnight" · "Not Falling Apart" Related Discography · Kara's Flowers · The Fourth World