Makes Me Wonder

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“Makes Me Wonder”
“Makes Me Wonder” cover
Single by Maroon 5
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long
B-side "The Way I Was", "Story"
Released March 27, 2007 (U.S.)
May 4, 2007 (Netherlands)
May 7, 2007 (Australia)
May 11, 2007 (Germany)
May 14, 2007 (UK)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:31
Label A&M/Octone
Writer(s) Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden
Producer Mark Endert, Maroon 5
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"Must Get Out"
(2005)		 "Makes Me Wonder"
(2007)		 "Wake Up Call"
(2007)

"Makes Me Wonder" is the Grammy Award winning first single released from Maroon 5's second album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007). World premiering on the Las Vegas station Mix 94.1, the song has been released in several countries and was very well-received, becoming the band's third top five in the United World Chart and first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song broke a record previously held by Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment like This" for the biggest jump to number-one in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, rising from number 64 to the top. Maroon 5 performed the song in May of 2007 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[1] This song was #49 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2]

Contents

[edit] Background

The lyrics of "Makes Me Wonder" have two different meanings. One meaning is about Adam Levine's frustration at the state of politics and the US role in the war in Iraq. According to him, the song shows their confusion about the politics in the US. The song was also called a hard hitting pop rock anthem.

“ I really wanted to write a political song, a song that reflected the way I felt about everything. It's one of the most difficult things in the world to do without coming off as a total arse and preachy - all the things that I hate about a lot of songwriting. So I didn't want to overtly say it. I just wanted to allude to it.[3] ”

The second meaning is simply about love. The lyrics in the chorus reflects one of Levine's relationships that went horribly wrong. Levine states about their relationship, "It had something to do with our growing dissatisfaction with things and the confusion that was in the air."[4]

The song was upgraded to the A-list of BBC Radio 1 on May 7, 2007.

This song was performed at the 2007 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards, American Idol, and many talk shows.

[edit] Music video

The video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on March 29th, 2007. From interviews given by the band members it was confirmed that the video is shot at a futuristic airport with the actual song content about heartache and politics.[5] The video was shot in the Los Angeles International Airport and at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and was directed by John Hillcoat. Levine said the director had an idea of turning the airport into a bizarre, surreal, sexually charged, fashionable world.[4] In the video, the gate they are in is "M5", which stands for Maroon 5.

[edit] Versions

The song has two censored clean versions, the "super clean" and "clean" versions. The tracks are identical except the "super clean" version has the word "God" removed from the 2nd verse and the word "fuck" is more clearly censored out. The "Super clean" version was played at the 2007 Kids Choice Awards.

[edit] Tracklist

CD Promo

  1. "Makes Me Wonder" (Clean version) - 3:32
  2. "Makes Me Wonder" (Super clean version) - 3:31
  3. "Makes Me Wonder" (Album version) - 3:31

US 2-track CD
(Released March 27, 2007)

  1. "Makes Me Wonder" (Clean version) - 3:31
  2. "Makes Me Wonder" (Album version) - 3:31

Australian and German CD single
(Released Australia May 7, 2007; Germany May 11, 2007)

  1. "Makes Me Wonder" - 3:31
  2. "The Way I Was" (Non-Album Track) - 4:19
  3. "Story" (Non-Album Track) - 4:30
  4. "Makes Me Wonder" (Video) - 3:31

UK 2-track CD single
(Released May 14, 2007)

  1. "Makes Me Wonder" (Album Version) - 3:31
  2. "The Way I Was" (Non-Album Track) - 4:19

[edit] 2008 Grammy Awards

The Band won their 3rd Grammy award for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" for "Makes Me Wonder" at the 50th Anniversary show of the Grammys on February 10, 2008. It was their second win in this category after "This Love".

[edit] Chart performance

The song has had one of the biggest bullets in Hot Adult history, with many AC radio stations putting it into heavy rotation mere days after its release. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 after only two weeks on the chart, becoming only the third song since 2000 to reach the top 15 of the Adult Top 40 in two weeks or less.[6] The song was also released on the U.S. iTunes Store and climbed to number one on their top 100 sales chart.

In the Billboard magazine issue dated May 12, 2007, Maroon 5 scored their first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, due to strong radio airplay and 243,500 digital downloads. By doing so, they broke a record held by Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment like This" for the biggest jump to number one in Hot 100 history, leaping from number 64 to number one (Clarkson's single had jumped from number 52 in October 2002).[7] "Makes Me Wonder" remained at number one for a second week[8] before falling to number two[9] and then returning to number one in the following week.[10] It is the first song by a rock band to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since Nickelback did the same on December 22, 2001 with "How You Remind Me". The song reached number one again on June 2.

In the UK the song debuted at #19 with downloads alone a week before its physical release and rose to #2 the second week.

In Mexico, the song is only the fifth English-language song to reach the Top 20 after Fergie's "Fergalicious", Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape", Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" and Beyonce and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar" this year.

The Song was #6 on VH1E Top 10 Biggest Hits Of 2007.

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
ARC Weekly Top 40[11] 2
Australia ARIA Singles Chart[12] 6
Austria Singles Chart[12] 12
Brazil Singles Chart[13] 4
Bulgarian Singles Chart[14] 23
Canadian Hot 100[15] 2
Chile Top 100 Singles Chart[16] 3
Colombia Singles Chart[17] 1
Croatia Singles Chart[18] 1
Czech IFPI Chart[19] 10
Denmark Singles Chart[20] 3
Estonia Singles Chart[21] 1
Europe Top 200[22] 5
France Singles Chart[23] 40
Germany Singles Chart[12] 11
Ibero América Singles Chart[24] 7
Ireland Singles Chart[12] 10
Israel Singles Chart[25] 2
Italy Singles Chart[26] 10
Italy Airplay Chart[27] 1
Latin America Singles Chart[28] 3
Lithuania Singles Chart[29] 9
Mexico Singles Chart[30] 11
Netherlands Singles Chart[12] 7
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 8
Norway Singles Chart[12] 7
Poland Singles Chart[31] 4
Slovakia IFPI Chart[32] 8
South Korea Singles Chart[33] 1
Spain Singles Chart[34] 11
Sweden Singles Chart[12] 26
Switzerland Singles Chart[12] 14
Turkish Top 20 Chart[35] 1
Turkey Radio Chart[36] 5
UK Singles Chart[12] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[37] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 9
United World Chart[12] 1
Venezuela Singles Chart[38] 6
Preceded by
"Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (first run)
May 12, 2007 - May 19, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
Billboard Pop 100 number-one single
May 12, 2007 - June 2, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
United World Chart number-one single
June 2, 2007 - June 9, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Preceded by
"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (second run)
June 2, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Preceded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
August 11, 2007-August 18, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Stranger" by Hilary Duff
Preceded by
"Beautiful Liar" by Beyoncé and Shakira		 Croatia Singles Chart
May 13, 2007 - May 27, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

[edit] See also

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2007-05-14 Octone/A&M CD (2-track) 1734956[39]
United States 2007-03-27 Octone/A&M CD AMRR-12098-2[40]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  2. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  3. ^ Interview with Adam Levine News.com.au. Retrieved May 1 2007
  4. ^ a b Maroon 5 Film 'Wonder' Clip; Say Next One Is Bob Dylan Meets R. Kelly mtv.com Retrieved on May 16, 2007
  5. ^ Interview on YouTube YouTube.com Retrieved on 05-03-07
  6. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Timbaland Soars To No. 1 After Sales Explosion", Billboard.com, April 12, 2007.
  7. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Makes 'Wondrous' Jump To Lead Hot 100", Billboard.com, May 3, 2007.
  8. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Fends Off Ne-Yo, T-Pain To Remain No. 1", Billboard.com, May 10, 2007.
  9. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "T. Pain Tastes Hot 100 Glory With 'Drank'", Billboard.com, May 17, 2007.
  10. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Flip-Flops With T-Pain To Rule Hot 100", Billboard.com, May 24, 2007.
  11. ^ ARC Weekly Top 40
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  13. ^ Brazil Hot 100
  14. ^ apcchart.com
  15. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  16. ^ Chile Singles Chart
  17. ^ Colombia Singles Chart
  18. ^ Croatia Singles Chart
  19. ^ Czech IFPI Chart
  20. ^ Denmark Singles Chart
  21. ^ Estonia Singles Chart
  22. ^ Europe Top 200
  23. ^ France Singles Chart
  24. ^ Ibero América Singles Chart
  25. ^ Israel Singles Chart
  26. ^ Italy Singles Chart
  27. ^ Italy Airplay Chart
  28. ^ Latin America Singles Chart
  29. ^ Lithuania Singles Chart
  30. ^ Mexico Singles Chart
  31. ^ [1]
  32. ^ Slovakia Singles Chart
  33. ^ South Korea Singles Chart
  34. ^ Spanish Singles Chart
  35. ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
  36. ^ Turkey Radio Chart
  37. ^ [2] [3] Allmusic.com
  38. ^ Venezuela Top 20
  39. ^ Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Single(1734956). eil.com. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
  40. ^ Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Single (AMRR-12098-2). eil.com. Retrieved March 15, 2007.

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