Won't Go Home Without You

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“Won't Go Home Without You”
“Won't Go Home Without You” cover
Single by Maroon 5
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long
B-side "Miss You Love You"
Released Flag of the United Kingdom December 19, 2007
Flag of Australia Flag of the United States January 1, 2008
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:51 (album version)
3:45 (radio edit)
4:11 (video version)
Label A&M/Octone
Writer(s) Adam Levine
Producer Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, Maroon 5
Certification Gold (Australia)
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"Wake Up Call"
(2007)		 "Won't Go Home Without You"
(2007)		 "If I Never See Your Face Again"
(2008)

"Won't Go Home Without You" is the third single released from Maroon 5's second album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007).

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[edit] Music video

On August 16, 2007, Maroon 5 posted a notice on their official website asking for fans to send in homemade videos to help the band make the video for this song.[1] However, in October 2007, another video was released in Europe and Australia. The official video has premiered on VH1 Top 20 Countdown on December 1, 2007. It is also now playing on their official website.

The song's music video starts with flashbacks where Adam Levine (Maroon 5's lead singer) and a female character (portrayed by Tania Raymonde[2]) appear to have an argument upon which Levine decides to leave. The video then cuts to Levine sitting in a chair thinking it over with the rest of the band performing in the background. Adam realizes that he 'will not go home without you', referring to the female he had walked out on. Levine appears to know where the woman is at the moment and decides to look for her. After having meandered through the city for a few hours, Levine eventually gets to a restaurant where he finds the woman, but to his disappointment, she is with another man. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller.

It peaked at No. 5 on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown so far.[3]

This video features Jesse Carmichael playing both piano and guitar.

[edit] Musical content

The guitar undertone in the song is based on the The Police single, "Every Breath You Take," which makes the moment at the end of the music video where Levine is watching the female character somewhat coincidental.

During their 2007 It Won't Be Soon Before Long tour, Levine used an audience call and response of the lead guitar part of the chorus as an introduction to the song.

[edit] Critical reception

Reviews for "Won't Go Home Without You" have been less than ideal. Channel 4 called the song "[the] musical equivalent of a dog's fart at the dinner table" and gave it just one star out of a possible ten.[4] Digital Spy gave the song two stars out of five, calling the song's lyrics "as cold, functional and ruthlessly effective as a state-of-the-art refrigerator".[5]

[edit] Track listing

Australian iTunes version
  1. "Won't Go Home Without You" (Radio Mix) – 3:45
  2. "Miss You Love You (Alternate Version) – 3:10
  3. "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" – 3:28
Italian iTunes version
  1. "Won't Go Home Without You" (Acoustic Version) - Single – 4:06

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2007/2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 7
Austria Singles Chart[7] 16
Bulgaria Singles Chart[8] 33
Canadian Hot 100[9] 16
Croatia Singles Chart[10] 18
Cyprus Singles Chart[8] 6
Estonia Singles Chart[8] 3
Euro Top 200[8] 35
Germany Singles Chart[7] 11
Irish Singles Chart[7] 28
Israel Singles Chart[11] 1
Italy Airplay Chart[12] 2
Italy Singles Chart[13] 15
Latvia Singles Chart 15
Chart (2007/2008) Peak
position
Lithuania Singles Chart[14] 15
Malta Singles Chart[8] 4
México Top 100 Singles Chart[15] 38
Netherlands Singles Chart[16] 28
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[17] 20
Slovenia Singles Chart[8] 3
South Africa 5FM Chart[18] 4
Spanish Singles Chart[8] 21
Turkish Top 20 Chart[19] 15
UK Singles Chart[7] 44
United World Chart[7] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 48
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40/Hot Adult Contemporary 3
Venezuela Singles Chart[20] 13

[edit] References

  1. ^ | MAROON5 |
  2. ^ Register at IMDb.com
  3. ^ VH1.com - Top 20 Countdown
  4. ^ "Maroon 5 'Won't Go Home Without You' (A&M)". Channel 4. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Maroon 5: 'Won't Go Home Without You" Single Review. Digital Spy. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved November 2007.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Euro Top 200
  9. ^ [1] Jam.canoe.ca
  10. ^ Croatia Singles Chart
  11. ^ Israel Singles Chart
  12. ^ Italy Airplay Chart
  13. ^ FIMI Top Digital Download
  14. ^ Lithuania Singles Chart
  15. ^ Mexican Singles Chart - 21st February 2008
  16. ^ Dutch Top 40
  17. ^ New Zealand RIANZ Chart
  18. ^ 5FM Chart
  19. ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
  20. ^ Venezuela Singles Chart


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