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"Makes Me Wonder" 
Single by Maroon 5 from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long B-side "The Way I Was", "Story" Released April 1, 2007 (U.S.)
May 9, 2007 (Netherlands)
May 12, 2007 (Australia)
May 16, 2007 (Germany)
May 19, 2007 (UK)Format CD single, digital download Recorded 2006 Genre Pop rock Length 3:31 Label A&M/Octone Records 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 first single released from Maroon 5's second album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007). It premiered on the Las Vegas radio station Mix 94.1, and became an instant hit worldwide. Upon release, the song set a record for the biggest jump to number-one in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, rising from number 64 to number-one. However, the record was later broken by Kelly Clarkson's 2009 single, "My Life Would Suck Without You".
"Makes Me Wonder" also became the band's first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as the first rock song to top the same chart since Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" (2001). The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 50th Grammy Awards, their second song to win the award. The song was among the most successful of 2007, and their biggest hit to date.
Despite the song's commercial success, critical reception was mixed. It was ranked #49 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1] Maroon 5 performed the song in May 2007 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[2]
Contents
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 Kids' Choice Awards, on American Idol, and many talk shows.[citation needed]
It was featured as downloadable content for Rock Band on June 25, 2009.
Music video
The video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on March 29, 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.
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 "damn" 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.
A kid-friendly version of "Makes Me Wonder" was covered by the Kidz Bop Kids on their album Kidz Bop 12.
Super producer Just Blaze did a remix to "Makes Me Wonder", that ended up becoming highly praised by many fans and was featured on Call and Response: The Remix Album.
Track listings
CD promo No. Title Length 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) No. Title Length 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) No. Title Length 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) UK enhanced maxi multimedia CD single (Released May 14, 2007) No. Title Length 1. "Makes Me Wonder" (Album version) 3:31 2. "Wake Up Call" (Enhanced music video) 2008 Grammy Awards
The band won their third 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".
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. As of September 2011, it has sold over 2,621,000 downloads in the US alone.[11]
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, it went on to sell over 420,000 digital downloads.[12]
Peak positions
Chart (2007) Peak
positionAustralia (ARIA)[13] 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[14] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 32 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[16] 34 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 1 France (SNEP)[18] 40 Germany (Media Control AG)[19] 11 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[20] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 10 Italy (FIMI)[22] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 7 New Zealand (RIANZ)[23] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[24] 7 Slovakia (IFPI)[25] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 14 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[21] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[28] 1 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[29] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[30] 9 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[31] 1 Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position German Singles Chart[32] 96 Release details
Country Date Label Format Catalog United Kingdom 2007-05-14 Octone/A&M CD (2-track) 1734956[33] United States 2007-03-27 A&M CD AMRR-12098-2[34] See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2007 (U.S.)
References
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- ^ Interview with Adam Levine News.com.au. Retrieved May 1, 2007
- ^ a b Maroon 5 Film 'Wonder' Clip; Say Next One Is Bob Dylan Meets R. Kelly mtv.com Retrieved on May 16, 2007
- ^ Interview on YouTube YouTube.com Retrieved on 05-03-07
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Timbaland Soars To No. 1 After Sales Explosion", Billboard.com, April 12, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Makes 'Wondrous' Jump To Lead Hot 100", Billboard.com, May 3, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Fends Off Ne-Yo, T-Pain To Remain No. 1", Billboard.com, May 10, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "T. Pain Tastes Hot 100 Glory With 'Drank'", Billboard.com, May 17, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Maroon 5 Flip-Flops With T-Pain To Rule Hot 100", Billboard.com, May 24, 2007.
- ^ Grein, Paul (2011-09-14). "Week Ending Sept. 11, 2011. Songs: The Voices". Yahoo! Chart Watch. new.music.yahoo.com. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74412/week-ending-sept-11-2011-songs-the-voices/;_ylt=AqRu2pv4SpkVDLA5bne9ZnQPwiUv. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Makes Me Wonder" Mexican Certification
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Maroon 5 Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Maroon 5. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ a b c "Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ Slovakia Singles Chart
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Maroon 5 Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Maroon 5. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ [1] [2] Allmusic.com
- ^ "Maroon 5 Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Maroon 5. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Maroon 5 Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Maroon 5. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2007
- ^ Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Single(1734956). eil.com. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ^ Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Single (AMRR-12098-2). eil.com. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
External links
- "Makes Me Wonder" video at the official site
- "Makes Me Wonder" official music video on YouTube
Maroon 5 Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums The B-Side Collection · Call and Response: The Remix AlbumSingles "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" · "Goodnight Goodnight" · "Misery" · "Give a Little More" · "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" · "Moves Like Jagger"Related articles Categories:- 2007 singles
- Maroon 5 songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Pop 100 number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Turkey
- Songs written by Adam Levine
- Songs written by Jesse Carmichael
- Songs written by Michael Madden
- Pop rock songs
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