
V is the fifth studio album by American band Maroon 5. The album was released on August 29, 2014, through 222 and Interscope Records. V was Maroon 5’s first album to be released through Interscope after the band’s previous label, A&M Octone Records, transferred them along with most of its artists to Interscope. The album also saw the return of keyboardist/rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist Jesse Carmichael, after his absence from recording, touring and promoting the band’s previous album, Overexposed, which was released in 2012. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and produced with three hit singles, “Maps”, “Animals”, and “Sugar”, peaking at numbers 6, 3 and 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. A fourth single “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt like a Motherfucker”, was released on May 15, 2015, from the reissue deluxe edition of the album. “Feelings” was released as the album’s fifth and final single on September 14, 2015.
- “Maps” 3:10
- “Animals” 3:51
- “It Was Always You” 4:00
- “Unkiss Me” 3:58
- “Sugar” 3:55
- “Leaving California” 3:23
- “In Your Pocket” 3:39
- “New Love” 3:16
- “Coming Back for You” 3:37
- “Feelings” 3:14
- “My Heart Is Open” (featuring Gwen Stefani) 3:57
- “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt like a Motherfucker” 3:44
- “Shoot Love” 3:10
- “Sex and Candy” 4:25
- “Lost Stars” 4:27
Adam Levine – lead and backing vocals, additional drums, songwriting
Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (track 12)
Mickey Madden – bass guitar
James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
PJ Morton – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals
Sam Schamberg – additional handclaps and backing vocals
Jason Fields – additional handclaps and backing vocals
Travis Leete – additional handclaps and backing vocals
Shawn Tellez – additional handclaps and backing vocals
Shellback – songwriting, production, additional instrumentation, backing vocals, programming
Sam Farrar – backing vocals, programming
Ashley Cahill – backing vocals
Ryan Jackson-Healy – backing vocals
Ross Golan – backing vocals, songwriting
Johan Carlsson – songwriting, additional instrumentation, keyboards, mixing, production, programming, vocal production, backing vocals
Mattias Bylund – strings
Dr. Luke – instrumentation, programming, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, synth bass
Ammo & Cirkut – additional instrumentation and programming
Mike Posner – additional vocals, composer
Stargate – additional instrumentation, production, programming
Aryn Wüthrich – backing vocals
Astma & Rocwell – additional instrumentation and programming
The Monsters and the Strangerz – songwriting, production, additional instrumentation
Gwen Stefani – vocals (featured guest on “My Heart Is Open”)
Phil Peterson – strings