Overexposed (album)
Overexposed is the fourth studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The album was released on June 26, 2012 under A&M/Octone Records in the United States. The album was announced on March 26, 2012 on the group's newsletter. The album's producers consist of One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder, Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, Max Martin, and Shellback. The lead single off the album "Payphone" was released on April 16, 2012. It features rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number-one on the Digital Songs chart. It sold 490,000+ digital downloads within its first week beating out the previous toppers Black Eyed Peas with their hit single "I Gotta Feeling."
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Released | June 26, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–2012; Los Angeles, California, USA | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Label | A&M Octone, Interscope, Polydor, Universal Music Group | |||
Producer | Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Max Martin, Shellback, JR Rotem, Adam Levine, James Valentine, Maroon 5, and others | |||
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Singles from Overexposed | ||||
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On May 18, 2012 the band performed the song "One More Night" in Atlantic City publicly for the first time. It was announced on May 22nd that it would serve as the album's second single before the time of the album's release on June 26, 2012. And the third and fourth singles of the album were "Daylight" and "Love Somebody".
Production
The Maroon 5' members started writing the songs for Overexposed during their Hands All Over Tour.
Track listing
- "One More Night"
- "Payphone" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
- "Daylight"
- "Lucky Strike"
- "The Man Who Never Lied"
- "Love Somebody"
- "Lady Killer"
- "Fortune Teller"
- "Sad"
- "Tickets"
- "Doin' Dirt"
- "Beautiful Goodbye"
Bonus tracks
- "Wipe Your Eyes"
- "Wasted Years"
- "Kiss" / "Let's Stay Together"
- "Payphone" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (Cutmore Remix)
- "Payphone" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (Supreme Cuts Remix)
- "Payphone" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (The Others Remix) (Preorder Only)
- "One More Night (The Sticky K. Remix)
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format |
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Germany | June 22, 2012 | A&M/Octone Records | CD, digital download |
United Kingdom | June 25, 2012 | ||
Poland | June 26, 2012 | ||
United States |
Overexposed (album) Media
According to Adam Levine, Hands All Over experienced moderate commercial success because of its sound and the location in which it was recorded (Vevey, Switzerland).
According to Ryan Tedder, Overexposed contains a fresh sound.