On "Daylight," Levine is the lover who, for some reason, has to creep away in the morning. It premiered on Novemon The Voice. "Daylight" was written by Adam Levine, Max Martin, Sam Martin and Mason "MdL" Levy, while production was handled by Levine, Martin and MdL. Levine has stated numerous times that it is his favorite track on the entire album. It is a soft rock song, and according to Scott Shetler of Pop Crush, "It starts with a pulsing intro featuring a lone electric guitar building up to big choruses and a stadium-sized climax." "Daylight" was announced as the third single taken from the band's fourth studio album, Overexposed (2012). The song has charted in many countries, reaching the top-twenty in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States. Some criticized Levine's vocals and called it a filler among the dance-oriented tracks on the album, while others felt a Coldplay inspiration in the end of the chorus. The song received a mixed reception from music critics. The song is a soft rock ballad about realizing that one has to move on from an old relationship, but not fully wanting to leave just yet. Lead singer Adam Levine co-wrote and co-produced it with Max Martin and Mason "MdL" Levy, with additional writing from Sam Martin. The song was released on November 8, 2012, as the third single from their fourth studio album Overexposed (2012). " Daylight" is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5. Album DescriptionAdam Levine, Max Martin, SAMM, Mason Levy See More Your browser does not support the audio element. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info They've bent with the times instead of attempting to have the fashion follow them, which may be a wise move after the general disregard paid to Hands All Over - Overexposed may not hold together as well as that album, but it's sure to keep the audience won over by The Voice. Even if Levine's voice sounds a trifle thin in these cool, crisp settings, the band - with the assistance of such guaranteed hitmakers as Max Martin, Shellback, and Ryan Tedder Levine's usual co-writer and lead guitarist James Valentine only has four credits here - is adept at navigating modern pop waters, creating a record that feels briskly contemporary. Maroon 5's soft swing as a band is pushed to the background - a bonus closing cover of Prince's "Kiss" makes that shift apparent, as the band reworks it into a rockabilly shuffle worthy of Elvis' stage show - and it's missed, but not greatly. What matters is the their cool, sleek sound, the glassiness of the ballads, the cold glint of the dance-pop that dominates this record. It's the productions that count, not the songs.
Hooks stab with a steely confidence but they just break the skin they prick instead of pierce. All this set the stage for 2012's Overexposed, its title a smirking allusion to Levine's ubiquity, its sound a reflection of how dearly the group wishes to retain the large audience they won once again with "Moves Like Jagger." Electronic rhythms easily overshadow acoustic rhythms, with even the natural swing playing as somewhat sequenced each song gets a brittle, multipurpose surface, as easily adaptable for adult contemporary radio as it is for the club. Just as the first season finished, Maroon 5 recorded a duet with Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger," a single far more modern than anything on Hands All Over and, not surprisingly, a much bigger hit than anything from that 2010 LP.
Levine didn't abandon his band once he became a TV star. Maroon 5 settled into a cleanly contoured blue-eyed soul groove on 2010's Hands All Over and were rewarded with a clear commercial stumble - a situation somewhat forgotten in light of Adam Levine's 2011 elevation to superstardom via his judgeship on The Voice.
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