It Was Always You Explained

It Was Always You
Cover:Maroon 5 - It Was Always You Single Cover.png
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Type:Promotional single
Artist:Maroon 5
Album:V
Released:[1]
Recorded:2013–2014;
Conway Studios
Genre:Electro-rock[2]
Chronology:Maroon 5 promotional singles
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"It Was Always You" is a song by American band Maroon 5. It was released through 222 and Interscope Records on July 29, 2014, as the first and only promotional single from their fifth studio album V (2014).

Composition and recording

"It Was Always You" was written by Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine, Sam Martin, Jason Evigan, Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson.[3] It was produced by Jason Evigan[4] and The Monsters and the Strangerz.[5] The upbeat ballad, lyrically about friends becoming lovers,[5] [6] features Levine singing such lyrics as: "Woke up sweating from a dream / With a different kind of feeling", "Hazel eyes, I was so color blind", "It was always you / Can't believe I could not see it all this time, all this time", "Now I know why my heart wasn't satisfied, satisfied" and "All my hidden desires finally came alive" in his signature falsetto, belted over synthesizers.[7] E! Online's Chima Simone noted that these lyrics might refer to Levine's wife Behati Prinsloo.[7] "Sometimes what you’re looking for is right in front of you," MTV News' Christina Garibaldi noted as the song's central message.[5] Levine is joined on the song by fellow Maroon 5 members: keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael (who did not perform on the band's 2012 album Overexposed), drummer Matt Flynn, bassist Mickey Madden, keyboardist PJ Morton and lead guitarist James Valentine.[7]

In a departure from the band's usual pop rock songs and their previous pop-leaning single "Maps", "It Was Always You" incorporates electronic synthesizers (opening with "jittery synths", according to Idolators Mike Wass)[6] and is an electropop song.[5] [7] Its sound has been compared to 1980s music.[5] While noted as a different musical style for the band, Wass described it as "unmistakably Maroon 5".[6] Carolyn Menyes from Music Times explained: "This song takes the band's new poppy direction and makes it dark, with yearning vocals and deep twists".[8]

Live performances

On August 26, 2014, Maroon 5 performed "It Was Always You" for the first time at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California.[9] On August 30, 2014, the song was performed on ESPN Saturday Night Football, with the accompanying performance video being released the same day.[10]

The band also performing with the track live on The Today Show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, on September 1[11] and the 2014 iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in London on September 11, respectively.[12]

The track has been performed 48 known times by the band.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[14] 35
Portugal (Billboard)[15] 34
South Korea (GAON)[16] 65
South Korea International Chart (GAON)[17] 2

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)
AustraliaJuly 29, 2014Digital download[19]
France[20]
United Kingdom[21]
United States[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It Was Always You - Single . Spotify . 23 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Maroon 5 returns with its fifth studio album, V. Adam Levine and company focus on delivering slick, modern pop songs. . The Musical Hype . 20 November 2022 . 4 September 2014.
  3. Web site: V (Deluxe Version) by Maroon 5 . July 29, 2014 . . . July 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310095847/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/v-deluxe-version/id900751540 . March 10, 2015 . Information available by purchasing "It Was Always You", or by viewing the iTunes Store (with version 11.3 of iTunes) in Column Browser mode, selecting Music > Pop > Pop/Rock > Maroon 5 > V (Deluxe Version), right-clicking "It Was Always You", and selecting "Get Info".
  4. Web site: The Billboard Hot 100. www.billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. 2014-09-13.
  5. News: Adam Levine Crosses The Line From Friends To Lovers On Maroon 5′s New Track: Listen Now. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803220546/http://www.mtv.com/news/1883527/maroon-5-new-track-it-was-always-you/. dead. August 3, 2014. Garibaldi. Christina. July 30, 2014. MTV News. Viacom. July 31, 2014.
  6. News: Maroon 5 Embrace Synths On 'It Was Always You': Listen To The Upbeat 'V' Buzz Track. Wass. Mike. July 29, 2014. Idolator. Spin Media. July 31, 2014.
  7. News: Is Maroon 5's Newest Single 'It Was Always You' About Adam Levine's Hot Model Wife?. Simone. Chima. Chima Simone. July 29, 2014. E! Online. NBCUniversal. July 31, 2014.
  8. REVIEW: Maroon 5 'It Was Always You', New Song from 'V' Explores Friends Falling In Love [LISTEN]]. Music Times. Menyes. Carolyn. July 29, 2014. August 29, 2019.
  9. Web site: Maroon 5 Performs Seven Songs During V Album Release Party, Teases Upcoming Tour—All the Details!. Johnson. Zach. E! News. August 27, 2014. June 18, 2018.
  10. Web site: Bellaluca — Saturday Night Football Opener with Maroon 5. YouTube. June 16, 2020.
  11. Web site: Video: Maroon 5 Perform "V" Songs On "The Today Show". Direct Lyrics. Apaza. Kevin. September 1, 2014. September 8, 2018.
  12. Web site: Maroon 5 Ensure iTunes Festival Performance Is Anything But 'One More Night'. MTV UK. September 12, 2014. October 22, 2014.
  13. Web site: It Was Always You performed by Maroon 5 . Setlist.FM . 23 November 2022.
  14. Euro Digital Songs . . August 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130317132644/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/euro-digital-songs . March 17, 2013 . dead .
  15. Portugal Digital Songs - Peak. Billboard. 16 August 2014.
  16. Web site: Gaon Chart . ko . . August 16, 2014.
  17. Web site: Gaon Chart . . ko . August 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040817/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=E&f_week=32&f_year=2014&f_type=week . September 24, 2014 .
  18. Web site: Gaon Chart . . ko . January 13, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110030430/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_type=year&f_year=2014&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=E . January 10, 2015 .
  19. Web site: It Was Always You. Google Play Store. Google Inc.. 8 August 2014.
  20. Web site: It Was Always You - Maroon 5. Qobuz. Qobuz Media. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045712/http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/it-was-always-you-maroon-5/0060253797264. 8 August 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: It Was Always You. 7digital. 8 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815235805/http://www.7digital.com/artist/maroon-5/release/it-was-always-you-1. 15 August 2014.
  22. Web site: It Was Always You. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810062656/http://us.7digital.com/artist/maroon-5/release/it-was-always-you. dead. 10 August 2014. 7digital US. 8 August 2014.

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