Jordi (album) explained

Jordi
Type:studio
Artist:Maroon 5
Cover:Maroon 5 - Jordi.png
Alt:The cover depicts a drawing of a leopard and a zebra in a flower garden.
Released:June 11, 2021
Recorded:2019 – March 2021
Studio:
  • 12 Palms (Los Angeles)
  • Westlake Beverly (Los Angeles)
  • Madison Club (Palm Springs)
  • M&S (Los Angeles)
  • Gumbo (New Orleans)
  • Conway (Los Angeles)
  • The She Shed (Los Angeles)
  • Rock a Little (Los Angeles)
  • Electric Feels (West Hollywood)
  • Orange Grove (Hollywood)
  • EastWest (Los Angeles)
  • Marathon (Los Angeles)
  • 4Hunnid Records (Los Angeles)
Genre:
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Red Pill Blues
Prev Year:2017

Jordi (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by American band Maroon 5. It was released on June 11, 2021, through 222, Interscope and Polydor Records. The album features guest appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Blackbear, Stevie Nicks, Bantu, H.E.R., YG, and late rappers Juice Wrld and Nipsey Hussle. The deluxe edition of the album features additional guest appearances from Anuel AA, Tainy, and Jason Derulo.

It is the band's first album in four years since Red Pill Blues (2017), and also their first album without longtime bassist Mickey Madden following his arrest in 2020, due to domestic violence (though some of his contributions are heard on tracks 10 & 12).

The album is titled after a nickname of the band's late manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017.[1] The album received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.

Background

One month after the release of Red Pill Blues in November 2017, the band's manager and Adam Levine's childhood friend Jordan Feldstein died of a pulmonary embolism aged 40.[2] Feldstein was the older brother of actors Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein. Two years later, the band dedicated the song "Memories" to him.[3] The song went on to become a worldwide success—it is the first single released from the album and it appears on the track listing in two versions (alongside the original version of the song, the album also includes a remix, featuring American rappers Nipsey Hussle and YG). The album was recorded between 2019 and 2021 (prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic).[4] [5] [6] [7]

On April 29, 2021, the band announced the album and was available for pre-order on the same day.[8] The track listing for the deluxe edition was announced on May 24, 2021.[9]

Singles

The album is promoted by five singles. The first single, "Memories", was released on September 20, 2019.[10] The song debuted at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, later peaking at number 2 and becoming the band's tenth top-5 single, as well as their fifteenth top-10 single. The second single, "Nobody's Love", was released on July 24, 2020.[11] The song was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests.[12] It peaked at 41 and 119 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200, respectively.

The album's third single, "Lifestyle" (a Jason Derulo song featuring Adam Levine) was announced by Jason Derulo on January 17, 2021 on his social media accounts, and it was made available for pre-order.[13] The song was expected to be released on an upcoming album from him, but was instead put as a bonus track on Jordi.[14] [15] The song would later be featured on Derulo's 2024 album Nu King.[16]

The fourth single, "Beautiful Mistakes", a collaboration with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, was released on March 3, 2021,[17] also with a lyric video.[18] The official music video was released on March 11, 2021, and was directed by Sophie Muller.[19] The song peaked at 13 and 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Global 200, respectively.[20] [21] The fifth and final single, "Lost", was released alongside the album on June 11, 2021, along with an official music video.[22] The album's only promotional single, "Lovesick", was sent to Italian radio on January 7, 2022.[23]

Musician Bantu released a remix version of the album's song "One Light" on August 5, 2022, with the band and featuring artists Yung Bleu and Latto.[24]

Critical reception

Jordi received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Aggerator Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 48 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, it garned "mixed to average reviews"; this is the lowest score of any the 381 albums listed on Metacritic from 2021.

Writing for NME, El Hunt reported that, with Jordi, Maroon 5 were "more visible, and, at times, vulnerable", describing the two versions of "Memories" as "sharp pop songs with both substance and heart". Talking about the collaborations, Hunt detailed that Stevie Nicks' contribution to "Remedy" sounded like "a corrupted Siri singing country-western", and described Jason Derulo's collaboration with Levine, "Lifestyle," as "silly" and "slightly overdone". She remarked that the addition of Juice Wrld on "Can't Leave You Alone" "serves little purpose", and that his verse is "wedged into the middle of an otherwise unremarkable break-up song".

In a negative review, Kate Solomon of i described the songs on the album as "generic but hypnotic melodies over generic but danceable beats", saying that the songs were "banal" and "advertisement-friendly". While Solomon highlighted the inclusion of H.E.R. and Megan Thee Stallion, she described the posthumous appearances by Nipsey Hussle and Juice Wrld as "unmemorable". Solomon remarked that the album is "perfectly crafted to please crowds, to slip into your consciousness without you really realising ". In a similar review, The Guardian Alexis Petridis described the album as "a plethora of well-worn 21st-century pop tropes – tropical house sounds, post-Tame Impala floaty synths – but nothing you would describe as novel in the music or lyrics". He likened Maroon 5 to a blank canvas, saying that the band was "reliant on guest artists to inject personality and songwriters and producers to come up with the goods". He highlighted Bantu and Thee Stallion's contributions, describing them as "fiery" and "a surprise", respectively, but described the rest of the album as a "mixed bag", and remarked that the songs felt "too calculated for their own good".

Commercial performance

In the United States, Jordi debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 37,000 equivalent units, which consisted of 15,000 pure album sales, marking the group's lowest first week album sales.[25] Despite this, it also marks the group's seventh top ten effort on the charts since their debut album Songs About Jane. As of June 22, 2021, the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for moving 500,000 units in the country alone.[26]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Maroon 5

Additional musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[27] 33
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[28] 12
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[29] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[30] 180

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatEdition Label
VariousJune 11, 2021Standard[31]
AustraliaCDInterscope[32]
New Zealand[33]
Various December 17, 2021VinylLimited [34]

Notes and References

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  2. News: Maroon 5 Manager Jordan Feldstein's Cause of Death Revealed. Variety. March 17, 2018. April 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: Maroon 5 Honors Late Manager Jordan Feldstein in Music Video for New Single 'Memories'. Todisco. Eric. People. October 8, 2019. April 29, 2021.
  4. News: On way to Hard Rock Live, Maroon 5 is working on a new album . . Crandell . Ben . October 4, 2019 . October 10, 2019 . October 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191010031641/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/music/fl-et-maroon-5-new-album-hard-rock-live-20191004-fmuncsqnobginfzndsqb2rlofm-story.html . live .
  5. Web site: Adam Levine Is Thrilled To Share Details About The New Maroon 5 Album. Metalhead Zone. Hayat Hacialioglu. Selin. December 16, 2020. December 27, 2020. February 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207151250/https://metalheadzone.com/adam-levine-is-thrilled-to-share-details-about-the-new-maroon-5-album/amp/. live.
  6. Web site: Maroon 5 guitarist say band's album 'JORDI' "made almost entirely in quarantine". 97.9 WRMF. June 11, 2021. February 18, 2022.
  7. Web site: Maroon 5 releases new single; Adam Levine says new album is "finished," release is "not far off". Dresdale. Andrea. ABC Radio News. March 3, 2021. April 29, 2021. May 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501092729/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/3/3/maroon-5-releases-new-single-adam-levine-says-new-album-is-f.html. dead.
  8. Web site: We're excited to announce the release of our 7th studio album JORDI out June 11th!...more to come #JORDI link in bio. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COQKtjWnVSr . 2021-12-24 . limited. Instagram. April 29, 2021.
  9. May 24, 2021. maroon5. 1396905232588677120.
    1. JORDI deluxe track list • out June 11th! http://shop.maroon5.com
    . May 24, 2021.
  10. Web site: Maroon 5 Release Brand New Track, 'Memories'. UDiscoverMusic. Peacock. Tim. September 20, 2019. September 20, 2019.
  11. Web site: WORLD PREMIERE: Maroon 5 Teases First Song of 2020, 'Nobody's Love'. Radio.com. Marni Zipper. July 21, 2020. July 22, 2020.
  12. Web site: Kutuk. Almila. August 7, 2020. Maroon 5 and Adam Levine Work On a New Song In An Extraordinary Studio. December 4, 2020. Metalhead Zone. May 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501022407/https://metalheadzone.com/maroon-5-and-adam-levine-work-on-a-new-song-in-an-extraordinary-studio/. dead.
  13. 1350948824139886596. jasonderulo. I'm excited to announce 'Lifestyle' ft Adam Levine is available for Presave now. Welcome to the New era..
  14. Web site: Jason Derulo teams with Adam Levine for new song, "Lifestyle" – Music News – ABC News Radio. 2021-01-22. abcnewsradioonline.com. en.
  15. Web site: 2021-01-18. Jason Derulo Links With Adam Levine For 'Lifestyle'. 2021-01-22. Idolator.
  16. Jason Derulo Is an Audacious, Occasionally Ridiculous Pop-R&B Smoothie on 'Nu King' . February 16, 2024 . Johnston . Maura . . February 17, 2024 .
  17. Blistein. Jon. March 3, 2021. Maroon 5 Tap Megan Thee Stallion for New Song 'Beautiful Mistakes'. April 29, 2021. Rolling Stone.
  18. Web site: March 3, 2021. Maroon 5 - Beautiful Mistakes ft. Megan Thee Stallion (Official Lyric Video). March 3, 2021. YouTube.
  19. Web site: Maroon 5, Megan Thee Stallion drive flying cars in 'Beautiful Mistakes' Video. UPI. March 11, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  20. Maroon 5 Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. June 10, 2021.
  21. Maroon 5 Chart History: Global 200. Billboard. June 10, 2021.
  22. Web site: Maroon 5 divulga videoclipe do single "Lost", com participação de Behati. Maroon 5 releases music video for the single "Lost", featuring Behati. Nação da Música. June 11, 2021. June 11, 2021. Hermoso, Sofia.
  23. Web site: MAROON 5 "Lovesick" (Radio Date: 07/01/2022). January 4, 2022. radiodate.it.
  24. Web site: Zimbabwean Artist Bantu Releases 'One Light' Remix. BroadwayWorld. Major. Michael. August 5, 2022. November 23, 2022.
  25. Caulfield. Keith. June 20, 2021. Polo G Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Hall of Fame'. 2021-10-18. Billboard. en.
  26. Web site: June 22, 2021. American album certifications – Maroon 5 – Jordi. 2021-10-18. RIAA. en-US.
  27. Web site: Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 2. hét . . January 17, 2024.
  28. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/06/16. Billboard Japan. ja. June 20, 2021.
  29. Web site: 2021 24-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 11-17 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. June 18, 2021. June 18, 2021.
  30. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  31. Web site: Jordi by Maroon 5 on Apple Music . June 5, 2021 . Apple Music.
  32. Web site: Jordi . . June 11, 2021 . June 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142608/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-maroon-5-jordi-cd/ . May 5, 2021 . live.
  33. Web site: Jordi Maroon 5 . . June 11, 2021 . June 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615062556/https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/popular/jordi/396085/ . June 15, 2021 . live.
  34. Web site: Maroon 5 – Jordi (Vinyl). Discogs. December 17, 2021. August 18, 2023.

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