| Sticky | |
| Cover: | Sticky The Maine.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Maine |
| Recorded: | 2020 |
| Genre: | Pop rock[1] |
| Label: | 8123 Studios |
| Prev Title: | Broken Parts |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | April 7th |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Sticky" is a song by the American rock group, the Maine. It is their first and lead single off their eighth studio album released on March 19, 2021.[2] As of 2022, it is their highest-charting single.[3] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart (their first-ever single to appear on the chart) and at number 32 on the Rock Airplay chart.[4]
In an interview with Billboard magazine, lead singer John O'Callaghan revealed he began working on the song in January 2020. O'Callaghan was in Los Angeles, writing songs with Andrew Goldstein,[5] who also co-wrote the track.[3] It was the last track written for their eighth studio album, ,[6] but was the first song recorded on the album.[1] The track runs at 105 BPM and is in the key of C major.[7]
On June 4, 2021, they released a piano version of the song with the indie pop trio Shaed.[8] On July 23, 2021, a remix to the song was released digitally.[9]
The music video premiered on March 19, 2021. It was directed by Angela Kohler and was filmed in Los Angeles.[6] The music video shows colorful visual with each band member trying to get themselves out of peculiar situations with commonly sticky objects such as honey, glue, lollipops, rubber bands and tape. The visual soon comes to a close as the band look on while covered in hundreds of little white feathers.[1]
Credits for "Sticky" adapted from AllMusic.[10] The Maine
Production
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | March 19, 2021 | Digital download | Original | 8123 | |
| June 4, 2021 | Piano version | [11] | |||
| July 23, 2021 | Remix version |