Oh, Maroon 5!
The very name in the title would bring everyone to this article. I am not much of a fan of English music, but Maroon 5’s songs make me listen in awe. I know they are a pretty successful band. That’s when I started thinking, it isn’t sufficient that we know how to sing their songs-We need to know a little more about them.
Lo and Behold, I present the Outline of our favourite band, Maroon 5!
Members:
- Adam Levine
- Jesse Carmichael
- Mickey Madden
- James Valentine
- Matt Flynn
- PJ Morton
- Ryan Dusick (1994–2006)
- Sam Farrar
Maroon 5 originated in Los Angeles, California. The original four members of the were known as Kara’s Flowers while its members were still in high school and consisted of Adam Levine (vocals, guitar), Jesse Carmichael (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) Mickey Madden (guitar) and Ryan Dusick (drums). The band, which self-released an album called “We Like Digging?”, then released the album, “The Fourth World”.
In 2001, the band got a makeover by adding guitarist James Valentine and continuing under the name Maroon 5. At this point, Jesse started playing the keyboard. They released their debut album, “Songs About Jane”, in June 2002. The album’s lead single, “Harder to Breathe”, received an excellent response, which helped the album reach a number six.
In 2004, the album struck platinum and was dubbed “the sleeper hit of the millennium”. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. For the next few years, Maroon 5 toured extensively worldwide in support of ‘Songs About Jane’.
In 2006, Dusick officially left Maroon 5 after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries. He was replaced by Matt Flynn. The band recorded their second album, “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long” which released in May 2007. “Makes Me Wonder”, was the band’s first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
They re-released their third studio album “Hands All Over”, to include the single “Moves like Jagger”. While the original version of the album received mixed reviews, “Moves like Jagger” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Overexposed” was released on June 26, 2012. All four singles from the album were highly successful on the Billboard Hot 100, including second single “One More Night”, which reached number one.
The album, “V”, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, was recorded with all the official band members.
Maroon 5 has sold more than 20 million albums and 70 million singles worldwide.
Maroon 5 has also dedicated a lot of their earnings to charity:
The band has been a longtime supporter of Aid Still Required. The band recorded a public service announcement for ASR about work that still needed to be done in Haiti. It has participated in various ASR social media campaigns.
They also support the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.
The band was awarded Environmental Media Awards since they donated their 2005 North American tour income to a global environment organization, called “Global Cool”.
They took part in a project named “24 Hour Session” with Coca-Cola. The band wrote and recorded the song “Is Anybody Out There?” in 24 hours. After the project had ended, the track was made available. They announced that if the song is downloaded more than 100,000 times, the band will donate money to Africa for clean water.
The group, once, visited the Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital for a surprise visit.
These are, pretty obviously, the reasons one must love this band. They don’t just give us good music, but the do great deeds.