Music Times commented, "With his singsong melody over the relaxed, plucked guitars and subtle drums, Maroon 5 create a chill vibe before building the song into something a bit more powerful. Jeff Benjamin of Fuse compared the opening guitar licks to the "California-cool sound" of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Idolator's Robbie Daw wrote that "similar to Bruno Mars' " Locked Out of Heaven", "Maps" has a " Sting/ The Police vibe, particularly with the guitar licks and Levine's multi-tracked vocal harmonies on the chorus." He also added that the influence of Ryan Tedder (and OneRepublic's pop-rock anthems, such as " Counting Stars" and " Love Runs Out") is evident. In the chorus, Levine sings "All the roads you took came back to me / So I'm following the map that leads to you." Critical reception Lyrically, the song is about "the search for love, particularly a love that has been lost and needs to be found".
It marks Maroon 5's further departure from the funkier sound for which the band was originally known. "Maps" is an up-tempo pop rock track, composed in the key of C ♯ minor (with the main chord progression of A–B–C#m - both in the verses and the chorus - and F#m–G#m-G#7 in the pre-chorus), that contains a "breezy guitar lick". Blanco and Malik have previously teamed with Maroon 5 on the songs " Moves like Jagger" and " Payphone", while Tedder and Zancanella have worked with the group on the songs " Love Somebody" and " Lucky Strike". The song was written by Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco and Noel Zancanella, and produced by the latter three. Problems playing this file? See media help. It was featured on the television shows Shameless and State of Affairs and the video games Just Dance 2015 and Rock Band VR. The song was used in the advertisement for the 2013 film Begin Again, which stars Levine. The band has performed the song multiple times including the Maroon V Tour (2015–2018), as well as the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and The Today Show. Another remix version was made by Circuit Jerks and was included on their EP titled EP1 (2016). The remix versions of the song are performed by featured artists, American rapper Big Sean and Colombian singer J Balvin. In August 2014, "Maps" was named Battle of the Summer Jams for 2014 by VH1. It was inspired by the film Irréversible and shows the events that occur in the video in reverse. On July 1, 2014, a music video for the song premiered on MTV and VH1. The song also reached the top 20 in over 25 countries, including France, Germany and Denmark. The song was a commercial success, reaching number-one in Canada and peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. However, some criticized the song for being similar to their previous lead single " Payphone", on their last album Overexposed (2012).
"Maps" received mainly positive reviews from music critics, with praise going to the song's melody and chilled-out vibe.
The song is a pop rock song with influences of dance-pop. The song was written by Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, Noel Zancanella and Ryan Tedder and produced by the latter three. The song was released on June 16, 2014, as the lead single from their fifth studio album V (2014). " Maps" is a song by American pop-rock band Maroon 5.
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