And thereвЂ™s a lot of people on this record who had never been in a room together until we put them there. вЂњBut when you get down to it, thereвЂ™s a reason that the best writers in the world are as successful as they are. вЂњWe gravitated toward certain people for various reasons,вЂќ Levine says, pointing to Maroon 5вЂ™s 2010 tour with OneRepublic as an example.

The result, Maroon 5вЂ™s fourth studio set, contains collaborations with longtime hitmaker Max Martin served as the albumвЂ™s executive producer, with additional tracks produced by Benny Blanco (Katy Perry, Gym Class Heroes) and Ryan Tedder (BeyoncГ©, OneRepublic). вЂњBut вЂJaggerвЂ™ was an amazing experience,вЂќ says Valentine, вЂњso we figured weвЂ™d try it again.вЂќ вЂњMoves Like JaggerвЂќ marked the bandвЂ™s entrance into the waters of co-writing until then Levine and his bandmates-guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, drummer Matt Flynn and keyboardist PJ Morton (currently filling in for Jesse Carmichael, whoвЂ™s on hiatus)-had prided themselves on the fact that they handled all of the oufitвЂ™s music in-house. The decision was more than a matter of mindset. We just said, вЂLetвЂ™s not be afraid to do what we basically are.вЂ™вЂќ Overexposed is the first time weвЂ™ve ever completely embraced the idea of making pop music-of making songs for the radio. вЂњWeвЂ™re a band thatвЂ™s always been close to being full-on pop, but thatвЂ™s rooted in a lot of other things: rock, soul, funk, the list goes on. вЂњI feel like weвЂ™ve been standing on the edge of a cliff for a long time,вЂќ Levine says. clubs to becoming one of the biggest bands in the world, this album captures Maroon 5вЂ™s decision to open itself up to risk. After a decade of activity in which the 3 time Grammy-winning quintet has gone from playing tiny L.A. We figured weвЂ™d get there first.вЂќД¬heck this out, though: If Overexposed gets at the truth of Maroon 5вЂ™s sky-high visibility-perhaps youвЂ™re reading these words in preparation for spreading the word a little further yourself-the title carries another meaning, as well, one that runs a few inches below the surface of things. вЂњWeвЂ™re just trying to preemptively go where the conversation is headed anyway. вЂњItвЂ™s like, вЂWe get it-weвЂ™re overexposed,вЂ™вЂќ Levine says with a laugh. Adam Levine acknowledges that the title of the new Maroon 5 album is something of an inside joke-a wink at the Los Angeles-based bandвЂ™s seeming omnipresence, particularly in the wake of the frontmanвЂ™s joining the cast of NBCвЂ™s The Voice and of вЂњMoves Like Jagger,вЂќ the 2011 smash that topped charts in 18 countries across the globe and became one of the most paid downloaded songs in history.

Maroon 5 overexposed tracks