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Never Gonna Leave This Bed
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Maroon 5
| album = Hands All Over
| released = January 24, 2011
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| length = 3:16
| label = A&M Octone
| writer = Adam Levine
| producer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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"'Never Gonna Leave This Bed'" is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5, taken from their third studio album, 'Hands All Over' (2010). The song is a ballad and was written by frontman Adam Levine and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was released as the third single by A&M Octone Records. It was released in Australia in January 2011. The song was later released to the US mainstream radio on May 17, 2011.
The song received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented the track's lyric and its sweet sound. It has gained significant airplay on U.S. radio and has charted on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and Adult Pop Songs, while reaching the top ten on the latter. The music video features Russian model Anne Vyalitsyna and sees the frontman snuggling with her on beds in various Los Angeles settings, as passersby give them curious looks.[http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/cool-new-music Hot Adult - Cool New Music| All Access] 'All Access' Retrieved 2011-02-18
Background
Frontman Adam Levine wrote this song after a "weekend bender." He told 'The Sun' September 17, 2010: "I was totally depleted and got home, picked up a guitar and started writing this song. It's my favourite on the record. It's the most honest. It reflects a desperate longing to have somebody in my life, which I didn't at the time."
Composition
"Never Gonna Leave This Bed" is written in the key of A minor (performed in G minor) with a moderate pop rock tempo of 117 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression AmF/AC/GG (the pop-punk progression), and Levine's vocals span from B3 to D#5
Critical reception
Jakof Dorof from Slant Magazine said that: "The band turns in career highlights with the harmony-laden "Never Gonna Leave This Bed."[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/maroon-5-hands-all-over/2259 Hands All Over| Music Review] 'Slant' Retrieved 2011-02-18 Sarah Rodman from 'The Boston Globe' said that: "Never Gonna Leave This Bed nails the hunger to prolong the perfect moment with an intoxicating partner with its sweet, sexy swing."[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/09/20/on_hands_all_over_maroon_5_sounds_glad_to_be_sad/ On Hands All Over, They sound glad to be sad] 'Boston Globe' Retrieved 2011-02-18 IGN said: "the romance-friendly track "Never Gonna Leave This Bed," has a Keane-like feel".[http://music.ign.com/articles/112/1123297p1.html Maroon 5: Hands All Over Review Pop music programmed for the masses.] 'IGN' Retrieved 2011-02-18 Leah Greenblatt from 'Entertainment Weekly' opined that: "Levine's romantic roundelay trundles on the Train-ish midrange balladry ('Never Gonna Leave This Bed')".Greenblatt, Leah (September 22, 2010) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20428100,00.html Hands All Over| Music| EW.com] Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-18
Music video
The music video for the song was shot on January 12, 2011, at several different places including Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles, California. The video shows scenes of Levine and Vyalitsyna in three different bed settings, including one at a pier on the beach of Santa Monica, another on Broadway in Los Angeles, and a third setting in an upper floor of the Hilton Hotel. The video also features the band performing in a glass truck from Aardvark Event Logistics, alternatively while driving down a highway during the day, and on a busy street in downtown Los Angeles at night, while onlookers take photos.[https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/02/09/who-made-the-bed-in-the-maroon-5-video/ Who Made the Bed in the Maroon 5 Video?] 'AOL Music' Retrieved 2011-02-13[http://popline.mtv.uol.com.br/de-pijama-adam-levine-grava-novo-videoclipe-do-maroon-5-com-nvamoda With pajamas, Adam Levine records new video with his band Maroon 5 with girlfriend] 'Popline' Retrieved 2011-01-13 The video premiered on 'Just Jared' on February 4, 2011, and the day after on 'VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown'. The video hit number seven on the Yahoo! Video chart published by 'Billboard'.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs#/charts/yahoo-video Yahoo Video Chart] 'Billboard' Retrieved 2011-03-17
Reception
Chris Ryan wrote for MTV that "It's a gorgeously shot and sunny video for a slightly melancholy but incredibly catchy song."Live performances
Maroon 5 performed the song on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on January 17, 2011.Maroon 5 Brasil (2011-01-18) (in Portuguese) [http://www.maroon5br.com/2011/01/18/maroon-5-performa-never-gonna-leave-this-bed-no-jay-leno/ Maroon 5 performa Never Gonna Leave This Bed no Jay Leno] 'Maroon 5 News' Retrieved 2011-01-18 The band also performed it on the Super Bowl XLV pre-show[http://www.maroon5br.com/2011/02/08/video-maroon-5-performa-durante-pre-jogo-do-superbowl/ Maroon 5 performs at Super Bowl 2011 pre-show] 'Maroon 5 Brazil' Retrieved 2011-02-18 and DirectTV Celebrity Beach Bowl in February 2011, the Logie Awards of 2011, on May 1, 2011 and on 'The Today Show' on August 5, 2011. The song was played for the Hands All Over Tour and the 2011 Summer Tour.
Track listing
Chart performance
In late January 2011, the song was listed under Cool New Music on All Access in the Hot Adult Contemporary section and in early February 2011, it started gaining airplay there, even though an official Hot AC radio adds date never came to fruition.[http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/cool-new-music Hot modern-AC/ Coll New Music] 'All Access' The song debuted at #35 on the 'Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart and reached a peak of #4. On the week of May 14, the song entered the Hot 100 at #100, reaching a peak of #55. It also charted on the Belgian, Hungary, Netherlands and Slovakia charts.
Charts and certifications
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References
Category:2010 songs
Category:2011 singles
Category:Maroon 5 songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Category:Songs written by Adam Levine
Category:A&M Octone Records singles
Category:Torch songs
Category:2010s ballads
Category:Pop ballads
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