This Love
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| "This Love" | ||
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| Single by Maroon 5 | ||
| from the album Songs About Jane | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | Los Angeles, California, 2002 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 3:26 | |
| Label | Octone Records | |
| Writer(s) | Adam Levine Jesse Carmichael |
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| Producer(s) | Matt Vallace Mark Endert |
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| Certification | 3x Platinum | |
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| Maroon 5 singles chronology | ||
| "Harder to Breathe" (2003) |
"This Love" (2003) |
"She Will Be Loved" (2004) |
"This Love" is the second single from the hit album, Songs About Jane by Maroon 5. The song has also been remixed by Kanye West, titled "This Love (Kanye West remix)." It has also been remixed by Korean hip-hop group, Big Bang, still titled "This Love". B'z, the Japanese rock band has also covered this song, titled "This Love" in full-Japanese.
[edit] Music video
The video for "This Love" is a steamy, raunchy, voyeuristic exercise, showing lead singer Adam Levine and a woman in various positions on a bed, simulating sexual intercourse. The video was considered so oversexed that it was banned from MTV for a time, due to the 2004 Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.[citation needed] Along with "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "I Miss You" by Blink 182, MTV banned the "sexiest" videos airing at the time.[citation needed] All three videos were included in a 2004 study by the conservative organization Parents Television Council investigating content on MTV inappropriate for its intended teenage audience. Despite the ban, which limited the band's exposure on MTV, the video still earned the Best New Artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2004.
[edit] Chart performance
"This Love" is Maroon 5's second Top 20 hit, and first Top 5 hit in the US.
| Chart (2003/2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
| Latin America Top 40 [1] | 3 |
| UK Top 40 | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 21 |
| US Billboard Dance Radio Play | 18 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Preceded by "Everytime" by Britney Spears |
United World Chart number one single July 24, 2004 - September 25, 2004 |
Succeeded by "My Place" by Nelly featuring Jaheim |
