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Sunday Morning (Maroon 5 song)

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"Sunday Morning"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album Songs About Jane
B-side
  • "Shiver"
  • "Through with You"
ReleasedDecember 2, 2004 (2004-12-02)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Matt Wallace
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"She Will Be Loved"
(2004) 		"Sunday Morning"
(2004) 		"Must Get Out"
(2005)
Music video
"Sunday Morning" on YouTube

"Sunday Morning" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on December 2, 2004, as the fourth single from their debut studio album Songs About Jane (2002). The single peaked at number 31 in the United States, becoming Maroon 5's fourth Top 40 single; it also peaked at number 27 in the United Kingdom and Australia.

An accompanying music video directed by Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom and was filmed at Abbey Road Studios and the Otto Dining Lounge in London. It features Maroon 5 performing the song, interspersed with scenes of numerous people singing it at a karaoke bar.[2]

Song structure

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The song, written in the key of C Major, follows a simple verse-chorus form preceded by an intro and uses the well known ii-V-I progression common in jazz, R&B and soul. The chords follow a sequence of Dm9-G13-Cmaj9 throughout the song.[3]

Critical reception

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Billboard called the single "another can't-miss romp from America's hottest pop-rock band."[4]

Music video

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The music video for "Sunday Morning" premiered on November 17, 2004, on MTV. It was directed by Big TV.[5] The video begins in February, where the band are recording the song at Abbey Road. Three months later, at the Japanese bar a karaoke ascene which starts off with a Japanese man and a pair of women, both blonde and brunette, singing "This Love" and at the end, the band appears to perform the closing moments of the song. Adam Levine says the idea for the video struck the band when they were in Japan and noticed a few of their songs on the karaoke list at a Japanese bar.

Appearances in other media

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"Sunday Morning" was featured on the film Something's Gotta Give (2003) and the television shows Joan of Arcadia and Third Watch. The song appeared on the American soundtrack version of the British film Love Actually (2003), along with "Sweetest Goodbye". An acoustic version is featured on the band's live album 1.22.03.Acoustic and appeared in the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). It is also featured on the karaoke video games Lips and Just Sing, both were included as downloadable contents. "Sunday Morning" was referenced from the 2018 song "Younger" by A Great Big World.[6]

Remix versions

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"Sunday Morning" was featured in the remix versions, which includes the "Urban Remix" was created by Mark Batson and the Jazz remix titled "Jazzy Mix", are available on Vinyl,[7] the latter one also appeared on the Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition (2012), which was entitled as the demo version. Another remix was made by Questlove, appears on the band's remix album Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008).

Track listing

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Sunday Morning – single
No.TitleLength
1."Sunday Morning"4:06
2."Shiver" (Live from Hard Rock Live)3:01
3."Through with You" (Live from Hard Rock Live)3:01

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the Songs About Jane liner notes.[8]

Maroon 5

Additional musicians

  • John O'Brien – programming
  • Mystic – backing vocals
  • Mark K. Schoenecker – horns

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[37] Gold 30,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[38] Gold 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[39] Gold 100,000*
South Korea — 2,500,000[40]
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43] 2× Platinum 1,454,000[42]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Sunday Morning"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States December 2, 2004 Contemporary hit radio
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United Kingdom December 6, 2004 CD [45]
Australia January 17, 2005 Universal [46]

References

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