Daylight (Maroon 5 song)
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| Single by Maroon 5 | |||||||||
| from the album Overexposed | |||||||||
| Released | November 27, 2012 | ||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||
| Recorded | Conway Studios, (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock | ||||||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||||||
| Label | A&M/Octone | ||||||||
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"Daylight" is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The song was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Overexposed (2012). Lead singer Adam Levine co-wrote and co-produced it with Max Martin and Mason "MdL" Levy, with additional writing from Sam Martin. The song is a soft rock ballad about realizing that one has to move on from an old relationship, but not fully wanting to leave just yet.
The song received a mixed reception from music critics. Some criticized Levine's vocals and called it a filler among the dance-oriented tracks on the album, while others felt a Coldplay inspiration in the end of the chorus. The song has charted in many countries, reaching the top-twenty in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States.
"Daylight" was announced as the third single taken from the band's fourth studio album, Overexposed (2012). It premiered on November 8, 2012 on The Voice. "Daylight" was written by Adam Levine, Max Martin, Sam Martin and Mason "MdL" Levy, while production was handled by Levine, Martin and MdL. Levine has stated numerous times that it is his favorite track on the entire album. It is a soft rock song.
Levine sings "In the daylight/ We'll be on our own/ But tonight I need to hold you so close," Helen Nowotnik of The Triangle analyzed that "If 'Never Gonna Leave This Bed' and 'Must Get Out' collided into one song, it would be 'Daylight'." The intro is the same as the Backstreet Boys' 2005 single "Just Want You to Know", as noted by Cameron Adams from The Herald Sun.
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