Maps is a track from the American pop rock band Maroon 5.
The song combines many musicals like electronic rock, R&B, and progressive house. It was written by the singer, Adam Levine, and Ammar Malik, Noel Zancanella, Ryan Tedder, and Benny Blanco.
Malik and the latter are old collaborators of Levine, having worked with him on "Moves Like Jagger", "Payphone", while the other ones worked with him on "Lucky Strike" and "Love Somebody".
The up-tempo track is written in C Minor and the lyrics' main theme is the search for love.
Maps was produced by Benny Blanco, Noah Passovoy, Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella.
The single was released on June 16, 2014 for digital download and also as a CD Single. It received positive reviews from the music critics who compared it with "Locked out Of Heaven" from Bruno Mars, with Red Hot Chilli Peppers and songs like "Counting Stars" and "Love Runs Out" from One Republic.
By August 2014, Maps had sold one million copies and more than one million and a half at the end of 2014. The free Maps piano sheet music was a huge success as well.
Maps was number in Canada, South Korea, and Taiwan and topped the US Adult Top 40. It reached two on the UK Singles Chart, as well as in Ukraine, Spain, Scotland and Bulgaria, number three on the US Adult Contemporary chart, number six on the Billboard Hot 100, number 13 on the US Dance/ Mix Show Airplay.
The song was number three in South Africa, number two in Croatia, number three on the Euro Digital Songs, in Lebanon, number 5 in Serbia and Finland, number six in Germany and Iceland, number 8 in Denmark, Israel and number ten in the Czech Republic, 11 in Hungary and four in Italy.
The music video for Maps was directed by Peter Berg with whom Adam Levine previously collaborated on "One More Night". It was released on July 1, 2014, on MTV and VH1 and on the singer's VEVO channel on July 2, the same year. The music video is based on the 2002 film "Irreversible", which is why the events are reversed.
Levine portraits a hospital paramedic at the beginning of the video. It also features Matt Flynn, PJ Morton, Jesse Carmichael, Micky Madden, and James Valentine.
The first time Maps was performed was at the Bowery Ballroom, in New York City, on July 20, 2014. The also played it at The Today Show from June 25, 2014, in order to promote the band's fifth studio album, named "V". Another live performance of the song was offered at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, from August 24, the same year.
If you want to learn how to play this song on the piano, just use the free Maps piano sheets that we provide you below on our website. Enjoy and stay tuned for more.
