"Maps" dirilis pada 16 Januari 2014 sebagai single utama dari album kelima Maroon 5 yang berjudul V (dibaca Five). Lagu ini ditulis oleh Adam Levine bersama Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin (alias Benny Blanco), Noel Zancanella, dan Ryan Tedder.
Proses produksi melibatkan Benny Blanco, Noel Zancanella, dan Ryan Tedder, yang berhasil menghadirkan nuansa unik dengan memadukan pop rock dan elemen dance.
Menariknya, "Maps" juga menjadi momen kembalinya Jesse Carmichael, keyboardis sekaligus gitaris ritme Maroon 5, setelah sempat absen dari band. Lagu ini mencerminkan perkembangan musik Maroon 5 yang semakin matang di era tersebut.
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Video musik "Maps," yang disutradarai oleh Peter Berg, menceritakan kisah tragis tentang seorang pria yang kehilangan kekasihnya karena kecelakaan. Video ini menggambarkan tema lagu yang dipenuhi rasa penyesalan dan kehilangan.
Adam Levine, vokalis utama, menunjukkan sisi emosionalnya dalam akting untuk video ini, memperlihatkan perjalanan penuh drama hingga akhirnya berada di ruang gawat darurat rumah sakit.
Setelah perilisannya, "Maps" langsung meraih kesuksesan besar. Lagu ini mencapai posisi ke-6 di tangga lagu Digital Songs dan berhasil masuk 10 besar Billboard Hot 100.
Tidak hanya itu, "Maps" juga menduduki puncak tangga lagu internasional seperti UK Singles Chart dan ARIA Charts di Australia.
Dengan popularitasnya, Maroon 5 membawakan "Maps" di berbagai acara musik bergengsi, termasuk MTV Video Music Awards dan The Today Show. Lagu ini juga menjadi salah satu lagu wajib dalam setlist konser mereka di berbagai tur dunia.
Dalam lagu ini, Adam Levine bernyanyi tentang seseorang yang berusaha mencari jalan kembali ke cinta lamanya, tetapi mendapati bahwa semuanya telah berubah. Nuansa emosional ini diperkuat dengan aransemen musik yang menghanyutkan.
Lirik Lagu ‘Maps’ - Maroon 5
I miss the taste of a sweeter life
I miss the conversation
I'm searching for a song tonight
I'm changing all of the stations
I like to think that we had it all
We drew a map to a better place
But on that road, I took a fall
Oh, baby, why did you run away?
I was there for you in your darkest times
I was there for you in your darkest night
But I wonder, where were you
When I was at my worst, down on my knees?
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you
When all the roads you took came back to me?
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
I hear your voice in my sleep at night
Hard to resist temptation
'Cause something strange has come over me
And now, I can't get over you
No, I just can't get over you, ooh
I was there for you in your darkest times
I was there for you in your darkest night
But I wonder, where were you
When I was at my worst, down on my knees?
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you
When all the roads you took came back to me?
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Oh, oh, oh, ah
Oh, oh, oh, ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah
Ah, ah, mm, ah
Oh, I was there for you, oh, in your darkest time
Oh, I was there for you, oh, in your darkest night
Oh, I was there for you, oh, in your darkest time
Oh, I was there for you, oh, in your darkest night
But I wonder, where were you
When I was at my worst, down on my knees?
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where were you
When all the roads you took came back to me?
So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
(Nithania Septianingsih)
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