Maroon5 - Makes Me Wonder

[EmersonDrive13Rocks]

49 MAROON 5 Makes Me Wonder 2007 Octone/A&M/Interscope 145 0 145 1.728

Already at #49 in spins on Mediabase's Hot AC chart!!!

I would like this song even better if I could understand the first 40 seconds. the instruments overpower the vocals so you can't understand the lyrics. I'm suprised that no one noticed that before releasing it. Otherwise it's a quality song but not as good as their previous singles

[No Brake$]

Top 10 for the year at this format.

Great song, Hot AC has really been waiting on these guys. They might take the torch from Matchbox Twenty after this album, and Matchbox & Rob have reigned for a good 10 years.

[NORTHCOAST]

Have heard it about 7 times now. It's okay, but not wowed at all by it. Just sounds so generic to me. Nothing special for a big first single, IMO. But still may warm up to it.

[mrclimbfall20]

I just heard it on the radio here and thought it's alright. It'll probably grow on me though cause I like the beat.

[EmersonDrive13Rocks]

33 MAROON 5 Makes Me Wonder 2007 A&M/Octone/IGA 403 0 403 3.945

This is already HUGE!!!

[MinusName]

When was the last time that a song had a take-off like this!!?

[MusicJunkie]

minusname said:

When was the last time that a song had a take-off like this!!?

I was asking myself the same question. This is so HUGE!

[Rumors]

Okay, I just saw the video for this on VH1. OMG, it's dreadful...song and video. Honestly, I think these guys have some talent but their biggest weak spots in my mind are Adam's lack of any real frontman qualities and his very, very average to weak vocals. This song is doing really well on hype and payola (or push incentives by the label). Will the song be able to sustain that? Probably...if Justin can have hit after hit with weak songs I guess M5 can as well. Not my cup of tea at all but girls around the world will eat it up. Personally, I think HotAC really ought to think twice before making this a hit on their format. It's very pop but not enough substance to warrant a hit on HotAC (the better format IMO).

This song will be Billboard Top 5 due to the obvious reasons but not sure the album will have legs this time around. I think 2 million for them is probably possible but not much else. It'll be interesting to see.

Rob's Lonely No More was huge out of the gate. Of course, Rob is great.

[Hot AC Archiver]

This song debuts at #22 on the April 1 Mediabase chart. This is the highest debut on the chart since it became 40 positions a few years back. The old record was #23 and was held by "Lonely No More" and "Better Days".

The highest debut ever on the 30 position HAC chart was #13 by Jon Secada's "If You Go" in 1994.

[Chromeozone]

I don't think this is moving so quickly because of payola; I have a lot of friends that have loved it from first listen (as I did).

[smack]

is anywhere offering a snippet of the song yet?

[Kid Pulse]

This has a +1075 bullet on Hot AC. That's the first non-Rob Thomas song to have a 1000 or bigger bullet on this format.

I love when songs come on so strong like this on this format. It rarely happens!

[juhn]

smack said:

is anywhere offering a snippet of the song yet?

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Interesting to see a +1000 bullet on Hot AC, but this song sucks.

[shoocoochoocoo]

the song is great, no matter what they say! of course not as good as this love, but great enough

[Kid Pulse]

#17 on HAC with a +986 bullet

[slowmo]

smack said:

is anywhere offering a snippet of the song yet?

www.myspace.com/Maroon5

I'm not sure if I really like this one yet, it'll probably take a few more listens. It is pretty catchy though.

[Kid Pulse]

It was definitly added to my myspace page earlier this week

[damnnnitzzjohn]

Such as good song

[shocker]

deeds said:

smack said:

is anywhere offering a snippet of the song yet?

www.myspace.com/Maroon5

I'm not sure if I really like this one yet, it'll probably take a few more listens. It is pretty catchy though.

Maroon5 is trying to copy "This Love", hoping this new one will catch on as quickly. The song isn't bad, but it can't match "This Love". Nice try, though.

Here's the song in full:
www.mix969.com/cc-common/mfeatures/test/player.html?apid=1515&son=0&tot=1&type=aud&mid=144647&gateway=exiting

[radiobrett]

I love this one. Catchy and I got into it the first time I heard it. We added it a week ago and already have it up to a B song (2nd highest in rotation) and the response is great!!

[Kid Pulse]

#15 with a +869 bullet.

[JP]

video545 said:

This has a +1075 bullet on Hot AC. That's the first non-Rob Thomas song to have a 1000 or bigger bullet on this format.

I love when songs come on so strong like this on this format. It rarely happens!

I just want to set the record straight: Which songs have had increases of over 1000? I know "The Game of Love" did it. "Lonely No More" did NOT (but came close--twice). I've heard that "Here Is Gone" did. Can anyone confirm this or add any other songs to this list?

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

And also post the eventual peak of those songs and maybe weeks on. I'd like to see what kind of future this song is looking at potentially.

[jdcfan]

carrietakethewheel said:

I would like this song even better if I could understand the first 40 seconds. the instruments overpower the vocals so you can't understand the lyrics. I'm suprised that no one noticed that before releasing it. Otherwise it's a quality song but not as good as their previous singles

That is a great observation. I can't recall a pop song in the past 5 years that had the vocals so far back in the mix. Obviously they did it intentionally, but I think the vocals needed to be louder. I like this song, but it is really hard to understand the lyrics.

[NORTHCOAST]

jdcfan said:

carrietakethewheel said:

I would like this song even better if I could understand the first 40 seconds. the instruments overpower the vocals so you can't understand the lyrics. I'm suprised that no one noticed that before releasing it. Otherwise it's a quality song but not as good as their previous singles

That is a great observation. I can't recall a pop song in the past 5 years that had the vocals so far back in the mix. Obviously they did it intentionally, but I think the vocals needed to be louder. I like this song, but it is really hard to understand the lyrics.

Totally agree. Hard to sing along when you have to strain to understand what he's saying.

[Kai]

Disappointed in this single as are most of the radio people I've spoken to. I have no doubt it will do well because they have a great PR machine behind them, but it's mediocre to me. I hope the rest of the CD is a lot better.

[Chase]

Considering we've waited 4 long years for this, I'm really hoping it's good...otherwise, I question the band's longevity at Hot AC.

[Kid Pulse]

#9 Hot AC with +535 bullet.

[Hervard]

I heard the song for the first time on Best Week Ever Radio this past weekend, right after I looked at the April 7 chart and saw that it debuted way up at #21. I liked what I heard, too. I'm predicting this is going to be the summer song of 2007.

[Kai]

This will be huge but if people really listened to it they'd realize it really doesn't deserve to be. But they're the new darlings of radio so there you are.