"One More Night" is a song performed by American
pop rock
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band
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...
. The song was released on June 19, 2012, as the second single from their fourth studio album ''
Overexposed'' (2012). It was written by
Adam Levine,
Shellback,
, and
Savan Kotecha
Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...
, while production was handled by Shellback and Martin. It is a reggae-influenced pop song. Lyrically, it talks about not getting along with someone and hoping he only stays with her just "one more night". It is built upon the idea that the heart, mind, and body usually want opposing things.
The song received mixed to positive reviews from
music critics
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. Most of them complimented the
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
influence on the track, Levine's vocals and labeled it a "summer catchy song". However, some critics perceived a lack of identity and criticized the song's melody. "One More Night" spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song has also been a success on the
Australian Singles Chart
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and on the
Canadian Hot 100
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, reaching number two and topping the
New Zealand Singles Chart
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and the
South Korean Gaon International Chart. "One More Night" has sold 6.9 million copies, becoming the eighth best selling song worldwide in 2012.
A music video directed by
Peter Berg
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, premiered on
MTV
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on June 25, 2012. In the video, Levine becomes a boxer working to support his girlfriend and baby daughter. As he spends time training for a big fight, he struggles to stay close to his girlfriend while raising their child together. Though Levine appears determined, his girlfriend seems troubled by his bloody profession and lack of financial stability for their daughter and leaves him in the end. Maroon 5 performing with "One More Night" live on ''
The Today Show
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'', ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'' and the
Overexposed Tour
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.
Composition and lyrics
"One More Night" was written by
Adam Levine,
Shellback,
, and
Savan Kotecha
Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...
, while production was handled by Martin and Shellback. It is a reggae-influenced pop song
where the bass line in the refrain is taken from the song "
The Bed's Too Big Without You
"The Bed's Too Big Without You" is a song by English rock band The Police, released as the final single from their second studio album ''Reggatta de Blanc'' (1979). It was written by lead vocalist and bassist Sting. An alternate version was re ...
" by
The Police
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. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music, the song is in the key of
F minor
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and in time with a tempo of 93 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Fm–E–Bm, and Levine's vocals span from F
3 to C
5.
The song's lyrics are about a man who feels guilty about staying in a relationship only for sex. The chorus finds Levine bewitched by someone he knows he shouldn't be with: "So I cross my heart and I hope to die / That I'll only stay with you one more night / And I know I said it a million times / But I'll only stay with you one more night."
Critical reception
The song received mixed reviews from
music critics
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. Bill Lamb of
About.com
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gave the song four out of five stars, praising "the catchy reggae-drenched musical production" and "Adam Levine's confident pop vocals".
However, he wrote: "Adam Levine's singing about being guilt-ridden over his part in relationship hell above a sunny musical production is feeling somewhat like formula. However, for now, enjoy the song's simple charms, and there will be much more to examine when the album ''Overexposed'' hits stores."
[ Robert Copsey of '']Digital Spy
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'' called it "a bouncy, reggae-flecked midtempo with a chorus that feels reassuringly familiar."
Rick Florino of ''Artist Direct
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'' wrote a very positive review, describing the song:
Kicking off with a reggae-style guitar on 'One More Night', the album starts on a subtle yet sharp note. The push-and-pull of the tumultuous relationship described in the lyrics belies just how slick and swaggering the song's hook is. Mickey Madden
Michael Allen Madden (born May 13, 1979) is an American musician and a former bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5.
Life and music career
Madden was born in Austin, Texas. He began playing in junior high school at the Brentwood School in L ...
's bass is tight and groovy, while James Valentine's riffing reaches its most diverse and dynamic heights yet on this offering. Matt Flynn
Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pitts ...
lays down some staggering beats, and PJ Morton
P.J. Morton (born Paul Morton Jr.; March 29, 1981) is an American Grammy winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2012, he has been one of the keyboardists, alongside Jesse Carmichael, for the pop rock band Maroon 5. Mort ...
's keyboards color the soundscapes vibrantly. At the center of this instrumental majesty, Levine reaches another level reaching the status of legend alongside Bono
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Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
and Anthony Kiedis
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, merging genres while effectively forging something fresh altogether.
Robbie Daw was divided with the song, writing: "On one hand, the employment of these slang terms du jour seem a bit of out of character for the Cali band. But then again, this album is exec-produced by Max Martin – so say hello to the new, (even more so) commercially-viable Maroon 5." Fraser McAlpine from BBC Music
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Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio o ...
wrote a more mixed review, commenting: "One More Night's melody can’t go more than a bar or two without repeating – as if the band is worried it may forget itself – or getting stuck on a Morse code note for a while, just like a Rihanna
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song would." Simon Price from ''The Independent
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'' stated that the song is "a piece of electro-reggae that makes Ace of Base sound like Lee "Scratch" Perry
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.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, for the issue dated July 7, 2012. It also debuted at number 12 on the Digital Songs
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chart. The song debuted at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Pop Songs
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chart. For the week ending August 18, 2012, the song was the greatest gainer on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs
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chart, at number 20. At the same issue, the song was the "Airplay Gainer" and climbed from 54 to number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. For the week ending August 25, 2012, the song moved from number 30 to number 15, becoming the "Digital Gainer". For the week ending September 1, 2012, the song leaped from number 15 to number 8, becoming the "Digital and Streaming Gainer". For the week ending September 9, 2012, the song eventually leaped to number 4, becoming the "Digital Gainer" of the week, selling 195,000 copies. On the Digital Songs chart, it was held off the top-spot by Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...
's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fourth studio album, ''Red'' (2012). It was released for digital download and to U.S. pop radio as the lead single from ''Red'' on Aug ...
" which sold 307,000 copies.[ For the week ending September 16, 2012, "One More Night" lifted from number 4 to number 3 on the Hot 100 with the chart's top "Airplay and Streaming Gainer" awards, as it pushes 16–13 on Radio Songs (61 million) and 19–11 on On-Demand Songs (516,000).] Having been the Hot 100's top Digital Gainer the previous three weeks, it has won a combination of the three badges in each of the last five frames. On Digital Songs, it spends a second week at number two (193,000 copies) and passes a million in sales to-date.[ The song also gained the "Greatest Gainer" status for reaching number 8 on the ]Pop Songs
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the Un ...
.
For the week of September 29, 2012, the song reached number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, in its 13th week on the chart. It became their third number-one single – the band had previously reigned with "Makes Me Wonder
"Makes Me Wonder" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on March 27, 2007, as the first single from their second studio album, ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (2007). Upon its release, the song set a record for the bigg ...
" for three weeks in 2007 and with "Moves Like Jagger
"Moves like Jagger" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album '' Hands All Over'' (201 ...
", featuring Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
, for four weeks in 2011.[ For the week of October 6, 2012, the song spent a second week at number-one, with a 7% increase to 205,000 downloads sold in the chart's tracking week, according to ]Nielsen SoundScan
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. For the week of October 13, 2012, the song spent a third week at the top, with top Airplay Gainer honors for a fifth consecutive week, as it holds at number 2 in its 10th week on the Radio Songs chart with a 15% increase to 116 million all-format audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. In its fourth week at the top, the song bested "Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" ( ko, 강남스타일, ) is a K-pop song by South Korean rapper Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term ...
" by Psy
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, a fewer than 700 overall chart points. In its fifth week at the top, it increased 5%, with 131 million all-format audience impressions.[ At nine weeks on top, it is also Maroon 5's longest Hot 100 reign, besting the four-week stint of "Moves Like Jagger" in 2011. On November 25, 2012, the song was beaten by ]Rihanna
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with her single "Diamonds
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".[ By March 2013, the song had sold over 4 million digital copies in the United States. As of June 2014, it has sold more than 4,635,000 copies in the US.]
The song debuted at number 27 on the Canadian Hot 100
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chart, for the issue dated July 7, 2012. The following week, the song became the "Biggest Free Faller", dropping from number 27 to number 60. After a week fluctuating on the chart, the song climbed to number 50, on July 28, 2012. After another week fluctuating on the chart, the song jumped from number 52 to number 31. For the week ending August 25, 2012, the song earned the "Digital Gainer" title as it lifted from number 17 to number 8. For the week ending September 1, 2012, the song rose to number 6. For the issue dated September 15, 2012, the song leaped to number 3, becoming their fifth top-three single. It has since peaked at number 2 for six non-consecutive weeks.
"One More Night" debuted at number 22 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart
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issue dated July 22, 2012. The following week, the song climbed from number 22 to number 7.[ For the week ending August 5, 2012, the song remained at number 4.][ For the week ending August 12, 2012, the song moved to number 2, tying with the peak position of their previous two singles "]Payphone
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" and "Moves Like Jagger
"Moves like Jagger" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album '' Hands All Over'' (201 ...
".[ On the ]New Zealand Singles Chart
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, the song debuted at number 21, moved from 21 to number 3 and reached number-one. It remained at the top for three consecutive weeks, before falling to number 2, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks.[ In ]Sweden
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, the song debuted at number 43 on the Sverigetopplistan
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chart. Later, it jumped to number 28, while in its third week, it climbed to number 18.[ It has since peaked at number 5.
It spent two consecutive weeks at number 8 on the ]UK Singles Chart
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on the weeks ending 27 October 2012 and 3 November 2012. It spent 28 weeks in the top 100, 15 of which were in the top 40.
Music video
The music video for "One More Night" was directed by Peter Berg
Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), the action comedy ''The Rundown'' (2003), the sports drama '' Friday Night Lig ...
. The video premiered on June 25, 2012, on MTV
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at 7:53 PM ( EST). Following the premiere, Adam Levine participated in a live half-hour webchat on MTV.com
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with journalist James Montgomery to talk about the video.[ Actress ]Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American actress and model. Her first starring role was in the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2009) and she has also appeared on the shows '' Parenthood'' (2010–2011), ''Charlie's Ang ...
plays Levine's love interest in the video. "I play a heartbreaker, I guess", she said in the clip. "I do very bad things... but necessary".[ The tone of the video is supposedly dark, about him leaving the girl to be a boxing champ and her leaving him because she's fed up.][ The band members who appeared in the video and played as characters, ]PJ Morton
P.J. Morton (born Paul Morton Jr.; March 29, 1981) is an American Grammy winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2012, he has been one of the keyboardists, alongside Jesse Carmichael, for the pop rock band Maroon 5. Mort ...
as Levine's boxing cutman, with James Valentine as the promoter and Matt Flynn
Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pitts ...
as the trainer of Levine's boxer opponent, and Mickey Madden
Michael Allen Madden (born May 13, 1979) is an American musician and a former bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5.
Life and music career
Madden was born in Austin, Texas. He began playing in junior high school at the Brentwood School in L ...
as the boxing announcer and Levine's assistant manager Shawn Tellez, who appeared as his trainer in the video. As of December 2022, the video reached 1 billion views on YouTube
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.
Synopsis
The video for "One More Night" opens with two goldfish swimming around in a spheric bowl
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before segueing into a sequence where the seemingly idyllic home life Levine enjoys with video girlfriend (Kelly) and their baby daughter is set against scenes of his hands being wrapped and of him training in a boxing ring. At home, he eats a protein-heavy meal and revels in his baby girl's laughter as he holds her high in the air. But all is not well, as frequent cuts to Kelly's concerned frown let on.[ The writing is on the wall when he has to leave for a big fight and before he leaves, he pretends to soft box his baby daughter. As he steps into the ring to cheers, she packs her bags. He wins the fight, but when he returns home battered from the battle, he finds he's lost everything that really mattered. Kelly and their child are gone and all that's left are the relics of his profession – trophies, a jump rope, a few pictures and a lone goldfish.][
]
Reception
John Mitchell of ''MTV News
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'' commented: "The clip could be looked at as a metaphor for the difficulties Levine faces balancing his professional life as a world-famous singer and TV star and a personal life with the same wants (happy relationship, a family) as everyone else."[ He further added: "Perhaps the video is a lingering response to his recent breakup from model Anne Vyalitsyna.][ Robbie Daw of '']Idolator
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'' agreed, writing: "We wouldn’t be surprised to find out that the breakup had some impact on the theme for the video." However, Daw noted: "The visual, for the most part, strays from the song’s lyrics, which seem to describe a man trying to resist the sexual charms of a woman he realizes he’s not compatible with."[ '']Rolling Stone
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'' stated: "Despite the track's laid-back reggae sound, the clip is quite emotionally heavy." Alexandra Carpototo of ''PopCrush'' commented: "We couldn’t even fathom leaving him; and him playing a father just makes us want him even more. There’s just something so hot about a bruised Adam Levine (both physically and emotionally)."
Ray Rahman of ''Entertainment Weekly
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'''s Music Mix wrote that "You might expect an epic music video – the 'Payphone' clip was a mini action film, after all – but the concept is on the subdued side." Melinda Newman of ''HitFix
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'' thought that "The clip is beautifully shot and Levine gets to show off his boxing chops and his abs, but it's a pretty tepid affair all around." Emily Exton of ''Pop Dust'' commented about the end of the video, writing "Considering he boxes for a living, we'll allow five minutes of wallowing before making requisite 'get back in the ring!' comments in reference to his dating life. Yes, she's left him and yes, this is the woman who inflicted her Helen of Troy
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-like powers across the entire Lonestar State, but isn't it always on to the next one? Good thing Levine loves ladies so much."
Live performances
Maroon 5 performed "One More Night" for the first time on May 18, 2012, at the Revel Casino
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and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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in New York, which was a part of the ''Live on Letterman
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'' concert series on June 26, 2012 – that was the day of the world premiere of the '' Overexposed'' album – and on ''The Today Show
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'', on June 29, 2012, where they also performed their songs "Payphone
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", "Moves Like Jagger
"Moves like Jagger" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album '' Hands All Over'' (201 ...
" and "Harder to Breathe
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".[
Later, Maroon 5 continued with the song in ''Today'' again on October 25, during frontman Adam Levine's live appearance and on '']Saturday Night Live
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'' (along with "Daylight
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") on November 17. In December 2012, the band performed "One More Night", in a television special ''The Grammy
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Nominations Concert Live'', with a medley of their songs "Moves Like Jagger" and "Daylight". In 2013, Maroon 5 performed the song in two events at Las Vegas
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including the Consumer Electronics Show
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on January 7, and the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21. The band played "One More Night" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards
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on August 24, 2014. The song was performed for respective concert tours, the Overexposed Tour
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and the 2013 Honda Civic Tour.
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Maroon 5 songs
2012 songs
2012 singles
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Songs written by Adam Levine
Songs written by Max Martin
Songs written by Shellback (record producer)
Song recordings produced by Max Martin
Song recordings produced by Shellback (record producer)
A&M Octone Records singles
Music videos directed by Peter Berg