"Whiskey" is a song recorded by American 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 ...

featuring American rapper

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. It was released on October 20, 2017, as the second promotional single from the band's sixth studio album ''

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'' (2017). The song was written by

Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...

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, John Ryan, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and Tinashe Sibanda and was produced by John Ryan, Maxime Devaux and JKash.

Composition

"Whiskey" has a duration of three minutes and 30 seconds, and was written and composed by Maroon 5 frontman

, John Ryan, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Maxime Devaux (Fly-M) and Tinashe Sibanda. Production was handled by John Ryan and JKash and features American rapper

. The track was recorded in June 2017 at

Conway Recording Studios Conway Recording Studios is a recording studio in Hollywood, California. People and awards Conway started in the early 1970s as a mastering studio. In 1976, the studio began recording albums, including projects by Elton John and Stevie Wo ...

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, California.

Credits and personnel

Maroon 5 *

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting, executive production *

Jesse Carmichael Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the pop rock band, Maroon 5. He also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks. Life and c ...

– keyboards, synthesizers, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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 ...

– bass * James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals *

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 ...

– drums, percussion, electronic drums *

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 ...

– keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals *

Sam Farrar Sam John Farrar (born June 29, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as a member of the pop rock band Maroon 5, in which he plays several instruments, most notably bass guitar. A frequent collaborator with the band since the 1990s, he ...

– rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, samples, bass, backing vocals, programming, production Additional Personnel *

– guest artist and songwriter * John Ryan – producer, songwriter, keyboards, piano, synthesizer * Jacob "JKash" Kasher Hindlin – producer, songwriter *Fly-M – producer, disc jockey * Tinashe Sibanda – songwriter, composer * Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineer * Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer * Tom Coyne – mastering Recording * Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California

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References

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