Won't Go Home Without You
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| Single by Maroon 5 | ||||
| from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long | ||||
| B-side | "Miss You Love You" | |||
| Released | November 19, 2007 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 (album version) 3:45 (radio edit) 4:11 (video version) |
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| Label | A&M/Octone Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Adam Levine | |||
| Producer | Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, Maroon 5 | |||
| Certification | Gold (Australia) | |||
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"Won't Go Home Without You" is the third single released from Maroon 5's second album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007).
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[edit] Music video
On August 16, 2007, Maroon 5 posted a notice on their official website asking for fans to send in homemade videos to help the band make the video for this song.[1] However, in October 2007, another video was released in Europe and Australia. The official video has premiered on VH1 Top 20 Countdown on December 1, 2007. It is also now playing on their official website.
The song's music video starts with flashbacks where Adam Levine (Maroon 5's lead singer) and a female character (portrayed by Tania Raymonde[2]) appear to have an argument upon which Levine decides to leave. The video then cuts to Levine sitting in a chair thinking it over with the rest of the band performing in the background. Adam realizes that he 'will not go home without you', referring to the female he had walked out on. Levine appears to know where the woman is at the moment and decides to look for her. After having meandered through the city for a few hours, Levine eventually gets to a restaurant where he finds the woman, but to his disappointment, she is with another man. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller.
This video features Jesse Carmichael playing both piano and guitar.
[edit] Musical content
The guitar undertone in the song is based on the The Police single, "Every Breath You Take", which makes the moment at the end of the music video where Levine is watching the female character somewhat coincidental.
During their 2007 It Won't Be Soon Before Long tour, Levine used an audience call and response of the lead guitar part of the chorus as an introduction to the song.
[edit] Critical reception
Reviews for "Won't Go Home Without You" have been mixed. Robert Christgau gave a positive review on the album as well as the song, saying "The devilishly memorable "Won't Go Home Without You" combines confidence with affection rather than macho." Channel 4 called the song "[the] musical equivalent of a dog's fart at the dinner table" and gave it just one star out of a possible ten.[3] Digital Spy gave the song two stars out of five, calling the song's lyrics "as cold, functional and ruthlessly effective as a state-of-the-art refrigerator".[4]
[edit] Awards and nominations
The song was nominated for Best Pop Performance from a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards, though this award went to Coldplay for their song "Viva la Vida".
[edit] Chart performance
"Won't Go Home Without You" became the first Maroon 5 single to fail to chart in the UK Top 40, only peaking at #44 in the UK Singles Chart.
[edit] Track listing
| Australian iTunes version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Won't Go Home Without You" (Radio Mix) | 3:45 | |||||||
| 2. | "Miss You Love You" (Alternate Version) | 3:10 | |||||||
| 3. | "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" | 3:28 | |||||||
| German CD single [enhanced CD] 0602517533158 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Won't Go Home Without You" (Radio Mix) | 3:45 | |||||||
| 2. | "Miss You Love You" (Alternate Version) | 3:10 | |||||||
| 3. | "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" | 3:28 | |||||||
| 4. | "Won't Go Home Without You" (video) | ||||||||
| Italian iTunes version - Single | |||||||||
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| 1. | "Won't Go Home Without You" (Acoustic Version) | 4:06 | |||||||
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007-08) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 7 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] | 16 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] | 10 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 16 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[9] | 11 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 28 |
| Italy (FIMI)[11] | 15 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 28 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] | 20 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 65 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 48 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard) | 25 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 14 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard) | 3 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Rank |
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| German Singles Chart[15] | 66 |
[edit] References
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- ^ "Maroon 5 'Won't Go Home Without You' (A&M)". Channel 4. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
- ^ "Maroon 5: 'Won't Go Home Without You" Single Review. Digital Spy. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
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- ^ a b c "Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved November 2007.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ Dutch Top 40
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Won't Go Home Without You – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Jahrescharts2008
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