It Won't Be Soon Before Long

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It Won't Be Soon Before Long
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Studio album by
Maroon 5
ReleasedMay 16, 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Studio
Genre
Length40:32
Label A&M Octone
Producer
Maroon 5 chronology
Live – Friday the 13th
(2005)		It Won't Be Soon Before Long
(2007)		 The B-Side Collection
(2007)
Singles from It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  1. "Makes Me Wonder"
    Released: March 27, 2007
  2. "Wake Up Call"
    Released: July 17, 2007
  3. "Won't Go Home Without You"
    Released: November 19, 2007
  4. "If I Never See Your Face Again"
    Released: May 2, 2008
  5. "Goodnight Goodnight"
    Released: November 24, 2008

It Won't Be Soon Before Long is the second studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on May 16, 2007, by A&M Octone Records, as the follow-up to their debut album, Songs About Jane (2002). The name was inspired by a phrase the band adopted to keep themselves motivated while on their tour.

Contents

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling around 430,000 copies in its first week. [6] It is the first to feature drummer Matt Flynn. The band's former drummer, percussionist and background vocalist Ryan Dusick, who officially left the band in 2006 due to serious wrist and shoulder injuries, was credited as the "Musical Director". [7]

Background

During the recording sessions for It Won't Be Soon Before Long, the band not only recorded the 12 songs on the album, but also an additional 7 tracks. The extra songs were featured as B-sides to the album's singles, and later on The B-Side Collection . The band stated in interviews that the album has a different feel to it from their 2002 debut album Songs About Jane . The songs are not all based on one specific relationship, as in Jane, and also have a different sound than their first album, being more electric and drawing inspiration from such artists as Talking Heads, Michael Jackson and Prince. Guitarist James Valentine stated that the goal was to make the songs sound more "up-tempo" than the ones on their previous record. [8] A review written prior to the album's release described the songs as having a very retro feel. [9] Adam Levine explained that this record is a little more self-confident and powerful lyrically: "...you can dance to it, there's a little more attitude." [10]

According to Levine, working with other artists had influences on the album: "Kanye West and Alicia Keys are amazing talents, in totally different ways. Just seeing such amazing people working in the studio. I definitely took things away from them." [11]

The chorus of "Nothing Lasts Forever" is the same as the one used in the Kanye West single "Heard 'Em Say", which features Adam Levine, with exclusion to the line: "...the distance between us makes it so hard to stay...". [12]

Commercial reception

It Won't Be Soon Before Long debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 429,000 copies in its first week of release. It Won't Be Soon Before Long sold 102,000 copies digitally, breaking a record set the week before when Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.) moved 84,000 via that format to debut at No. 1. The latter album slips to No. 2 this week with 198,000, a 68% sales decline. In December 2007, the album ranked number one for iTunes top best selling albums of 2007. [13]

In the UK, it became their second album to reach the number one spot, but their first to debut atop the UK Albums Chart. In Australia, it peaked at number five, lower than their first studio album Songs About Jane, which peaked at number one in 2004. It peaked at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart and New Zealand, number three in Ireland, Japan and Mexico, number five in Australia and Taiwan, and number six in Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

It Won't Be Soon Before Long was certified Gold in Ireland, Italy and New Zealand, platinum in Australia, Canada, Japan and the UK. 2× Platinum in the US, and 3× Platinum in South Korea. It was certified Diamond in Colombia and Mexico.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Entertainment Weekly B [16]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Now 3/5 [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [20]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [21]
Ultimate Guitar 7/10 [22]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [23]

Initial critical response to It Won't Be Soon Before Long was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 66, based on 14 reviews. [14]

AllMusic rated the album 4.5 stars out of 5, commenting that the production of the album "is so immaculate that it glistens". [3] Billboard rated it 4.5 stars. This album was #32 on Rolling Stone 's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. [24]

Songs

Singles

"Makes Me Wonder" was released as the lead single from the album on March 27, 2007. [25] It became the band's first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Dance Club Songs charts. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 50th Grammy Awards, their second song to win the award. The song was among the most successful of 2007, and was their biggest hit until the release of "Moves like Jagger" by the band in 2011. It also reached number one in Canada and Hungary.

The second single, "Wake Up Call", was released on July 17, 2007. [26] It peaked at number three in the Belgium region of Flanders, at number six in Canada, and eight in Italy. It became a top-twenty hit, peaking at number nineteen in Australia and the United States.

"Won't Go Home Without You" was released as the third single on November 19, 2007. [27] It peaked at number 48 in the Billboard Hot 100. As of June 2014, the song has sold 1,647,000 copies in the US. The song became the first Maroon 5 single to fail to chart in the UK top 40, only peaking at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

The fourth single, "If I Never See Your Face Again" was re-recorded to feature singer Rihanna, and released digitally on May 2, 2008, [28] to promote the June 2008 re-issue of the album, impacting mainstream radio stations on May 15, 2008. It achieved moderate chart success on singles charts around the world. In the United States, the song peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 26, 2008. It peaked at number 10 on the Adult Pop Songs chart; number 30 on the Pop Songs chart and 21 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards.

"Goodnight Goodnight" was released on August 21, 2008, as the album's fifth and final single. A music video premiered on Yahoo! Music, the same day. [29] [30] It was directed by Marc Webb and featuring actress Candace Bailey, playing the love interest of Adam Levine. The video is based on a "before and after" story which leads Levine and Bailey to a beautiful love story. The song appeared on The CW's fall 2008 advertisement. [31] The band also performed the song in the television series CSI: NY , where they guest star in the episode "Page Turner". [32]

Promotional single

"Can't Stop" was the album's first promotional single, released in 2007. [33] It was the first song from the album performed live, being debuted during shows in early 2005. [34] The song was later featured in CSI: NY, Moonlight and So You Think You Can Dance . [35] [36]

Other songs

"Nothing Lasts Forever" charted at number 23 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [37] It is featured on the television series The Hills [38] and a promo of the 2008 film Definitely, Maybe . [39]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If I Never See Your Face Again"
3:21
2."Makes Me Wonder"
3:31
3."Little of Your Time"Levine
2:17
4."Wake Up Call"
  • Levine
  • Valentine
3:20
5."Won't Go Home Without You"Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:51
6."Nothing Last Forever"Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:07
7."Can't Stop"
  • Levine
  • Valentine
  • E. Valentine
  • Maroon 5
2:37
8."Goodnight Goodnight"Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
4:03
9."Not Falling Apart"Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
4:06
10."Kiwi"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:34
11."Better That We Break"Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:07
12."Back at Your Door"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
  • Endert
  • Maroon 5
3:47
Total length:40:32
United States Best Buy bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Miss You, Love You"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
3:10
2."Losing My Mind"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:21
United States iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Figure It Out"
  • Levine
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:00
Europe, Asia, South America, Africa bonus track [40]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Infatuation"
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
4:27
United Kingdom, Australia bonus tracks [41] [42]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Until You're Over Me"
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:17
14."Infatuation"
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
4:27
Japan bonus tracks [43]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Until You're Over Me"
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:17
14."Infatuation"
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
4:27
15."Losing My Mind"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
  • Elizondo
  • Stent
  • Maroon 5
3:21

Korean/Australian limited deluxe edition

Korean/Australian limited deluxe edition bonus tracks
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Until You're Over Me"  3:17
14."Infatuation"  4:27
15."Losing My Mind"  3:21
16."Wake Up Call" (Mark Ronson remix featuring Mary J. Blige)  3:13
17."The Way I Was"Levine
4:20
18."Story"
  • Levine
  • Carmichael
4:27
19."Won't Go Home Without You" (acoustic)  4:06
DVD [44]
No.TitleLength
1."Makes Me Wonder" 
2."Wake Up Call (Director's Cut)" (music video) 
3."Won't Go Home Without You" (music video) 
4."Makes Me Wonder" (live) 
5."This Love" (live) 
6."Sunday Morning" (live) 

Reissue

It Won't Be Soon Before Long was reissued in expanded form on June 29, 2008, in Australia and July 8, 2008, for the rest of the world via A&M/Octone. The package included a bonus DVD with four music videos and a full concert recorded on June 13, 2007, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The reissue contained the original 12 tracks plus five B-sides: "Infatuation", "Miss You Love You", "Until You're Over Me", "Story" and "Losing My Mind". Also added onto the track list is "If I Never See Your Face Again", Maroon 5's then-newest single featuring Rihanna. [45] The Australian and UK versions included one more track, a remix of "Wake Up Call" by Mark Ronson featuring Mary J. Blige.

In Australia, the CD was only available as the "Special Edition", and the DVD was not included as the Limited Edition featured a DVD. The UK version also does not include the DVD.

CD

Worldwide edition
No.TitleLength
13."If I Never See Your Face Again" (featuring Rihanna)3:22
14."Infatuation"4:27
15."Miss You, Love You"3:10
16."Until You're Over Me"3:17
17."Story"4:27
18."Losing My Mind"3:21
UK and Australian edition
No.TitleLength
13."Until You're Over Me"3:17
14."Infatuation"4:27
15."If I Never See Your Face Again" (featuring Rihanna)3:22
16."Wake Up Call" (Mark Ronson remix featuring Mary J. Blige)3:13
17."Story"4:27
18."Losing My Mind"3:21
19."Miss You, Love You"3:10
DVD: Live from Le Cabaret in Montreal, Quebec – 6.13.2007
No.TitleLength
1."If I Never See Your Face Again"4:14
2."Makes Me Wonder"4:36
3."Harder to Breathe"2:54
4."The Sun"8:21
5."Secret"5:38
6."Shiver"5:28
7."Won't Go Home Without You"3:43
8."Sunday Morning"5:47
9."Little of Your Time"3:42
10."Sweetest Goodbye"11:28
11."She Will Be Loved"4:41
12."This Love"5:09
Music videos
No.TitleLength
1."Makes Me Wonder" 
2."Wake Up Call" 
3."Won't Go Home Without You" 
4."If I Never See Your Face Again" (featuring Rihanna) 

Sample credit

Credits and personnel

All credits adapted from the album liner notes. [47]

Maroon 5

Session musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for It Won't Be Soon Before Long
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [85] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [86] Platinum100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [87] Gold100,000‡
Ireland (IRMA) [88] Gold7,500^
Japan (RIAJ) [89] Platinum250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [90] Platinum+Gold150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [91] Gold7,500^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [92] Gold20,000*
Russia (NFPF) [93] Platinum20,000*
Singapore (RIAS) [94] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [95] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [96] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Standard edition

Release history for It Won't Be Soon Before Long
CountryDate
JapanMay 16, 2007
BelgiumMay 18, 2007
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
AustraliaMay 19, 2007
FranceMay 21, 2007
United Kingdom
CanadaMay 22, 2007
United States
South Korea
SwedenMay 23, 2007
BrazilMay 24, 2007
GermanyMay 25, 2007
South Korea (Limited deluxe edition)February 19, 2008
Taiwan (Deluxe edition) [44] March 7, 2008
Australia (Deluxe edition) [97] March 15, 2008

Re-issue

Release history for It Won't Be Soon Before Long reissue
RegionDate
AustraliaJune 29, 2008
United StatesJuly 8, 2008

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