Love Is Like

Love Is Like
Studio album by Maroon 5
Released	August 15, 2025
Recorded	2024–25
Studio	Secret Garden (Montecito) Center Court (Los Angeles) The Roost (Los Angeles) Conway (Los Angeles) MCP (Los Angeles) Orange Grove (Hollywood) Westlake (West Hollywood) Nightbird (Los Angeles) [1]
Genre	Pop R&B hip-hop
Length	27:40
Label	222 Interscope
Producer	Federico Vindver JKash Sam Farrar Adam Levine Elof Loelv Bobby Love Rio Root
Maroon 5 chronology
Jordi (2021) Love Is Like (2025)
Singles from Love Is Like
"Priceless" Released: May 2, 2025 "All Night" Released: June 23, 2025 "California" Released: July 17, 2025 "Love Is Like" Released: August 14, 2025

Love Is Like is the eighth studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5. Released on August 15, 2025, by 222 and Interscope Records, the album serves as a follow-up to their seventh studio album, Jordi (2021). Produced by Federico Vindver, Jacob "JKash" Kasher Hindlin, and Sam Farrar alongside Adam Levine, Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy, Elof Loelv, Bobby Love, and Rio Root, the album was written and recorded throughout the band's Las Vegas residency (2023–24) and into early 2025 at Conway Studios, Westlake Studios, and Secret Garden, among other studios around the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas.

Inspired by the creative process of their earlier works, frontman Levine wanted the songwriting to come internally as opposed to recent studio albums, such as Jordi and Red Pill Blues (2017), where outside writers would produce demos for the band to later expand on. By virtue of its sample-based production, it has been labeled a pop, R&B and hip-hop album with prominent influences of soul, funk, and new wave. ^[2] The album features guest appearances from American rappers Lil Wayne and Sexyy Red and Thai rapper Lisa. ^[3] A deluxe digital edition of the album was released on August 16, 2025, featuring three additional tracks, including "Closer" featuring American EDM producer Marshmello.

To support the album, the band will embark on the Love Is Like World Tour, scheduled to begin in North American with support from American pop singer-songwriter Claire Rosinkranz in October 2025. "Priceless" (featuring Lisa) was released as the lead single on May 2, 2025, peaking at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100, later becoming a top-ten single in eighteen other regions. The second single, the disco-inspired "All Night", was released in June 2025, followed by the third and fourth singles "California" and "Love Is Like" (featuring Lil Wayne), in July and August, respectively. The band appeared on The Today Show and performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival to further promote the album.

Background

On April 7, 2025, Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine confirmed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the band was planning on releasing an album coming "over the summer". ^[4] He also revealed that the album would precede a tour starting "in the fall-ish". ^[5] On June 23, Maroon 5 officially announced their eighth studio album Love Is Like for release on August 15. ^[6] It is the band's first album in four years since Jordi (2021). ^[7] They also announced a US arena tour in support of the album beginning on October 6 in Phoenix and ending November 25 in Detroit. ^[8]

Levine stated that, for the album, the band decided that it was time to start writing as a collective again, wanting to re-capture the vibe they had when they first began. ^{[9] [10]} Lead guitarist James Valentine said that, while the band decided to pull back from using outside producers in the beginning, they didn't fully cut them out, though the first five tracks the group wrote for the album were mainly written between just the members. ^[11]

Singles

The album was promoted by four singles. The lead single, "Priceless" featuring Lisa, was released on May 2, 2025. ^[12] The song debuted at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ^[13] The second single, "All Night", was released on June 23. The song debuted at number 76 and peaked at 67 on the Croatia Single Chart. ^[14] The song's music video is a tribute to Robert Palmer's 1986 hit, Addicted to Love. ^[15] The third single, "California", was released on July 17. ^[16] The title track "Love Is Like", was released as the fourth single on August 14. ^[17]

Critical reception

Love is Like ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	50/100 [18]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[19]
Clash	3/10 [20]
The Irish Times	[21]
Pitchfork	2.4/10 [22]
Rolling Stone	[23]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5 [24]

Love is Like received mostly negative reviews by music critics. ^{[23] [20]} On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the album received a score of 50 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ^[18]

In a negative review Linnie Greene of Pitchfork wrote that "the swagger is unconvincing; the odes to reconciliation tepid; even LISA and Lil Wayne can’t rescue these songs from banality" and that "Love Is Like is the latest repackaging of benign background noise for people who register music as something that happens without registering its particulars". ^[22]

Track listing

Love Is Like track listing ^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hideaway"	Adam Levine Sam Farrar Natalie "Naliya" Salomon Jacob Kasher Hindlin Federico Vindver Elof Loelv	Vindver JKash Loelv [a] Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy [a] [v] Farrar [a] Naliya [v]	2:49
2.	"Love Is Like" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Levine Salomon Hindlin Vindver Rio Root Bobby Love Dwayne Carter Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Josephine Armstead	Vindver JKash Root Love Passovoy [v] Manny Galvez [v] Naliya [v]	2:54
3.	"All Night"	Levine Farrar James Valentine Hindlin Vindver Michael Pollack	Vindver JKash Farrar Passovoy [a] [v]	2:45
4.	"Yes I Did"	Levine Salomon Vindver Root Sam Dees	Vindver JKash Root Passovoy [v] Naliya [v]	3:36
5.	"Priceless" (featuring Lisa)	Levine Farrar Hindlin Vindver Lisa Ali Tamposi Pollack Rhea Rajagopalan	Vindver JKash Passovoy [a] [v] Farrar [a] Kuk Harrell [v]	2:43
6.	"I Like It" (featuring Sexyy Red)	Levine Salomon Hindlin Vindver Janae Wherry Earl Moss Woody Price	Levine Vindver JKash Passovoy [a] [v] Farrar [a] Naliya [v]	2:32
7.	"Burn Burn Burn"	Levine Salomon Hindlin Vindver Root Charlie Hunter	Vindver JKash Root Passovoy [v] Naliya [v]	2:33
8.	"Jealousy Problems"	Levine Salomon Vindver Loelv Lenny Goldsmith Viktor Thylwe	Vindver JKash Loelv Passovoy [a] [v] Naliya [v]	2:51
9.	"My Love"	Levine Farrar Hindlin Vindver Loelv	JKash Passovoy [a] [v] Farrar [a] Loelv [a] Naliya [v]	2:37
10.	"California"	Levine Salomon Vindver	Vindver JKash Naliya [a] [v] Passovoy [v]	2:16
Total length:				27:40

Love Is Like – deluxe digital edition bonus tracks ^[25]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Cigarettes"	Levine Ryan Tedder John Ryan Hindlin Tyler Spry Phil Shaouy	Tedder Spry Passovoy [v]	2:24
12.	"Ice Cream"	Levine Farrar Salomon Hindlin Vindver Jasper Harris	Vindver JKash Naliya [v] Passovoy [v]	2:44
13.	"Closer" (with Marshmello)	Levine Salomon Hindlin Vindver Marshmello Griff Clawson Kii Kinsella	Vindver JKash Marshmello Naliya [v] Passovoy [v]	2:35
Total length:				35:24

Love Is Like – Japanese bonus tracks ^[26]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Payphone" (live in Tokyo 2025)	Levine Benjamin Levin Ammar Malik Dan Omelio Shellback Cameron Thomaz	3:21
12.	"Memories" (live in Tokyo 2025)	Levine Jonathan Bellion Hindlin Pollack Jordan K. Johnson Stefan Johnson Vincent Ford	4:46
13.	"Sugar" (live in Tokyo 2025)	Levine Joshua Coleman Lukasz Gottwald Hindlin Mike Posner Henry Walter	6:40

Japan special edition includes standard 10 tracks CD and bonus DVD (live from 2025 Tokyo shows):

1. "This Love"
2. "Sunday Morning"
3. "Payphone"
4. "Memories"
5. "Sugar"

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer
• "Love Is Like" contains a sample of "Silly Wasn't I", written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Josephine Armstead, and performed by Simpson.
• "Yes I Did" contains a sample of "I Know Where You're Coming From", written by Sam Dees and performed by Loleatta Holloway. ^[1]
• "I Like It" conatins a sample of "Take Your Time", written by Earl Moss and Woody Price, and performed by the Festivals. ^[1]
• "Burn Burn Burn" contains a sample of "You Know I Love You", written by Charles Hunter and performed by Barbara Stant. ^[1]
• "Jealousy Problems" contains a sample of "Zimba Ku", written by Lenny Goldsmith and performed by Zimba Ku. ^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[1]

Maroon 5

• Adam Levine – vocals (all tracks), guitars (tracks 4, 5, 10), additional drums (5), executive production
• James Valentine – guitars (all tracks), additional engineering (1, 3, 4, 7–9), additional percussion (3)
• Jesse Carmichael – guitars (1–7, 9–13); additional keyboards, additional acoustic guitars (10)
• Matt Flynn – drums (all tracks), percussion (1–3, 6, 8, 9, 11–13), additional percussion (5)
• PJ Morton – keyboards (all tracks), synthesizers (5)
• Sam Farrar – bass (all tracks), engineering (1, 2, 5, 9), programming (1, 3, 5, 9, 12), additional percussion (3, 5), additional keyboards (3), additional engineering (4, 7)

Additional musicians

• Federico Vindver – synthesizers (1–6, 8–10, 12, 13), drum programming (1–4, 6, 8–10, 12, 13), programming (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13), keyboards programming (1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10), additional guitars (1, 3, 5, 6, 13), additional percussion (1, 3, 5, 9, 12), additional keyboards (2–10, 12), string arrangements (4, 5), backing vocals (4, 6, 8–10, 12, 13), Wurlitzer (5, 9); additional bass, additional drums (6); additional electric guitar (9, 12), additional acoustic guitars (10), drums (12)
• Lil Wayne – vocals, guitars (2)
• Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – additional percussion (3, 5, 9, 13), programming (3, 5), backing vocals (3)
• Fred "Papa Freddy Boi" Levine – saxophone (3)
• Jacob Scesney – saxophone (3)
• Davide Rossi – string arrangements, violin, cello, viola (4, 5)
• Lisa – vocals (5)
• Kiel Feher – additional drums (5)
• Naliya – backing vocals (6, 7, 10)
• Sexyy Red – vocals (6)
• Viktor Thylwe – additional guitars, additional bass (8)
• Elof Love – additional guitars, additional bass (8)
• Ryan Tedder – additional vocals (11)
• Kii Kinsella – additional keyboards (13)
• Griff Clawson – additional keyboards (13)

Technical and visuals

• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineering, production coordination
• Federico Vindver – engineering (except 11)
• Naliya – engineering (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13)
• Trey Station – mix engineering
• Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mix engineering
• Manny Galvez – vocal engineering for Lil Wayne (2)
• Kuk Harrell – vocal engineering for Lisa (5)
• Fermin Suero Jr. – vocal engineering for Lisa (5)
• Mateus Mendes – vocal engineering for Sexyy Red (6)
• Tyler Graham – additional engineering (1, 9)
• Tyler Beans – additional engineering (2, 3, 8, 10), engineering assistance (5)
• Ryan Baer – additional engineering (4, 7)
• Noah Bruskin – engineering assistance
• Eric Eylands – engineering assistance (1–3, 5, 8–10)
• Vladimir "Sunny" Laurent – engineering assistance (6)
• Jacob "JKash" Hindlin – executive production
• Chris Maguire – production coordination
• Michael Lewis – production coordination
• Mat Maitland – art direction, imagery, design
• Hugh Lippe – band photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Love Is Like Chart (2025) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [27] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [28] 84 French Albums (SNEP) [29] 63 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [30] 79 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [31] 16 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [32] 22 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [33] 18 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [34] 125 Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 93 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [36] 50 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 20 UK Albums Sales (OCC) [38] 27 US Billboard 200 [39] 36

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Love Is Like Chart (2025) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [40] 16

Release history

Release history and details for Love Is Like

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 15, 2025	CD vinyl LP cassette digital download streaming	222 Interscope	[41]

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