Maybe Man

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"Maybe Man"
Maybe Man-Touchy Feely Fool.jpg
Song by AJR
from the album The Maybe Man
ReleasedNovember 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
Recorded2022–2023
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Met
  • Adam Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s) Ryan Met
Music video
"Maybe Man" on YouTube

"Maybe Man" is a song by American pop band AJR from their fifth studio album The Maybe Man , appearing as the opening track. The song was released alongside a music video on November 10, 2023, the day of the album's release.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

The song is composed in 4
4 time signature, with the first leg following a tempo of 145 beats per minute (BPM). [1] "Maybe Man" musically builds as the song progresses, ending with a soft verse before a beat drop. [2] The second leg of the song follows a tempo of 112 beats per minute (BPM), beginning with AJR's crew member Rob Piccione yelling "One, two, pandemonium". [1]

Spanning 12 verses in length, "Maybe Man" acts as a table of contents for the rest of the album. Each verse of the song interpolates ideas from other songs on The Maybe Man , [3] such as the seventh verse taking from "The DJ Is Crying for Help" and the eighth verse taking from "I Won't". [4] This type of introduction differs from those of the band's previous albums, with Living Room , The Click , and OK Orchestra featuring sample-based overtures. [5]

Music video

An official video animated by Aaron Jasinski and directed by Edoardo Ranaboldo was released on November 10, 2023, alongside the album's release in the United States. [6] The music video is painted, visually depicting Jack singing each verse of the song. [7] The video ends with Jack running through various settings including a forest, a hospital, and the autumn landscape of their 2021 album OK Orchestra before flying into space. This scene was additionally used to promote the album's reveal on August 28, 2023. [8]

Nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2024 Berlin Music Video Awards Best Animation"Maybe Man"Nominated [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [10]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Maybe Man"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 29

References

  1. 1 2 AJR (October 28, 2023). ""Breaking down The Maybe Man production"". Twitter . Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Doty, Raena (November 17, 2023). "'The Maybe Man' - here we go again". The Gatepost. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Keastead, Patrick (November 15, 2023). "AJR's 'The Maybe Man' connects to fans". The Ramapo News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Alvarez, Maia (December 6, 2023). "Review: 'The Maybe Man' by AJR calls for authenticity in the music industry". The Oracle. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Clemmensen, Meg (November 27, 2023). "AJR Swims The Sea of Life in "The Maybe Man"". kinda cool magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ ALT 105.1 (November 10, 2023). "Video Alert: AJR – "Maybe Man" (Animated Version)". ALT 105.1. Retrieved January 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Times Entertainment (November 14, 2023). "Watch Latest English Official Music Video Song 'Maybe Man' Sung By AJR". The Times of India . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Klaus, Jayden (December 8, 2023). "The Maybe Man is the Latest Pinnacle of AJR". The Recorder . Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Berlin Music Video Awards (March 12, 2024). "Nominees Announcement | 2/14". berlinmva.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Credits / The Maybe Man / AJR". Tidal. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "AJR Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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