Sunday Morning (Maroon 5 song)

"Sunday Morning" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on December 2, 2004, as the fourth single from their debut studio album Songs About Jane (2002). The single peaked at number 31 in the United States, becoming Maroon 5's fourth Top 40 single; it also peaked at number 27 in the United Kingdom and Australia.

"Sunday Morning"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album Songs About Jane
B-side	"Shiver" "Through with You"
Released	December 2, 2004 (2004-12-02)
Genre	Alternative rock[1] jazz fusion[2] blue-eyed soul
Length	4:04
Label	Octone J
Songwriter(s)	Jesse Carmichael Adam Levine
Producer(s)	Matt Wallace
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"She Will Be Loved" (2004) "Sunday Morning" (2004) "Must Get Out" (2005)
Music video
"Sunday Morning" on YouTube

An accompanying music video directed by Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom and was filmed at Abbey Road Studios and the Otto Dining Lounge in London. It features Maroon 5 performing the song, interspersed with scenes of numerous people singing it at a karaoke bar.^[3]

Song structure

The song, written in the key of C Major, follows a simple verse-chorus form preceded by an intro and uses the well known ii-V-I progression common in jazz, R&B and soul. The chords follow a sequence of Dm9-G13-Cmaj9 throughout the song.^[4]

Critical reception

Billboard called the single "another can't-miss romp from America's hottest pop-rock band."^[5]

Music video

The music video for "Sunday Morning" premiered on November 17, 2004, on MTV. It was directed by Big TV.^[6] The video begins in February, where the band are recording the song at Abbey Road. Three months later, at the Japanese bar a karaoke ascene which starts off with a Japanese man and a pair of women, both blonde and brunette, singing "This Love" and at the end, the band appears to perform the closing moments of the song. Adam Levine says the idea for the video struck the band when they were in Japan and noticed a few of their songs on the karaoke list at a Japanese bar.

Appearances in other media

"Sunday Morning" was featured on the film Something's Gotta Give (2003) and the television shows Joan of Arcadia and Third Watch. The song appeared on the American soundtrack version of the British film Love Actually (2003), along with "Sweetest Goodbye". An acoustic version is featured on the band's live album 1.22.03.Acoustic and appeared in the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). It is also featured on the karaoke video games Lips and Just Sing, both were included as downloadable contents. "Sunday Morning" was referenced from the 2018 song "Younger" by A Great Big World.^[7]

Remix versions

"Sunday Morning" was featured in the remix versions, which includes the "Urban Remix" was created by Mark Batson and the Jazz remix titled "Jazzy Mix", are available on Vinyl,^[8] the latter one also appeared on the Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition (2012), which was entitled as the demo version. Another remix was made by Questlove, appears on the band's remix album Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008).

Track listing

Sunday Morning – single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunday Morning"	4:06
2.	"Shiver" (Live from Hard Rock Live)	3:01
3.	"Through with You" (Live from Hard Rock Live)	3:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Songs About Jane liner notes.^[9]

Maroon 5

• Adam Levine – lead vocals, guitars
• Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion
• Jesse Carmichael – keyboards
• James Valentine – guitars
• Mickey Madden – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• John O'Brien – programming
• Mystic – backing vocals
• Mark K. Schoenecker – horns

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 27 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 52 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[13] 7 Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[14] 13 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[15] 23 Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[16] 3 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[17] 130 Germany (GfK)[18] 83 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 22 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[21] 64 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 42 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 21 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[25] 78 South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[26] 15 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 87 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 27 US Billboard Hot 100[29] 31 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[30] 15 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[31] 4 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[32] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Brazil (Crowley)[33] 87 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 25 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 13 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 77 Venezuela (Record Report)[36] 16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[38]	Gold	30,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[39]	Gold	50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[40]	Gold	100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
South Korea	—	2,500,000[42]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[44]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[45]	2× Platinum	1,454,000[46]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Sunday Morning"

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	December 2, 2004	Contemporary hit radio	Octone J	[47]
United Kingdom	December 6, 2004	CD		[48]
Australia	January 17, 2005		Universal	[49]