one of the most popular bands of the 2000s, with songs like "This Love," "She Will Be Loved," and "Makes Me Wonder" all topping the charts worldwide. Previously, bandmates
, even releasing a debut album for Reprise Records while still attending high school. The record tanked, however, and
found themselves dropped from Reprise's roster. After briefly attending college, the bandmates regrouped as
to the lineup and embracing a more R&B-influenced sound. Several years later, the quintet had officially risen to the forefront of pop music with
, both of which went multi-platinum.
Songs About Jane propelled the band into the mainstream, but the album was not an immediate hit. Octone Records had signed the newly christened
Maroon 5 in 2001, and the debut album
Jane received a lukewarm response upon its release in June 2002. "Harder to Breathe" became a radio staple 17 months later and was soon followed by the omnipresent "This Love," whose steamy video (featuring frontman
Levine and a barely clothed girlfriend) wooed the TV-watching crowds at MTV.
Songs About Jane finally entered the Billboard Top Ten in August 2004, more than two years after the album's release, and follow-up singles like "She Will Be Loved" and "Sunday Morning" helped the album move over 2.7 million copies by year's end.
Maroon 5 toured exhaustively in support of
Jane's slow-burning success, issuing two stopgap recordings -- 2004's
1.22.03.Acoustic and 2005's
Live Friday the 13th -- while traveling the world alongside groups like
the Rolling Stones and
John Mayer. Their schedule was especially trying on percussionist
Dusick, who sustained wrist and shoulder injuries and was often unable to play. By fall 2006,
Dusick had been officially replaced by
Matt Flynn (the former drummer for
Gavin DeGraw), and the revised band released its sophomore effort in May 2007.
It Won't Be Soon Before Long proved to be less popular than its predecessor (which had sold more than four million copies in the U.S. alone), but it still enjoyed double-platinum certification while spinning off the chart-topping single "Makes Me Wonder."
Maroon 5 had cemented their status as pop/rock heavyweights, and they now had the connections to prove it. Released in late 2008,
Call and Response: The Remix Album reinterpreted the band's catalog with remixes by influential producers like
Mary J. Blige,
Mark Ronson, and
Pharrell Williams. Meanwhile, the band worked with a different producer -- veteran rock/country architect Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- on a third studio album, Hands All Over, which was released in September 2010. The following year,
Levine appeared as a judge on the NBC reality television talent competition
The Voice. That same year, Hands All Over was re-released with the single "Moves Like Jagger," featuring
Levine's
The Voice co-judge Christina Aguilera. In 2012, Carmichael revealed that he was taking time off from performing with
Maroon 5 and would be replaced by touring keyboardist PJ Morton. Also in 2012, the band released its fourth studio album, Overexposed. Featuring production from a bevy of name producers including Ryan Tedder, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, and more, the album included the leadoff single "Payphone."
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Andrew Leahey, Rovi