An alternate cover for the album was created by Indonesian graphic designer Bayo Gale. The Maroon 5 logo appears out of focus in the background as a sign perched on the side of the mountain, similar to the famous Hollywood Sign. The red neon display is placed in front of a reservoir in the Gyeonggi Province, with mountains in the background. The album cover for V was created by South Korean photographer Lee Jung. It features a 1.3m neon lighted crosstube formed in the shape of the roman numeral for five, the title of the album.
James Valentine stated that the band has known Furler for a long time and working with her was "really cool." V also features a collaboration with Gwen Stefani called " My Heart Is Open", co-written with Sia Furler. The recording sessions for V saw the band's keyboardist Jesse Carmichael return to the band after a two-year hiatus, which saw him absent during the recording and promotion for Overexposed. V was recorded by the band at Conway Studios in downtown Los Angeles, California over a year-long period from 2013 through to mid 2014.
Overexposed was described by the band as their "most poppiest record to date", with critics giving the album mixed reviews upon its release, describing the album as having lacked memorable hooks and charm, and having exposed their limitations. The album, however, was met with a positive note with praise directed generally at Levine's vocals and the album's production. The record was released during a time of commercial momentum for the band following the success of " Moves Like Jagger" (recorded with Christina Aguilera), a single which lead singer Adam Levine credited as having "revived the group", and the album's lead single, " Payphone", which became both a critical and commercial success. In 2012, Maroon 5 released their fourth studio album Overexposed. " Feelings" was released as the album's fifth and final single on September 14, 2015. A fourth single, " This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a Motherfucker," was released on as the lead single off of the album's reissue pack. The album produced three singles: " Maps", " Animals", and " Sugar", peaking at number six, number three, and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. V debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 164,000 copies in the first week. The album also saw the return of keyboardist Jesse Carmichael after his absence from recording, touring and promoting Overexposed (2012). V was Maroon 5's first album to be released through Interscope after the band's previous label, A&M Octone Records, transferred them along with most of its artists to Interscope. It was released on August 29, 2014, by Interscope Records. V (roman numeral for Five) is the fifth studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5.
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