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Misery
Maroon 5
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- Album
- Hands All Over (Deluxe)
- Released
- 2010
- Genres
- pop
- Length
- 3:36
- Tempo
- 103 BPM
- Label
- Interscope Records*
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About this song
"Misery" was released as the lead single from Maroon 5's third studio album, Hands All Over. The song became a top-ten hit in eight countries and peaked in the top forty in every country it charted in, reaching number 14 in the US.
What it's about
The song is about the narrator finding himself in a difficult situation as a relationship fades. It traces the decay of a relationship, a theme the band has returned to often.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Misery by Karmin”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Misery by Mike Tompkins”.
- Written by Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael and Sam Farrar.
- Produced by Robert John Lange.
- Recorded at Lake Geneva.