"Unkiss Me" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It is featured as the fourth track on band's fifth studio album, V (2014). Despite the song's popularity, it has never been performed live by the band.
Composition
"Unkiss Me" starts off with a trap beat, which dissipates during the chorus in favor of a synth instrumental section. The entire song is more mid-tempo, along with the next track, "Sugar".
Lyrically, "Unkiss Me" is about a failed relationship, which Levine struggles to overcome. The song features Levine using his lower register in his voice more so than in other songs.
Reception
"Unkiss Me" had a mostly positive reaction from critics, with some saying it was the best track on the album, although there were some more negative reviews. Brad Wete from Billboard nominated the song to be released as a single. It was noted as an album highlight by Jimmy Donnellin from Cultured Vultures. The song has been compared to Boyz II Men.
Chart performance and streaming
Due to the success of V, "Unkiss Me" (along with many other songs) charted due to strong sales numbers. It peaked at number 56 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, and 15 on the South Korean Gaon Chart. The song has over 66 million streams on Spotify as of November 2022.
Charts
Chart (2014) Peakposition Canada (Canadian Hot 100)56 South Korea International Chart (GAON)15
Personnel
Credits are adapted from AllMusic.
Maroon 5
Adam Levine – lead and backing vocals, additional drums, songwriting Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals Mickey Madden – bass guitar James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals Matt Flynn – drums, percussion PJ Morton – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Sam Farrar – backing vocals, programming Ross Golan – backing vocals, songwriting Johan Carlsson – songwriting, additional instrumentation, keyboards, mixing, production, programming, vocal production, backing vocals
Technical this list may be incomplete list of credits
Ryan Tedder – songwriting, production, additional instrumentation, programming John Armstrong – assistant Astma – additional instrumentation, production, programming Tim Blacksmith – executive production Max Martin – executive production, vocal production Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – production Tom Coyne – mastering Danny D. – executive producer Eric Eylands – assistant Rachael Findlen – assistant Serban Ghenea – mixing Clint Gibbs – engineer John Hanes – mixing Seif "Mageef" Hussain – production coordination
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