"Cold" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American rapper Future. It was released on February 14, 2017, through 222 and Interscope Records, as the second single from the band's sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017), included on both the deluxe and Japanese editions of the album. The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Recording "Cold" was written and produced by Phil Shaouy, John Ryan, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and was co-written by Adam Levine and Justin Tranter.
Music video A music video for "Cold" was filmed in Los Angeles in December 2016 and was released on the day after the single, on Vevo. It features Levine's wife Behati Prinsloo and was directed by accomplished director Rich Lee. Set in downtown Los Angeles, the video follows with Levine receiving a call for an invite to Future's party, with him reluctant to go, but agrees. He then gets a call from his wife to buy milk on the way home. The track begins when he arrives at the party. When Levine orders a glass of wine, the bartender adds a hallucinogen. He begins to see people as animals, strange figures, and imaginary beings. Levine is then pulled into a threesome with two girls who appear to be horses. He later sees guitarist James Valentine being fellated by a woman in a chicken costume (an apparent reference to The Shining), and a police officer arrives, who morphs into a cartoon stripper. The video shows bizarre cartoon drawings and fuzzy images during Future's verse. Future and Levine are then shown talking to each other, with Levine looking at a hallucination of two old women to his left. Future then appears to turn into a teddy bear, and a female bodybuilder throws Levine into a pool. Levine sees an underwater wedding, before the video circles around to everything he had seen back in time until he finally gets home to put the milk back in the fridge. He then tells his wife everything that happened and goes to bed.
Live performances Maroon 5 performed "Cold" on television for the first time in The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 15, 2017. Its first live performance was on the Milwaukee stop of their world tour on February 20. Later, they also performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 14, 2017.
Track listing
Digital download "Cold" (featuring Future) – 3:54
Digital download – Remix "Cold" (Remix) (featuring Future & Gucci Mane) – 3:38
Digital download – Sak Noel Remix "Cold" (Sak Noel Remix) (featuring Future) – 3:45
Digital download – R3hab & Khrebto Remix "Cold" (R3hab & Khrebto Remix) (featuring Future) – 2:51
Digital download – Kaskade & Lipless Remix "Cold" (Kaskade & Lipless Remix) (featuring Future) – 3:33
Digital download – Hot Shade & Mike Perry Remix "Cold" (Hot Shade & Mike Perry Remix) (featuring Future) – 3:44
Digital download – Ashworth Remix "Cold" (Ashworth Remix) (featuring Future) – 4:02
Digital download – Maesic Remix "Cold" (Maesic Remix) (featuring Future) – 3:48
Personnel Credited adapted from Red Pill Blues album credits and album liner.Maroon 5 — Red Pill Blues. [Album Booklet]. 222 Records (Interscope). Catalogue Number: 602567053002.
Maroon 5 Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting Jesse Carmichael – rhythm guitar, backing vocals James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals Matt Flynn – electronic drums, percussion PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals Sam Farrar – bass guitar, samples 21
Additional personnel Noah Passovoy – keyboards, additional production Future – guest vocals Jacob Kasher Hindlin – production, songwriting Phil Shaouy – production, songwriting John Ryan – production, songwriting, additional guitars Justin Tranter – songwriting
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) 9 Colombia Airplay (National-Report) 71 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 7 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 6 Malaysia (RIM) 12 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 15 Paraguay Airplay (Monitor Latino) 16 Russia Airplay (Tophit) 63 Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50) 40South Korea International (Gaon) 1 Venezuela Anglo Airplay (Record Report) 3
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 74 Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) 93 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 62 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 62 Denmark (Tracklisten) 99 France (SNEP) 192 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 56 Italy (FIMI) 66 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 30 Poland Airplay (ZPAV) 80 Portugal (AFP) 34 US Billboard Hot 100 69 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 49 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 22 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 38
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Version Label(s) Various February 14, 2017 Original Italy February 17, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Universal United States February 21, 2017 Various March 24, 2017 Digital download Hot Shade & Mike Perry Remix April 14, 2017 Ashworth Remix Maesic Remix Sak Noel Remix May 5, 2017 Gucci Mane Remix Kaskade & Lipless Remix R3hab & Khrebto Remix
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