Released December 2, 2004 Length 4:04 | Recorded 2001–02 Label Octone | |
Format 7"
12"
CD
digital download Genre Pop
blue-eyed soul
jazz fusion | ||
"Sunday Morning" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on December 2, 2004 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, Songs About Jane (2002). Released in 2004, the single peaked at number 31 in the United States becoming Maroon 5's fourth Top 40 single; it also peaked at number 27 in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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The music video was filmed at Abbey Road Studios in London. It features Maroon 5 performing the song, interspersed with scenes of numerous people singing it at a karaoke bar.
Critical reception
Billboard called the single "another can't-miss romp from America's hottest pop-rock band."
Music video
The music video for "Sunday Morning" features the Maroon 5 recording the song at Abbey Road Studios, as well as a karaoke scene which starts off with a Japanese man and a pair of women, both blonde and brunette, singing the closing bar to "This Love". Adam Levine says the idea for the video struck the band when they were in Japan and noticed a few of their songs on the karaoke list at a Japanese bar.
Usage in media
The song has also been featured on the soundtracks of Something's Gotta Give and Love Actually (although the latter was the 1.22.03.Acoustic version). Additionally, it is featured on the Xbox 360 karaoke game Lips, as downloadable content. Andrew Garcia covered the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after his 2010 elimination from American Idol.
The acoustic version of the song is featured in the 2005 film Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
The song was also used in the South Korean television commercial of GM Chevrolet Malibu, as well as Jollibee brand of quick service restaurants in the Philippines.
On season 4 of the American singing competition The Voice, Josiah Hawley performed a rendition of "Sunday Morning".