Help Me Out
{{short description|2017 song performed by Maroon 5}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Help Me Out
| cover =
| alt =
| type = Promotional single
| artist = Maroon 5 and Julia Michaels
| album = Red Pill Blues
| released = {{start date|2017|10|6}}
| recorded = July{{snd}}August 2017
| studio = Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Pop{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@brokenstereo/when-two-amazing-artists-collide-julia-michaels-and-maroon-5s-new-single-help-me-out-80b8b9c8f0b6|title=When Two Amazing Artists Collide: Julia Michaels And Maroon 5's New Single, "Help Me Out"|work=Medium|date=9 July 2018 |access-date=9 October 2019}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=13}}
| label = {{hlist|222|Interscope}}
| writer = {{hlist|Adam Levine|Thomas Wesley Pentz|Henry Agincourt Allen|Julia Michaels|Justin Tranter}}
| producer = {{hlist|Diplo|King Henry}}
| chronology = Maroon 5 promotional singles
| prev_title = It Was Always You
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Whiskey
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video
| 1 = {{YouTube|JA2JdSP7wyg|"Help Me Out"}}
| header = Lyric video
| type = song
}}
}}
"Help Me Out" is a song by American band Maroon 5 and American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels. The song was released on October 6, 2017,{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7669575/maroon-5-help-me-out-review-julia-michaels?view-all&intexp=1|title=Maroon 5 Teams Up With Julia Michaels On Moody Bop "Help Me Out"|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017}} as the first promotional single from the band's sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017), also as included the sixth track on the record.
Composition
"Help Me Out" is a length of 3 minutes and 13 seconds. It was written and composed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Julia Michaels, Thomas Wesley Pentz, King Henry and Justin Tranter. It was produced by Diplo and King Henry with Sam Farrar and Noah Passovoy as co-producers.
Lyric video
On October 23, 2017, a lyric video was released on the band's official YouTube channel. It features the words flashing across the screen in neon lights.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8006995/maroon-5-help-me-out-lyric-video-julia-michaels|title=Maroon 5 Shares Neon Lyric Video For Julia Michaels Collaboration, 'Help Me Out'|magazine=Billboard|last=Armstrong|first=Megan|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=October 27, 2017}}
Track listing
Personnel
Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead and backing vocals, songwriter
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass
- James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – electronic drums, percussion
- PJ Morton – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Sam Farrar – additional instrumentation, co-producer
Additional personnel
- Julia Michaels – featured artist, songwriter
- Diplo – songwriter, production
- King Henry – songwriter, production
- Justin Tranter – songwriter
- Noah Passovoy – co-producer
Charts
References
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Category:Songs written by Adam Levine
Category:Songs written by Julia Michaels
Category:Songs written by Diplo
Category:Song recordings produced by Diplo
Category:Songs written by Justin Tranter