Must Get Out

{{Infobox song

| name = Must Get Out

| cover = Must Get Out.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Maroon 5

| album = Songs About Jane

| B-side = This Love

| released = {{start date|2005|04|05}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

3:59 (album version)
3:53 (radio edit)

| label =

Octone
J

| writer =

| producer = Matt Wallace

| prev_title = Sunday Morning

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Makes Me Wonder

| next_year = 2007

}}

"Must Get Out" is a song by American band Maroon 5, taken from their debut album, Songs About Jane (2002). Written by the band members Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, and produced by Matt Wallace, the song was released as the fifth and final single from the album on April 5, 2005. A downtempo song, "Must Get Out" has a "dreamy" lyrical story about a tough period of a relationship. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Levine's vocals and the song's hook, considering it a highlight on the album. "Must Get Out" charted inside the top-ten in Netherlands, while reaching the top-forty in other three territories, including the United Kingdom – where it became the band's fifth top-forty hit. The song featured on Maroon 5's live album titled Live – Friday the 13th (2005). It is the only single of the album to have an official live music video. This is the band's last single to feature founding drummer Ryan Dusick.

Composition and lyrics

"Must Get Out" was written by band members Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, while production and mixing was done by Matt Wallace. The song was written in the key of G major and set in a common time, with a tempo of 96 beats per minute. Levine's vocals on the song range from the low-note of G3 to the high note of B4.{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 "Must Get Out" Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0048696|website=MusicNotes.com|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group|accessdate=October 30, 2015}} The band's guitarist James Valentine explained that the downtempo song emulates Andy Summers and The Police.{{cite web|title=Maroon 5's James Valentine: 'Adam Levine Is An Amazing Lead Player'|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/maroon_5s_james_valentine_adam_levine_is_an_amazing_lead_player.html|publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive|accessdate=October 30, 2015|date=November 20, 2012}} Lyrically, "Must Get Out" expresses a tough period of a relationship,{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Lily|title=#ThrowbackThursday Album Review: Maroon 5's "Songs About Jane"|url=http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_features/throwbackthursday-album-review-maroon-s-songs-about-jane/article_2ed5a692-e3fd-11e4-9000-47d9045a5c6b.html|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=The University Daily Kansas|date=April 16, 2015}} with a dreamy lyrical story, where the band "offers up clever imagery with 'I've been the needle and thread/Weaving figures eights and circles ‘round your head' and frank confessions to today's problems, 'The city's made us crazy and we must get out'."{{cite news|last1=Estrada|first1=Olivia|title=14 Songs Maroon 5 Better Play at their Concert Next Week|url=http://preen.inquirer.net/13355/14-songs-maroon-5-better-play-at-their-concert-next-week|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=Inquirer.net|date=September 5, 2015}}

Release and reception

"Must Get Out" was selected as the album's fifth and final single from the album in Europe, being released on April 5, 2005.{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 - Must Get Out - Amazon.com|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Must-Get-Out-Maroon-5/dp/B00082MXF0|access-date=October 30, 2015}} Its promotional single features the radio edit of the song, while the commercial single features the song and an acoustic version of the band's breakout hit "This Love".{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 – Must Get Out (CD) at Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Maroon-5-Must-Get-Out/release/3935817|publisher=Discogs|access-date=October 30, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 – Must Get Out (CD Single) at Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Maroon-5-Must-Get-Out/release/3844200|publisher=Discogs|access-date=October 30, 2015}} A released in the United Kingdom followed on April 11, 2005.{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=April 9, 2005}}

= Critical =

"Must Get Out" received positive reviews from most music critics. In his review for the album, MacKenzie Wilson from Allmusic picked the song as a highlight, writing that the song "slows things down" and noted that "Levine is a vocal dead ringer for Men at Work's Colin Hay. Don't wince – it works brilliantly."{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=MacKenzie|title=Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 | Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-about-jane-mw0000219815|accessdate=October 30, 2015|publisher=Allmusic|date=June 25, 2002}} Wayne Hoffman of Billboard also chose the song as a highlight, calling it "gentler".{{cite magazine|last1=Hoffman|first1=Wayne|title=Songs About Jane|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75349/songs-about-jane|accessdate=October 30, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=June 29, 2002}} Robert Christgau also highlighted the track, writing: "Broken heart often spurs killer hooks, fond memories occasionally engender likable songs," citing "Must Get Out" as an example.{{cite web|last1=Christgau|first1=Robert|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Maroon 5|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Maroon+5|publisher=Robert Christgau|accessdate=October 30, 2015}} Jason Thompson of PopMatters noted that Jesse Carmichael manages to conjure The New Radicals on the song, claiming that it is one of the "plenty of things [on the album] that could be hits."{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Jason|title=Maroon 5: Songs About Jane | PopMatters|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/maroon5-songs/|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=PopMatters|date=September 16, 2015}} Meanwhile, Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone called it a "pretty, down-tempo" song that "sound[s] poised to mount an assault on [John] Mayer's college fan base."{{cite magazine|last1=Hoard|first1=Christian|title=Maroon 5 Songs About Jane Album Review | Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/songs-about-jane-20030311|accessdate=October 30, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 11, 2003}}

=Commercial=

While not as successful as the other singles from the album, "Must Get Out" experienced moderate success in some European countries. In the Netherlands, the song proved to be one of the band's most successful singles from the album, only behind "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved", reaching number 8 and becoming the band's third top-10 hit.{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 | Top 40-artiesten|url=http://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/maroon-5|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=October 30, 2015}} In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the song became another top-40 hit for the band, reaching numbers 34 and 39, respectively – in the UK in particular, the song was the band's fifth consecutive top-40 single.{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 | Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13601/maroon-5/|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=October 30, 2015}} Likewise, in New Zealand, the song was their fifth top-40 single, though their least successful single on the charts, along with "Misery" (2010).

Live performances

Maroon 5 performed the track during their AOL Sessions, at the Top of the Pops and included the song on the 2005's CD/DVD Live – Friday the 13th.{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Maroon 5 Live: Friday the 13th | Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-friday-the-13th-mw0000545145|website=Allmusic|accessdate=October 30, 2015}} They performed the song on The Today Show on February 4, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOnBf_4AtU|title=Maroon 5 – Must Get Out (The Today Show 2005)|work=YouTube|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} It was part of the encore on the "Songs About Jane Tour" and was last performed on the 2005 Honda Civic Tour.{{cite web|title=Must Get Out by Maroon 5 Song Statistics|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/maroon-5-4bd6bfea.html?song=Must+Get+Out|website=Setlist.FM|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| collapsed =

| headline = European CD single

| total_length =

| title1 = Must Get Out

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = This Love

| note2 = acoustic version

| length2 = 4:00

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Songs About Jane liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Songs About Jane |year= 2002 |type= booklet |publisher= Octone, J |url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Songs_About_Jane.html}}

Maroon 5

Adam Levine – vocals, guitars
Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion
Jesse Carmichael – keyboards
James Valentine – guitars
Mickey Madden – bass guitar

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2005) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|CIS\|134\|artist=Maroon 5\|song=Must Get Out\|songid=2418\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 5, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Ireland3\|34\|artist=Maroon 5\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 18, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|8\|year=2005\|week=19\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 24, 2019}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|38\|artist=Maroon 5\|song=Must Get Out\|rowheader=true\|refname=nz}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|32\|date=20050423\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 24, 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|39\|date=20050423\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2005) !Position
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005\|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=December 11, 2019}} \|63

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Chart (2005)

!Position

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=December 11, 2019}}

|63

Release history

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scope="row"\|Europe \|{{start date\|2005\|04\|05}} \|rowspan="2"\|CD \|rowspan="2"\|{{hlist\|Octone\|J}} \|
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|{{start date\|2005\|04\|11}} \|

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!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

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|{{start date|2005|04|05}}

|rowspan="2"|CD

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Octone|J}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|{{start date|2005|04|11}}