
1.6 2014–present: V, the return of Carmichael and worlwide tour.1.5 2012–14: Carmichael's hiatus and Overexposed.1.2 2002–06: Songs About Jane and Dusick's departure.1.1 1994–2002: Kara's Flowers and the formation of Maroon 5.2.6 2014–present: V, the return of Carmichael and worlwide tour.2.5 2012–14: Carmichael's hiatus and Overexposed.2.3 2006–08: It Won't Be Soon Before Long.2.2 2002–06: Songs About Jane and Dusick's departure.2.1 1994–2002: Kara's Flowers and the formation of Maroon 5.Since its debut in 2002, the band has sold more than 15 million albums in the United States and over 100 million singles and 27 million albums worldwide. In 2014, the band signed with Interscope Records and released their fifth studio album, V, which debuted at top of the weekly Billboard 200 chart. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. On June 19 the band released "One More Night", second single from the album Overexposed. The band released their next album Overexposed released on Jwith the very-first line-up of six official members, as keyboardist and backing vocalist PJ Morton became an official member. While the album received mixed reviews the single "Moves like Jagger" reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On Jthe band re-released their third album "Hands All Over" to include their single "Moves like Jagger" featuring Christina Aguilera. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the lead single, "Makes Me Wonder", became the band's first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. The band recorded their second album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long and released it in May 2007. In 2006, Ryan Dusick officially left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Matt Flynn. For the next few years, the band toured extensively worldwide in support of Songs About Jane and produced two live recordings: 2004's 1.22.03.Acoustic and 2005's Live – Friday the 13th. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. The album's lead single "Harder to Breathe", received heavy airplay, which helped the album to debut at number six on the Billboard 200chart. After these changes, Maroon 5 signed with Octone Records and released their debut album, Songs About Jane, in June 2002. At this point, Jesse Carmichael switched to playing the keyboards and this has become his main instrument in the band. In 2001, the band regrouped, with guitarist James Valentine added to the line-up, and pursued a new direction under the name: Maroon 5. While Levine and Carmichael were in New York, they began to take notice of the urban music surrounding them and later let the style influence the songs they wrote. Dusick and Madden stayed local atUCLA, while Levine and Carmichael relocated to the east coast to attend Five Towns College. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and the members attended college. Kara's Flowers signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World, in 1997. The group was formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while its members were still in high school and originally consisted of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden andRyan Dusick. Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California.
