UK Number 40s: Maroon 5 - This Summer (2015)

 

Whilst Maroon 5's first record to only make number 40 could be regarded as a success due to only being a promo single, the same couldn't really be said of this record.

Their album "V" had been out for a year and a duluxe version of their album was released which included this track on it for the first time. It only made number 23 in their native America too, other singles of theirs from around this time were charting much higher.

The full title of this record is "This Summers Gonna Hurt Like a Motherfucker" which obviously doesn't lend itself well to radio play. It was the last single from their "V" album but their Top 40 career was far from over.

UK Number 40s: Maroon 5 - It Was Always You (2014)

 

The first question I ask when I look at each of these number 40s is can the number 40 position be considered a success or failure? There are a number of reasons why it could be considered a success but this is the first time I've come across it being considered a success for this reason: it was a promotional single.

First of all I should explain what a promotional single is. It's where a single is given to radio stations, magazines etc. to promote a single prior to it's release. Historically this wouldn't have counted towards the charts because nobody actually bought it. However in 2014 streams started to count towards the chart so the times this would have been streamed helped get it into the Top 40. There was no actual single of this to be released afterwards and their next actual single "Maps" made number 2.