She Will Be Loved
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"She Will Be Loved" is the third single from the California
n band Maroon 5
's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane
. Released in 2004
, the single peaked at #5 in the United States
and has sold over 2,178,000 downloads since release; it also peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom
. The song reached #1 in Australia
and remained at the top for 5 non-consecutive weeks. The single is noted for its music video which stars Kelly Preston
.
When the band was commissioned to perform at the AFI Life Achievement Award
ceremony for George Lucas
, this song was chosen in tribute to Lucas' children, mainly his oldest daughter.
The song is also playable in rhythm game Band Hero
in addition Levine also appears as a playable avatar in the game. It also appears in the film, The Last Song
(2010), and was included as track 10 of the films soundtrack.
) who falls in love with the socialite mother (played by Kelly Preston
) of his girlfriend (played by Corinne Carrey). The mother is not receiving love from her wealthy husband and turns to Levine for comfort after he discovers her unconscious.
Throughout the song, it is assumed he sings about the mother and his feelings of sympathy towards her. Not until the end is it revealed, through the closing lyrics, that he is actually singing about girlfriend, who discovers the affair yet continues like nothing happened despite knowing Levine's feelings for her mother.
The video uses the "radio edit", an alternate and slightly slower take of the song which only appears on promotional CDs.
Produced by Oil Factory, "She Will Be Loved" was directed by Sophie Muller
.
, the runner-up on the sixth season
of American Idol
, performed the song on the show on May 23, 2007. The original version of the song re-entered Billboard
's Hot Digital Songs
chart at #45 that week. After the finale of Idol, the singer sang the song on various television shows, including The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
(combined with a snippet
of U2
's "With or Without You
"), The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly
and The Early Show
.
A remix of this song also appears on the nonprofit collaborative album Rhythms del Mundo, which fuses an all-star cast of Cuban musicians with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n band Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane
Songs about Jane
Songs About Jane is the debut album of American pop rock band Maroon 5, released June 25, 2002 on J Records and Octone Records. The album became a sleeper hit with help of five singles that attained chart success, including the Billboard hit "Harder to Breathe" and international hits "This Love"...
. Released in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
, the single peaked at #5 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and has sold over 2,178,000 downloads since release; it also peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The song reached #1 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and remained at the top for 5 non-consecutive weeks. The single is noted for its music video which stars Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston is an American actress and former model.- Early years :Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old...
.
When the band was commissioned to perform at the AFI Life Achievement Award
AFI Life Achievement Award
The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973 to honor a single individual for his or her lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion pictures and television....
ceremony for George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
, this song was chosen in tribute to Lucas' children, mainly his oldest daughter.
The song is also playable in rhythm game Band Hero
Band Hero
Band Hero is a spinoff video game as part of the Guitar Hero series of music video games, released by Activision on November 3, 2009, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS consoles...
in addition Levine also appears as a playable avatar in the game. It also appears in the film, The Last Song
The Last Song (film)
The Last Song is a 2010 American coming of age drama film developed alongside Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. The film was directed by Julie Anne Robinson in her feature film directorial debut and co-written by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie...
(2010), and was included as track 10 of the films soundtrack.
Music video
The music video for "She Will Be Loved" features a young man (played by lead singer Adam LevineAdam Levine
Adam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.-Early life:...
) who falls in love with the socialite mother (played by Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston is an American actress and former model.- Early years :Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old...
) of his girlfriend (played by Corinne Carrey). The mother is not receiving love from her wealthy husband and turns to Levine for comfort after he discovers her unconscious.
Throughout the song, it is assumed he sings about the mother and his feelings of sympathy towards her. Not until the end is it revealed, through the closing lyrics, that he is actually singing about girlfriend, who discovers the affair yet continues like nothing happened despite knowing Levine's feelings for her mother.
The video uses the "radio edit", an alternate and slightly slower take of the song which only appears on promotional CDs.
Produced by Oil Factory, "She Will Be Loved" was directed by Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...
.
Track listing
Chart positions
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... ) |
3 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... ) |
6 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... ) |
4 |
American Idol
Blake LewisBlake Lewis
Blake Colin Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released....
, the runner-up on the sixth season
American Idol (Season 6)
The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host...
of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, performed the song on the show on May 23, 2007. The original version of the song re-entered Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart at #45 that week. After the finale of Idol, the singer sang the song on various television shows, including The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by Fox, the show first aired on January 22, 2007 to a number of markets originally through Fox and MyNetworkTV, most in the Fox Television Stations Group...
(combined with a snippet
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
's "With or Without You
With or Without You
"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987...
"), The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
and The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
.
A remix of this song also appears on the nonprofit collaborative album Rhythms del Mundo, which fuses an all-star cast of Cuban musicians with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists.
Other cover version(s)
- "She Will Be Loved" was performed by the Kidz Bop KidsKidz BopKidz Bop is a brand of compilation albums featuring child session musicians performing contemporary music. The series was developed by Razor & Tie co-founders Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam in 2001...
on Kidz Bop 7Kidz Bop 7Kidz Bop 7 is the seventh album in the Kidz Bop series. The album was released on February 22, 2005 and was certified Gold on November 7, 2005.-Track listing:#"Ashlee Simpson- Pieces of Me" – 3:33#"The Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started" – 3:36...
. - Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough performed "She Will Be Loved" on the eighth season of Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
. - It featured briefly in an episode of season five of The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. - The song is played over the first almost-love scene between Lucas and Peyton in One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
' s season 1 episode "Life in a Glass House". - It also plays when Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams win the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in The NotebookThe Notebook (film)The Notebook is a 2004 romance film directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love during the early 1940s...
. - The song was remixed on the tropical album, Rhythms del MundoRhythms del MundoRhythms del Mundo is a nonprofit collaborative album, which fuses an all-star cast of Cuban musicians including Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo of the Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists such as Dido, Arctic Monkeys, U2, Coldplay, Sting, Jack Johnson, Maroon 5,...
. - The song was parodied in the YouTube sensation "You Will Be Mugged."
- There is another cover from the band Runner RunnerRunner RunnerRunner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
on their CD Under The Covers from 2009. - The song is featured in the movie The Last SongThe Last SongUK limited edition 7" green vinyl* Side A: "The Last Song" * Side B: "Time Stands Still" -Composition:According to lead singer Tyson Ritter in a 2003 interview with MTV about the new single, he said the song came to being after he "got inspired to write something that wasn't about an all-girl...
which stars Miley CyrusMiley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
and Liam HemsworthLiam HemsworthLiam Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He took the role of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and as "Marcus" on the children's television series The Elephant Princess and appeared in the American film The Last Song, released on 31 March 2010...
alongside Kelly PrestonKelly PrestonKelly Preston is an American actress and former model.- Early years :Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old...
who appeared in the original music video for this song.