Songs About Jane

Songs About Jane
Studio album by
Maroon 5
ReleasedJune 25, 2002
RecordedJanuary – March 2002[1]
Studio
  • Rumbo (Los Angeles)
  • Can-Am (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length46:06
Label
Producer
Maroon 5 chronology
The Fourth World
(1997) 		Songs About Jane
(2002) 		1.22.03.Acoustic
(2004)
Singles from Songs About Jane
  1. "Harder to Breathe"
    Released: May 22, 2002[6]
  2. "This Love"
    Released: January 27, 2004
  3. "She Will Be Loved"
    Released: July 27, 2004
  4. "Sunday Morning"
    Released: December 2, 2004
  5. "Must Get Out"
    Released: April 5, 2005

Songs About Jane is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The album was released on June 25, 2002, by Octone and J Records. It became a sleeper hit with the help of five singles that attained chart success, led by "Harder to Breathe", "This Love", and "She Will Be Loved". This is the band's only album to feature founding drummer Ryan Dusick (excluding Kara's Flowers releases).

The album was re-released on October 14, 2003, becoming a huge international commercial success, while garnering a generally positive critical reception. It topped the album charts in Australia, France, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and reached the top-ten in 17 other countries. At the end of 2004, the album reached the top-ten of the US Billboard 200 chart. It had sold nearly 2.7 million copies by the end of 2004, and over 5.1 million copies in the U.S. by August 2015.[7] It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide as of 2007.[8]

On June 5, 2012, the band released the album's 10th anniversary edition, to coincide with their fourth studio album Overexposed.[9] The anniversary edition features demos of all the album tracks, plus other B-Sides and demos. It also features an EPK and behind the scenes footage of the album.[10]

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  7. ^ Keith Caulfield (August 7, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Maroon 5's 'V' Becomes Band's Fifth Million-Selling Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Leeds, Jeff (21 May 2007). "Second CD by Maroon 5 Faces Great Expectations". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ Duquette, Mike (May 11, 2012). "Is There Anyone Out There? Maroon 5 to Expand Debut Album Alongside Newest LP". The Second Disc. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Beeb (28 June 2012). "Maroon 5 – "Songs About Jane" 10th Anniversary Edition Review". Contest Corner. Retrieved 23 July 2023.