An alternate cover for the album was created by Indonesian graphic designer Bayo Gale (who won the band's alternate album cover art contest). The Maroon 5 logo appears out of focus in the background as a sign perched on the side of the mountain, similar to the famous Hollywood Sign. The red neon display is placed in front of a reservoir in the Gyeonggi Province, with mountains in the background. It features a 1.3m neon lighted crosstube formed in the shape of the roman numeral for five, the title of the album. The album cover for V was created by South Korean photographer Lee Jung. Guitarist James Valentine, stated that the band has known Furler for a long time and working with her was "really cool".
The album also features a collaboration with Gwen Stefani called "My Heart Is Open", co-written with Australian singer Sia Furler. The recording sessions for V saw the band's keyboardist Jesse Carmichael return to the band after a two-year hiatus, which saw him absent during the recording and promotion for Overexposed. V was recorded by the band at Conway Studios in downtown Los Angeles, California, over a year-long period from 2013 through to mid 2014. Overexposed was described by the band as their "most poppiest record to date", with critics giving the album mixed reviews upon its release. The record was released during a time of commercial momentum for the band following the success of " Moves like Jagger" (recorded with Christina Aguilera), a single which lead singer Adam Levine credited as having "revived the group". In 2012, Maroon 5 released their fourth studio album Overexposed. " Feelings" was released as the album's fifth and final single on September 14, 2015. A fourth single " This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a MotherFucker", was released on May 15, 2015, from the reissue edition of the album. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and produced with three hit singles, " Maps", " Animals", and " Sugar", peaking at numbers 6, 3 and 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album also saw the return of keyboardist/rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist Jesse Carmichael, after his absence from recording, touring and promoting the band's previous album, Overexposed, which was released in 2012. V was Maroon 5's first album to be released through Interscope after the band's previous label, A&M Octone Records, transferred them along with most of its artists to Interscope. The album was released on August 29, 2014, through 222 and Interscope Records. V ( Roman numeral for five) is the fifth studio album by American band Maroon 5. " This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a MotherFucker".
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