One More Night (Maroon 5 song)

Did You Know?

• The bass line in the refrain is taken from the song "The Bed's Too Big Without You" by The Police.
• The song is in the key of F minor with a tempo of 93 beats per minute.
• Levine's vocals span from F3 to C5.

Critical reception

The song drew mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of About.com awarded it four out of five stars, praising the reggae-drenched production and Adam Levine's confident pop vocals, though he noted the guilt-ridden lyrics over a sunny arrangement felt formulaic. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy described it as a bouncy, reggae-flecked midtempo with a reassuringly familiar chorus. Rick Florino of Artist Direct gave a very positive assessment, highlighting the tight bass, diverse guitar work, and Levine's vocal performance, comparing him to Bono and Anthony Kiedis.

Robbie Daw expressed division, finding the use of slang out of character for the band but acknowledging the commercial viability under Max Martin's production. Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music offered a more mixed view, criticizing the melody for frequent repetition and a Morse code note pattern reminiscent of a Rihanna song. Simon Price of The Independent called the electro-reggae piece something that makes Ace of Base sound like Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated July 7, 2012, and at number 12 on the Digital Songs chart. It entered the Adult Pop Songs chart at number 30. For the week ending August 18, 2012, it became the greatest gainer on the Pop Songs chart at number 20 and the Airplay Gainer on the Hot 100, climbing from 54 to 30. The following week it moved to number 15 as the Digital Gainer.

By September 1, 2012, it leaped to number 8 as the Digital and Streaming Gainer. On September 9, 2012, it reached number 4 as the Digital Gainer, selling 195,000 copies, though it was held off the top of Digital Songs by Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". For the week ending September 16, 2012, it rose to number 3 on the Hot 100 with the top Airplay and Streaming Gainer awards, and spent a second week at number two on Digital Songs with 193,000 copies, surpassing one million in sales.

Music video

The music video for "One More Night" was directed by Peter Berg and premiered on MTV on June 25, 2012, at 7:53 PM EST. Actress Minka Kelly played Levine's love interest, describing her role as a heartbreaker who does bad but necessary things. The video depicts Levine as a boxer working to support his girlfriend and baby daughter. As he trains for a big fight, his girlfriend grows troubled by his bloody profession and lack of financial stability, eventually leaving him. Band members appeared in character: PJ Morton as Levine's cutman, James Valentine as the promoter, Matt Flynn as the trainer of Levine's opponent, and Mickey Madden as the boxing announcer. The video opens with two goldfish in a spherical bowl, then cuts between idyllic home life and boxing training. As of November 2022, the video reached 1 billion views on YouTube.

Live performances

Maroon 5 first performed "One More Night" on May 18, 2012, at the Revel Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The band played the song during a special concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York as part of the Live on Letterman concert series on June 26, 2012, and on The Today Show on June 29, 2012, alongside "Payphone", "Moves Like Jagger", and "Harder to Breathe". On October 19, 2012, they performed it at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, and later on Today again on October 25, on Saturday Night Live on November 17, and during The Grammy Nominations Concert Live in December 2012. In 2013, the band performed the song at the Consumer Electronics Show and the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, and at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. It was also included in the setlists for the Overexposed Tour and the 2013 Honda Civic Tour.