Jordi (album)
Jordi (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by American band Maroon 5. It was released on June 11, 2021, through 222, Interscope and Polydor Records. The album features guest appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Blackbear, Stevie Nicks, Bantu, H.E.R., YG, and late rappers Juice Wrld and Nipsey Hussle. The deluxe edition of the album features additional guest appearances from Anuel AA, Tainy, and Jason Derulo.
Jordi
June 11, 2021
2019 – March 2021
31:27
- Beam
- Louis Bell
- Blackbear
- Cameron Bright
- Boi-1da
- Nathan Butts
- Cirkut
- John DeBold
- Dutchboi
- Mikky Ekko
- Father Moth
- German
- Andrew Goldstein
- B Ham
- KBeazy
- Kid Bloom
- Mailbox
- Don Mills
- the Monsters & Strangerz
- Ryan Ogren
- Michael Pollack
- Gabe Simon
- Blake Slatkin
- Jahaan Sweet
- Andrew Watt
It is the band's first album in four years since Red Pill Blues (2017), and also their first album without longtime bassist Mickey Madden following his arrest in 2020, due to domestic violence (though some of his contributions are heard on tracks 10 & 12).
The album is titled after a nickname of the band's late manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017.[1] The album received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.[2]
Background[edit]
One month after the release of Red Pill Blues in November 2017, the band's manager and Adam Levine's childhood friend Jordan Feldstein died of a pulmonary embolism aged 40.[3] Feldstein was the older brother of actors Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein. Two years later, the band dedicated the song "Memories" to him.[4] The song went on to become a worldwide success—it is the first single released from the album and it appears on the track listing in two versions (alongside the original version of the song, the album also includes a remix, featuring American rappers Nipsey Hussle & YG). The album was recorded between 2019 and 2021 (prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic).[5][6][7][8]
On April 29, 2021, the band announced the album and was available for pre-order on the same day.[9] The track listing for the deluxe edition was announced on May 24, 2021.[10]
Singles[edit]
The album is promoted by five singles. The first single, "Memories", was released on September 20, 2019.[11] The song debuted at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, later peaking at number 2 and becoming the band's tenth top-5 single, as well as their fifteenth top-10 single. The second single, "Nobody's Love", was released on July 24, 2020.[12] The song was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests.[13] It peaked at 41 and 119 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200, respectively.
The third single, "Beautiful Mistakes", a collaboration with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, was released on March 3, 2021,[14] also with a lyric video.[15] The official music video was released on March 11, 2021, and was directed by Sophie Muller.[16] The song peaked at 13 and 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Global 200, respectively.[17][18] The fourth single, "Lost", was released alongside the album on June 11, 2021, along with an official music video.[19] The fifth and final single "Lovesick", was sent to Italian radio on January 7, 2022.[20]
Musician Bantu released a remix version of the album's song "One Light" on August 5, 2022, with the band and featuring artists Yung Bleu and Latto.[21]
Commercial performance[edit]
In the United States, Jordi debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 37,000 equivalent units, which consisted of 15,000 pure album sales, marking the group's lowest first week album sales.[33] Despite this, it also marks the group's seventh top ten effort on the charts since their debut album Songs About Jane. As of June 22, 2021, the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for moving 500,000 units in the country alone.[34]
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