"She Will Be Loved" is a song by the American pop rock band Maroon 5. The
song was written by frontman Adam Levine and lead guitarist James Valentine. It
was released as the third single from Maroon 5's debut album, Songs About
Jane. The single peaked at #5 in the United States, and by December 2012 had
sold more than 2,722,000 digital downloads. It peaked at #4 in the United
Kingdom. In Australia, it reached #1, a position it held for 5 non-consecutive
weeks. The single is noted for its music video starring Kelly Preston in a
mother-daughter love triangle with lead singer Adam Levine. The video is also in
Sepia. The song proved as successful as the
band's previous hits, "This Love" and "Harder to Breathe", hitting number 1 on
the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts, but it prompted many alternative
radio outlets to remove Maroon 5 from their playlists, on the ground that the
band's newer songs were too light for alt-rock audiences. These stations
continued to play "Harder to Breathe" and "This Love", but Maroon 5's newer
hits were played only on pop and adult contemporary stations. As of June 2014,
the song has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the US.
Commercial performance = United States=
"She Will Be Loved" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #50 as the Hot Shot
debut of the week on July 24, 2004. The song rose to #20 on August 21, 2004,
giving Maroon 5 their third consecutive top-twenty hit on the chart. "She Will
Be Loved" continued to gain in performance and rose to #9 on September
11, 2004, becoming Maroon 5's second top-ten hit from Songs About Jane after
the band's previous hit "This Love". The song reached its peak position at #5 on
September 25, 2004, matching the peak position "This Love" from earlier that
year. It fell to #6 a week later and stayed in that position for three weeks,
before rising back up to #5 on October 23, 2004 for two more consecutive weeks.
"She Will Be Loved" was certified platinum on April 18, 2011 by the
Recording Industry Association of America and has sold 3,197,000 copies in
the US as of June 15, 2014. Music video
The music video for "She Will Be Loved" tells a sad love story, featuring a
lovelorn socialite and her rich, deadbeat, abusive husband, whose
relationship is juxtaposed with that of their daughter's relationship with a
young man. The younger man, however, constantly obsesses over his
girlfriend's mother, understanding that, although she is constantly rejected by
her husband and that her life is one of emotional anxiety, she is nonetheless
beautiful and attractive, and possibly more so than his own girlfriend.
The video is commonly compared to the film The Graduate as it has similarities
with the storyline between the daughter, the boyfriend and the mother. It should
be noted that the version of the song used in the music video is the radio mix
version found on the 10th Anniversary Edition of Songs About Jane. As of
September 2015, the song has accumulated over 240 million views on YouTube.
= Synopsis= The video starts with Levine standing in
front of a swimming pool. As he's about to dive in, flashbacks appear: a younger
woman swimming in a pool, Levine and the younger woman sharing a kiss, Levine
comforting another woman who appears to be in distress, the older woman hiding
alone in her car, and the older woman embracing the young man. Levine
front-flips into the pool and is submerged underwater, completely unaware
of what's to happen to him in falling in love that summer. Flashbacks show the
two women walking side by side in the city as someone watches them from
his/her car and all three protagonists are face to face, hinting at events that
will ensue. After which, the young man and his
girlfriend visit her home and dive into a swimming pool kissing. After they
resurface from swimming, the young man looks to his girlfriend as she's being
cared for by another woman who is revealed to be the girlfriend's mother.
The mother helps her daughter dry from swimming and glances in the young man's
direction. As the young couple relax at her parent's social gathering, everyone,
except the young man, are oblivious to the reality that not everything is right
in the mother's relationship with the much older man.
One night while walking down the stairs, the young man comes to find someone
lying unconscious in the room. Recognizing the unconscious to be the
mother, he goes to revive her and discovers that she's been abused by
someone. The mother awakens and inexplicably kisses Levine, who returns
her affections. Flashbacks show that the mother was beaten by her husband moments
earlier. After the encounter, the young man
appears to become obsessed, parking his car outside a building one day to watch
the mother and the daughter go shop together, seeing how they're laughing
and having a great time. The mother also appears to become obsessed, parking her
car outside the young couple's house one night to watch him. After a discussion
with his girlfriend, Levine sees the mother watching him from her car and she
waves at him. When Levine and his band perform "She Will Be Loved" during a
concert at the bar lounge, his girlfriend watches from the crowd.
However, Levine sees the mother looking back at him instead of his girlfriend.
When the young couple dance together, he fantasizes about being with the mother.
Later that night, the mother is found to be in the bar wearing a red dress and
makeup. As she watches him, Levine looks at the mother, then looks at his
girlfriend smiling at him and ponders about the complicated situation.
At the end of the video, having still gained no romantic attention from her
husband and seeing how in love the young couple are, the mother is overcome with
emotion and walks away crying. Levine follows after to console her and they
embrace, nearly kissing. The video features a twist in the ending as it is
revealed the young man is not singing about the mother at all and is actually
singing about her daughter. In a flashback, the daughter went walking
down the stairs into room occupied by Levine and her mother and caught them in
the middle of kissing. The line I tried so hard to say goodbye tells us that he
tried to leave his girlfriend for her mother. However, he couldn't end the
relationship as he still loves her. Appearances in popular culture
"She Will Be Loved" is featured in the television shows Smallville, One Tree
Hill, Medium and What I Like About You. The song is played in a scene in the
second episode of the fifth season of the HBO television series The Sopranos.
The song was featured in the film The Last Song, sung by Miley Cyrus. Kelly
Preston who appeared in the song's music video, also appears in the film.
Awards and achievements In 2005, the song was nominated at the
47th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with
Vocals category. Track listing
Charts and certifications Cover versions
In 2008, Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her album So Much Beauty.
References External links
Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics