Moves Like Jagger - Music

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"Moves Like Jagger" Is A Song By American Band Maroon 5 Featuring American Singer Christina Aguilera. It Was Released On June 21 2011 As The Fourth And Final Single From The Re-Release Of The Group's Third Studio Album "Hands All Over". The Song Was Written By Adam Levine Ammar Malik Benny Blanco And Shellback The Latter Two Are Also The Producers. "Moves Like Jagger" Is An Electropop Song With Modern Disco Style Elements And Is Backed By Synths And Electronic Drums. The Lyrics Refer To A Male's Ability To Impress A Love Interest With His Dance Moves Which He Compares To Those Of Mick Jagger The Lead Singer Of The Rolling Stones. "Moves Like Jagger" Was Well Received By Some Music Critics Who Praised The Song's Chorus. Praise Also Went To The Vocals Of Levine And Aguilera With Critics Pointing Out Solid Chemistry Between The Two. Likewise The Song Was A Commercial Success Going On To Top The Charts In Over 18 Countries. In The United States "Moves Like Jagger" Became The Band's Second After 2007's "Makes Me Wonder" And Aguilera's Fifth Number-One Single And Is Among The Best-Selling Singles Of All Time. The Song Also Made Aguilera The Second Female Artist To Score A Number-One Hit In The 1990s 2000s And 2010s Which In Turn Made Her The Fourth Woman To Score Number-One Singles In Three Different Decades. The Music Video Was Directed By Jonas Åkerlund. The Video Features Old Video Footage Of Jagger And His Iconic Dance Moves. "Moves Like Jagger" Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Pop Duo/Group Performance At The 54th Grammy Awards But Lost To "Body And Soul" By Tony Bennett And Amy Winehouse. The Song Was First Performed In June 2011 On An Episode Of The Voice Where Levine And Aguilera Both Served As Coaches . Internationally The Song Was The Ninth-Best-Selling Digital Single Of 2011 With Sales Of 7 Million Copies. After Wham!'s "Last Christmas" Finally Topped The Charts In 2021 "Moves Like Jagger" Became The UK's Biggest-Selling Single Never To Top The Charts. The Song Was Certified Diamond By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA In 2021. When Asked About The Song Levine Said "It Was One Of Those Songs That Was Definitely A Risk It's A Bold Statement. We've Never Really Released A Song Like That. But It's Exciting To Do Something Different Do Something New. I'm Just Happy Everyone Likes It." Some Media Outlets Noted That Levine Looked Outside His Own Band For Songwriting Assistance Which Levine Responded To Saying "What I've Learned From The Recent Few Months Is That It's OK To Collaborate With Other Songwriters ... I Was Always Kind Of Staunchly Opposed To It In The Past I Think Almost To A Fault. I Think I've Got A Lot To Offer As A Songwriter But Everybody Hits A Wall". He Went On To Praise Mick Jagger The Inspiration For The Song Saying "Jagger Has The Moves Like Jagger. That Being Said If There Was Ever Someone To Aspire To I Don't Think Anyone Could Claim To Have The Moves Like James Brown Or The Moves Like Michael Jackson Or The Moves Like Prince ... There's Something About The Way Jagger Moves That Is Uniquely His Own And Hard To Imitate But Also Accessible And Silly And Fun And Not Taking Itself Too Seriously". On Adding Christina Aguilera To The Song Levine Stated That "there's A Lot Of Bravado In This Song" And That Their Idea Was That "if They Could Share Vocals With A Female It Would Kind Of Curb The Cockiness A Little Bit In A Way That Was More Welcoming". Levine Went On To Say Praise Aguilera Stating That "Christina Is An Incredible Singer. There Aren't Many People Out There That Can Sing Like She Can. And That Was Definitely Like Well Let's Just - Let's Have Her Really Knock This Out. And She Did It In Two Seconds".