"Feelings" is a song recorded by American

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band

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for their fifth studio album '' V'' (2014). It was written by

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, Shellback, and Oscar Görres and produced by the latter two. It was sent to U.S. Adult Contemporary and

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on September 14 and 15, respectively, as the fifth and final single from the album. The official artwork for the single was unveiled by Maroon 5's official

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account on October 6, 2015. Although a music video for the track was recorded at the

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, its release was scrapped.

Background

The song appeared on the band's fifth studio album '' V'', which was released in August 2014. "Feelings" was announced as the fifth single of the album in July 2015. It was sent to US Adult Contemporary radio on September 14, 2015 and to US Mainstream radio the following day. The official artwork for the single shows a woman's legs and debuted online on October 6, 2015.

Composition

"Feelings" is written in the key of

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with a

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of 122 beats per minute. Levine's vocals span from B₂ to G₅ in the song.

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Release history

References

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