Nobody's Love

Album: Jordi (2020)
Charted: 41
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Songfacts®:

  • "Nobody's Love" finds Adam Levine pleading with his romantic interest not to leave him. He tells her he wouldn't be able to love anyone else if she walked out on him.

    You're the only hand in my back pocket
    If you ever left, I'd go psychotic
    Heaven, hear me cryin', cryin'


    Released during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, Levine explained in an Instagram post that he hoped the song would give people "a moment of peace and reflection" during these tough times. "Whether you are an essential worker on the front lines, an outspoken citizen fighting for social justice," he added, "or just someone who needs a break to remember the potent power of love this song is for everyone."
  • Adam Levine penned the song with the songwriters Nija, Jacob Kasher, Michael Pollack, Kareen Loma and Soaky Siren; plus producers Ryan Ogren and B Ham, along with Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson of The Monsters and the Strangerz production team.

    Michael Pollack, Jacob Kasher and The Monsters and the Strangerz also helped Levine pen Maroon 5's previous single, "Memories."
  • The song's music video finds a solo Adam Levine all alone in the big city. American movie director David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers) filmed the clip on an iPhone with nobody else apart from the singer on set. Dobkin also helmed Maroon 5's videos for "Sugar," "Don't Wanna Know," "Girls Like You" and "Memories."
  • At one point during the video Levine smokes a fat joint. At the end of the clip there's a message from the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) that reads:

    "It's time to end the War on Marijuana. The aggressive enforcement of marijuana possession laws needlessly ensnares hundreds of thousands of people into the criminal justice system and wastes billions of taxpayers' dollars. What's more, it is carried out with staggering racial bias. Despite being a priority for police departments nationwide, the War on Marijuana has failed to reduce marijuana use and availability and diverted resources that could be better invested in our communities."

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