History Trivia / Maroon5

* AmericansHateTingle: Maroon 5 was a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff phenomenon in Chile]] for many years and they were loved in past concerts there and having a massive fandom. That, until 2020 version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viña_del_Mar_International_Song_Festival Viña del Mar International Song Festival]], one of the biggest Latin American music festivals of the world, where they were invited as the only Anglo band. Their poor performance and a reluctant Adam Levine, who also threw up shitty comments after the show, were object of a big polemic [[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51675873 even covered by BBC]]. Since then, and despite the apologies Levine gave ([[LateToTheTragedy various weeks]]) after the show, all that fandom was gone and now the band is ''completely'' hated in Chile, at the point every certain time Adam's been trolled in Twitter by Chileans. Even more, when Americans ask questions about countries, one of the most seen in Google is "[[https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/questions-americans-ask-about-other-countries Why does Chile hate Maroon 5?]]"

* AmericansHateTingle: Maroon 5 was a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff phenomenon in Chile]] for many years and they were loved in past concerts there and having a massive fandom. That, until 2020 version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viña_del_Mar_International_Song_Festival Viña del Mar International Song Festival]], one of the biggest Latin American music festivals of the world, where they were invited as the only Anglo band. Their poor performance and a reluctant Adam Levine, who also threw up shitty comments after the show, were object of a big polemic [[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51675873 even covered by BBC]]. Since then, and despite the apologies Levine gave ([[LateToTheTragedy various weeks]]) after the show, all that fandom was gone and now the band is ''completely'' hated in Chile, at the point every certain time Adam's been trolled in Twitter by Chileans.

* AmericansHateTingle: Maroon 5 was a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff phenomenon in Chile]] for many years and they were loved in past concerts there and having a massive fandom. That, until 2020 version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viña_del_Mar_International_Song_Festival Viña del Mar International Song Festival]], one of the biggest Latin American music festivals of the world, where they were invited as the only Anglo band. Their poor performance and a reluctant Adam Levine, who also threw up shitty comments after the show, were object of a big polemic [[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51675873 even covered by BBC]]. Since then, and despite the apologies Levine gave ([[LateToTheTragedy various weeks]]) after the show, all that fandom was gone and now the band is ''completely'' hated in Chile, at the point every certain time he's been trolled in Twitter by Chileans.

* NamesTheSame: Their song "This Love" is completely different from that other [[Music/{{Pantera}} "This Love"]] and the other [[Music/TheVeronicas "This Love"]].

** According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki they were attempting to be too many things on ''Hands All Over'', and that's why they got help cleaning up their sound for ''Overexposed''.

* " According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki they were attempting to be too many things on ''Hands All Over'', and that's why they got help cleaning up their sound for ''Overexposed''.
** Keyboardist Jesse Carmichael got fed up with the band's new direction and took a temporary hiatus from the band before the recording of ''Overexposed'', eventually returning for the following album ''V''.

* CreatorBacklash: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki they were attempting to be too many things on ''Hands All Over'', and that's why they got help cleaning up their sound for ''Overexposed''.

* NamesTheSame / InNameOnly: Their song "This Love" is completely different from that other [[Music/{{Pantera}} "This Love"]] and the other [[Music/TheVeronicas "This Love"]].

* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Payphone," written and released in 201, an era entirely dominated by cellular phones.2

* BlackSheepHit: While most of their stuff could be categorized as pop rock, "Moves Like Jagger," their first big hit since 2007, was straight-up dance pop.

** Keyboardist Jessie Carmichael got fed up with the band's new direction and took a temporary hiatus from the band before the recording of ''Overexposed'', eventually returning for the following album ''V''.
* ExecutiveMeddling: While their previous work was mostly written by Maroon 5 members themselves, the majority of the songs on ''Overexposed'' were written or co-written by professional writers.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Payphone," written and released in 2011, an era entirely dominated by cellular phones.

* CreatorBacklash: According to TheOtherWiki they were attempting to be too many things on ''Hands All Over'', and that's why they got help cleaning up their sound for ''Overexposed''.

** Keyboardist Jessie Carmichael got fed up with the band's new direction and quit before the recording of ''Overexposed''.

* BlackSheepHit: While most of their stuff could be categorized as pop rock, "Moves Like Jagger," their first big hit since 2004, was straight-up dance pop.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Payphone"? What's that?

* NamesTheSame / InNameOnly: Their song "This Love" is completely different from that other [[Music/{{Pantera}} "This Love"]] and the other [[Music/TheVeronicas "This Love"]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: While their previous work was mostly written by Maroon 5 members themselves, the majority of the songs on ''Overexposed'' were written or co-written by professional writers.

* ExecutiveMeddling: While their previous work was mostly written by Maroon 5 members themselves, the majority of the songs on "Overexposed" were written or co-written by professional writers.