{{Other uses|B-Side Collection (disambiguation){{!}}B-Side Collection}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The B-Side Collection | type = compilation | artist = [[Maroon 5]] | cover = B-side Collections.JPG | alt = | released = December 18, 2007 | recorded = 2006–2007 | studio = *[[The Mansion (recording studio)|The Mansion]], Los Angeles, California *[[Conway Recording Studios|Conway]], Hollywood, California *Glenwood Place *Phantom Studios, West Lake Village, California | genre = [[Pop rock]] | length = 25:17 | label = [[A&M Octone Records|A&M Octone]] | producer = * Jason Lader * [[Mike Elizondo]] * Mark "Spike" Stent * Maroon 5 | prev_title = [[It Won't Be Soon Before Long]] | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = [[Call and Response: The Remix Album]] | next_year = 2008 | misc = }}
'''''The B-Side Collection''''' is a compilation album by [[pop rock]] band [[Maroon 5]], released on December 18, 2007. The album is a compilation of seven songs that were originally only released on [[Single (music)|single]] [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]], or as international or store bought bonuses on the album. The album peaked at number 51 in the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in its first week of release.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=maroon 5|chart=Billboard 200}} Billboard Album Charts - Top 200 Albums - Music Retail Sales<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Background== ===Production=== [[Maroon 5]] recorded over a dozen songs for their second studio album ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long''. After finalizing the final track listing of the album, many songs were left out, including favorites of lead singer [[Adam Levine]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520071150/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/14473998/maroon_5s_adam_levine_shares_his_favorite_mp3s_including_amy_winehouse Maroon 5's Adam Levine Shares His Favorite Mp3s, including Amy Winehouse : Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> While promoting the album in the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]] the group decided to release seven of the unreleased tracks to the public.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} Label [[A&M/Octone]] spoke with [[Adam Levine|Levine]] about releasing a deluxe version of ''[[It Won't Be Soon Before Long]]'' since sales were positive at that time. The studio had many meetings with [[iTunes]] and by the final week of November they decided to release seven tracks cut from ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long''.
===Release and promotion=== The album was heavily promoted on the [[iTunes Store]] and official Apple website. The entire album was streamed on [[Apple Inc.]]'s website, beginning on December 12, 2007, a week before the album's North American release date.
After the main promotion for ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' and its singles, Maroon 5 released a music video for the track "[[Maroon 5 videography|Story]]" in 2009. The video was directed by Bob Carmichael and was mainly released to raise awareness for the [[Harlem Children's Zone]]. The music video is mainly an animated slideshow of Maroon 5 during the [[It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour]] and its various stops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKJtB1RZe30 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OKJtB1RZe30 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Maroon 5 – Story|work=[[YouTube]]|date=16 November 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The video won for the 31st annual of People's Telly Awards in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bizwest.com/2010/07/13/music-video-wins-six-telly-awards/|title=Music video wins six Telly Awards|work=BizWest|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bobcarmichael.com/photographicvideo-3/|title=photoGraphicvideo|work=Bob Carmichael.com|date=31 December 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
==Album performance== This is the second album released exclusively on [[iTunes]] by Maroon 5, the first one was the ''Limited Set (iTunes Exclusive)'' which was removed from the iTunes Store in early 2004. ''The B-Side Collection'' has been well received by both critics and fans, the album peaked at number 51 at the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and is a huge success on the iTunes Stores, on its first day of release the album went from number 96 to 6 on the American iTunes Store, and at the Canadian store it went from 56 to 19.
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''The B-Side Collection'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[Maroon 5 videography|Story]] | note1 = from "[[Makes Me Wonder]]" and "[[Wake Up Call (Maroon 5 song)|Wake Up Call]]" single | music1 = | writer1 = {{flat list| * Levine * Carmichael }} | extra1 = {{flat list| * [[Jason Lader]] * Maroon 5 }} | length1 = 4:27 | title2 = Miss You, Love You | note2 = from "[[Won't Go Home Without You]]" single | music2 = | writer2 = {{flat list| * Levine * Carmichael }} | extra2 = {{flat list| * Jason Lader * Maroon 5 }} | length2 = 3:09 | title3 = Until You're Over Me | note3 = from UK, Australia and Japan editions of It Won't Be Soon Before Long | music3 = | writer3 = {{flat list| * Levine }} | extra3 = {{flat list| * Elizondo * Stent * Maroon 5 }} | length3 = 3:17 | title4 = Losing My Mind | note4 = from "Wake Up Call" single | music4 = | writer4 = {{flat list| * Levine * Carmichael }} | extra4 = {{flat list| * Elizondo * Stent * Maroon 5 }} | length4 = 3:21 | title5 = The Way I Was | note5 = from "Makes Me Wonder" single | music5 = | writer5 = {{flat list| * Levine }} | extra5 = {{flat list| * Jason Lader * Maroon 5 }} | length5 = 4:20 | title6 = Figure It Out | note6 = US iTunes bonus track from It Won't Be Soon Before Long | music6 = | writer6 = {{flat list| * Levine }} | extra6 = {{flat list| * Stent * Maroon 5 }} | length6 = 3:00 | title7 = Infatuation | note7 = Bonus track from It Won't Be Soon Before Long | music7 = | writer7 = {{flat list| * Levine }} | extra7 = {{flat list| * Elizondo * Stent * Maroon 5 }} | length7 = 4:27 | total_length = 25:17 }}
== Personnel ==
Credits for ''The B-Side Collection'' are adapted from the liner notes for ''[[It Won't Be Soon Before Long]]'' and its singles.<ref name="IWBSBL Liner Notes">{{cite book |title=It Won't Be Soon Before Long |date=May 16, 2007 |publisher=[[A&M Octone Records|A&M Octone]] }}</ref>
* [[Adam Levine]] - lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitars * [[Jesse Carmichael]] - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals * [[Mickey Madden]] - bass guitar * [[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]] - lead and rhythm guitars * [[Matt Flynn (musician)|Matt Flynn]] - drums, percussions
=== Additional Musicians ===
* Eric Gorfain - string arrangement (track 7) * Lenny Castro - percussion (track 7) * The Section Quartet - strings (track 7) * Adam MacDougall - additional keyboards (track 7)
=== Production ===
* Ryan Dusick - Musical Director * Jason Lader - production, recording, mixing (tracks 1, 2 & 5) * Mark "Spike" Stent - production, recording (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) mixing (tracks 4, 6 & 7) * Mike Elizondo - production (tracks 3, 4 & 7); drum programming (track 7) * Mark Endert - mixing (track 3)<ref name="Until You're Over Me">{{cite book |title=Until You're Over Me |date=2007 |publisher=A&M Octone }}</ref> * Adam Hawkins - Pro-Tools engineer (tracks 3, 4, 7) * Eric "Dream" Weaver - assistant engineer (tracks 3 & 7) * Jay Goin - assistant engineer (tracks 3 & 7) * Doug Johnson - digital editing (track 3) * Erik Swanson - digital editing (track 3) * Alex Dromgoole - assistant mixing engineer (tracks 4 & 7) * David Emery - assistant mixing engineer (tracks 4 & 7) * Tony Adams - percussion technician (track 7) * Ross Garfield - percussion technician (track 7)
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for ''The B-Side Collection'' ! Chart (2007) ! Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|51|artist=Maroon 5|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 2, 2019}} |}
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