Artist	Song
Coldplay	Clocks
from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
John Mayer	Heartbreak Warfare
from Battle Studies (Deluxe Version) (2009)
The Fray	How to Save a Life
from How to Save a Life (2005)
Snow Patrol	Chasing Cars
from Eyes Open (2006)
Train	Hey, Soul Sister
from Save Me, San Francisco (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
OneRepublic	Stop and Stare
from Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
Matchbox Twenty	Unwell
from Exile On Mainstream (2007)
Jason Mraz	I'm Yours
from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things (2008)
Leona Lewis	Better In Time
from Spirit (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Sara Bareilles	Bottle It Up
from Little Voice (2007)
Colbie Caillat	Bubbly
from Coco (2007)
Daniel Powter	Bad Day
from Daniel Powter (2005)
The Script	Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)
from The Script (2008)
The White Tie Affair	Allow Me to Introduce Myself...Mr. Right
from Walk This Way (2008)

Comment:

Critics and fans might guess, wonder, and speculate about what made Maroon 5 Maroon 5, but we went straight to the band and asked 'em to hand-pick the songs that shaped their sound. Much like Levine and co., former Genesis frontman Phil Collins shed his musical skin to massive success, packing the punch of a J.B's.-style horn section to back his snap-brim blue-eyed soul in "I Missed Again." With a foundation-rattling bottom-end thump, slinky electro-funk guitar, and a sexy shake, Prince rocks the Richter scale to an 8.0 in "Housequake." And Brit alt-rock bad boy Noel Gallagher staples his hesitant heart to the record sleeve in Oasis' double GRAMMY® Award-winning "Wonderwall," a tactic that would serve M5 well in their Songs About Jane a few years later. From Steely Dan to Stevie Wonder, from Funkadelic to Weezer, we've got building blocks that formed the bridge from Kara's Flowers to Maroon 5.

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