"Give a Little More" is a song by American band Maroon 5

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

. It was released on August 17, 2010 as a Digital Download. The song is the second single from their third studio album, Hands All Over

Hands All Over (album)

Hands All Over is the third studio album by the American pop rock band Maroon 5. Produced by veteran producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album was released by A&M/Octone Records on September 21, 2010. On July 12, 2011, the band re-released the album to include their summer hit "Moves Like...

. The song officially impacted U.S. mainstream radio on October 12, 2010.

Critical reception

Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

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 said: "Levine's romantic roundelay trundles on, through airy disco-boogie (Give a Little More). Mikael Wood from LA Times said: "a light-funk groove as neatly executed as the one in “Give a Little More,” for instance, is its own reward". Dan Gennoe from Yahoo! Music

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 said, negatively, that: "Indeed, so lacking in distinguishing features are the likes of party track ‘Give A Little More', their nothingness actually sucks all hope and joy out of life for their duration".

Music video

The music video is directed by Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter (director)

Paul Hunter is a music video director known for his high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular music singles. He has directed over 100 music videos, many television advertisements and was nominated for an Emmy for Nike's Freestyle commercial...

. The video was released on September 9, 2010. It is shot using a grainy film

Film grain

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 style complete with intro countdown and outro of the film running off the reel, and consists of quick cuts between close-ups of Levine singing, along with scenes of the band playing at a party inside an older house, with everyone dancing to the music.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak Position

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United States	August 17, 2010	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Canada
Australia	October 5, 2010	Contemporary Hit Radio Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
United States	October 12, 2010	Mainstream radio