Sticky (The Maine song)

"Sticky" is a song by the American rock group, the Maine. It is their first and lead single off their eighth studio album XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time released on March 19, 2021.[2] As of 2022, it is their highest-charting single.[3] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and at number 32 on the Rock Airplay chart.[4][5]

"Sticky"
Single by The Maine
from the album XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time
ReleasedMarch 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length2:58
Label8123 Studios
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Maine singles chronology
"Broken Parts"
(2019)		 "Sticky"
(2021)		 "April 7th"
(2021)
Music video
"Sticky" on YouTube

Background

In an interview with Billboard magazine, lead singer John O'Callaghan revealed he began working on the song in January 2020. The song was co-written by Andrew Goldstein.[3] The track runs at 105 BPM and is in the key of C major.[6]

"It came together so naturally and organically, we didn’t really overthink anything. It took us about three-and-a-half, four hours and I remember getting back into the car and listening to the demo and having the chills and feeling like, 'Wow! Did we accidentally do something really cool?'"[3]

On June 4, 2021, they released a piano version of the song with the indie pop trio Shaed.[7] On July 23, 2021, a remix to the song was released digitally.[8]

Music video

The music video premiered on March 19, 2021. It was directed by Angela Kohler. The music video shows colorful visual with each band member trying to get themselves out of peculiar situations with commonly sticky objects such as honey, glue, lollipops, rubber bands and tape. The visual soon comes to a close as the band look on while covered in hundreds of little white feathers.[1]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sticky"2:58
Piano version
No.TitleLength
1."Sticky (Piano Version)"3:23
The Knocks remix
No.TitleLength
1."Sticky (The Knocks Remix)"2:54

Personnel

Credits for "Sticky" adapted from AllMusic.[9]

Charts
Chart performance for "Sticky"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5] 32

Release history
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various March 19, 2021 Digital download Original 8123 [2]
June 4, 2021 Piano version [10]
July 23, 2021 Remix version [8]

References
  1. "The Maine kick off their new era with colorful video for "Sticky"". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. "The Maine Return With New Single "Sticky"". Rock Sound. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. "The Maine on Reaching Career High With 'Sticky' Hit: 'Did We Accidentally Do Something Really Cool?'". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. "The Maine Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. "The Maine Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. "Key and BPM of Sticky by The Maine". Musicstax.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. "The Maine's Gorgeous Piano Version of Sticky Featuring Shaed's Chelsea Lee". Rock Sound. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. "Sticky (The Knocks Remix) - Single by The Maine & The Knocks". Apple Music. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. "Sticky - The Maine Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  10. "Sticky (Piano Version) - Single by The Maine & Shaed". Apple Music. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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