# It Won't Be Soon Before Long
*It Won't Be Soon Before Long* is the second studio album by the American pop rock band [Maroon 5](https://www.edgepedia.org/maroon-5), released in May 2007 as the follow-up to their 2002 debut *Songs About Jane*. The record came out on A&M/Octone and [Interscope Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/interscope-records) and carries 13 songs in about 43 minutes, led by the single "Makes Me Wonder".[1](https://readdork.com/album/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist and position | Second studio album by Maroon 5, following *Songs About Jane*[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US) |
| Release date | 16 May 2007 via Interscope Records; Apple Music dates the US release May 22, 2007[1](https://readdork.com/album/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US) |
| Label | A&M/Octone, catalog number 1734584 in the UK; issued in Germany on 18 May 2007 by A&M/Octone (UMG)[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long/) • [4](https://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?cat=a&interpret=Maroon+5&titel=It+Won%27t+Be+Soon+Before+Long) |
| Length | 13 songs, 43 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US) |
| UK chart peak | Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, first chart date 2 June 2007, with 37 weeks inside the top 100[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long/) |
| Production | Songs buffed to a polished sheen by producers including Spike Stent, Mike Elizondo, and Eric Valentine[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US) |
| Lead single | "Makes Me Wonder", described by Billboard as a rhythmic-oriented, late-'70s-vibed track[5](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-04-28.pdf) |
## Background and release
Five years passed between *Songs About Jane* and this record. Apple Music's editorial summary notes that the band spent that time fulfilling the expectations raised by their debut, with frontman [Adam Levine](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-levine) and his bandmates concentrating on expertly crafted songs.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US) The album arrived shortly after Octone Records entered a joint venture with Interscope Geffen A&M in February 2007, creating the A&M/Octone label under which the record was released.[5](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-04-28.pdf) In Germany it appeared as a CD on 18 May 2007.[4](https://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?cat=a&interpret=Maroon+5&titel=It+Won%27t+Be+Soon+Before+Long)
## Songs and sound
The tracklist opens with "If I Never See Your Face Again" (3:21) and includes "Makes Me Wonder" (3:31), "Little of Your Time" (2:17), "Wake Up Call" (3:21), "Won't Go Home Without You" (3:51), "Nothing Lasts Forever" (3:07), "Can't Stop" (2:32), "Goodnight Goodnight" (4:03), "Not Falling Apart" (4:03), "Kiwi" (3:34), "Better That We Break" (3:06), "Back At Your Door" (3:46), and "Figure It Out" (2:59).[1](https://readdork.com/album/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long) Apple Music characterizes the range of the record: "If I Never See Your Face Again", "Little of Your Time", and "Kiwi" combine insistent catchiness with a cocky attitude; "Nothing Lasts Forever" leans toward elegant R&B; "Can't Stop" fuses rock and funk; and "Better That We Break" offers bittersweet acoustic balladry.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US)
**Chart momentum preceded the album.** In late April 2007, [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) reported that "Makes Me Wonder" had become just the third song of the decade to reach the Adult Top 40 chart's top 15 in two weeks or less, a start it called promising for the band's second album, then due May 22.[5](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-04-28.pdf)
## Chart performance
In the United Kingdom the album entered the Official Albums Chart on 2 June 2007 at number 1 and held the top position for a second week on 9 June, before falling to number 4. It spent 37 consecutive weeks in the top 100 through 9 February 2008, and reappeared at number 86 in January 2009. It also peaked at number 1 on the Scottish Albums Chart and on the Official Album Downloads Chart, and reached number 48 on the end-of-year albums chart.[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long/)
## Critical reception
Rolling Stone reviewed the album in its 31 May 2007 issue, writing that the only surprising thing about *It Won't Be Soon Before Long* is its complete avoidance of a sophomore slump, and noting that while [Justin Timberlake](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-timberlake) remained subtler, nothing on the record approached the rhythmic depth of Timberlake's "My Love".[6](https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rs/maroon5-07.php) Metacritic's compiled professional review quoted a critic's summary that even where the ballads were less distinguished than the livelier tracks, they were as sharply crafted as the rest, making the album a self-stylized blockbuster that sounds as big and satisfying as intended.[7](https://www.metacritic.com/music/it-wont-be-soon-before-long)
## References
1. [It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007), Album profile, Dork](https://readdork.com/album/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long)
2. [It Won't Be Soon Before Long – Album by Maroon 5, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long/1440850452?l=en-US)
3. [IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG – MAROON 5, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/maroon-5-it-wont-be-soon-before-long/)
4. [Maroon 5 – It Won't Be Soon Before Long, germancharts.de](https://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?cat=a&interpret=Maroon+5&titel=It+Won%27t+Be+Soon+Before+Long)
5. [Billboard, 28 April 2007 issue](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-04-28.pdf)
6. [Robert Christgau: Maroon 5: It Won't Be Soon Before Long, Rolling Stone, May 31, 2007](https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rs/maroon5-07.php)
7. [It Won't Be Soon Before Long by Maroon 5, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/it-wont-be-soon-before-long)
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