Maroon 5 had five years to prepare for the threat of a sophomore slump.

The band released their debut album, “Songs About Jane,” in 2002. It took two years before the first single “Hard to Breathe” made a dent on the charts. When more hits kept coming, they kept touring and didn’t release another album until earlier this year.

So was the second album, “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long,” a victim of the sophomore jinx? You be the judge.

The first single, “Makes Me Wonder,” became the band’s first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single, “Wake Up Call,” became a top 10 song around the world. As for the album itself – it debuted at No. 1 on Billboard selling almost half a million copies in its first week, and it’s still charting high after half a year.

Maroon 5 spent some time chatting with andPOP during a recent tour stop in Toronto.






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