"Moves Like Jagger" was a first for Maroon 5, and it might not be what you'd expect. Per NPR, the song was the first time Adam Levine looked to other songwriters outside of the band for help. "What I've learned from the recent few months is that it's okay to collaborate," Levine recalled. "I was always kind of staunchly opposed to it in the past, I think almost to a fault. I think I've got a lot to offer as a songwriter, but everybody hits a wall."
Levine told the outlet that the titular "Jagger" was, in fact, Rolling Stones icon Mick Jagger. "Only Jagger has the moves like Jagger," Levine noted, citing the frontman's particular swagger onstage. "That being said, if there was ever someone to aspire to ... I don't think anyone could claim to have the moves like James Brown, or the moves like Michael Jackson, or the moves like Prince."
He added, "There's something about the way [Jagger] moves that is uniquely his own and hard to imitate, but also accessible and silly and fun, and not taking itself too seriously." Now that we have all the origin pieces in place, what does the pop-rock dance anthem actually mean? Here's a closer look at those sassy lyrics.
