Help Me Out

"Help Me Out" is a song by American band Maroon 5 and American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels. The song was released on October 6, 2017,[2] as the first promotional single from the band's sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017), also as included the sixth track on the record.

"Help Me Out"
Promotional single by Maroon 5 and Julia Michaels
from the album Red Pill Blues
Released	October 6, 2017
Recorded	July – August 2017
Studio	Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	3:13
Label	222 Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Adam Levine Thomas Wesley Pentz Henry Agincourt Allen Julia Michaels Justin Tranter
Producer(s)	Diplo King Henry
Maroon 5 promotional singles chronology
"It Was Always You" (2014) "Help Me Out" (2017) "Whiskey" (2017)
Lyric video
"Help Me Out" on YouTube

Composition

"Help Me Out" is a length of 3 minutes and 13 seconds. It was written and composed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Julia Michaels, Thomas Wesley Pentz, King Henry and Justin Tranter. It was produced by Diplo and King Henry with Sam Farrar and Noah Passovoy as co-producers.

Lyric video

On October 23, 2017, a lyric video was released on the band's official YouTube channel. It features the words flashing across the screen in neon lights.[3] As of May 2020, the lyric video has surpassed 11 million views on YouTube.[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Help Me Out" (with Julia Michaels)	3:13

Personnel

Maroon 5

• Adam Levine – lead and backing vocals, songwriter
• Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mickey Madden – bass
• James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Flynn – electronic drums, percussion
• PJ Morton – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Sam Farrar – additional instrumentation, co-producer

Additional personnel

• Julia Michaels – featured artist, songwriter
• Diplo – songwriter, production
• King Henry – songwriter, production
• Justin Tranter – songwriter
• Noah Passovoy – co-producer

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	83
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	80
Croatia (HRT)[8]	99
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9]	58
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	86
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[11]	3
Portugal (AFP)[12]	73
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13]	70
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[14]	7
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16]	18
Venezuela Pop General (Record Report)[17]	41
Venezuela Rock General (Record Report)[17]	10
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[18]	22

References

1. "When Two Amazing Artists Collide: Julia Michaels And Maroon 5's New Single, "Help Me Out"". Medium. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
2. Wass, Mike (October 6, 2017). "Maroon 5 Teams Up With Julia Michaels On Moody Bop "Help Me Out"". Idolator. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
3. Armstrong, Megan (October 23, 2017). "Maroon 5 Shares Neon Lyric Video For Julia Michaels Collaboration, 'Help Me Out'". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
4. "Maroon 5 – Help Me Out (Lyric Video) ft. Julia Michaels". YouTube.
5. Red Pill Blues by Maroon 5 on Apple Music, 2017-11-03, retrieved 2017-10-06
6. "ARIA Chart Watch #442". auspOp. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
7. "Maroon 5 Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
8. "Croatia ARC TOP 40". HRT. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201741 into search. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
10. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
11. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
12. "Portuguesecharts.com – Maroon 5 feat. Julia Michaels – Help Me Out". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
13. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201741 into search. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
14. "Gaon Download Chart – Issue date: 2017.07.09 – 2017.16.09". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
15. "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 13 October 2017". Retrieved October 14, 2017.
16. "Maroon 5 Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
17. "Pop Rock" (in Spanish). Record Report. November 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
18. "Anglo" (in Spanish). Record Report. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.