10 Songs That Don't Mean What You Think

5. Harder To Breathe (Maroon 5)

What You Think It Means: Listened to in its entirety, Maroon 5's 'Songs About Jane' album is a retrospective, love-sick look at what went wrong during singer Adam Levine's relationship with a girl called Jane. As a centrepiece hit, 'Harder To Breathe' examines the struggles of getting over jilted love and moving on with one's life.

What It's Actually About: Big-wig record producers and the pressure they put on bands to churn out hit after hit.

Yep, Levine wasn't lamenting the ashes of a heart burned by the fires of post-relationship stress. Instead, he and his bandmates were p*ssed off at execs from Octone and J Records who wouldn't stop badgering them for yet another song on their already-11-track album. 12 was the magic number, according to the label.

'Harder To Breathe' is the result of that. Levine is actually now happy Octone and J heaped the pressure on, because the song became a mega-hit for the band. Still, he wasn't happy at the time. In fact, he wanted to punch a wall with frustration.

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