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Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aquilera

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Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aquilera

Why we feature this artist Moves Like Jagger and the guest who changes its final stretch Moves Like Jagger is the 2011 Maroon 5 recording featuring Christina Aguilera. The Aquilera spelling in the short credit refers to that same singer, whose guest passage br…

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disco, electropop, dance-pop

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Why we feature this artist

Moves Like Jagger and the guest who changes its final stretch

Moves Like Jagger is the 2011 Maroon 5 recording featuring Christina Aguilera. The Aquilera spelling in the short credit refers to that same singer, whose guest passage brings a stronger vocal projection into the band’s sharply defined pop groove. Adam Levine’s lead remains the song’s principal point of return.

The original featured recording

The original Interscope recording and Universal credits preserve the band performance, the production team and Aguilera’s featured role. Her entrance is a specific part of the song’s arrangement, offering a change of vocal personality after the central hook has already been established.

The track is especially economical about recognition. Its recurring instrumental and sung ideas make the structure easy to follow, leaving the guest free to add another kind of intensity.

The shared single context

The complete Moves Like Jagger editorial profile follows the recording’s original creative roles and release history. The shorter credit preserves that same collaboration, where a late change of voice can refresh a familiar groove without requiring the song to abandon its original character.

Essential releases

2011

Moves Like Jagger

Sources and further reading

Interscope: original featured studio recording

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Universal: original band and production credits

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YGEN: full Moves Like Jagger editorial profile

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