It was announced on March 8^th 2012 that Jesse Carmichael would take a break from the band for an undetermined amount of time to focus on his studies of music and “spiritual healing”. PJ Morton has played with the band in concerts and other live performances since 2010 and is temporarily replacing Jesse Carmichael. He has currently taken a longer break from performing with the band. This was officially confirmed by the group in March 2012. 8^th march. They continued to work on their fourth studio album with the help of their tour member Morton.

In 2011, Maroon 5 recorded a song for The Hunger Games soundtrack. (The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond) called “Come Away To The Water” (feat. Rozzi Crane). It was released on March 19^th in the UK.

Maroon 5 announced on March 26^th 2012 through their official website and a Rolling Stone article that their fourth album will be overexposed and will be released on June 26^th 2012.

Maroon 5 premiered their song Payphone as the first single from the album on The Voice. The second single ‘One More Night’ was released on June 19^th 2012. They introduced the newest addition in the group to the audience at the start of their Overexposed World Tour in South America: Sam Farrar from the band Phantom Planet on guitars, backing vocals, turntables and providing other special effects. He co-wrote and co-produced a few of their songs on Hands All Over and Overexposed. During a show in Argentina on August 31^st 2012, Farrar filled in for Mickey Madden on the bass guitar for the very first time. They have announced that the third single from Overexposed is going to be “Daylight”. They have launched a video project called “The Daylight Project” to promote the song.

Maroon 5 announced on July 5^th 2012 that they had begun work on a fifth studio album. It will be a close follow-up to their fourth album Overexposed.