 In mid @-@ 2011 , Maroon 5 started working on their fourth studio album . One of the members of the band , James Valentine spoke to Billboard and revealed their plans to release their fourth studio album in early 2012 . On March 22 , 2012 , the band posted a video on YouTube featuring numerous scenes from the band in the studio , recording the album . On June 26 , 2012 , the album was released under the title Overexposed . 
