 In the same interview , Levine explained that " Talking to the Moon " took a long time to record , while he , Mars , and Lawrence decided which drums to use . As a result , the song was arranged and produced " in four different ways " . When the team started composing the track , they " only had the first verse and the horns " . However their gut told them they were onto something . At one point the team : " had three different bridges and [ they ] spent a lot of time trying to find out which one was the best " . Jeff Bhasker also collaborated on the track 's composition . " Talking to the Moon " was the first song written for Mars ' debut release once the three of them finished working with other artists and focused on the EP . 
