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Adam Levine Reacts to Mick Jagger Dancing to Maroon 5 Hit “Moves Like Jagger”: “Really Surreal”

Carly Thomas
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Adam Levine is sharing his reaction to seeing Mick Jagger dancing to Maroon 5’s hit 2011 song “Moves Like Jagger.”

The Maroon 5 frontman made a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he said it was “really surreal” seeing the video that Jagger posted on Instagram in March.

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“It’s just one of those things you’re like, ‘Oh my, like how is this possible? What is happening? It’s bizarre,'” Levine said.

In the social media video, The Rolling Stones lead singer appeared to be at a bar or restaurant when a band started to play a cover of “Moves Like Jagger,” leading the legendary musician to groove to the tunes. “Moves like who,” Jagger captioned the post, crediting the band named Splash for their rendition of the track.

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“I’ve never wanted to be the bar band covering it more in my life than that moment,” Levine told host Jimmy Fallon. “So awesome. Like the coolest thing.”

The former Voice judge added that he was surprised not more people sent him the video. “I think it was one of those, like, everybody thought that everyone had already sent it to me thing…. My mom and, like, one of my friends sent me the video,” Levine said. “I was shocked not more people sent it to me.”

The “Memories” singer later revealed some details about the original “Moves Like Jagger” song, saying that it was supposed to be for a female artist to perform because the hook was “he got the moves like Jagger.”

“I was the only idiot crazy enough to say, ‘What if I say I have the moves like Jagger?'” Levine explained. “And they’re like, ‘Are you sure you want to do that?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, why not? Fuck it.'”

The singer added that he feels the song became such a success — it remained No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks following its release — because “it’s a confidence thing. It’s a swag thing. You know? He’s [Jagger] the man.”

Maroon 5 is set to return to Las Vegas on May 17 for 16 additional shows of their residency at Park MGM.

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