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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Max Martin
Programming
Mdl
Programming
Adam Levine
Lead Vocals
Brie Larson
Vocals
James Valentine
Lead Guitar
Matt Flynn
Drums
Michael Allen Madden
Bass Guitar
PJ Morton
Keyboards
Samm
Background Vocals
Savannah Buffett
Vocals
Shellback
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Max Martin
Songwriter
Sam Martin
Songwriter
Mason Levy
Songwriter
Adam Levine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Max Martin
Producer
Adam Levine
Producer
Mdl
Producer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Eric Eylands
Assistant Engineer
Noah Passovoy
Engineer
Phil Seaford
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here I am waitin'
I'll have to leave soon
Why am I holdin' on?
We knew this day would come
We knew it all along
How did it come so fast?
[PreChorus]
This is our last night, but it's late
And I'm tryin' not to sleep
'Cause I know, when I wake
I will have to slip away
[Chorus]
And when the daylight comes, I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight, we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
[Chorus]
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Here I am staring
At your perfection
In my arms, so beautiful
The sky is getting bright
The stars are burnin' out
Somebody slow it down
[PreChorus]
This is way too hard
'Cause I know, when the sun comes up
I will leave, this is my last glance
That will soon be memory
[Chorus]
And when the daylight comes, I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight, we'll be on our own
But tonight, I need to hold you so close
[Chorus]
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
[Bridge]
I never want it to stop
Because I don't wanna start all over, start all over
I was afraid of the dark
But now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want
[Chorus]
And when the daylight comes, I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight, we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
[Chorus]
And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight, we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
[Chorus]
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh, ooh-whoa-oh
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
[Outro]
Ooh-whoa-oh (Yeah)
Ooh-whoa-oh (Yeah)
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Yeah, yeah)
Ooh-whoa-oh (Yeah)
Ooh-whoa-oh (Yeah)
Ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Written by: Adam Noah Levine, Mason Levy, Max Martin, Sam Martin