"Must Get Out" Is A Song By American Band Maroon 5 From Their Debut Album Songs About Jane 2002 . Written By The Band Members Adam Levine And Jesse Carmichael And Produced By Matt Wallace The Song Was Released As The Fifth And Final Single From The Album On April 5 2005. A Downtempo Song "Must Get Out" Has A "dreamy" Lyrical Story About A Tough Period Of A Relationship. The Song Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Music Critics Who Praised Levine's Vocals And The Song's Hook Considering It A Highlight On The Album. "Must Get Out" Charted Inside The Top-Ten In Netherlands While Reaching The Top-Forty In Other Three Territories Including The United Kingdom – Where It Became The Band's Fifth Top-Forty Hit. The Song Was Written In The Key Of G Major And Set In A Common Time With A Tempo Of 96 Beats Per Minute. Levine's Vocals On The Song Range From The Low-Note Of G3 To The High Note Of B4. The Band's Guitarist James Valentine Explained That The Downtempo Song Emulates Andy Summers And The Police. Lyrically "Must Get Out" Expresses A Tough Period Of A Relationship With A Dreamy Lyrical Story Where The Band "offers Up Clever Imagery With 'I've Been The Needle And Thread/Weaving Figures Eights And Circles ‘round Your Head' And Frank Confessions To Today's Problems 'The City's Made Us Crazy And We Must Get Out'."