"What Lovers Do" is a song by the American band Maroon 5 featuring singer SZA. It was released on August 30, 2017, as the third single from Maroon 5's sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues (2017)
. The song is a dance-pop track running about 3 minutes and 16 seconds, written by Adam Levine, Starrah, Jason Evigan, Solána Imani Rowe (SZA), and others, and produced by Evigan, Ben Billions, Sam Farrar, and Noah Passovoy
. Lyrically, the song explores themes of love and desire, with repeated lines like "Tell me if you love me or not" and "Tryna do what lovers do," expressing a longing for clarity and connection in a romantic relationship
. The chorus emphasizes the wish to engage in the natural actions and emotions that lovers share. The music video features playful and imaginative scenes of Adam Levine and SZA chasing each other through various landscapes and culminates in a fantastical sequence in Las Vegas
. The song achieved commercial success, reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning double platinum certification in the U.S.
. In summary, "What Lovers Do" is a catchy, upbeat song about the complexities and desires of romantic relationships, highlighting the actions and feelings that define what lovers do
