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{{Infobox song
| name = My Heart Is Open
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[Maroon 5]] featuring [[Gwen Stefani]]
| album = [[V (Maroon 5 album)|V]]
| format =
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=57}}
| label = {{flat list|
*222
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| writer = {{flat list|
*[[Adam Levine]]
*[[Benny Blanco|Benjamin Levin]]
*[[Sia Furler]]
*[[Rodney Jerkins]]
*[[Andre Lindal]]
}}
| producer = {{flat list|
*[[Benny Blanco]]
*[[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]]
*Andre Lindal
*Adam Levine
}}
}}


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"'''My Heart Is Open'''" is a song recorded by [[Maroon 5]] for their fifth studio album, ''[[V (Maroon 5 album)|V]]'' (2014). The song features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter [[Gwen Stefani]]. It is the eleventh and closing track from the album.

== Background and composition ==
[[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]], the guitarist for Maroon 5, stated "it's cool for all of us to have [Stefani] on the record, and Adam won't shut up about how cool she is as a person." Valentine also told ''Billboard'' that Stefani's band [[No Doubt]] influenced the early incarnation of Maroon 5, [[Kara's Flowers]].

"My Heart Is Open" was written and produced by [[Adam Levine]], [[Benny Blanco]], [[Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]], and [[Andre Lindal]], with additional writing from [[Sia Furler|Sia]]. Musically, "My Heart Is Open" is a [[piano ballad]] and contains many elements of general pop music. Chris Payne of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine describes the song as "an emotional piano ballad clearly crafted for Adult Contemporary radio domination."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Hear Maroon 5's Gwen Stefani Collaboration 'My Heart Is Open'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6236458/maroon-5-gwen-stefani-my-heart-is-open|publisher=[[Billboard Magazine]]|accessdate=16 January 2015|date=29 August 2014}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
Upon release, "My Heart Is Open" received generally favorable reviews from [[Music journalism|contemporary music critics]]. Marissa G. Muller of [[Radio.com]], called the song "the perfect closer. It's a slow-burning song, as Maroon 5 have been known to make".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muller|first1=Marissa G.|title=Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani Duet on New Song 'My Heart is Open': Listen|url=http://radio.com/2014/08/29/maroon-5-my-heart-is-open-gwen-stefani-v/|publisher=[[Radio.com]]|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref>

== Live performances ==
Levine and Stefani performed the song for the first time at the [[57th Grammy Awards]] on February 8, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|title=Watch Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani Duet at the Grammys|url=http://time.com/3700361/grammys-2015-adam-levine-gwen-stefani/|publisher=[[TIME Magazine]]|accessdate=9 February 2015|date=8 February 2015}}</ref> The song is also included on the set list for the band's [[Maroon V Tour]].

== Track listing ==
*'''Digital download'''
# "My Heart Is Open"&nbsp;– 3:57

== Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (2015)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{singlechart|Canada|94|artist=Maroon 5|song=My Heart Is Open|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 21, 2015|refname="canada"}}
|-
! scope="row"| South Korea International Chart ([[Gaon Digital Chart|Gaon]])<ref name="skic2">{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2015&targetTime=07&nationGbn=E |title=Gaon Chart |publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]] |accessdate=February 22, 2015 |language=Korean}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|7|artist=Maroon 5|song=My Heart Is Open|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 21, 2015|refname="billboard"}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Pop Digital Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="popdigital">{{cite web|title=Chart Search|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=6&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AGwen%20Stefani&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Gwen%20Stefani|publisher=[[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Pop Digital Songs]] for Gwen Stefani|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>
| 33
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Maroon 5}}
{{Gwen Stefani songs}}

[[Category:2014 songs]]
[[Category:Gwen Stefani songs]]
[[Category:Maroon 5 songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco]]
[[Category:Songs written by Adam Levine]]
[[Category:Songs written by Benny Blanco]]
[[Category:Songs written by Sia (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rodney Jerkins]]
[[Category:Songs written by Andre Lindal]]
[[Category:Pop ballads]]
[[Category:2010s ballads]]
[[Category:Torch songs]]

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