Ibhendi yaseCalifornian Maroon 5 iya kukhupha kwiiveki ezimbalwa icwecwe lakhe elitsha, 'V', eyesihlanu kwi-discography yakhe, eya kukhutshwa kwiminyaka emibini emva kokukhululwa kwe-'Overexposed 'eyimpumelelo. Kwiintsuku zamva nje, uJames Valentine, isiginci sebhendi, uqhube udliwanondlebe olukhethekileyo kwimagazini yeBillboard, apho watyhila iinkcukacha ezithile malunga nomsebenzi omtsha. UValentine uye waqinisekisa ukuba iqela ngokwenyani aliwuyekanga umsebenzi walo phakathi kokukhuthaza kunye nokusasazwa kwe-'Overeexposed' kunye nokuqala kokuveliswa kwe-'V' entsha. Kulo mbono, eyokuqala engatshatanga kwicwecwe elitsha, 'Iimephu', inokuthathwa ngokungathi sisisi sesihlanu sosasazo lwemveliso ka-2012, kunye nesingqi somsebenzi abathe basigcina kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo.
UJames Valentine uphendule kwiBillboard: "Uninzi lwabalandeli bethu bangathanda ukuba sikhuphe icwecwe elinje nge 'Iingoma ezimalunga noJane' […], ndilindele ukuba eli cwecwe alikho lolo hlobo". Umdlali wegitala uqinisekisile ukuba ukuphazamiseka kwendlela yexesha elidlulileyo kubangelwa iimpembelelo ezigcinwayo ngoku iqela laseCalifornian.
UValentine uchaza ukuba ibhendi ibifuna ukunxulumana noko kwenzekayo kunomathotholo. Nangona ngeli xesha inkqubo yokuvelisa i-albhamu yayicotha, ekubeni imvumi yeqela, u-Adam Levine, esebenza kwiLizwi, iziphumo eziphunyeziweyo zazisanelisayo. UValentine udize ukuba umbhali weengoma ophumeleleyo waseOstreliya uSia Furler usebenzisane kwicwecwe ngengoma ethi 'Intliziyo yam ivulekile', equka nemvumi edumileyo uGwen Stefani. UValentine uchaze uSia njengo "Oyena mqambi wepop uqaqambileyo okwangoku", kwaye waqinisekisa ukuba "Bekumnandi ukusebenza naye". Icwecwe elitsha 'V' Iza kuthengiswa nge-2 kaSeptemba ezayo.