Ibhendi yaseCalifornian Maroon 5 uzokhipha emasontweni ambalwa i-albhamu yakhe entsha, 'V', eyesihlanu ye-discography yakhe, ezokhishwa eminyakeni emibili ngemuva kokukhululwa kwe-'Overexposed' eyimpumelelo. Ezinsukwini zakamuva, uJames Valentine, isigingci saleli qembu, wenze inhlolokhono ekhethekile yephephabhuku iBillboard, lapho eveze khona imininingwane ethile ngomsebenzi omusha. U-Valentine uqinisekise ukuthi iqembu empeleni alizange liwumise umsebenzi walo phakathi kokuphromotha nokusatshalaliswa kwe-'Overexposed' kanye nokuqala kokukhiqizwa kwe-'V' entsha. Kulo mbono, ingoma yokuqala ephuma ku-albhamu entsha, 'Amamephu', empeleni ingathathwa njengokungathi iyingxenye yesihlanu yokusakaza yokukhiqiza ka-2012, ngesigqi somsebenzi abasigcinile eminyakeni emibili edlule.
UJames Valentine Impendulo ivela ku- Billboard: "Abalandeli bethu abaningi bangathanda ukuthi sikhiphe i-albhamu efana nethi 'Izingoma Eziphathelene NoJane' […], ngilindele ukuthi le albhamu akuyona yalolo hlobo". Umshayi wesigingci uqinisekise ukuthi ukuphazamiseka kwesitayela sesikhathi esedlule kungenxa yamathonya iqembu laseCalifornian eliwagcinayo njengamanje.
UValentine uchaza ukuthi leli qembu selifuna ukuhambisana nalokhu okwenzeka emsakazweni. Nakuba kulokhu inqubo yokukhiqiza i-albhamu yayihamba kancane, njengoba umculi weqembu, u-Adam Levine esebenza ku-The Voice, imiphumela eyatholwa yayigculisa. U-Valentine uveze ukuthi umdidiyeli wezingoma wase-Australia ophumelele uSia Furler ubambisene ku-albhamu ngengoma ethi 'Inhliziyo Yami Ivulekile', ehlanganisa nomculi odumile uGwen Stefani. U-Valentine uchaze uSia ngokuthi "Umbhali wengoma we-pop ohlakaniphe kunabo bonke okwamanje", futhi wakuqinisekisa lokho "Bekumnandi ukusebenza naye". I-albhamu entsha 'V' Izoqala ukudayiswa ngoSepthemba 2 ozayo.