[5] He stated that it originally "sounded more Fleetwood Mac-influenced", but as frontman Adam Levine started adding more harmonies, it took on more of a country feel.
[6] After the song was complete, the band realized it would work well as a duet, and so contacted Lady Antebellum to feature on it.
According to Carmichael, they specifically were chosen because "Lady Antebellum are kind of like the equivalent of our band in the country world".
[7] On the song Levine stated "Mutt helped me orchestrate some higher harmony things that sounded like they could be from a female,.
It shows the woman cleaning a bloody wound and removing a bullet from the man's chest, after which she gets up to leave, but instead grabs her revolver and shoots him.