The music video was heavily panned by critics and has been condemned for dehumanizing women and glamorizing violence. The final scenes feature Levine and Prinsloo as obsessed lovers kissing-whilst disrobed and covered in fake blood. After an erotic dream, Levine wakes up in a shock and returns to stalking Prinsloo by standing outside her apartment in the rain watching in a dazed state, leading to the similar opening. Eventually, Levine is left with no luck, so he goes back to fantasizing about the girl. Though Prinsloo is amused by Levine and his interest in her, she spends the evening talking to her girlfriends instead. One evening, Levine follows the woman into a nightclub, where he tries to talk to her. Intercut with this are scenes of a shirtless Levine dripping in fake blood, singing the song inside a meat locker and using animal carcasses for punching bags (referencing to Rocky). He also watches the woman in her sleep and takes numerous photos of Prinsloo which he later trims and places on wires around a dark room.
After she leaves, an infatuated Levine begins to stalk the woman by following her in the streets and standing outside her apartment in the pouring rain to watch her. The video starts with a woman entering a slaughterhouse, where Levine's character works. The other musicians of Maroon 5 (including their touring member, Sam Farrar, who appeared in a music video of the band for the very first time) also make an appearance - they are seen playing at a nightclub in some scenes of the video. Directed by Samuel Bayer, the video features Adam Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo who portrays the woman. The music video was released on Septemon Vevo. Rolling Stone ranked 'Animals' at number 32 on its year-end list of the 50 best songs of 2014. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 giving Maroon 5 their tenth top 10 single in the U.S. Cole and another remix features Big Boi, both written and produced by Freaky Ta, DCBC, and Aftermath artist Me3mo (Sameem Nadeem). It was written by Adam Levine, Benny Blanco and Shellback the latter is also the producer. It was released on August 22, 2014, as the second single from the band's fifth studio album V (2014). ' Animals' is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5.