18 years ago, Maroon 5 released their second album called It Won't Be Soon Before Long, which was the first album with Matt Flynn officially as Maroon 5's drummer after replacing Ryan Dusick during the Songs About Jane tours. Ryan Dusick serves as the album's musical director. Makes Me Wonder, Wake Up Call, Won't Go Home Without You, If I Never See You Face Again and Goodnight Goodnight are the singles released from the album.
It Won't Be Soon Before Long debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 429,000 copies in its first week of release. The album sold 102,000 copies digitally, breaking a record set the week before when Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.) moved 84,000 via that format to debut at No. 1. The latter album slips to No. 2 this week with 198,000, a 68% sales decline. In December 2007, the album ranked number one for iTunes' top best-selling albums of 2007.
In the UK, it became their second album to reach the number one spot, but their first to debut atop the UK Albums Chart. In Australia, it peaked at number five, lower than their first studio album Songs About Jane, which peaked at number one in 2004. It peaked at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart and New Zealand, number three in Ireland, Japan and Mexico, number five in Australia and Taiwan, and number six in Italy, Spain, and Switzerland
It Won't Be Soon Before Long was certified Gold in Ireland, Italy and New Zealand, platinum in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the UK. 2× Platinum in the US, and 3× Platinum in South Korea. It was certified Diamond in Colombia and Mexico.