"
Payphone" is a song performed by American
pop rock band
Maroon 5 featuring American rapper
Wiz Khalifa. The song was released on April 17, 2012, as the lead single from their fourth studio album,
Overexposed (2012). The song was written by
Adam Levine,
Benny Blanco,
Ammar Malik,
Robopop,
Shellback and Khalifa and produced by Blanco and Shellback. The song is a
pop ballad and describes about a romance that ended abruptly. It has received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the catchy melody and named it "a radio success", but some others dismissed its title and Khalifa's appearance.