Track Description Available in: "Animals" is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5, which is the second official single from the bands fifth album, V. It was written by Adam Levine, Benny Blanco, and Shellback; the latter is also the producer. The lyric video for the song was released on August 22, 2014 on Vevo. A snippet of "Animals" was featured in a Kia Soul commercial, published on August 21, 2014. For a limited time after the commercial premiered, the song was available for free download on the Kia website.