Began teasing fifth studio album

The group began teasing their fifth studio album in the summer of 2014, before heading out to Heber, Arizona to write the album. It was recorded at Joshua Tree and was produced by Colby Wedgeworth. On January 6, 2015, the group revealed that their new album was titled American Candy , and was released on March 31, 2015. The first single from the album, “English Girls”, dropped on February 10, 2015. The second single from the album, “Miles Away” was released on March 10, 2015. The song debuted at #16 on the iTunes Alternative Chart on March 10, 2015. “Same Suit, Different Tie” was released via SoundCloud the day before the album was set to release. To help promote the release, The Maine hosted “24 Hours of American Candy”, where they live streamed their activities on the release day of American Candy . The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 and sold 15,000 copies first week.