The song received a mixed reception from music critics. Some criticized Levine's vocals and called it a filler among the dance-oriented tracks on the album, while others felt a Coldplay inspiration in the end of the chorus. The song has charted in many countries, even reaching number 5 in South Korea before releasing, and after it was released, reaching the top-twenty in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. It is being performed on the Overexposed Tour.

 Lyrics
 "Daylight"

 Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon
 Why am I holding on?
 We knew this day would come, we knew it all along
 How did it come so fast?

 This is our last night but it's late
 And I'm trying not to sleep
 Cause I know, when I wake, I will have to slip away

 And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
 But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
 Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
 But tonight I need to hold you so close

 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah
 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

 Here I am staring at your perfection
 In my arms, so beautiful
 The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out
 Somebody slow it down

 This is way too hard, cause I know
 When the sun comes up, I will leave
 This is my last glance that will soon be memory

 And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
 But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
 Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
 But tonight I need to hold you so close

 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah
 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

 I never wanted to stop because I don't wanna start all over, start all over,
 I was afraid of the dark but now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want

 And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
 But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
 Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
 But tonight I need to hold you so close

 And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
 But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
 Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
 But tonight I need to hold you so close

 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah
 Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah
 Oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah)
 Oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah!