query: who wrote the song that 's what i like by bruno mars

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) "That's What I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, "24K Magic" (2016). That's What I Like" was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. The former three handled the production under the name Shampoo Press & Curl along with co-production by the latter four as The Stereotypes. Atlantic Records first serviced the track to Hot AC radio in the United States on January 30, 2017, as the second single from the album.

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Challenge" (1998) episode eleven, season thirty. In 2018, the Gucci Mane remix was used on season thirty-one of the same show, episode eight. Recording Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "24K Magic", Atlantic Records That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) "That's What I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, "24K Magic" (2016). That's What I Like" was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. The former three handled the production under the name Shampoo Press &

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) live on the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017. Mars danced synchronized with his backup singers, towards the end of the song he made a "doo-wop harmonizing" breakdown, while interacting with the women on the crowd, showing his falsetto vocals. His performance was well received by critics. Joe Lynch of "Billboard" ranked Mars' performance 11 among 20. Lynch said, "Bruno Mars is one of pop's finest showmen", he added that the singer "can make an unextraordinary song such as "That's What I Like" sound like a bona fide hit...he sang the hell out of it". Billy Nilles of

pos: The Co-Captains of Heritage Music Group, which earned five Grammy wins in 2018. Among those awards were R&B Album of The Year (Bruno Mars, "24K Magic"), Song of The Year (Bruno Mars, "That's What I Like"), and Best R&B Song of The Year (Bruno Mars, "That's What I Like"). The Co-Captains The Co-Captains are an American production team, consisting of Jovan J. Dawkins, Jevon Hill and Stanley Green Jr. They have produced songs for Travis Barker ("Sixteen"), Mario ("Music for Love") and Nelly ("U Know U Want To"). One of their most notable productions was for Ciara and Nicki Minaj's 2013 song

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) to help him finish a song for his album, to add a little "seasoning". He needed another song with a certain tempo and key. Yip sent Mars an idea that caught his attention, and he asked The Stereotypes to come to the studio. After helping Mars finish "24K Magic", the singer challenged the team to help him with a couple more songs. At this point, Mars had shown them a couple of songs, including a fully written and produced demo of "That's What I Like" that sounded like a ballad, according to Ray Romulus. However, Mars told The Stereotypes that

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) is. He's giving you a day in the life." It was the first song that Mars asked James Fauntleroy to help him write. "Versace on the Floor" was scheduled to be the second single taken from Mars' third studio album "24K Magic" (2016). However, in early January, AllAccess revelead "That's What I Like" was being sent to Top 40 radio stations as the second single. It was first sent on January 30, 2017, to Hot AC radio stations in the United States by Atlantic Records. Subsequently, the song impacted American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations via the same

pos: Sweet 7 worked with RedOne, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Fernando Garibay, up-and-coming production team the Smeezingtons (Phillip Lawrence and Bruno Mars). One of the album's tracks, "No More You", was written by Ne-Yo. Keisha Buchanan compared the song to Rihanna's "Hate That I Love You" and "Take a Bow". The group also collaborated with Sean Kingston. Sugababes also joked that "Rihanna's been like our fourth member, listening to all our songs and saying what she liked and what she didn't like." Buchanan told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat, the album has "definitely got the British feel throughout the album - we've not gone away

pos: The Lazy Song The Lazy Song "The Lazy Song" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars for his debut studio album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010). It was serviced to contemporary hit radios in the United States on February 15, 2011 as the album's third single by Atlantic and Elektra. Development of "The Lazy Song" began while Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine were hanging around the studio and didn’t feel like working. Mars wrote the song in collaboration with singer-songwriter K'naan and his production team The Smeezingtons, who also produced the track. Musically, "The Lazy Song" has been described as

pos: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) label a day later. In the United Kingdom the song was sent to Contemporary hit radio on February 24, 2017. Italian contemporary hit radio stations began adding the track onto their playlist on March 3, 2017, through Warner. On April 21, 2017, a remix package with four different versions was released worldwide. "That's What I Like" was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. Its production was handled by the former three under their alias, Shampoo Press & Curl, along with co-production by the latter four as

pos: Bruno Mars discography Bruno Mars discography American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has released three studio albums, two EPs, 25 singles (seven as a featured artist) and three promotional singles. To date, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. Six of his singles are among the best-selling singles of all time: in order of release date, "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", "The Lazy Song", "When I Was Your Man", "Uptown Funk" and "That's What I Like". As of 2018, the singer’s total single sales exceed 180 million singles worldwide. According to the Recording

pos: The Stereotypes Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, for their work on Bruno Mars' six-time platinum, #1 "Billboard" Hot 100 song "That's What I Like." The Stereotypes took over the charts in 2017 with a string of anthems from Mars' album "24K Magic" album, which swept the Grammys and took home Album of the Year and Best R&B Album. The Stereotypes' contributions to the album include production credits on "24K Magic" (which won Record of the Year) as well as co-producing and co-writing "That's What I Like" and "Finesse". The Stereotypes were also nominated for a Grammy in the category

pos: Moonshine (Bruno Mars song) went out one night, and they had actual moonshine on the menu. We drank it all night, then headed to the studio – Jeff got on keyboards, Mark starts playing electronic drums that sound like Eighties Prince and I started screaming, 'Moonshine, take us to the stars!' There were a lot of nights like that". "Moonshine" was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Jeff Bhasker and Mark Ronson. Mars, Lawrence, and Levine, Bhasker and Ronson were in charge of the production. The song was recorded by Levine, with additional engineering by Charles Moniz. The guitar was

pos: Bruno Mars discography November 2016. The album peaked within the top five in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. It spawned the internationally successful singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like" and "Finesse", with the former reaching number-one in New Zealand and "That's What I Like" topping the charts in the United States and being certified seven times platinum by RIAA. Bruno Mars discography American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has released three studio albums, two EPs, 25 singles (seven as a featured artist) and three promotional singles. To date, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of

pos: Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) to us by one of the A&R guys. Bruno and Phil came up with the chorus, and then Needlz sent us the files and we replaced a bunch of sounds with our sounds and I programmed drums in the MPC, and we wrote the rest of the song. I never met Needlz or Walton". The song was supposed to be for Lupe Fiasco but at this point, Bruno decided to keep it. "Just the Way You Are" was co-written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton and Needlz, while production was handled by the former three production-team, The Smeezingtons.

pos: Remix (I Like The) song did peak at number 38 on the Adult Top 40 chart. It also reached number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. PopCrush gave the song 3.5 stars out of five. In her review Jessica Sager wrote, "The song sounds like an adult contemporary answer to The Wanted mixed with Bruno Mars‘ ‘Locked Out of Heaven.’ It has a danceable beat like many of the British bad boys’ tracks, but is stripped down and raw enough to pass for Mars’ latest radio smash as well." Carl Williott of Idolator commended the song's chorus, but criticized its "liberal use of

pos: Bruno Mars Hawaii influenced his style, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains: "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first." Philip Lawrence, one of his music partners from The Smeezingtons, stated: "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Nevertheless, most of his music is romantic and Mars himself says: "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school". Mars possesses a three octave

pos: Willdabeast Adams to over 1,000 dancers in over a year. His most recent venture has been the company's dance studio called IMMA S p a c e. It went live on 28 February 2017 with a dance routine to That's what I like by Bruno Mars. Choreographers like Brian Friedman, Tricia Miranda, Janelle Ginestra and Phil Wright schedule classes here. Willdabeast Adams William "Willdabeast" Adams (born September 6, 1988) is a professional dancer and choreographer who specializes in hip hop dance. William "Willdabeast" Adams, who is originally from Indiana, began his more intense dance training in 2005 in cities like Indianapolis and

pos: Bruno Mars Kanye West gave his opinion regarding the MTV Video Music Awards, that were held on August 25, 2013. West said, "Bruno Mars won all the motherfucking awards and shit". He continued, "What I care about is if you’re an artist and you work hard as fuck and the streets say that you deserve that shit. Then can’t no motherfucking networks try to gas everybody up so they can sell some product with the prettiest motherfucker out". Nevertheless, on February 26, 2015, he publicly apologized to Bruno Mars on Twitter while asking him to sing a hook on a song that

pos: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) But to be honest, the trend works! And it’s certainly helped by 'Treasure's' bouncy beats". Kyle Anderson from "Entertainment Weekly" wrote "We should probably just change the name of this year from '2013' to '1978', because there are more sparkly suits and disco guitars than we know what to do with" and that "Bruno Mars has gone full-on Betamax for his new video for the track 'Treasure'. It's all there: the suits, the setting, and the bong-water video effects". Jordan Sargent of "Spin" said that Mars wasn't trying to hide the Michael Jackson influence on the video, writing "new low-def

pos: The Lazy Song like when you realise that a drum track is good, you can add other things in after that." Mars affirmed that they were trying to be "magical and historic" thus creating a track "that was better than the Beatles". Due to the frustration of not being able to do so, Mars said "Today I don't feel like doing anything at all", which according to him was an eye-opener. "The Lazy Song" was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and K'naan, while production was handled by the former three production-team, The Smeezingtons. Levine and Mars played all the instruments

pos: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) Tim Sendra of AllMusic found that the song had a "easy-going charm" of the previous album, and described it as "MJ-inspired disco jam". In a mixed review for "The Scotsman", Fiona Shepherd wrote that "Treasure" is "likeable pop funk". The song made the cut of HitFix's songs of the summer of 2013, with Katie Hasty saying that "it looks like it was culled straight out of "Soul Train"". On the ""Billboard" 20 Best Songs of 2013: Critics' Picks" list, the single was placed at number 20, writing that "Bruno Mars' throwback single...made more than a few fans smile this year."

pos: Title (Meghan Trainor album) "shopped" the song around at various record labels and offered it to numerous artists, including Beyoncé, all of whom rejected it. Trainor, however, was signed to Epic Records by chairman L.A. Reid after she performed the song for him in February 2014. Reid suggested the song's demo should remain as the final version but have additional audio mastering. "All About That Bass" was inspired by Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" (2010) and The Chordettes' "Lollipop" (1958). When "Time"s Nolan Feeney asked Trainor what she wanted listeners to hear on "Title", Trainor said, "I want to help myself. I

pos: Dirty Work (Austin Mahone song) featuring Blouson Chiemi was released on iTunes on June 8, 2017. "Dirty Work" is a "bouncy, funky jam" that Mahone describes as having "a Bruno Mars / "Uptown Funk" type of vibe." The song received positive reviews. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" called it Mahone's "best and most ambitious single to date". Mike Wass of Idolator called it a 'retro-leaning banger' and likened it to hits by Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake, while Fuse's Jeff Benjamin wrote "At times the guitars sound a bit like the ones in Michael Jackson's "Black or White." The music video for "Dirty Work" was filmed

pos: SJ (singer) of the song, "Lo Mejor De Mi," won first place in the International Songwriting Competition in the Latin category. In March 2011, "I Like You" reached the top 10 of "FMQB"s adult contemporary chart alongside acts like Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and Train. In May 2011, he released his first commercial studio-recorded EP, "Coffee", featuring the songs "I Like You," "Let Me Be," "Coffee," and others. Later in 2011, Sirius XM's The Coffee House station nominated SJ for the "Discovery of the Year" award, and his song, "Coffee," won a Hollywood Music & Media Award. In July 2012, it was

pos: Nothin' on You and a "slow, lulling song that sounds like it was recorded in the midst of a drab winter, and I'll take Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno over Bruno Mars." "Pitchfork"s senior editor, Jayson Greene shared the same opinion, dubbing it as a low moment on the album and criticized Mars' crooning as it sounded like an "air-conditioned sub-Coldplay". "Nothin' on You" was name one of the 100 best summer songs in a list compiled in 2010 by "The Daily Telegraph". Becky Bain of Idolator, when comparing B.o.B's and Lupe Fiasco's versions of "Nothin' on You", noticed the lack of "audacious and

pos: All I Ask (Adele song) All I Ask (Adele song) "All I Ask" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Adele for her third studio album "25" (2015). The song was written by Adele, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown, while production of the track was handled by The Smeezingtons, a songwriting and record producing trio, consisting of Mars, Lawrence, and Ari Levine. According to "Slate"s Forrest Wickman, the song lyrically discusses the singer looking for one last night with a lover, before they go their separate ways. "All I Ask" peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and

pos: All I Ask (Adele song) liner notes of "25" Locations Personnel All I Ask (Adele song) "All I Ask" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Adele for her third studio album "25" (2015). The song was written by Adele, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown, while production of the track was handled by The Smeezingtons, a songwriting and record producing trio, consisting of Mars, Lawrence, and Ari Levine. According to "Slate"s Forrest Wickman, the song lyrically discusses the singer looking for one last night with a lover, before they go their separate ways. "All I Ask" peaked at number 41

pos: When I Was Your Man When I Was Your Man "When I Was Your Man" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his second studio album, "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012). Atlantic Records released the song as the third promotional single and as the second official single, taken from the album, to mainstream radio in the United States on January 15, 2013. "When I Was Your Man" was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt; with Mars, Lawrence and Levine credited for composing the song as well. The pop song is an emotional piano ballad with lyrics describing

pos: 24K Magic (song) 24K Magic (song) "24K Magic" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album of the same name (2016). Atlantic Records released it as the album's lead single on October 7, 2016, for digital download and streaming. Atlantic provided it as an instant grat track for those who pre-ordered the album. Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown wrote the single. Calling themselves Shampoo Press & Curl the three of them handled production, with additional production by The Stereotypes. "24K Magic" has been described as a funk, disco and contemporary R&B song, heavily influenced by

pos: B.o.B / I'll crash that fucking airplane that that faggot nigga B.o.B is in / And stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn esophagus / And won't stop until the cops come in". In response, on March 25, B.o.B released "No Future" a song in which he takes aim at the hip hop collective and their leader. In June 2011, it was revealed that B.o.B was featured and produced a song on Tech N9ne's twelfth studio album, "All 6's and 7's". The track, titled "Am I a Psycho?" features rapper Hopsin as well, who also seems to have issues with Tyler, the

pos: 24K Magic (song) from the liner notes of "24K Magic", Atlantic Records 24K Magic (song) "24K Magic" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album of the same name (2016). Atlantic Records released it as the album's lead single on October 7, 2016, for digital download and streaming. Atlantic provided it as an instant grat track for those who pre-ordered the album. Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown wrote the single. Calling themselves Shampoo Press & Curl the three of them handled production, with additional production by The Stereotypes. "24K Magic" has been described as a

pos: Moonshine (Bruno Mars song) Moonshine (Bruno Mars song) "Moonshine" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars for his second studio album "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012). It was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Jeff Bhasker and Mark Ronson who also served as its producer along with the former three, under their alias, The Smeezingtons, and Bhasker. "Moonshine" is a midtempo pop, power pop and R&B record. In addition to be heavily influenced by quiet storm and dance-pop styles, as well as, presenting a "disco groove". Development of "Moonshine" began while Mars, Ronson and Bhasker "went out one night" and

pos: Get Sexy Later, on 27 September 2013, Keisha Buchanan said of the Bruno Mars penned song that, "I just didn't feel like that was a representation of who we were as a band but we didn't, at that point, have a lot of say." However, "It was amazing working with Bruno, and we'd love to work with him in this line-up" "Get Sexy" was digitally released on 30 August 2009, while the CD single was made available the following day. During the single release interval between the release of "Get Sexy" and "About a Girl", Buchanan controversially left the group. As a

pos: Right Round to fellatio. Bruno Mars, co-writer of the song confirmed in an interview with "Entertainment Weekly" that the song's chorus was referring to oral sex. Philip Lawrence, also co-writer, confessed the song was "almost something we had accidentally written in the car one night just hanging out." It was him, Bruno Mars, and Aaron Bay-Schuck. Bay-Schuck was playing to Bruno and Philip some tracks and wanted to come up with something big for Flo Rida, and they were just throwing out 80's ideas. The song's sexual themes have been compared to those of "If U Seek Amy" (2009) by Britney Spears.

pos: 24K Magic (song) that we had the content to do so." Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown wrote "24K Magic". They handled the production under the name Shampoo Press & Curl with additional production by The Stereotypes. Mars, Lawrence, Brown and James Fauntleroy provided the background vocals. Dave Foreman played the guitar, while Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers and Mars provided the vocals on the talk box. Charles Moniz, with engineering assistant Jacob Dennis, engineered and recorded the song at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank. Serban Ghenea and John Hanes, who served as the mix engineer, mixed "24K Magic" at MixStar Studios

pos: Lazarus (Travie McCoy album) depression. "Superbad (11:34)" is about McCoy's experiences on the road, considering the song to be his "theme song". Bruno Mars came up with the lyrical concept for "Billionare" during a trip to London in which he was given £250 ($350) by his record label to spend for 11 days. He found the amount of money to be insufficient, and explained "We were like, 'Is this the biggest mistake we've ever made? We thought we were broke in California; what are we going to do here?' So we've got no money, and I'm walking the streets and came up with, 'I

pos: Dangerous Woman critic credited as "K.A", who described the song as a "throwback trifle, which casts Grande as a lady Bruno Mars." "Leave Me Lonely" features guest appearance from Macy Gray, musically is an R&B track with soul influences. Describing the song, Brittany Spanos from "Rolling Stone" wrote, "if you combined these songs with similarly retro material from her debut record ("Honeymoon Avenue,'" "Tattooed Heart") you could probably make a good case for Grande as a rock-friendly voice that could be critically adored like "Adele" or "Amy Winehouse"." "Everyday" featuring rapper Future, is a woozy electropop and trap song. The music is

pos: Retro style Smurfs". There was also an "I Love the '90s" series that was released in the mid-2000s. The "Teen Titans Go!" episode "40% 40% 20%" has a song titled "The Night Begins to Shine", which is made in the style of the 1980s. 1980s-influenced songs include "Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon, "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. Also, new jack swing came back in style in early 2018 with "Finesse" by Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. The 2010s have also seen a revival of the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s, overlapping

pos: Radio edit got me suicidal" to "in denial". The whole chorus of Cee Lo Green's "Fuck You" substituted the word "Fuck" with "Forget", thus changing the title to "Forget You" on the radio edit. In Bruno Mars' song "That's What I Like", as played on "The Steve Harvey Morning Show", "You and your ass invited" is replaced by an instrumental version; the same occurs in the line, "Sex by the fire at night". Radio edits may have more or fewer words edited than the "clean version", because of the stations' or agencies' standards. An "amended" radio edit which only removes the major

pos: Untouchable (Johnny Ruffo song) of the old skool vibe back, and I think that's sort of making a return with artists like Bruno Mars, Daft Punk/Pharrell and Robin Thicke anyway. In that sense it's actually the perfect time to release a song like this." Ruffo did a number of in-store performances in Westfield throughout July in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland & Western Australia as well as a performce on Sunrise on July 25. Untouchable (Johnny Ruffo song) "Untouchable" is the third single by Australian recording artist Johnny Ruffo. It was written by Ruffo, Michael Tan, Cliff Raux, and Gary Pinto, and produced by

pos: Count On Me (Bruno Mars song) Bowl XLVIII’s fourth quarter, entitled “Dad’s Sixth Sense”, that featured the 2016 Hyundai Genesis and Mars' song. It was chosen "for reasons separate and coincidental from Mars’ previously announced Half Time gig". The track was included on the "Songs for the Philippines" relief album, which was compiled to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan since "all proceeds" were donated to the Philippine Red Cross. It is featured in the film, "". Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", Elektra Records: Count On Me (Bruno Mars song) "Count on Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars

pos: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) Treasure (Bruno Mars song) "Treasure" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his second studio album, titled "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012). It is inspired by Breakbot's song "Baby I'm Yours". "Treasure" was written by Mars himself along with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Phredley Brown, while production was handled by Mars, Lawrence and Levine under the name The Smeezingtons. The song is the album's fourth track and was selected as its third single by Atlantic Records. "Treasure" was first released to mainstream radio in Italy on May 10, 2013. The track details Mars' band time of party

pos: The Weekend (SZA song) on January 28, 2018, but lost to Bruno Mars' "That's What I Like" (2017). Without being released as a single at then moment, "The Weekend" debuted at number 12 on "Billboard" Hot R&B Songs chart issued for July 1, 2017. It stayed on the chart until debuting on the "Billboard" Hot 100 five weeks later at number 89, giving SZA her second entry on the chart and the first as a solo act. The song climbed progressively on both charts and additionally entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic charts following its release on radio stations in the United States.

pos: Summer Paradise swag to the reggae inspired track" and said that "it surprisingly works and sounds like a song that Plain White T's wish they could write. Sputnikmusic's Davey Boy wrote favorably that "ill-fitting K'naan collaboration 'Summer Paradise' jumps on the Jason Mraz/Bruno Mars bandwagon, being a summery acoustic tune with Caribbean influences." Amy Sciarretto from Artist Direct wrote that the song is "a shimmery uptempo rocker that should blow the roof off wherever you are listening to it. It's a terrific, sun-drenched, warm-weather, top down, summer-ready number that you will want to listen to when you are at the beach or

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) E! News affirmed that Mars showed his "smooth dance moves and silky vocals". Nilles wrote, "every lady in the crowd looked as they were putty in Bruno's hand". "Rolling Stone"s Elias Leight described the singer as being on "seduction mode", using his vocals to demonstrate it. Mars' voice reminded Leigh the "firepower" of New Edition's Johnny Gill. He also performed it live on the 2017 Brit Awards, on February 21, 2017. Mars was "dressed in a vintage-inspired 90's color-block collared top with navy slacks" and along with his band performed a routine choreography. In the middle of the track, Mars

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Weingarten of "Rolling Stone" noted that the track "brings the silky vibes" of R. Kelly's "12 Play" (1993) "into the boom of modern trap". Chris Molanphy from "Slate" defined "That's What I Like" as a mix of the "80's-into-90's styles like New Edition pop-and-B and New Jack Swing" infused with "the skittering, thumping 808 drums of a modern trap" song. Molanphy compared Mars' vocals to Bobby Brown, especially in the singer's "high-register vocal." Katherine St. Asaph of "Pitchfork" compared its sound to "The 20/20 Experience" (2013) by Justin Timberlake. "Vulture" Craig Jenkins noticed the resemblance between the composition of "That's

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) opinion as they found the lyrics on "That's What I Like"' to show a list of "unimaginative" and "obnoxious" hedonism. "That's What I Like" made the cut on the Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks list, the single was placed at number 34. Ross Scarano wrote that Mars "is a pop star of total hospitality" showing several clichés of a luxurious life, such as "sex in front of the fireplace and champagne with strawberries", "waking up inside clean sheets without any clothes on" and "the private chef, Julio, preparing shrimp scampi for dinner". In late 2017, Lamb of

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) What I Like" and The Neptunes production of "Kitty Kat" (2006) by Beyoncé. The lyrics of the song have been described as "playful" and "opulent". They are written from the point of view of someone "who loves himself" and luxury ("strawberry champagne and ice bucket") as much as his lady, as she is promised everything she wants and is allowed to "dictate the pace of the night". Mars references "Julio" from "Uptown Funk" (2014). "That's What I Like" received mixed reviews from music critics. Andrew Unterberger writing for "Billboard" and Rob Arcand of "Spin" found the single to be one

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) ThoughtCo considered the single the fourth best song by Mars. Minou Clark from "HuffPost" called the single "the ultimate cuffing season anthem" due to its "sexy smooth melody". In 2017, "That's What I Like" was nominated for Choice Song: Male Artist, Choice Summer Song and Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song at the Teen Choice Awards. The song was also nominated for Song of the Year at the Telehit Awards. The single received the accolade for Favorite Soul/R&B Song at the 2017 American Music Awards and for Song of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2018, "That's What I Like"

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) tour—24K Magic World Tour (2017–18). Kurt Hugo Schneider and Mario Jose covered "That's What I Like" on YouTube and released their version for download on July 13, 2017. Macy Kate made a cover of the single, which is now only available on YouTube. Several television shows have used the song. In 2017, it first appeared on the sixth episode of the first season of "Crashing" (2017). The sixteenth episode of "Being Mary Jane"s (2013) fourth season in 2017 featured "That's What I Like". It made an appearance on "Undressed" (2017), debut season, episode six. The track was part of "The

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) shot the song's music video. It depicts the singer reenacting the song's lyrics while, during the choreography, several black-and-white animations related to the music pop out around him, such as Cadillac wheels and. Mars performed "That's What I Like" on awards shows, such as the 59th Annual Grammy Awards and the 2017 Brit Awards and included it on his 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018). "That's What I Like" received several nominations and awards. It earned an accolade for Song of the Year at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards, as well as Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) serenaded the audience. The song was performed as a medley of "Treasure of Mars' second studio album "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012), at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Andrew Unterberger writing for "Billboard" found the performance to be the best at the night as Mars made the medley of the songs work "seamlessly". An acoustic version of the single was performed on the "Charlie Rose Show". It featured Mars and some of his bandmates sitting at a table and using it as a soft drum set. "That's What I Like" was the seventh song on the set list of his third worldwide

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) of 134 beats per minute. Mars' vocal range spans from G to C. The song features Mars in the center of the track, backed by enthusiastic backing vocals, Boyz II Men-style finger-snaps, a "silky pre-chorus" and "punctuating ad libs". Bill Lamb of ThoughtCo described the single as an "R&B groove, giving a nod to the new jack swing music of the late 1980s and early 1990s." "Billboard" Andrew Unterberger said it is reminiscent of the early 90's R&B, infused with New Jack Swing and a little hip-hop, comparing it to the "harmonies and Uptown production of early Jodeci". Christopher R.

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) units. Mars had been filming the song's official music video for "That's What I Like" as he announced on his Twitter account. He said, "Just finished shootin it! I’m gonna edit it, take a bubble bath & then we party. Gimme 2 hours! Let the count down begin #TWIL". It was directed by Mars' himself and Jonathan Lia. The choreography was done by Mars and Phil Tayag prior to the filming, this allowed Lia and the singer to do animations before shooting the video. However, some were added in the post-production by GenPop. The music video was filmed with a

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) fills that punch through like air-humps". "Rolling Stone"s Jody Rosen commented that "Treasure" is "creamy Michael Jackson/Prince-schooled disco soul", while Matt Cibula from "PopMatters" also compared the "funky" song to the work of those two musicians when he said that "Treasure" "knows that a flirt beats a bleat any day". Matthew Horton from BBC Music wrote that the track has a "sugary early 80s funk", and that it "is lathered in so much slap bass it starts to sting". Evan Rytlewski of "The A.V. Club" wrote that for this "disco-spiked" song, Mars "capably sells himself as a one-man Maroon 5".

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) The Stereotypes. Eric "E-Panda" Hernandez played the live drums, while Mars, Fauntleroy, and Lawrence served as the recording's background vocalists. The recording was done and engineered by Charles Moniz with additional engineering assistance by Jacob Dennis at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California. It was mixed at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach by Serban Ghenea, with John Hanes serving as mixing engineer. It was mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NYC. "That's What I Like" is a Hip hop soul, new jack swing, R&B and funk song. It was composed in the key of B minor at a tempo

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) "That's What I Like" is a hip hop soul, new jack swing, R&B and funk song. "Vulture" Craig Jenkins noticed the production resembled the one in "Kitty Kat" (2006) by Beyoncé. The song's lyrics address extravagances, a luxurious lifestyle and love. "That's What I Like" received mixed reviews from critics. Some of them found the track to be one of the best on the album, while others criticized its lyrical content. "That's What I Like" was a commercial success in the United States. It peaked at number one in the US "Billboard" Hot 100, number three in Canada and number

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) four in New Zealand. It has been certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as four times platinum by Music Canada (MC). It has also reached the top-ten in Australia, Belgium and Portugal. It has received a four times platinum certification in the former country. It is the highest charting single in the United States from Mars' studio album "24K Magic". "That's What I Like" was the worlds fourth best digital selling single of 2017, with 9.7 million units; joining an elite group of the best-selling singles worldwide. Director Jonathan Lia and Mars

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) dances across the screen. the choreographed clip finds Bruno showing off his fancy footwork. He reenacts the lyrics—driving a Cadillac, sipping champagne, and traveling to Paris—while animations pop up around him. The clip shows Mars in an empty room. He dances along to his song as sketches relating to the lyrics are drawn around him. The simple video is a reflection of Mars natural charm. Various critics such as Althea Legaspi from "Rolling Stone" and Minou Clark of "HuffPost", complemented Mars' dancing skills and its choreography. Mike Wass writing for Idolator compared the video to Drake's "Hotline Bling" (2015) due

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) due to the trap beats, which modernize the track and gave it "bounce". Then, The Stereotypes tore everything else apart, giving the single new chords, as well as, a new pre-hook, B section and bridge. In November 2017, Mars was a guest on the "Charlie Rose Show" sharing that the album was intended to make people feel fabulous and that would happen when he felt that way "I'm talking about eating shrimp scampi and lobster tails and drinking strawberry champagne." Romulus explained that the lyrical concept came from Mars, he furthered "All that about the Cadillacs and champagne...that’s how Bruno

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) the chart, spending four weeks at that spot, behind Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You". In late April, "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar topped the chart after debuting three weeks previously. After the release of several remixes, featuring artists such as Gucci Mane and PartyNextDoor, "That's What I Like" climbed to the top spot in its fifteenth week on the chart, replacing Lamar's "Humble". Both songs spent one week on the top of the chart and the former became Mars' seventh number one single on the Hot 100. The track spent 24 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 top five, becoming one

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Top 10 Gold International Gold Songs at the RTHK International Pop Poll Awards. In the same year, the track received the first issued accolade for Outstanding Song, Traditional category at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards. "That's What I Like", upon the album's release, debuted at number 79 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on the issue week of December 10, 2016. In February 2017, Mars performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards helped the song to enter the top 10 of the Hot 100, where it was for two months (March and April). Eventually, the single rose to number two on

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) having spent 38 weeks on the chart. "That's What I Like" was kept from the top spot on Canadian CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC charts. It was certified four times platinum by the Music Canada (MC), indicating shipment of 320,000 copies. It ended at number seven on the Year-End Charts in Canada. "That's What I Like" peaked at number 12, in the United Kingdom. The song was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting sales and streams equivalent to 600,000 copies. On the Belgium charts, the single debuted at number 34 on February 25, 2017, on the Ultratop

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Are" (2010) and "Locked Out of Heaven" (2013). On the Mainstream Top 40 chart, "That's What I Like" peaked at number one, giving Mars a tie with Justin Timberlake for the highest total among solo males of number one songs (eight) on the chart. It was blocked from the top spot on the aforementioned chart on the Year-End List. In the week of July 22, 2017, the song returned to the top of the Hot R&B Songs chart, spending a total of 20 weeks on the number one spot. It tied with The Weeknd's "Starboy" (2016) and Drake's "One Dance"

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) of only five singles to spend at least those weeks in the top five. As of 2018, Mars, Sheeran and Jewel are the only artists with two songs to spend at least half a year on the Hot 100 Top 10. It ended at number three on the Year-End Charts on "Billboard" Hot 100. On the Radio Songs chart, "That's What I Like" peaked at number one, becoming Mars' longest run on the chart as a solo artist, having spent nine weeks on the chart. It has surpassed his previous seven week number one runs for "Just the Way You

neg: Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) change anything about his particular gal. You believe him, too. With an undeniably catchy chorus". The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. "Digital Spy"s Nick Levine gave the song four out of five stars and described it as a "huge-hearted urbany piano ballad" and compared its sound to "Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys. "Billboard" wrote: "Mars professes his love for a beautiful girl who occupies his dreams [...] with its steady, danceable pulse and singalong chorus, Mars has created a feel-good jam that should establish him as a solo contender in his own right." Alex Young

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Best International Video at the LOS40 Music Awards 2017, a category decided by a Jury. It received the accolade for Video of the Year at the 2017 American Music Awards. In 2018, it received the award for Outstanding Music Video at the NAACP Image Awards and a nomination for Best Music Video at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. The video effects were available on Facebook for users to try, it was the first time the platform made a based camera effect around music. As of July 2018, the video has over 1.3 billion views. Mars first sung "That's What I Like"

neg: Moonshine (Bruno Mars song) Angeles Times" Mikael Wood called it "conflict-free tune" gritting with "desperation". Mars said that the primary influence for the track was American musician Prince. The song has received generally favorable reviews from critics, who couldn't help to avoid comparisons between the track and Michael Jackson's work. Chris Martins of "Spin" called the recording "wonderfall', stating that was something that "Mars might say". He also wrote that the track was an "80's-informed backing track". Sam Lanksy of Idolator praised the track, saying "fortunately" the drinking during the recording sections "paid off on the song" since it "is probably our favorite effort

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) (2016), featuring WizKid and Kyla for the most weeks spent at number one. "That's What I Like" peaked at number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and topped the Year-End Chart in the format. The track reached the top spot on the Rhythmic chart. The single was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It became the fourth best-selling song of 2017 in the US with 1,673,000 downloads and 835,856,000 streams. On the Canadian Hot 100 chart, the song was a success by peaking at number three on April 17, 2017, and by

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) he wanted the song to make him move in a certain way and that it was missing a certain "bounce". He wanted them to focus on the "groove, shifting and fine-tuning" until they found the "precise ingredient of danceable joy" that he wanted. The team started to change the rhythms and the drums of the song, and Mars would dance along to it and stopped when he couldn't move to a chord or drum. Once the programming of the drums was finished the song had a different feeling, despite being a slow tempo it had a "danceable double-time". This is

neg: Bruno Mars R&B Song for "That's What I Like". "24K Magic" also won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical awarding the engineers for their work on the album. In the same year Mars won several awards in R&B categories at the Billboard and iHeartRadio Music Awards. In early 2018, according to Jackie Jackson, Mars had worked on Michael Jackson's music. However, the singer denied any involvement in Jackson's music. Despite Nile Rodgers stating that Mars would be featured on Chic's studio album "It’s About Time" (2018), the track didn't made the final cut. Charlie Wilson admitted that he and Mars

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) grey background in Los Angeles, with a camera fixed throughout the entire shot. Several hand-drawn animations "relating to the lyrics" appeared and vanished of frame. In order to create this effect, Lia filmed Mars while the song was played at "half its normal speed". Then, Lia made the footage 200% faster making the "synced playback" to have a "surreal feel to it", with a single take being eight minutes long. Mars along with Lia had a very different concept for the music video, However, when they did a "test shoot" the result was not what they expected, henceforth it was

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) medley of "That's What I Like" of Mars' third studio album "24K Magic" (2016), at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards. "Treasure" was also the third song on the setlist of the 24K Magic World Tour (2017–18). Max Schneider and Megan Nicole, two American singer-songwriters, covered the song together. The song was available for purchase on July 30, 2013. It was also covered by Sabrina, a Filipina singer; her acoustic version, which featured King Pichet, was included on her "Love Acoustic 6" album, released on January 1, 2013. In 2015, Olly Murs performed the song along with his own song "Wrapped

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) 50 in Flanders and reached a high point of number three for two consecutive weeks in April. On the Ultratop 50 in Wallonia the song debuted at number 34 on March 25, 2017, peaking at number eight in May. It was certified platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA). The track peaked at number 7 on the Portuguese Single Charts. It shipped 20,000 copies, earning a platinum plaque by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP). "That's What I Like" entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 26 on February 20, 2017. On its sixth week, the track reached its highest

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) months. At the time seven songs were already recorded. The Stereotypes had known Mars and worked with him since 2007, however, after the singer signed a deal with Atlantic Records they did not collaborate very often. Nevertheless, in 2015 Jonathan Yip talked with Mars about working together. Since the singer was already recording "24K Magic", Mars asked for "some beats" and Yip sent them. Later, he asked for more beats and The Stereotypes sent them, but they never heard from him, "nothing came of it". In June 2016, Yip touched base with Mars. He asked Yip if they would like

neg: The Smeezingtons have this fun, light vibe in the studio", something that enables anyone "to be free so that you can let that primal emotion come out without being embarrassed. Then they polish afterward". Mark Ronson concurred adding that the key is on Mars' charisma, which he has had since he began impersonating Elvis. Ronson concluded, "Everything Bruno adds is what takes it into superstardom". Mars says that the trust that he, Levine and Lawrence have built in seven years of working together is essential. He added "I may say, 'Yo, I like this song,' but if Ari or Phil say it's

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) Best R&B Performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards. The television show soundtracks of "Being Mary Jane" (2013) and "The Challenge" (1998) used the song. In September 2014, Mars tweeted "Now it's time to start writing chapter 3", hinting he was working on new music. Following the release of the successful Mark Ronson and Mars' single "Uptown Funk" (2014), the singer headed to the studio to record more songs. Mars said he had no plans to release a new album "until it's done". It was due in March, but his appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show postponed it for several

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) decided to turn off every light expect one and when Mars started to dance they knew "that was the video". The video, arrived on March 1, 2017 via YouTube. The video begins with Mars wearing a black, white and gold striped silk shirt, black track pants, white sneakers and sunglasses. Throughout the entire video Mars dances alone on a white background with several video effects (animations), which move with him during his choreography, reenacting the lyrics and music. The black-and-white animations include a mirror, Manhattan condominium, strawberry champagne glasses, Cadillac wheels, Paris, and even some dancing partners appear as he

neg: Bruno Mars co-produced by Ben Winston and Mars. Mars received seven awards at the 2017 American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year, two for "That's What I Like" and other two for his album "24K Magic". He also won Album/Mixtape of the Year at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards, in addition to four other awards. At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Mars won in the six categories for which he was nominated. Album of the Year and Best R&B Album for "24K Magic", Record of the Year for the title track and Song of The Year, Best R&B Performance and Best

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) to its simplicity and effectiveness. Wass called Mars' foootwork "fancy". "Vibe" J'na Jefferson shared a similar perspective, "the magic of this video is in the simplicity", because of Mars' performance skills, visual effects and the editing of the video. Alex Young of "Consequence of Sound" praised the combination of the choreographed dance along with the animation. "Billboard" Rania Aniftos praised the music video saying that it will put a smile on your face, as well as "hitting the replay button". In 2017, the music video won Best Male Video at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan and was nominated for

neg: When I Was Your Man / And held your hand / Shoulda gave you all my hours / When I had the chance". Its title phrase re-emerges in the final chorus, juxtaposed by Bruno from all the things he "shoulda" done, into things he hopes his ex’s new man will do; concluding: "Do all of the things I should have done / When I was your man". In an interview to "Rolling Stone", Mars revealed, while reluctant, that he wrote the song for his girlfriend, model Jessica Caban, when he was worried about losing her. In contrast with the song, Mars and Caban stayed together;

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) dubbed the track as "giddy". "The Observer" Kitty Empire praised the lyrics saying that Mars is able to give "conspicuous consumption with more charm than boorishness." In a mixed review, Nick Levine writing for "NME" didn't enjoy the track's lyrics, despite finding them "playfully". On the other hand, Jonathan Wroble of "Slant Magazine" criticized the song's lyrics as they appear to be "written with a dollar store's rhyming dictionary". Wroble pointed out the rhymes between "beach house in Miami" and "Julio, serve that scampi", as an example. "The Independent" Andy Gill and Patrick Ryan from "Usa Today" shared a similar

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) of the best on "24K Magic". On the same vein, "Vulture" Craig Jenkins said the track is not only one of the best on the album, but also sonically one of the "most modern" numbers due to "a killer vocal and tasteful trap drums." Peter Helman, a music critic working for "Stereogum", thought the recording was one of the "catchiest" on "24K Magic". Caroline Sullivan from "The Guardian" praised the song for paying homage to R Kelly, calling it a "resurrection." Karen Gwee from "Consequence of Sound" commended Mars' vocals as the singer takes his vocals to the limit. Gwee

neg: Bruno Mars "Even with that song in my back pocket to seal the deal, things like that are coming out of people's mouths. It made me feel like I wasn't even in the room." In 2018, Mars was called a cultural appropriator on social media for using his racial ambiguity to profit from black music. Nevertheless, the artist has given credit to those who influenced him, such as Babyface, Teddy Riley and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Various black celebrities, including Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson, 9th Wonder, Marjua Estevez and Stereo Williams dismissed said claims. During a performance on November 21, 2013,

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) not only was nominated for Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song, but also received the awards for the three categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards. The track received a nomination for Favorite Song at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and won R&B Song of the Year, whilst being nominated for Song of the Year at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. It was nominated for Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song (Video), Top Radio Song and Top R&B Song at the Billboard Music Awards, it won the latter category. The song was one of the

neg: Bruno Mars music and acted as a mentor helping them to hone their craft. Bhasker explained that Lindsey would "mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what a hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline." In a different interview Brown corroborated this story. Mars played cover songs around Los Angeles in a band, called Sex Panther, with Bhasker and Eric Hernandez, (Mars' brother), who is now The Hooligans' drummer. When Lawrence was first told he should meet Mars he was reluctant

neg: Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) He also included it during his performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show. "Just the Way You Are" has been covered by various recording artists and it inspired Meghan Trainor's debut single "All About That Bass". Mars said of the song, "It took me months to come up with 'Just the Way You Are'... I wasn't thinking of anything deep or poetic. I was telling a story. Get ready to fall in love!" He added, "I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' - songs that go straight to

neg: Moonshine (Bruno Mars song) The recording's composition brought attention due to its similarities to the works of Michael Jackson. Martins of "Spin" stated that the track finds Mars channeling "the King of Pop with a markedly more reverent aplomb". Sam Lansky of Idolator concurred, writing that the artist is channeling "80's pop icon: Michael Jackson". Nevertheless, Lansky discovered a "a little bit of Prince in there", as well, "but Mars’ vocals sound eerily like Jacko in his prime". The song has drawn comparisons to Daft Punk due to its "disco groove", with Sarah Rodman from "The Boston Globe" calling the it "wistful" and "Los

neg: Bruno Mars collaborated with Mark Ronson on "Uptown Funk", which topped many music charts worldwide, including the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK. It won two Grammys, including Record of the Year. In 2016, Shampoo Press & Curl replaced The Smeezingtons on the composition of Mars' third studio album, the R&B-focused, "24K Magic". The record debuted at number two in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand and received seven Grammys, in conjunction with major categories Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. It yielded the successful singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like" and

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) with its grand harmonies, classically kooky hooks and slyly sexual undertones, is the musical mode that makes Mars the happiest", while "Spin"s Dan Hyman favorably compared "Treasure" to the work of American disco artist Donna Summer. Journalist Robert Copsey of "Digital Spy" gave the song a rating of 4 out of 5, and noted that it "sounds like a modern day 'Rock with You', a feat that few could get away with pulling off so authentically". Ryan Reed of "Paste" gave the song a positive review, and described "Treasure" as a "stripper-theme funk-pop with gooey synth pads and enormous slap-bass

neg: Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) the point. You know, there's no mind-boggling lyrics or twists in the story - they just come directly from the heart. And to me 'Just The Way You Are' is one of those songs. There's nothing mind-blowing about it. I'm just telling a woman she looks beautiful the way she IS - and, let's be honest, what woman doesn't wanna hear those lyrics?!" Mars' A&R was responsible for finding the original idea from producers/ songwriters Khalil Walton and Needlz. Mars originally sang the hook that Khalil and Needlz wrote for a feature on a Lupe Fiasco record. Needlz allowed Mars

neg: Unorthodox Jukebox Dups, as well as Mars' production team The Smeezingtons, have been confirmed to have worked on the album. The first song written for "Unorthodox Jukebox" was "Gorilla", which "set the tone for the entire project"; Mars explained in an interview granted to MTV News that it became its mascot hence the reason it ended up as the album cover. In an interview for the "Rolling Stone", Blanco confessed, "I got a really cool song with him. Me and Paul [Epworth] just got together and Bruno wrote an amazing song on top of it. It kind of all came together". He

neg: Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) love for a beautiful girl who occupies his dreams". "Billboard" carries on with its explanation "Mars professes his love..."When you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while/ 'Cause girl you're amazing, just the way you are". She concludes, "Mars' lyrics aim to make female listeners feel nothing short of perfect in their own skin". Tim Byron of The Vine said the song is "effective – the repeated lines at the start of the verses are catchy". "Consequence of Sound"s Alex Young described the song "Mars sticks to the song’s name and insists that he wouldn’t want to

neg: Count On Me (Bruno Mars song) He added, that the song is "perfect for summer days". However, while reviewing the parent album, Tim Sendra from AllMusic found that the song lacked deepness and that "it’s not poetry". However, Sendra did say that the track is "sweetly played and sung" and is able to "project a cuddly image and will melt hearts". On the other hand, "Now"s Kevin Ritchie criticized the song for its "cutesy lyrics" and "insipid rhymes like "You can count on me like one, two, three". He added that the song doesn't contribute for the album cohesion, but add for a "no-brainer radio references

neg: That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song) peak, remaining for two consecutive weeks on number four. It made the fifth spot on the 2017 Year-End List and received a double-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RMNZ), denoting sales of 60,000 copies. In Australia, the single debuted at number 47 on the ARIA Charts week of March 5, 2017. In its sixth week, the song reached its peak, number five, becoming his twelfth top-ten single in Australia. It was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Worldwide, it was the fourth best selling digital single of 2017 with 9.7 million

neg: 24K Magic (album) of the 20 most anticipated of 2016. Mars' father confirmed the album anticipated release date to be in March and that seven songs had already been recorded, but his son's appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show led to the release being postponed for several months. This meant that he did not release his album until the Super Bowl was over. During the recording of the album, Mars has been in the studio with Skrillex, who said "what [Bruno and I are] doing is so f—king different, awesome and next level and sounds like nothing else that's happened before". In

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), nine weeks after it first charted. Mars filmed the music video for "Treasure" with Taja Riley, a model and dancer, in Las Vegas on May 20, 2013, the day after the live performance of the song at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. It was directed by Cameron Duddy and Mars, who also directed the videos for the last two singles of the album, "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man". The video was released on June 14, 2013, by Mars on his official Twitter account and was the third of Mars series

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) "makes silk-jumpsuit disco feel contemporary," Andy Gill of "The Independent" wrote that Mars "demonstrates a keen appreciation of Patrice Rushen's funk-pop" on the single. In a "Slate" article, critic Ann Powers said that the song "was a direct homage to the sound and even the look of "P.Y.T."-era Michael Jackson". Tina Jamias from AXS.com called the song a "groovy, dance-pop track with sounds and vocals similar to that of Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" and "Rock With You", or Madonna's "Holiday". "Treasure" was well received by music critics. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" wrote that one "gets the feeling that 'Treasure',

neg: Treasure (Bruno Mars song) makes obvious — compare it next to, say, the video for 'Rock with You'". Similarly, Robbie Daw, from the "Idolator" website, drew attention to the fact that the song and dance had already been seen during the performance on Billboard Music Awards in May, since "Mars and his band seem to have recreated that very same performance for this clip". He also wrote that the video was "still a fun three minutes to sit through", mainly because "Bruno mimics MJ's "Rock With You" moves so deftly". According to Joseph Atilano of the "Philippine Daily Inquirer", "everything from the choreography, stage

neg: All I Ask (Adele song) trio, consisting of Mars, Lawrence, and Ari Levine. During Adele's sessions with Mars, the pair had attempted to create an up-tempo song; however, they created the "dramatic" "All I Ask" instead. The song, a piano ballad, sees Adele addressing a lover on what she knows will be their final night, processing the end of a relationship in what feels like "slow motion". "The National" Rob Garratt observed "tidy, fast piano patterns" and referred to it as a "datedly derivative ballad". Mars affirmed that once "we hit a couple chords that she liked, we started rolling and that's where we got