She made it a political act", "Bruno Mars shows James Corden his best Elvis in latest Carpool Karaoke", "Ele é funk, ele é rock, ele é um romântico. ", "French single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", Ultratop.be – Mark Ronson feat. [3][4] Its earliest version was a jam that Bruno Mars and his band played on tour. [173] Mars and his frequent collaborator Cameron Duddy directed the video released on 17 November 2014. He wrote, "imagine a world in which circa-1986 Jonathan Demme had directed a movie about Morris Day & The Time". Bruno Mars", "Uptown Funk (feat. The performance began with Ronson demonstrating some of his DJ skills by scratching and doing hypeman work. Director Cameron Duddy and Mars shot the song's music video depicting Ronson, Mars and The Hooligans singing, walking and dancing in a city street. [7][14], *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, 2014 single by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! [120] The following week it reached the top ten, in the third week entered the top five[121][122] peaking at number two in the fourth week. ", Mark Ronson: Uptown Funk (feat. "[172], The song's official music video was filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios' "New York Street" backlot in Los Angeles. [198], After Coldplay were announced as the lead performers for the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, Chris Martin asked Mars to join them, but he declined. Austrian-charts.com – Mark Ronson feat. [156][157] "Uptown Funk" set a record, achieved by four other songs, as it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Official UK Singles chart for at least seven weeks each. In its third week, it topped the charts, where it stayed for a total of six weeks. [193][194], Ronson and Mars performed "Uptown Funk" live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 13 January 2015. [214], Mark Ronson recorded a new version of the song with six unknown musicians for YouTube at the Abbey Road Studios. Lyndsey Parker, also writing in Rolling Stone felt Ronson and Mars complement Morris Day and The Time's "funky-fresh-to-death tradition well", ranking it number six on the list of 20 videos. [22] On the Stereogum 20 Best Music Videos of 2010s, Breihan placed the music video at number four. [175] Tom Breihan of Stereogum said, "I had no idea [Mars] had "ersatz Morris Day" in his arsenal. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! "[170] In December 2019, Jay Cridlin writing for Tampa Bay Times compiled a list of the 50 "The best pop songs of the 2010s", placing "Uptown Funk" at the top of it. Pfeiffer added that though it was sometimes embarrassing she was "flattered" and liked the song. [22][38] Billboard's music critic compared the song to George Kranz's "Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)" (1983), Earth, Wind & Fire's "Getaway" (1976), One Way's "Cutie Pie" (1982), Sugarhill Gang's "Apache" (1981), The Gap Band's "Oops Up Side Your Head" (1979) and "Early in the Morning" (1982), The Sequence's "Funk You Up" (1979), Morris Day & The Time's "Cool" (1981) and "Jungle Love" (1984), as well as, Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980). [189] The Village Voice's Hillary Hugues praised Mars' vocals, dance moves and the "taut line between cheeky confidence and charm" that he was able to walk. Director Cameron Duddy and Mars shot the song's music video depicting Ronson, Mars and The Hooligans singing, walking and dancing in a city street. She performed her single "Formation" (2016) in choreography before being challenged by Mars to a dance-off, while singing the track. Der Gesang stammt von Bruno Mars. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. [174][175][176] At one point, during the video, Ronson and Mars get their hair put in perm curlers at a hair salon and their shoes shined. [7], "Uptown Funk"'s release was first announced by Mark Ronson on 30 October 2014, via Twitter. Ronson was in charge of the guitars, linn drum and programming, while the keyboards and talk box were handled by Bhasker. 1s for Maroon 5, Hozier, Beyonce, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, the Decemberists & More", "American single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", "Mark Ronson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Canadian single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", "Fleur East apologises to Mark Ronson over Uptown Funk", "Uptown Funk gives Mark Ronson his first Number 1 single", "X Factor's Ben Haenow crowned 2014 Official Christmas Number 1", "Ellie Goulding scores third week at Number 1, breaks streaming record", "British single certifications – Mark Ronson feat. It also broke its own streaming record three times in the United Kingdom, while breaking the streaming record in the United States and Worldwide at that time. used 100 dance scenes from various films synchronizing them to the rhythm of "Uptown Funk". Additional writing credit was given to Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor, and Lonnie Simmons. Mark Ronson feat. You've got to make sure you've got all that ear candy in it to get it through the gate. The "doh" vocal bassline ended up on the album. It debuted on the component charts of Streaming Songs and Radio Songs at number 26 and 46, respectively. [55][161][162] It also broke the record for most streamed track in the United States and worldwide in one week, with 4.8 and 15 million streams, respectively. [36] It has been described as a "joyous, energetic and feel-good" song. The song is Ronson's only number-one single in the country and Mars' sixth. [1][2] Ronson ended up working on "Uptown Funk" for seven months, recording it in various locations, in a number of grueling, stressful sessions. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! [210] Mikey Bolts, who is known for his impressions and parodies, recreated the "Uptown Funk" singing in the voices of Family Guy characters. [36] It has been described as a "joyous, energetic and feel-good" song. [105] The recording spent 31 weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and 21 weeks on the top three of the Hot 100, a record previously held by Santana featuring Rob Thomas's "Smooth" (1999), with 19 weeks. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk", "Danish single certifications – Mark Ronson feat. In June 2015, Spin compiled a list of The 63 Best Songs of 2015 So Far with "Uptown Funk" at number 51. [159] It had sold over twenty million equivalent units as of 2015. It marked Mars' eleventh top five on the Billboard Hot 100. [216], Credits adapted from the liner notes of Uptown Special, RCA and Billboard. "Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015), featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. [136] It made the year-end charts in 2014 and 2015, topping the latter. [118] It was certified eleven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 18 October 2016, for units of over 11 million sales plus track-equivalent streams. She performed her single "Formation" (2016) in choreography before being challenged by Mars to a dance-off, while singing the track. [93] In its third week, the track rose to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, after the video's first full tracking week. It was the biggest gainer in Digital Songs (244,000) , Streaming (7.9 million), Airplay Audience (63 million), becoming the fifth song to top all three "categories". [133] The track was certified five times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for combined unit sales equivalent to 3,000,000. Andrew Unterberger wrote, the song enters "the canon of "September", "Celebration", and "I Gotta Feeling", jams to be played at every wedding from now until the end of time". "[T]he song creates an ephemeral flash where disparate groups get along because they’ve been spiked with the same euphoria". Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk", "The Top 40 biggest songs of 2015 on the Official Chart", "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed", "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed", "X Factor winner Ben Haenow denied Irish No 1 spot", "People of Ireland, we haven't had a "Christmas" number one since 2004", "Every Christmas Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Char", Lescharts.com – Mark Ronson feat. It is composed in the key of D minor at a tempo of 115 beats per minute.Mars' vocal range spans from the low note of B 2 to the high note of D 6. Finnishcharts.com – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! [88][89] The track drew comparisons with the theme song of The Really Wild Show, a BBC children's nature program. The singer also yells at his chauffeur to get the limousine as he, Ronson and the band "jive" next to it. [79] In 2017, the track was one of the winners of Most Performed Songs at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. [215] On 12 February 2015, Ronson premiered the first official remix of "Uptown Funk", a radio-exclusive, during his interview on Hot 97. "Uptown Funk" was performed on television shows such as Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. Download Uptown Funk Original Key Violin sheet music PDF that you can try for free. [130][131] The following week, the song was replaced in the top spot by the X Factor winner Ben Haenow's single, "Something I Need" (2014), making it the Christmas number one. [85][86] In 2017, Lastrada Entertainment filed a lawsuit citing similarities with "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) by Zapp. Try our Advanced Search for more refined results. It was certified 11 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and four times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [57] On the list of the 101 best songs of 2015 compiled by Spin, Dan Weiss ranked the song at number 87 saying it emulates "Morris Day-esque funk ditty" and each one of us contributed to its success. [195][196] Chris DeVille from Stereogum characterised the performance as a "blast", while NME's Nadia Khomami dubbed it "energetic". Lyndsey Parker, also writing in Rolling Stone felt Ronson and Mars complement Morris Day and The Time's "funky-fresh-to-death tradition well", ranking it number six on the list of 20 videos. Others criticised it for not being innovative as it tried to emulate 1980s funk music. [144] "Uptown Funk" reached number one on both Belgium charts, Ultratop 50 Wallonia and Flanders, spending six and three weeks on the top of the respective charts. We give you 1 pages notes partial preview, in order to continue read the entire Uptown Funk Original Key Violin sheet music you need to signup, download music sheet notes in pdf format also available for offline reading. According to Lastrada Entertainment, which owns the rights to Roger and Zapp’s “More Bounce to the Ounce,” says the first 48 seconds of “UpTown Funk” is a copy of the 1980’s hit. In the United States, "Uptown Funk" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks and spent seven weeks on the top of the UK Singles Chart. [19][20] In the United Kingdom, "Uptown Funk" was released before its scheduled date, 11 January 2015, because it had been performed earlier on The X Factor as a cover by Fleur East. ", "Italian single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", Australian-charts.com – Mark Ronson feat. Mars' vocal range spans from the low note of B2 to the high note of D6. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! [114][115][116] It topped the year-end chart Mainstream Top 40. Ronson is seen mostly lingering in the background, while Mars takes the spotlight. [175] Tom Breihan of Stereogum said, "I had no idea [Mars] had "ersatz Morris Day" in his arsenal. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk", "Danish single certifications – Mark Ronson feat. [109] "Uptown Funk" tied the record for most weeks spent at the top of the Digital Song Sales chart (13 weeks) with Flo Rida's "Low" (2007) featuring T-Pain. In the legal profession, information is the key to success. 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He started playing on a drum kit in the studio, while Bhasker and Ronson played keyboard and guitar, respectively. [7][14], *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, 2014 single by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. [213] The YouTube channel known as Baracksdubs created the illusion of President Barack Obama singing "Uptown Funk", using snippets of his speeches. Scot Pankey, a teacher at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School in Dallas, gave his students a video project using the track. [123] On the issue date of 10 January 2015, the song reached number one, a position it held for fifteen consecutive weeks. [50] The song is performed in a more arrogant and charismatic way than Mars' previous tracks. However, he noticed it copied the work of Morris Day & The Time and "takes these old sounds, but it presents them with energy and inventiveness and charm and balls". [6], The trio recorded the song in Los Angeles, London, Memphis, New York, Toronto, and Vancouver. [127] It finished at number one on the Canada Hot 100. [163][164] Tom Breihan writing for Stereogum felt the recording had "transcend[ed] hit status" and become "omnipresent". This record was broken two years after by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" featuring Justin Bieber, with 17 weeks. BRUNO Mars and Mark Ronson have been accused of copying Uptown Funk from a song by 1980s girl group The Sequence. [127] It finished at number one on the Canada Hot 100. [13], "Uptown Funk" was initially written by Ronson, Mars, Lawrence, and Bhasker. They are deliberating over whether to file a lawsuit, according to TMZ.com. [143] It was certified diamond by the SNEP for sales of 250,000 copies. 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[99] It became one of the longest running number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and the third longest-running number-one single of the 2010s decade topping the chart for 14 consecutive weeks until it was replaced by Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth. It debuted on the component charts of Streaming Songs and Radio Songs at number 26 and 46, respectively. Since the song embodies some of "All Gold Everything" (2012), Nicholas Williams and Devon Gallaspy were credited as songwriters. [176] Throughout most of the "retro" video, Ronson, Mars and The Hooligans are singing, walking and dancing in the middle of the streets. Celebrities react to Joe Biden’s win in US presidential elec... Kate Middleton’s private battle while Prince William suffere... Steve Bing’s fortune: How Liz Hurley’s ex spent it all. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk", "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mark Ronson; 'Uptown Funk')", "Japanese single certifications – Mark Ronson feat. Initially, the group thought they were covering the track for a documentary about Ronson. Nick Murray of Rolling Stone gave the song a rating of four out of five stars, praising the "George Kranz scatting and Nile Rodgers guitar riff." [129] Nevertheless, it debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 14 December 2014, giving Ronson his first UK number one as a producer and artist. ", "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mark Ronson", "Nark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk Media Forest", "Mark Ronson Chart History (Japan Hot 100)", "The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Mark Ronson", "Mark Ronson Luxembourg Digital Songs Sales", Nederlandse Top 40 – Mark Ronson feat. Australian-charts.com – Mark Ronson feat. [205][206][207] It is also featured in the film Zootopia (2016) and on the episode "Child Star" of the sixth season of Glee. Sony Music Entertainment veröffentlichte das Stück als die erste Single des Albums am 10. November 2014. [35] It is composed in the key of D minor at a tempo of 115 beats per minute. "[T]he song creates an ephemeral flash where disparate groups get along because they’ve been spiked with the same euphoria". [200][201][202] During The Late Late Show with James Corden on 13 December 2016, Mars included "Uptown Funk" on the popular segment Carpool Karaoke. Bruno Mars) [Remixes] – EP by Mark Ronson", "Uptown Funk (feat. Mars still did not think it was a good idea, but Beyoncé was receptive to the idea. "[3] The record label was hesitant to release the song under the title "Uptown Funk" suggesting the alternative "Just Watch". The song also reached the top spot on France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) number one in both Australia for a total of six weeks and in New Zealand for nine consecutive weeks. [174][175][176] At one point, during the video, Ronson and Mars get their hair put in perm curlers at a hair salon and their shoes shined. [159] It had sold over twenty million equivalent units as of 2015. "Uptown Funk" peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and topped the Irish Singles Chart, taking the Christmas number one spot. "[48] Critics noticed the influence of Cameo on the horns, Morris Day & The Time on the keyboards, and "Party Train" (1983) by The Gap Band on the drums. "[170] In December 2019, Jay Cridlin writing for Tampa Bay Times compiled a list of the 50 "The best pop songs of the 2010s", placing "Uptown Funk" at the top of it. [4] One iteration featured a hard rock breakdown in the middle and a chorus in which Mars shouted, "Burn this motherfucker down!" Charts.org.nz – Mark Ronson feat. [174] In it Ronson and Mars are wearing clothing from the late 1970s and 1980s. ", "French single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", Ultratop.be – Mark Ronson feat. [205][206][207] It is also featured in the film Zootopia (2016) and on the episode "Child Star" of the sixth season of Glee. Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's 2014 hit "Uptown Funk" is the subject of a lawsuit from a 1980s funk band that says they copied their work. Then Mars, dressed in a red blazer, snap back and black shades, and some of his band-mates, led the "audience through some choreography", before making their way to the stage, where Ellen also showed "her little two-step". As of July 2020, the official music video for "Uptown Funk" is the sixth most viewed YouTube video of all-time and it has received 3.9 billion views. 1s for Maroon 5, Hozier, Beyonce, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, the Decemberists & More", "American single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", "Mark Ronson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Canadian single certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk", "Fleur East apologises to Mark Ronson over Uptown Funk", "Uptown Funk gives Mark Ronson his first Number 1 single", "X Factor's Ben Haenow crowned 2014 Official Christmas Number 1", "Ellie Goulding scores third week at Number 1, breaks streaming record", "British single certifications – Mark Ronson feat.