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Locked out of Heaven
Bruno Mars
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- Album
- Unorthodox Jukebox
- Released
- 2012
- Genres
- Length
- 3:53
- Tempo
- 144 BPM
- Label
- Atlantic Records
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About this song
Several music critics noted that the song was influenced by a number of bands, with The Police cited most often, and Mars admitted the band influenced him to write it. Critics generally responded positively, praising his vocals as smooth and sweet and calling the sound interesting and a musical evolution. The song was a commercial success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks and the Canadian Hot 100 for three, and charting in the top ten in 20 countries.
What it's about
The song is about the rapturous feelings of a relationship filled with positive emotion and good sex.
Fun facts
- Samples “Pulsar City Alarm by Adams & Fleisner”.
- Sampled in 13 other songs, like “Chobits by Albany, Rojuu & Clutchill”.
- Covered 11 times, including “Locked Out Of Heaven by Dash Berlin (Ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn)”.
- Written by Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Bruno Mars and The Smeezingtons.
- Produced by Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie, Jeff Bhasker and The Smeezingtons.