List of songs recorded by Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars on stage singing into a microphone
Mars performing in Houston, Texas on November 24, 2010

American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has recorded songs for three studio albums, one collaborative album, one extended play (EP) and three soundtrack albums. He has also featured as a guest artist and provided background vocals to other songs. After an unsuccessful contract with Motown Records and a fruitless conversation with will.i.am's management, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2009.[1][2][3] He came to prominence as a composer for other artists with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, who called themselves the Smeezingtons.[4] They composed B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" (2009), and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" (2010); Mars sang on their choruses.[3][4]

The Smeezingtons composed Mars's debut EP, It's Better If You Don't Understand, released in May 2010, and his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, released in October 2010.[5][6] The album included the songs "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade" and "Runaway Baby". It featured collaborations with Damian Marley, B.o.B and CeeLo Green, and the songs included on the EP, "Somewhere in Brooklyn", "The Other Side", "Count On Me" and "Talking to the Moon". Mars's love for doo-wop music inspired the album which is primarily a pop, reggae pop and R&B record.[7][8][9] In 2011, he appeared as a featured artist on Bad Meets Evil's "Lighters" and Lil Wayne's "Mirror". He has contributed songs to soundtracks: "It Will Rain" for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, "Young, Wild & Free" by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa for Mac & Devin Go to High School and "Welcome Back" for Rio 2.

Mars's second studio album Unorthodox Jukebox, released in December 2012, included the tracks "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man", "Treasure" and "Moonshine". The Smeezingtons collaborated with other producers, including Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker and Emile Haynie, to create a disco, funk, pop, reggae, and rock album.[10][11][12] Lyrically, it showcases traditional notions of romance, male chauvinism, and sexuality.[12] In 2014, Ronson's single, "Uptown Funk", featured Mars. Shampoo Press & Curl, a production trio formed by Mars, Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown, composed the tracks on his third studio album, 24K Magic, released in November 2016.[13][14] It included the songs "24K Magic", "That's What I Like", and a remix of "Finesse" featuring Cardi B. Funk, pop and R&B influenced the creation of this album, which involves subjects of money and sex.[11][15]

Mars and Anderson .Paak, as Silk Sonic, released the collaborative studio album An Evening with Silk Sonic, in November 2021. Mars joined with other producers, D'Mile and The Stereotypes, to create the album.[16] It was preceded by the singles "Leave the Door Open", "Skate", and "Smokin out the Window".

  1. ^ Steve Jones (January 25, 2011). "Bruno Mars' musical orbit seems inescapable". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Heath, Christ (19 March 2013). "The Mars Expedition". GQ. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Blumentrath, Jan (December 13, 2010). "Interview with Aaron Bay-Schuck". HitQuarters. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Wete, Brad (13 April 2010). "So who is Bruno Mars? A Q&A with the guy behind B.O.B's smash hit 'Nothin' On You'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "Bruno Mars Blasts Off into the Top Ten Albums Chart on iTunes With New Digital EP; Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter/Producer Follows B.o.B's No. 1 Blockbuster, "Nothin' On You" With Much-Anticipated Solo Debut; Four-Song EP Features Guest Appearances From B.o.B and the Legendary Cee Lo Green; Major TV Performances Slated Throughout May; "It's Better If You Don't Understand" Arrives at All Digital Retailers Today" (Press release). Marketwire. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  7. ^ Lewis, Pete (October 2010). "Bruno Mars: Out of this world!". Blues & Soul. No. 1082. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  8. ^ Rosen, Jody (October 5, 2010). "Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  9. ^ Mervis, Scott (October 7, 2010). "For the Record: Bruno Mars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
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  11. ^ a b Fusilli, Jim (November 18, 2016). "'24K Magic' by Bruno Mars Review: A Soundtrack for '80s and '90s Pop Nostalgia". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Chan, Andrew (December 9, 2012). "Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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  14. ^ Roberts, Randall (November 28, 2017). "The mysterious production team Shampoo Press & Curl earns nods for Bruno Mars' 24K Magic". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  15. ^ Wroble, Jonathan (November 17, 2016). "Bruno Mars: 24K Magic". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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