Claim: Treasure was performed on the radio.

`` Treasure '' is a song recorded by Bruno Mars for his second studio album , titled Unorthodox Jukebox -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . 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 , through Warner Music . The track details Mars ' band time of party and fun : Philip Lawrence described it as `` the kind of song where the whole band can get up and jam '' . It was described as disco , funk , soul and post-disco with R&B elements .   `` Treasure '' became Mars ' seventh top 10 hit in the United States since his career began in 2010 . It has also reached the top-five in countries like Canada , Israel and South Africa . `` Treasure '' ranked within the top 20 in eight territories . It received media attention for its `` funk '' vibe , that a few artists have brought back , including Mars . Due to the similarities shared with `` Baby I 'm Yours '' by Breakbot new writing credits were added .   The single was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- in October 2013 , representing sales of two million copies , since the certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads . An accompanying music video for the song premiered on June 14 , 2013 . It was shot by Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars in Las Vegas , Hollywood . The video presents Mars ' band , The Hooligans , in a live performance . The single was performed on the Moonshine Jungle Tour -LRB- 2013-14 -RRB- and on the 24K Magic World Tour -LRB- 2017-18 -RRB- .