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Grenade (song)
According to Sony / ATV Music Publishing `` Grenade '' is set in the key of D minor and was published in common time , with a moderate tempo of 108 beats per minute . Mars ' vocals span from A to D and background vocals are heard throughout . The New Zealand Herald 's Scott Kara described its beats as `` Shakira-esque '' . Both Roberto Mucciacciaro for MTV and Robert Copsey from Digital Spy noticed the similarities with Michael Jackson 's ' Dirty Diana ' . The later describe it as an `` haunting piano melody and thunderous drum claps '' . Spencer Hawk from Little Village notice that the song `` does n't rely on a hook , and its mostly Mars ' voice with a simple piano riff and a pulsing drum beat '' . On the other hand , Aamir Yaqub of Soul Culture believes that the production of `` Grenade '' resembles the one in `` Just The Way You Are '' .
Grenade (song)
The video itself earned Mars three nominations at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , in Best Male Video , Best Pop Video and Video of the Year . At the 2012 MTV Platinum Video Plays Awards , was given `` Double Platinum '' award for the number of times played on MTV channels around the world . The video was also one of the most seen online on the United Kingdom , in 2011 . Mark Graham for VH1 ranked the video as the second best of 2011 , the top spot went for `` Rolling in the Deep '' by Adele .
Grenade (song)
Nabil Elderkin directed the music video for the song . In a behind - the - scenes video , Mars explained , `` The concept of the video is my struggle , to tell this girl I 'd do anything for her , so I 'm going as far as dragging a piano to get to her just so I can sing my heart out . '' Mars , sarcastically , replied to rumors related to the use of special effects : `` A lot of people think this is a camera trick , but that is a heavy piano . Luckily , I 've been doing about , you know , 800 to 967 push - ups every day , so it 's not a big deal , I can handle it . '' Regardless , this achievement , Mars was cautious : `` The actions in this video serve as a metaphor , and should not be taken literally . I am aware of the power of visual media , and I encourage everyone who watches this video to understand that it is an artistic interpretation of the song , and not something to imitate '' .
Grenade (song)
The drums in ' Grenade ' came from a combination of my MPC and some software drums , and I created the piano sound in the Fantom . The rest of the synth sounds came from the Virus , and I use the V ‐ synth and the MicroKorg on pretty much everything . Bruno and I played the keyboards and Brody Brown played the bass . He 's an incredible musician who has a great feel and he can play everything .
Grenade (song)
`` Grenade '' received several nominations . In 2011 , it was nominated for `` Choice Music : Break - Up Song '' at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards and at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards the song received a nomination in the category of Best Song . In 2012 , `` Grenade '' was nominated for three Grammy Awards , including : Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and the newly introduced Best Pop Solo Performance , losing all of them to British singer Adele . In the same year , the single received a nomination for `` Best Hit International '' at the Swiss Music Awards . At the 2012 ASCAP Pop Music Awards the song was able to win the title of `` Most Performed Song '' . The song was nominated for the 2011 The Record of the Year ceremony .
Grenade (song)
`` Grenade '' reached number one in fourteen different charts and sold a total of 10.2 million digital copies in 2011 , making it the second most sold single of that year , after Mars ' `` Just the Way You Are '' .
Grenade (song)
The video received mixed reviews by critics . Robbie Daw of Idolator complemented the video by saying that the `` standout track from Doo - Wops & Hooligans , and it 's given an extra sheen thanks to a quirky , unconventional video that does n't shy away from the dark tone of the song 's lyrics '' . Brian Zacher from AXS.com said that the video shares the `` greatness '' with the previous one , `` Just the Way You Are '' . James Montgomery of MTV News gave a mixed review on the video , in which he said `` after all , it would 've been easy -- and expected -- to make something slick , sexy and / or saccharine , a glossy thing where he croons from a rooftop somewhere , removes his shirt , and somehow ends up with the girl . None of that happens here . Rather , we see Mars struggling and sweating , being taunted and tempted , falling and rising again ... He ends up alone , unloved . He probably gets flattened by a train '' . On another review by Montgomery , the singer redemption is referred because Mars `` distances himself from his smoove - crooning contemporaries , and he does it simply by being real . Really dramatic , really emotional , really clever . This one 's a winner , even if , at the end of it , Mars has lost everything . ''
Grenade (song)
Some artists made their own versions and remixes of the song . The American group Boyce Avenue covered `` Grenade '' and included it in their sixth EP , Acoustic Sessions , Vol. 1 , released on December 6 , 2010 . Gavin Mikhail included his version of the song and it 's instrumental in his album , Grenade . On November 15 , 2011 , a cover by Trackstarz charted at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart . American rapper Lil Wayne published the first official remix of the song on February 12 , 2011 . The remix is identical to the song , except for the 16 - bar introduction verse that Wayne provides . Mars was so surprised with the remix when he saw it online , he recalls `` I was like , ' What ? Press play '' . He called it , `` Awesome '' . MTV critique , Jayson Rodriguez , described it as `` Lil Wayne delivering a spoken word - style flow , expressing devotion for his love interest '' . RichGirl , a R&B girl group , created a remix to the song , released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape .
Grenade (song)
It 's a heartbreaking , heartbreak song , and I think everyone can relate to that . You 're so in love with this woman and you do n't understand , ' What am I doing wrong ? What am I not giving to you ? I 'll go as far as putting a bullet in my brain for you , and why ca n't I get that kind of love in return ? '
Grenade (song)
Mars performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on August 25 , 2010 , with him and his four - piece band dressed in blue tuxedos and black skinny ties . John Macdonald for Spin said `` Despite a couple pitch problems here and there , Mars proved to be nearly as good a performer as he is a songwriter '' . The song was also performed in a similar manner on the October 9 , 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live , as part of a segue from `` Nothin ' on You '' , the debut single was also performed . His performance was well received by critics . Billboard 's magazine critique Walter Frazier analysed the performance and commented `` Mars ' backing band ... dressed as a 1950s rockabilly group , while Mars resembled something of a modern - day Elvis , surely inspiring swoons for the `` SNL '' audience . '' The performance was also praised by Mawuse Ziegbe , MTV reviewer , who wrote : `` Mars peppered the performance with hip - swaying moves Elvis would be proud of and wrapped up the set in classic rock - star style with an enthusiastic jump in the air . '' On October 21 , 2010 , a soulful arrangement of the song was sung for a Billboard Tastemakers video session . On May 5 , 2011 Mars expressed his apprehension about performing the song because fans have been throwing dummy grenades on stage , some of which are metal and have posed a safety hazard .
Grenade (song)
Lyrically , the song contains masochistic themes and tells the story of heartbreak caused by a failed relationship : `` Gave you all I had / And you tossed it in the trash '' . The chorus has Mars singing , `` I 'd catch a grenade for ya , '' and speaks of unrequited love when the subject girl of his affections `` wo n't do the same '' . Tim Byron , writer for The Vine , `` ' Grenade ' is about the feeling of withdrawal '' . The critic added , `` Mars knows she is bad for him , that 's she 's preventing him from thinking straight , that he ca n't actually have her the way he wants , but he still nonetheless has crazy desires for that rush of romantic cocaine that he gets from her . '' As Mars commented in an interview to Blues & Soul : `` ' Grenade ' represents the OTHER side of love -- where you 're in love with a woman and you know for a fact that she does n't love you the way you love HER . ''
Grenade (song)
Consequence of Sound 's Kevin Barber praised the track and Mars , since it `` showcases his Michael Jackson-esque vocal range '' and it 's `` heavy , heartbreaking lyrics '' . Ken Tucker for NPR noticed that `` It 's hard to resist the clever come - on refrain of `` Grenade '' -- `` I 'd catch a grenade for ya '' , adding that the song had a `` creamy melody '' . Reviewers , Meredith Whitmore and Adam R. Holz , for Pluggedin , think that `` Grenade '' is the reverse side of `` Just The Way You Are '' , commenting that the song `` ponders what happens when that flower fades and dies '' . However , Slant 's Eric Henderson dismissed its unrealistic lyrics , while AllMusic 's Tim Sendra thought the song was `` over-the - top '' -- one of the weaker ones on the album . Spencer Hawk from Little Village criticized the song by calling it `` fairly innovative '' and notice that the shouting of the lyrics `` does n't feel genuine '' , however he felt that `` It 's very safe while being a little risky , and Mars is a solid singer '' . Music-News.com , reviewer David Spencer , stated `` great pop but little in way of surprise '' .
Grenade (song)
Region Date Format Label Worldwide September 28 , 2010 Digital download ( iTunes countdown single ) Elektra Records
Grenade (song)
In New Zealand , the song spent twenty - nine weeks on the chart and it was number one for three consecutive dates , after taking `` The Time ( Dirty Bit ) '' by The Black Eyed Peas from the top spot . Grenade sold 30 000 copies , earning a double platinum certification by the RIANZ . Other countries where the song rose to the top include Norway and Denmark , after taking the top spot from Fallulah 's single `` Out of It '' . It was certified platinum by IFPI Denmark . As of February 4 , the song spent 4 weeks on the top of the Irish Singles Chart , on its first week it has replaced Matt Cardle 's `` When We Collide '' . On the Swedish music chart , `` Grenade '' dethroned `` Born This Way '' by Lady Gaga ( on its second run at number one ) . On the Swiss Singles Chart it replaced the duet between Diddy - Dirty Money and Skylar Grey 's `` Coming Home '' . It was certified three times platinum by the IFPI Switzerland . In the two regions of Belgium the song reached the top ten and received a gold certification in the Ultratop 50 Flanders . In Slovakia and Finland the song peaked at number 3 , while on the Dutch Top 40 the song peaked at number 2 . Nevertheless , the success of `` Grenade '' was lower in other countries ; it just spent two weeks on the Japan Hot 100 chart and reached the peak position of 36 . Despite its low reception in Spanish territory , it only peaked at number 21 , the song was the ninth most played song in the Spotify streaming service in 2011 .
Grenade (song)
American metalcore band , Memphis May Fire covered the track for the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 5 , which was released on November 6 , 2012 . The song was officially released for digital download on October 2 , 2012 . In order to celebrate its fifteen years in the music industry , Dutch symphonic rock band , Within Temptation covered several songs by other artists , including `` Grenade '' , during a special program on the Belgian radio station Q music , called Within Temptation Friday . The band chose this song because `` It 's a really good song and instead of making a grenade go off on stage , we figured we 'd make a bomb of astonishment go off in the studio '' , in the words of the lead vocalist Sharon den Adel . On April 19 , 2013 Within Temptation 's cover was released and available for download as part of their cover album The Q - Music Sessions . Nevertheless , the song peaked at number 73 , in their home country , on the Dutch Charts .
Grenade (song)
The original version of `` Grenade '' had an `` uptempo 1960 's surf - style sound with jangle pop '' and before a live show in New York , Mars `` slowed and stripped it down '' . The reworked song was the last track added to the album . In an interview with Sound on Sound , engineer Ari Levine from The Smeezingtons , who carried out the recording and instrumentation on `` Grenade '' , explained that the song was original recorded with `` a more guitar ‐ based arrangement '' , 15bpm faster . According to Mars , the record was much happier . Mars ended up by playing the song live in showcase for the label and to several booking agents in a slower tempo . The singer and his bandmates rehearsed a lot to that show , yet `` Grenade '' `` sounded terrible '' . Mars decided to do a `` stripped down '' version by playing the guitar , while Brody Brown played the piano . The single received praise from the label . The song was reproduced in the way you hear it . To do so , The Smeezingtons completely rearranged and re ‐ recorded it , including the vocals , `` two days before the album was supposed to be handed in '' . Levine , added `` There was quite a bit of deadline stress involved in that . '' Despite the time that Grenade took to produce , the writing was among the most difficult songs in album since it took several months to complete . Later , on April 21 , 2012 , the team said that the last line of the song was the conflict , since it took two months for them to come up with `` but you wo n't do the same '' . Levine explained which instruments and software was involved in the song :
Grenade (song)
In Australia it debuted at number 48 in the ARIA Singles Chart and five weeks later reached number one , taking `` The Time ( Dirty Bit ) '' by The Black Eyed Peas from the top spot . On its second run in Australia it dethroned `` Who 's That Girl '' by Guy Sebastian featuring Eve , thus being replaced by the same a week later . After its success in the country , Australian Recording Industry Association certified it seven times platinum . In the first week in the UK , the song topped the list with a total of 149 834 copies sold , blocking Lady Gaga 's `` Born This Way '' . Thus , Mars achieved the best opening week of January on the list since 1996 when `` Spaceman '' by Babylon Zoo debuted with 383,000 units . The recording has been certified two times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . According to the Official Charts Company , the single has reached a total of 1,194,000 combined sales ( 1,000,000 purchases and 194,000 streaming equivalent sales ) , as of January 2018 . In Austria , the song reached the second position and remained there for three non-consecutive weeks . The song was , eventually , certified Platinum by IFPI Austria . In Germany the song debuted at 8 , and three weeks later reached the top spot , where it stayed for six non-consecutive weeks . Then , BVMI gave Mars three gold records for the sale of 450 000 downloads . On the Italian chart it entered at ninth place and then ascended into eight where he spent another week before leaving the count . Although it only spent three weeks in the Italian chart , it has received a platinum plaque by the FIMI .
Grenade (song)
Region Date Format Label Ref . Europe November 29 , 2010 CD single Warner Music Group United Kingdom January 10 , 2011 Digital download Unknown Germany February 4 , 2011 CD single Elektra Austria Switzerland United Kingdom Worldwide May 8 , 2011 EP
Grenade (song)
Digital download `` Grenade '' -- 3 : 42 European CD single `` Grenade '' -- 3 : 42 German and UK CD single `` Grenade '' -- 3 : 42 `` Just the Way You Are '' ( Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix ) -- 5 : 17 The Grenade Sessions EP `` Grenade '' -- 3 : 42 `` Grenade '' ( The Hooligans Remix ) -- 3 : 30 `` Grenade '' ( Passion Pit Remix ) -- 6 : 10 `` Grenade '' ( acoustic ) -- 4 : 09 `` Grenade '' ( music video ) -- 3 : 40
Uptown Funk
An early version of the song had `` an inexplicable hard - rock breakdown and a chorus , in which Bruno Mars shouted , `` Burn this motherfucker down ! '' . They spent months working on the chorus until they came up the idea of not having one . The song almost did n't see the light of the day due to its early versions . The record label was hesitant on releasing the song under its current title , suggesting the alternative name `` Just Watch '' .
Grenade (song)
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios , North Hollywood , California ; engineered at Levcon Studios in Los Angeles , California ; mastered at Marcussen Mastering , Hollywood , California ;
Grenade (song)
Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 7 × Platinum 490,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Platinum 30,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 15,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 6 × Platinum 480,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Platinum 15,000 Germany ( BVMI ) 3 × Gold 450,000 Italy ( FIMI ) Platinum 30,000 Mexico ( AMPROFON ) Gold 30,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) 2 × Platinum 30,000 Sweden ( GLF ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) 3 × Platinum 90,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) 7 × Platinum 7,000,000 Streaming Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 450,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone
Grenade (song)
In the same interview , the singer expressed desire to release the song as a single , claiming it was a `` personal favorite '' . Before the official release of the song as a single , it was issued on September 28 , 2010 , as a promotional single by Elektra Records along with `` Liquor Store Blues '' , which features Damian Marley , an iTunes Store - exclusive prior to Doo - Wops & Hooligans album release in October 2010 . On October 21 , 2010 , in an interview with Digital Spy , Mars revealed the intention to follow the hit single `` Just the Way You Are '' with `` Grenade '' . On November 29 , 2010 , a CD Single was released on Europe to promote the song , `` Grenade '' . Later , on January 10 , 2011 , the track on was released via digital download in the United Kingdom . On February 4 , 2011 , it was released a CD single on Germany and on the UK , which included a Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix of `` Just the Way You Are '' and the single `` Grenade '' . An EP with different versions of Grenade , including the music video for the song was released on May 8 , 2011 , on iTunes .
Grenade (song)
Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) US Dance / Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) 9 Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 6 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Israel ( Media Forest ) Italy ( FIMI ) 8 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 36 Luxembourg Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 25 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 11 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) 37 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position South Korea International Singles ( Gaon ) 15 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) 16 Other versions ( edit ) Trackstarz version Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 56 Within Temptation version Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 73 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2010 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 32 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 26 Chart ( 2011 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 21 Austrian ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 11 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 7 Denmark ( Hitlisten ) Germany ( Media Control AG ) Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) 10 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 20 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 7 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 12 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 22 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 6
Grenade (song)
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Doo - Wops & Hooligans , Elektra Records
Grenade (song)
Nathaniel Drew and Salt Lake Pops Orchestra remixed the song , with the vocal collaboration of Alex Boye and Lindsey Stirling , it was released as a single on July 13 , 2012 . Gerrie van Dijk - Dantuma and Michelle Chamuel , contestants on The Voice of Holland and its US version , respectively , sang the theme for the competition and released it digitally through iTunes . Japanese singer Gille included her version of the track on her debut EP Lead the Way , released on May 16 , 2012 . Will Chase , who guest starred as Michael Swift in the TV series Smash , sang the song during the episode titled `` Enter Mr. DiMaggio '' , which originally aired on January 20 , 2012 .
Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
He speaks Nadsat , a teenage slang created by author Anthony Burgess . The language is based on largely English and Russian words , but also borrows from other sources such as Cockney rhyming slang , Romani speech , and schoolboy colloquialisms . His beverage of choice is milk spiked with various drugs , which he and his fellow gang members ( `` droogs '' ) drink to fortify themselves for `` ultraviolence '' . Alex is very fond of classical music , particularly Ludwig van Beethoven , whom he habitually refers to as `` Ludwig Van '' . While listening to this music , he fantasises about endless rampages of rape , torture and slaughter . Alex 's favourite melee weapon is a `` cut - throat britva '' , or straight razor .
Ben & Jerry's
In September 2014 , anti-hazing activists raised concerns about the ice cream flavor `` Hazed & Confused , '' which had been released earlier that year . The concern was that the name could be perceived as belittling of hazing and bullying problems . The company has noted that the name was based on the word hazelnut and a play on the phrase `` dazed and confused '' , which is both a song popularized by Led Zeppelin and a coming - of - age comedy film from the early 1990s . The decision was made in October to not rename the flavor .
Diamonds (Rihanna song)
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Mars
Mars is named after the Roman god of war . In different cultures , Mars represents masculinity and youth . Its symbol , a circle with an arrow pointing out to the upper right , is used as a symbol for the male gender .
That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)
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French Revolution
`` La Marseillaise '' ( French pronunciation : ​ ( la maʁsɛjɛz ) ) became the national anthem of France . The song was written and composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle , and was originally titled `` Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin '' . The French National Convention adopted it as the First Republic 's anthem in 1795 . It acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching on the capital .