Grenade (song)
| Grenade | |
|---|---|
| Bruno Mars | |
| publication | September 28, 2010 |
| length | 3:42 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B |
| Author (s) | Body Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Andre Wyatt |
| music | The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine) |
| album | Doo-wops & hooligans |
Grenade (German: "grenade" ) is the title of R & B - song of American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars .
Background information
| “I was with my friend Benny Blanco and he played me a few songs and he played a song that had a line of lyrics [similar to Grenade] ... He said the band had no contract and the CD was never released. I said to Benny that I could identify with the song so much and that I really wanted to use it and make it my own song. So I started writing my own version. It's a heartbreaking song about a broken heart and I think anyone can relate to it. You are so in love and ask yourself: 'What am I doing wrong? What can I not give you I would die for you, but why don't I get this love back? '"
- Bruno Mars |
Grenade was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt. The production of the song took over the production team The Smeezingtons , consisting of Mars, Lawrence and Levine. In an interview with the US website Idolator , Bruno Mars revealed that the songwriter and producer Benny Blanco played him an unreleased song with a similar theme as Grenade's , which served as the inspiration for the song. He also expressed a desire to release Grenade as a single as he was one of his personal favorites.
Before the Doo-Wops & Hooligans album was released , two promo singles were released exclusively on iTunes . The first single was Liquor Store Blues , a collaboration with Damian Marley . This was followed on September 28th Grenade as a second pre-release.
composition
Grenade is a pop - and R & B - ballad . A sheet of music published by Sony / ATV Music Publishing shows that Grenade is written in the key of D minor and has a medium tempo of 108 beats per minute . Mars' vocal range is from A 3 to D 5 . The song begins quietly, but the volume is continuously increased, musically and lyrically, up to the climax, the chorus. “Pulsating synthesizer sounds ” can be heard in the background . According to Jon Caramanica, The New York Times , the song contains elements of pop music from the 1980s and is accompanied by drums such as those used by Kanye West . Grenade includes parts of the song I'll Fight by the singer Jeff Tweedy .
Lyrically Grenade is about an unrequited love. Mars sings about how he would do anything for his loved one, including intercepting a grenade for her or throwing himself in front of a train for her.
reception
Grenade was received very positively by critics. Josef Gasteiger, Laut , said the song “lacks a bit of punch, although the slight scratching in Mars 'voice is quite pleasing.” Bill Lamb from About gave the song a rating of 4.5 out of a possible 5 points and praised Mars' singing as well as the song's soulful, heart-touching lyrics, which "cemented his position as one of the best new artists of the year." Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly named Grenade as an "atmospheric opener" of Doo-Wops & Hooligans and one of the most Highlights of the album. Grenade has often been compared to Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana , a song that Mars' had covered at many concerts. However, Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine criticized Grenade for the unrealistic lyrics and Tim Sendra of Allmusic found Grenade "over the top" and one of the weaker songs on the album.
Versions
| title | Songwriting | production | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenade | The Smeezingtons, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Andrew Wyatt | The Smeezingtons | 3:42 |
| Grenade (Acoustic) | The Smeezingtons, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Andrew Wyatt | The Smeezingtons | 4:09 |
| Grenade (Passion Pit Remix) | The Smeezingtons, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Andrew Wyatt | Passion Pit | 6:10 |
| Catch a Grenade (The Hooligans Remix) | 3:30 |
Music video
The music video for Grenade was released on November 19th. The video was directed by NABIL. In a behind-the-scenes video, Mars stated, “The concept of the video is my struggle to show this girl that I would really do anything for her. So I go so far as to pull a piano to her so that I can open my heart to her with a song. ”The video shows Mars' efforts to pull a piano on a rope to his beloved. On his way through Los Angeles he walks through the streets, in a car tunnel, and up the mountain to the house of his beloved. However, when he finds out that she is with another man, he pulls the piano with him in front of a train.
Charts
Grenade hit the top of the US charts and became the third consecutive number one hit on the Billboard charts after Nothin 'on You and Just the Way You Are Mars. The single sold 5,701,000 copies up to and including November 6, 2013 in the US alone and was awarded five times platinum . Also in New Zealand and Australia managed Grenade to jump to the top of the charts. In Canada, Grenade also reached # 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was six times platinum by the end of the year for more than 480,000 copies.
In Germany Grenade also reached position one in the single charts and stayed at the top of the chart for four weeks, 15 weeks in the top 10 and 54 weeks in the charts. Mars reached the single charts in Germany for the fourth time, the top 10 for the second time after Just the Way You Are and the top of the chart for the first time. In the annual charts, the single took third place in both the airplay and single charts in 2011.
The song was number two of the best-selling download singles in 2011 with 10.2 million downloads . Mars also won first place for its title Just the Way You Are with 12.5 million downloads. In the week ending January 8, 2011, Grenade was downloaded 559,000 times. This made the title number four of the most downloaded songs in history.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
1 (54 weeks) | 54 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
2 (34 weeks) | 34 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
1 (52 weeks) | 52 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (38 weeks) | 38 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (36 weeks) | 36 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 7 × platinum
|
490,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
15,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
3 × gold
|
450,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
6 × platinum
|
480,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
gold
|
30,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
2 × platinum
|
30,000 |
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
90,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
8 × platinum
|
5,701,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 32 × platinum |
8,561,000 |
Main article: Bruno Mars / Music Sales Awards
Contributors
The following people contributed to the creation of the song Grenade :
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Web links
- Bruno Mars: Official website
- Grenade : Official music video
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno Mars: The Idolator Interview . The Idolator . (accessed January 1, 2011)
- ↑ Bruno Mars Soars To Number 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart With Debut Single Just The Way You Are . Marketwire . (accessed January 1, 2011)
- ^ Grenade sheet music . Musicnotes.Com . (accessed January 1, 2011)
- ↑ Bruno Mars, 'Grenade' - New Song . AOL Radio Blog . (accessed January 1, 2011)
- ↑ Jon Caramanica: Bruno Mars In Ascension . The New York Times . (accessed January 1, 2011)
- ^ Josef Gasteiger: "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" - Bruno Mars . Loud .
- ↑ Bill Lamb: Bruno Mars - Grenade ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . About .
- ↑ Leah Greenblatt: Album review Doo-Wops & Hooligans . Entertainment Weekly .
- ↑ Roberto Mucciacciaro: Bruno Mars' Grenade Channels Michael Jackson Circa Dirty Diana ( Memento of the original from August 24, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . MTV Newsroom .
- ↑ Eric Henderson: Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans . Slant Magazine .
- ↑ Tim Sendra: Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans . Allmusic .
- ↑ Bruno Mars Is On The Move . Marketwire.
- ↑ Chris Ryan: Bruno Mars Drags A Piano In Grenade Video . MTV Networks .
- ↑ [1] Yahoo.com/music|Abrufdaten=2015-01-10
- ^ Gold & Platinum - Bruno Mars . RIAA . (As of March 13, 2012)
- ↑ [2] Billboard Canadian Hot 100 | Retrieved January 10, 2015
- ↑ [3] Musiccanda.com | Bruno Mars + Gold / Platinum | Access date = 2015-01-10
- ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts: 2011. radiocharts.com, accessed on June 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Annual charts Germany: Chart year 2011. radiocharts.com, accessed on June 25, 2020 .
- ↑ [4] IFPI-Statistics-2011-accessdate = 2015-01-10
- ↑ [5] IFPI-Statistics-2011-accessdate = 2015-01-10
- ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch: Eminem & The Fab Four. In: Yahoo Music. November 6, 2013, accessed December 25, 2014 .
- ^ Doo-Wops & Hooligans -CD-Booklet. Elektra Records .
