Mirror (song)
| Mirror | |
|---|---|
| Lil Wayne feat. Bruno Mars | |
| publication | November 1, 2011 |
| length | 3:48 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , alternative hip-hop , soul , R&B |
| Author (s) | Dwayne Carter Jr. , Peter Hernandez , Philip Lawrence, Ramon Owen |
| album | Tha Carter IV (Deluxe Version) |
Mirror (mirror) is a song by the US rapper Lil Wayne , he with the R & B - singer Bruno Mars recorded. The song was released for airplay in the United States on November 1, 2011 . The song was written by Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars and Philip Lawrence, who is part of the songwriting trio The Smeezingtons with Mars , and by Ramon Owen aka REO, who was also the producer . Mirror can be found as a bonus track on the album Tha Carter IV .
background
Rap-Up magazine describes how Lil Wayne was inspired for the song: "Weezy gets personal problems, he raps about his father (" Lookin 'at me now I can see my past. Damn, I look just like my fuckin' dad " ) “While taking inspiration from Michael Jackson . "And no message could have been any clearer, so I'm starting with the man in the mirror," he said. "Michael Jackson taught me this."
Music video
The music video for Mirror was shot by Antoine Fuqua in November 2011. A teaser was published on January 27, 2012 by Vevo on Youtube . The video was officially published on January 31, 2012 on Youtube.
Commercial win
Mirror was a million seller in the US and reached 16th place on the Hot 100. In the UK, it climbed to 17th and a silver record . In numerous other countries the single reached the top 20, but also missed the top 10. The single came in 11th place in Belgium (Flanders) and 12th in Denmark. In France (22nd place), Australia (26th place) and Sweden (36th place) had middle placements in the top 50.
In the German-speaking countries, the song was most successful with 15th place in Switzerland. In Austria it did not get past 32nd place and in Germany it could not even place.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Austria (Ö3)
|
32 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
15th (13 weeks) | 13 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
17th (12 weeks) | 12 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
16 (17 weeks) | 17th |
Publications
| country | format | publication |
|---|---|---|
|
United States |
Urban Contemporary | September 13, 2011 |
| Rhythmic Contemporary | November 1, 2011 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
 Gold (single)+  2 × platinum (streaming)
|
15,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
platinum
|
1,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold 5 × platinum |
1,355,000 |
Main article: Lil Wayne / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Music: Lil Wayne f / Bruno Mars - 'Mirror' ( English ) Rap-Up. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Mirror - Lil Wayne feat. Bruno Mars in the US charts ( English ) Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ Lil Wayne ft. Bruno Mars in the UK Charts ( English ) Official Charts. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ a b Mirror ft. Bruno Mars ( German ) hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ↑ LIL WAYNE FEAT. BRUNO MARS - MIRROR (CHANSON) ( French ) lescharts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ LIL WAYNE FEAT. BRUNO MARS - MIRROR (SONG) ( English ) australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ LIL WAYNE FEAT. BRUNO MARS - MIRROR (SONG) ( English ) swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: AT CH UK US
- ↑ Mediabase Urban Adds ( English ) Mediabase. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved on February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Top 40 / Rhythmic-Crossover Future Releases Future Releases ( English ) All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2012.