The Lazy Song

The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars
publication	2011
length	4:23
Genre (s)	pop
Author (s)	Bruno Mars
album	Doo-wops & hooligans

The Lazy Song is an English-language pop - song of the American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans . It was released as the third single from the album on February 15, 2011. The song became a number one hit in the UK, becoming Mars 'fourth number one single after " Nothin' on You ", " Just the Way You Are " and " Grenade ".

Background and composition

The Lazy Song was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and K'naan and produced by The Smeezingtons. The song contains influences from roots reggae and Jawaiian as well as elements from pop and R&B and has a medium reggae beat.

The Lazy Song is three minutes and fifteen seconds long. In terms of content, the song refers to MTV and the song Teach Me How to Dougie by Cali Swag District . The song was composed in the key of B major . The time signature is 4/4 time. The tempo is 88 beats per minute . Mars' pitch ranges from D- ¹ to B- ² . The single version contains a whistle insert , which is not available in the version on the album.

reception

Music reviews

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times , Eric Henderson of Slant magazine and Andy Gill of The Independent found that The Lazy Song was influenced by reggae . Tim Sendra of Allmusic stated that this piece Doo-Wops & Hooligans the laid back - Groove has. About.com's Bill Lamb hailed the song as one of the best tracks on the album, noting that it "shows reality the door in a humorous way to provide a romantic take on a day when the protagonist does nothing." "Humorously kicks reality out the door for a romanticized view of a day in which the protagonist 'will not do anything.") Brian Voerding of AOL Radio Blog stated that "it is like the perfect soundtrack for a happy hour meeting in the Summer sounds, although it can also serve for any well-deserved escape from the winter doldrums. "(" Sounds like the perfect soundtrack for a summer happy-hour meetup, though it could equally provide a sonic backdrop for any well-deserved escape from winter's doldrums. ")

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	9 (28 weeks)	28
Austria (Ö3)	4th (23 weeks)	23
Switzerland (IFPI)	9 (28 weeks)	28
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (34 weeks)	34
United States (Billboard)	4th (34 weeks)	34

Awards for music sales

single Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  5 × platinum 350,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold 15,000  Denmark (IFPI)  platinum 30,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 150,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 30,000  Canada (MC)  4 × platinum 320,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  gold 30,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 15,000  Austria (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  platinum 30,000  United States (RIAA)  6 × platinum 6,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 4 × gold 20 × platinum 7,285,000 Main article: Bruno Mars / Music Sales Awards

Streaming Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Denmark (IFPI)  platinum 1,800,000 All in all 1 × platinum 1,800,000

Web links

• The Lazy Song Lyrics (on LyricsLounge.de)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Doo-Wops & Hooligans (CD booklet), Elektra Records . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Jon Caramanica: Critic's Notebook - Bruno Mars in Ascension . In: The New York Times , The New York Times Company, October 6, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011. 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Bruno Mars The Lazy Song - Digital Sheet Music . In: Music Notes . EMI Music Publishing . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
4. ^ Daryl Lang: Bruno Mars, poet . In: Breaking Copy . Breakincopy.com. March 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 11, 2011. 
5. ↑ Eric Henderson: Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans . In: Slant Magazine , Matt Zoller Seitz, Keith Uhlich, October 7, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011. 
6. ↑ Andy Gill: Album: Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Elektra) . In: The Independent , Independent Print Limited, January 14, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011. 
7. ↑ Tim Sendra: Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars . In: Allmusic . Retrieved February 17, 2011.
8. ↑ Bill Lamb: Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans . In: About.com . Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. 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. Retrieved February 17, 2011. 
9. ↑ Brian Voerding: Bruno Mars 'The Lazy Song' - New song . In: AOL Radio Blog . February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
10. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US