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"Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson featuring American singer Bruno Mars. It was released on 10 November 2014, as the lead single from Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015).
Uptown Funk" was the first single released from the album on 10 November 2014, and it featured guest vocals from Bruno Mars. [9] The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, marking Ronson's first number one song as an artist and producer; as well as peaking at number one on the Irish Singles Chart.
The song is a funk-pop, soul, boogie, disco-pop, and Minneapolis sound track. It has a spirit akin to the 1980s-era funk music. Its lyrics address fashion, self-love and "traditio
The music video, co-directed by Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars, premiered on Ronson's Vevo channel on 10 May 2015. The video takes place during a school talent show set in the fictional Sunnydale High , [ 4 ] with actress Florence Henderson making an appearance to announce the band Uptown Special. [ 5 ]
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American disc jockey (DJ), record producer and remixer. He has won eight Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black (2006), as well as two for Record of the Year with her 2006 single "Rehab" and his own 2014 single "Uptown Funk" (featuring Bruno Mars).
While Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars celebrate having the No. 1 song for the 13th straight week on Billboard with "Uptown Funk," the group Six13 gave the hit track a Passover makeover, calling it ...
In 2014, Mars provided vocals on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", which topped the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK music charts. It was certified 11 times platinum by the RIAA, 22 times platinum by the ARIA and diamond by MC.
Uptown Special, Ronson's fourth studio album, was released on 13 January 2015. On 30 October 2014, Ronson announced on Twitter the release of the lead single of his upcoming album on 10 November 2014. The single, "Uptown Funk" features vocals from Bruno Mars. The song was performed on Saturday Night Live on 21 November 2014.