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Written and produced by Bruno Mars and D'Mile, [1] the song is the group's first release with lyrics completely in English. [2] The song was downloaded almost 59 thousand times within its first three days of release to reach the top spot in digital downloads and No. 6 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. [3]
Westron Wynde is an early 16th-century song whose tune was used as the basis (cantus firmus) of Masses by English composers John Taverner, Christopher Tye and John Sheppard. The tune first appears with words in a partbook of around 1530, catalogued by the British Library as Royal Appendix MS 58. [ 1 ]
"When I Was Your Man" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). Atlantic Records released the song as the third promotional single and as the second official single, taken from the album, to mainstream radio in the United States on January 15, 2013.
Mass Country was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) two weeks after its release, [13] and later Platinum. Sony Music Africa hosted a private brunch to celebrate the milestone and announced that the posthumous album surpassed 35,404 album-equivalent units , which is equivalent to 40,972,588 streams in South Africa alone.
The June 1987 US release of "Mary's Prayer" afforded the single a peak of number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, while on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, the song rose as high as number 6. [7] Virgin Records US' promotion for the single included a full-page advertisement run in the music industry trade journals with an endorsement from Mike ...
The album name comes from the title of the first track, "Trompe le Monde", a French phrase (pronounced [tʁɔ̃p lə mɔ̃d]) meaning "Fool the World". [3]Unlike previous albums, the title of the album comes from the name of a song (rather than a song lyric), and is a play on the French phrase "Trompe-l'œil", a painting technique in which the painter fools the viewer into thinking objects ...
As the song goes on, Collins provides amusing lyrics and "swanky spoken word" to complement the song's lyrics. [12] [13] The lyrics describe a woman who is "sweet-sticky/thick and pretty" and able to make a "player try on monogamy". [14] Furthermore, Mars and .Paak affirm they will leave their "player lifestyle" following a pleasurable date. [13]
"Kings and Queens" received critical acclaim, with critics deeming it as an album highlight. Much of the praise went to the song's lyrics and the musical production; reviewers also complimented Leto's vocals. The song became the band's second number one single on the US Alternative Songs chart and attained moderate success in international markets.