From the recording COOL FREDDIE E & THE CREW - VOLUME II
"Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015), featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014 via download in several countries. "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson, Mars, Philip Lawrence and Jeff Bhasker. Produced by Ronson, Mars, and Bhasker, its composition began during a freestyle studio session when they worked on a jam Mars and his band played on tour. Copyright controversies arose after the song's release resulting in multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting credits.
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 "traditional masculine bravado", performed in a sing-rapping style filled with metaphors, arrogance, charisma, and fun. Upon its release, the single received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the instrumental, style and influences of the track. Others criticised it for not being innovative as it tried to emulate 1980s funk music.
Commercially, the song topped the charts of 19 countries and reached the top 10 of 15 others, making it both Ronson's and Mars' most successful single to date. In the United States, "Uptown Funk" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks and spent seven weeks on the top of the UK Singles Chart. It was certified 11 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and four times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Uptown Funk" peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and topped the Irish Singles Chart, taking the Christmas number one spot. The song also reached the top spot on France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) number one in both Australia for a total of six weeks and in New Zealand for nine consecutive weeks. It also broke its own streaming record three times in the United Kingdom, while breaking the streaming record in the United States and Worldwide at that time.
Lyrics
"UPTOWN FUNK" LYRICS
MARK RONSON & BRUNO MARS - 2014
Performed by Jenna Burns
This hit That ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer That white gold
This one, for them hood girls Them good girls
Straight masterpieces
Stylin',… while in … Livin' it up in the city
Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent
Gotta kiss myself I'm so pretty
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Called a police and a fireman
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Make a dragon wanna retire, man
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Say my name you know who I am
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Am I bad 'bout that money
Break it down
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
'Cause Uptown Funk gonna give it to you
'Cause Uptown Funk gonna give it to you
'Cause Uptown Funk gonna give it to you
Saturday night and we in the spot
Don't believe me, just watch (Come on)
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Hey, hey, hey, oh!
Stop Wait a minute
Fill my cup put some liquor in it
Take a sip, sign a check
Julio! Get the stretch!
Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, Mississippi
If we show up, we gon' show out
Smoother than a fresh jar o' Skippy
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Called a police and a fireman
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Make a dragon wanna retire, man
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Say my name you know who I am
I'm too hot (hot dang)
Am I bad 'bout that money
Break it down
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you
Saturday night and we in the spot
Don't believe me, just watch (Come on)
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Hey, hey, hey, oh!
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (til 2nd ‘flaunt it’)
Before we leave
Let me tell y'all a lil' something
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up, uh
I said Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Come on, dance Jump on it
If you sexy then flaunt it
If you freaky then own it
Don't brag about it, come show me
Come on, dance Jump on it
If you sexy then flaunt it
Well it's Saturday night and we in the spot
Don't believe me, just watch (come on)
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Don't believe me, just watch
Hey, hey, hey, oh!
Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (til the end)
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up
Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)
Uptown Funk you up (2X)
..Aaaaaaow!