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. Others criticised it for not being innovative as it tried to emulate 1980s funk music.Ĭommercially, the song topped the charts of 19 countries and reached the top 10 of 15 others, making it the most successful single of Ronson and Mars to date. Upon its release, the single received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the instrumental, style and influences of the track. Its lyrics address fashion, self-love and "traditional masculine bravado", performed in a sing-rapping style filled with metaphors, arrogance, charisma, and fun. It has a spirit akin to the 1980s-era funk music. The song is a funk- pop, soul, boogie, disco- pop and Minneapolis sound track. Copyright controversies arose after the song's release resulting in multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting credits. "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson, Mars, Philip Lawrence and Jeff Bhasker produced by the former two, and Bhasker its composition began during a freestyle studio session when they worked on a jam Mars and his band played on tour. It was released as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014 via download in several countries. " 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.
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