mars song song recorded american singer songwriter second studio album written served producer alias dance pop power pop record addition heavily influenced quiet storm style disco groove development began mars went night drunk night long returned studio started mars stars song released second promotional single november set issued contemporary hit radio fourth single album europe south_america announced official website replaced released united_states oceania time commercially charted south_korea reached number release parent album eventually charted belgium charts peaking number flanders wallonia component wallonia number following year debuted france spending weeks chart netherlands poland month january peaking number respectively received generally favorable reviews music critics compared composition works michael_jackson prince madonna musically track retro vibe noted guitar notes moody chord cheesy synthesizer lyrics different interpretations meaning saying mars tries escape bottle favorite vice took approach writing longing high water mark relationship impossible reach track performed opening act background release interview rolling_stone mars explained origin saying mars went night actual menu drank night headed studio jeff got keyboards mark starts playing electronic drums sound like started screaming stars lot nights like written mars lawrence charge production song recorded additional engineering guitar played handled bass beats contributed backing vocals lead singer performs keyboards recording mixing track mastered track song lifting mars tweeted song hope groove wit slide wit important wit released digitally promotional single united_states november itunes countdown countries outside liberated date september promotional single containing song available label announced brazilian website track set released contemporary hit radio single october europe south_america sent united_states oceania mainstream radio replaced fourth single remix song exclusively released bonus track target edition album december year later november remix song included deluxe edition album released worldwide composition lyrics length minutes seconds described dance pop power pop song critics noticed heavily influenced quiet storm style having disco groove having retro slightly 80s informed vibe writing billboard cover story mars featured called rocker according sheet music published music notes recording composed key minor time signature common time moderate groove beats minute mars vocals range spans note track progresses guitar notes moody chord heard cheesy synthesizer song amusing like chorus similar bass guitar drums additional beats instrumentation subject addressed recording lyrics divided critics spin slightly disappointed realized song fact ode liquor longing high water mark relationship impossible reach despite fact mars lyrics way hand writer neon commented mars escaping bottle favorite vice lyrics verse chorus stars tonight special place place went time time evidence pop crush felt lyrics subject alcohol addiction girl feels like recording composition brought attention similarities works michael_jackson spin stated track finds mars king pop markedly similarly neon writer stated mars channels michael_jackson new single writer track built wall era mid tempo disco groove idolator concurred writing artist pop icon michael_jackson discovered little bit prince mars vocals sound like prime song drawn comparisons disco groove boston_globe calling called conflict free tune desperation mars said primary influence track american musician prince critical reception song received generally favorable reviews critics couldn help avoid comparisons track michael_jackson work spin called recording stating mars wrote track informed backing track idolator praised track saying fortunately drinking recording sections paid song probably favorite effort mars date reviewer neon believed mars channels michael_jackson new single recommended watch turning point 80s movie listen perfect match having previously stated 80s revisited mars taking sounds styles michael_jackson madonna wrote production listener help sugar rush pop crush opined echoes sparse production sound similar track mars song beat kicks modern gear mixed review metro reviewing album commented melodic mid tempo disco makes genuinely decent stab michael_jackson hand jon new_york_times called melodramatic song feels bigger mars demands use chart performance following release debuted number copies sold track entered flanders chart debuting peak position time appeared chart depends airplay sales peaking number january debuted number following week song entered dutch eventually peaked number month january charted french single charts spending weeks peaking number fourth week poland peaked number track listing digital download promo single credits personnel recording recorded los_angeles california personnel credits adapted liner notes chart performance release history
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