way mars song way debut solo single recorded american singer songwriter lead single debut studio album song written produced released united_states contemporary hit radio august track added united_kingdom released united_kingdom september way amazing debut single received positive reviews critics considered stand track praised production won grammy award best male pop vocal performance ceremony song peaked number billboard hot mainstream charts charted countries certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa times australian_recording_industry_association aria worldwide best selling digital single sales million copies far sold million copies worldwide best selling digital singles time dominican musician covered song debut single peaked number chart music video directed released september features born australian actress official remix features rapper included deluxe edition mars performed way tour performed super bowl halftime song covered recording artists way inspired debut single bass song featured movie writing production song written mars mars said song took months come way wasn thinking deep poetic telling story ready fall love added big fan songs like beautiful wonderful tonight songs straight point know mind lyrics twists story come directly heart way songs mind blowing telling woman looks beautiful way let honest woman doesn wanna hear lyrics mars responsible finding songs songwriters help process composing song told soon way finished knew single saying massive chorus instantly memorable melody lyric natural transition songs didn sound like radio want single explains track melody idea presented guys came chorus sent files replaced bunch sounds sounds programmed drums wrote rest song met song supposed point decided way mixed hollywood served assistant mixing mars played instruments track recorded responsible engineering song california mastered song mastering california release way released lead single serviced song download united_states july november seven remixes released download september song sent united_kingdom released released single germany september single contains album version song remix single ended released worldwide november december remixes maxi released denmark promote single album composition lyrical interpretation way pop song instrumentation features piano keyboard sounds instruments arranged critics described nice smooth ballad vocals vine said rising melody start chorus introduces little tension catchy tag chorus simple effective hook guardian music reviewer describes song fairly standard pop vocal breezy falsetto song key major sequence vocal range spans billboard critic called way feel good jam mars able level soprano breezy piano hip hop entertainment weekly labeled song ballad digital_spy describe huge hearted piano ballad similar instant classic feel empire state mind guardian says lyrics girl mars kiss day song compared production new_york_times adding felt groove territory allmusic called debut single romantic new zealand herald felt song ballad lyrically song mars love beautiful girl occupies dreams billboard carries explanation mars love smile world stops cause girl amazing way concludes mars lyrics aim female listeners feel short perfect skin vine said song effective repeated lines start verses catchy consequence sound described song mars sticks song insists wouldn want change particular gal believe undeniably catchy chorus reception accolades song received positive reviews music critics digital spy nick_levine gave song stars described huge hearted piano ballad compared empire state mind similar sound keys song review billboard wrote breezy piano hip hop mars love beautiful girl occupies dreams mars lyrics aim female listeners feel short perfect skin steady pulse chorus mars created feel good jam establish solo contender right felt single makes mars stand artists dominating charts moment said song builds climax simply falls bit flat coming cheesy song nominated record year ceremony february song won grammy award best male pop vocal performance single nominated awards ended winning category nominated teen choice awards year single won performed song award ceremony won song year way sold million copies worldwide best selling singles time celebration chart 55th anniversary billboard counted biggest hot hits song ranked song biggest selling singles time placed number sales million commercial performance song reached billboard hot chart dated october ending week reign katy_perry teenage dream song spent total weeks billboard hot debuting august leaving chart july end december song sold digital copies october sold million downloads domestically song certified times platinum riaa holds record longest reigning debut format having spent weeks atop song jumped canadian hot chart dated october september singer second number single united_kingdom hit number spot october sales copies song left spot sold copies biggest seller year april revealed song ninth downloaded song time united_kingdom august way million selling single took weeks reach november song sold copies official_charts_company ranked song biggest selling single time october got number single dutch having spent weeks number netherlands song reached number australia certified times platinum australian_recording_industry_association single debuted number new_zealand august song number weeks single chart weeks debuted number november song ended peaking number stayed chart week successful peaked number stayed chart weeks way peaked number switzerland number netherlands number belgium flanders number germany sweden reached number denmark way best selling single selling million copies globally year january song sold million digital downloads music video development synopsis corresponding music video directed shot september downtown los_angeles video features australian actress considers star adds charisma teach finishing singer manages small feat sees video collaboration video director came vision mars added vision video mixture live action stopped animation animation shows girlfriend beautiful takes cassette tape starts creating images tape start life video begins listening way mars walks mars stops tape player removes cassette tape begins singing song instrumental portion song begins mars pulls media cassette tape arranges media letters forming followed song title song continues forms picture drum table tape media additional images similar construction follow video including portrait mars eyes smiling mars continues singing images shown animated including bell mars rings fingers near end song lastly mars finishes song singing playing upright piano watches video inspired artwork reception received strong airplay reaching music video won best male video video received nominations won favorite international video channel thailand music video awards received award received platinum award played music video mtv channels world plays awards ceremony live performances performed song saturday night live october song performed ellen degeneres october soulful arrangement song sung billboard video session october acoustic version song performed grammy nominations concert 53rd grammy awards mars performed nba star tip pre february song performed nbc today june live performance french factor finale second season huffington_post said mars brit awards took song way gave fresh arrangement summed opinion asking came spare praised mars confidence soulful rendition twelfth song debut worldwide tour fourteenth set list second worldwide tour jungle tour single performed song set list performance super bowl halftime tribute cover versions remixes san_diego based formed band covered track compilation album punk goes pop released november finalist factor included version song album released december album contains covers artists way performed cory_monteith american glee episode aired november covered wanted saturdays october winner seventh series british talent contest factor performed way week live shows later recorded version song debut single dominican musician covered song debut single peaked number billboard hot latin songs chart number chart united_states music video cover filmed new_york_city directed following release original version song came remixes released manufactured superstars names remix original version electronic dance music versions remixes clubs leading legal download portal track listing song available purchase online july months later promo single containing album version available purchase germany single available purchase september included remix original version song november digital version includes version official remix way featuring original version single available denmark deluxe edition includes remix music video released november digitally worldwide november includes remixes released worldwide inch maxi included original version song seven new remixes released denmark december inch maxi released including remix new tracks voices head dancing mirror credits personnel mixing mastering hollywood california mastered hollywood california engineered hollywood california personnel credits adapted liner notes charts certifications radio release history
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