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}} "Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer Bruno Mars from his second studio album, ''Unorthodox Jukebox'' (2012). It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2012. The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine of The Smeezingtons, and produced by Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie and The Smeezingtons. "Locked Out of Heaven" is a reggae rock song influenced by new wave and funk. The song's lyrics are about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as euphoria from sex. "Locked Out of Heaven" was well received by most critics, some of whom complimented Mars' different musical direction, his vocals were praised, being called "smooth" and "sweet," while its sound was lauded, with the song being called "interesting" and a "musical evolution". While some critics noted influences from various bands, Mars stated that The Police were the ones who influenced him the most to write the song. The single charted inside the top ten in over twenty countries, including the United States, where it became Mars' fourth number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it spent six consecutive weeks and topped the Canadian Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. "Locked Out of Heaven" was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Due to the certifications, "Locked out of Heaven" was able to join an elite group of the best-selling singles worldwide. The song's music video was shot by director Cameron Duddy and by Mars, and depicts Mars and his bandmates leisurely engaging in activities such as smoking, drinking and playing games. The singer performed "Locked Out of Heaven" on television shows such as ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The X Factor'' and included it on The Moonshine Jungle Tour and at his Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show set list. The song won several awards and received three Grammy nominations. The song has been covered by various recording artists, including Leona Lewis and Bastille. ==Background== After his 2010 debut album ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'', which produced the singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", Mars revealed he wanted to create something unexpected with its follow-up. "This is me going into the studio and recording and writing whatever I want," Mars said confidently. "This album represents my freedom."〔 Jeff Bhasker, one of the producers of the song, explained how they came up with the song "That song came in the middle of the process of putting together the album," he explains of the song's roots. "We were just having a jam session, tracking some things, and Bruno started playing this groove and making up something on the spot; we all thought it was pretty good. We wound up working a long time on that, trying to get it just right." The Smeezingtons co-wrote and co-produced the track, and was also handled by Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, and Emile Haynie.〔 "Locked Out of Heaven" was unveiled digitally and on radio on October 1, 2012, and became available for purchase the following day.〔 Regarding the song, Mars says "Man, there's a good pocket on this song right now. Let's keep it going." Mars mentioned that it took a long time to create the song, commenting "People didn't see us going at each other's throats in the studio and pulling out our hair." He added, "Trying to get these drums right and figure out a base line." "Locked Out of Heaven" was mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios in Hollywood by Manny Marroquin. Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars, Nick Movshon, and Homer Steinweiss played the instruments, with additional assistance by Emile Haynie. The recording was done by ALALAL, Ari Levine, Mark Ronson and Wayne Gordon, while Bob Mallory and Tyler Hartman served as the recording assistants at the Levcon Studios in Los Angeles, Daptone Studios in Brooklyn and Avatar Studios in New York. Levine was responsible for engineering the song, with Charlez Moniz assisting him. David Kutch mastered the song.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Locked Out of Heaven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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