The Lazy Song
2011
The Lazy Song is an English pop song of the American singer -songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut album Doo - Wops & Hooligans. It was released as the third single from the album on February 15, 2011. The song was in the UK a number -one hit and thus there Mars ' fourth number-one single after " Nothin' on You ", " Just the Way You Are " and " Grenade ".
Background and composition
The Lazy Song was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and K'naan, and produced by The Smeezingtons. The song contains influences of roots reggae and Jawaiian and elements of pop and R & B and has a medium reggae beat.
The lazy track has a length of three minutes and fifteen seconds. Content refers to the song on MTV and the song Teach Me How to Dougie by Cali Swag District. The song was composed in the key of B major. The time signature is the 4/4-time. The pace amounts to 88 beats per minute. Mars ' vocal range extends from dis1 to h2. The single version includes a Pfeifeinlage that is not present in the version on the album.
Reception
Music reviews
Jon Caramanica of the newspaper The New York Times, Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine and Andy Gill of The Independent found that The Lazy Song is influenced by reggae. Tim Sendra of Allmusic stated that this piece Doo - Wops & Hooligans has the laid back groove. Bill Lamb of About.com praised the song as one of the best tracks on the album and stated that it " has a humorous way of reality, the door to show a romantic view of a day in which the protagonist, doing nothing ' ". ( " humorously kicks reality out the door for a romanticized view of a day in which the protagonist ' will not do anything. ' " ) Brian Voerding AOL Radio Blog stated that " it is like the perfect soundtrack for a Happy Hour meeting in the summer sounds, although it can also be used for each well-deserved escape from the winter doldrums. " ( " sounds like the perfect soundtrack for a summer happy- hour meetup, though it Could Equally Provide a sonic backdrop for any well- deserved escape from winter's doldrums. "