: Mark Ronson was so anxious about perfecting the guitar part that he actually fainted and vomited during a session in Toronto; he finally nailed the take on his 82nd attempt .
"Uptown Funk" dominated the charts like few songs before it. It spent at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the weekly charts in at least 19 countries . Its accolades include:
Directed by and Bruno Mars , the music video is one of the most viewed of all time, amassing over 5.6 billion views as of early 2025.
: The team spent months trying to write a traditional chorus before realizing the song was better off with just the iconic horn line as the hook. The Iconic Official Video
: Won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2016. Brit Awards : Named British Single of the Year in 2015.
While the song sounds effortless, its creation was anything but. Born from a freestyle jam session where Bruno Mars played drums and Mark Ronson played bass, the track actually took of grueling labor to complete.
: Fun fact—the famous "doh" vocal bassline was recorded by engineer Charles Moniz after songwriter Philip Lawrence suggested the part but couldn't play the actual bass guitar. Chart-Topping Legacy