Bruno Mars - Grenade [OFFICIAL VIDEO].mp4

Official video of
Song: Grenade
Artist: Bruno Mars
Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Released: 2010


"Grenade" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter and producer Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). Initially released as a promotional single on September 28, 2010, it was later announced to be the album's second single from the album released by Atlantic and Elektra. The song was written by Mars along with his production team The Smeezingtons with Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt.

The song was recorded at Larrabee Recording Studios and Levcon Studios in Los Angeles, while the mixing of the track was finished at Larrabee Sound Studios, in North Hollywood. Sound engineer Ari Levine first worked on the beats and the synths composed by himself and later on the vocals of the track, however two days before the album was supposed to be handed in, they completely rearranged and re‑recorded the song, including the vocals. A pop song with a R&B style, "Grenade" incorporates The Smeezingtons characteristic beats and shynts, the instrumentation used in the song includes keyboards, bass and software drums. The song's lyrics carry a message of unrequited love, Mars was inspired by a song with simillar lyrical themes played by Benny Blanco to him.