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"Grenade" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' (2010). A pop and R&B ballad, "Grenade" was written and produced by The Smeezingtons (Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine) with additional songwriting by Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt. The song was developed from an unreleased track with similar lyrical themes played by record producer Benny Blanco to Mars. "Grenade" was completely rearranged and re‑recorded two days before the album's release. The song's lyrics carry a message of unrequited love and how Mars' heart was broken, despite his best efforts to show her his love. Initially released as a promotional single on September 28, 2010, it was later announced as the album's second single, released by Atlantic and Elektra Records. "Grenade" was well received by critics, praising the vocals and emotional lyrics of the song and also considered it as one of the stand-out tracks on ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans''. The single reached number one in fifteen different countries, giving Mars his third number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and topping the Canadian Hot 100 for three non-consecutive weeks. "Grenade" was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and six times by Music Canada (MC). Worldwide, it was the second best selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 10.2 million copies. A music video for the single, directed by Nabil Elderkin, was released on November 19, 2010. In the video, Mars is seen dragging an upright piano through Los Angeles, by the time he arrives at the home of his beloved, he discovers she is with another man, so he decides to leave and ends up by killing himself. Mars performed "Grenade" on The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2010–12) and The Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013–14). The song has been covered by a variety of performers. It was nominated for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. ==Background and conception== "Grenade" was written and produced by The Smeezingtons (Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine) with additional songwriting by Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt. The song was recorded at Larrabee Recording Studios and Levcon Studios in Los Angeles, California.〔 In an interview with Idolator, Mars revealed the song's conception and inspiration, saying that he was with his friend Benny Blanco and he was playing a couple of songs to Mars, including one which lyrics were similar to the ones in "Grenade". Blanco added that the band to which the song belonged was not signed, and that the CD was not released. Mars replied "I can relate to that so much, I want to take that and make it my own". Afterwards, Blanco contact the dude, and Mars started writing his version. In the same interview, the singer expressed desire to release the song as a single, claiming it was a "personal favorite".〔 Before the official release of the song as a single it was released on September 28, 2010 as a promotional single along with "Liquor Store Blues", which features Damian Marley, an iTunes Store-exclusive prior to ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' album release in October 2010. On October 21, 2010 in an interview with Digital Spy, Mars revealed the intention to follow the hit single "Just the Way You Are" with "Grenade". Elektra Records released the song on September 28, 2010 through iTunes.〔 On November 29, 2010 a CD Single was released on Europe to promo the song, "Grenade".〔 Later, on February 4, 2011, it was released a CD single on Germany and on the UK, which included a Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix of "Just the Way You Are" and the single "Grenade".〔 An EP with different versions of Grenade, including the music video for the song was released on May 8, 2011, on iTunes.〔 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「Grenade (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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