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COMPOSER : Charles Wilson, Rudolph Taylor, Philip Lawrence, Jeff Bhasker, Devon Gallaspy, Mark Ronson, Nicholaus Williams, Peter Gene Hernandez (Mars), Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons

ARRANGER : David Beal

"Uptown Funk" is a song by British-American DJ and record producer Mark Ronson featuring American singer Bruno Mars. It was released on 10 November 2014, as the lead single from Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson, Mars, Jeff Bhasker, and Philip Lawrence; it was produced by the aforementioned first three. The song began during a freestyle studio session while they worked on a jam Mars and his band had been playing on tour.

The song is a funk-pop, soul, boogie, disco-pop, and Minneapolis sound track. It has a spirit akin to the 1980s-era funk music. Its lyrics address fashion, self-love and "traditional masculine bravado", performed in a sing-rapping style filled with metaphors, arrogance, charisma, and fun. Upon its release, the single received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the instrumental, style and influences of the track. Others criticized it for not being innovative as it tried to emulate 1980s funk music.

The song topped the charts of 19 countries and reached the top 10 of 15 others, making it the most successful single of Ronson and Mars to date. In the United States, "Uptown Funk" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks and spent seven weeks on the top of the UK Singles Chart. It was certified 11 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and six times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Uptown Funk" peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and topped the Irish Singles Chart, taking the Christmas number one spot. The song also reached the top spot in France, spending 11 weeks in the number one position. number one in both Australia for a total of six weeks and in New Zealand for nine consecutive weeks. It also broke its own streaming record three times in the United Kingdom, while breaking the streaming record in the United States and Worldwide at that time.

Scored For :

• Flute
• Oboe
• Bassoon
• Clarinet 1 in Bb
• Clarinet 2 in Bb
• Clarinet 3 in Bb
• Alto Clarinet in Eb
• Bass Clarinet in Bb
• Alto Saxophone 1
• Alto Saxophone 2
• Tenor Saxophone 1
• Tenor Saxophone 2
• Baritone Saxophone
• Trumpet 1 in Bb
• Trumpet 2 in Bb
• Trumpet 3 in Bb
• Trumpet 4 in Bb
• Horn 1 in F
• Horn 2 in F
• Trombone 1 in C
• Trombone 2 in C
• Trombone 3 in C
• Baritone (BC)
• Baritone (TC)
• Tuba
• Bass Guitar
• Drum Kit (1)
• Percussion 2
• Mallet Percussion (4)
• Timpani 3
  
  Alternative parts
• Horn in Eb
• Trombone in Bb
• Tuba in Eb (TC)
• Tuba in Bb (TC)

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