Bruno Mars won Best Male Pop Vocalist at the 53rd Grammy Awards. His success was attributed to his debut album, Doo-Wop and Hooligans. The album is described as a feel-good, carefree and optimistic type of music. One of the tracks, “Runaway Baby” is a Funk, soul, and bubblegum R&B and pop rock record. This song is about a playboy who is willing to break every woman's heart regardless of their feelings. “Runaway Baby” rose to number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. Bruno Mars performed his hit single at the 54th Grammy Awards and the XLVIII Super Bowl. The song received praise from critics for the fact that it was different from all other recordings in the album, but also received criticism for its explicit content. Ari Levene, Mike Caren, and Andrew Wyatt helped Bruno Mars write and produce the album. Bruno Mars demonstrates his musical prowess by using his vocals, playing guitar, bass, and piano throughout the album. He and his group, The Smeezingtons, have been together since 2004 and are very well known in the music industry. The group has signed with many different labels including, Elektra, Motown, and Atlantic records. Doo-Wops and Hooligans was Bruno Mars’s debut album and people were amazed at its overwhelming success. This album was released on…show more content… In the lyrics, “In hopes you're on the other side talking to me to” Bruno Mars is alone talking to the moon hoping that the one he loves is thinking about him too. This song was released on May 11, 2010, and is the seventh song in the album. The track was first unveiled on Mars' debut extended play, It's Better If You Don't Understand, as its last song on the album. The track was officially released as a single only in Brazil through Warner Brazil, as a result it charted on the Brazil Hot 100 Airplay. The song is described as a pop song with power ballad influences and instrumentally relies on drum percussion and
