Locked Out Of Heaven

Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2012. The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine of The Smeezingtons, and produced by Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie and The Smeezingtons. "Locked Out of Heaven" is a reggae rock song influenced by new wave and funk. The song's lyrics are about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as euphoria from sex. "Locked Out of Heaven" was well received by most critics, some of whom complimented Mars' different musical direction. His vocals were praised, being called "smooth" and "sweet", while its sound was lauded, with the song being called "interesting" and a "musical evolution". While some critics noted influences from various bands, Mars stated that The Police were the ones who influenced him the most to write the song. The single charted inside the top ten in over twenty countries, including the United States, where it became Mars' fourth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, holding the spot for six consecutive weeks, and topping the Canadian Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. "Locked Out of Heaven" was certified six and seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), respectively.

[Intro] (One, two, one, two, three) Aw, yeah yeah Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh! Aw, yeah yeah Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh! [Verse 1] Never had much faith in love or miracles (ooh!) Never wanna put my heart on the line (ooh!) But swimming in your water's something spiritual (ooh!) I'm born again every time you spend the night (ooh!) [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause your sex takes me to paradise Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise And it shows, yeah yeah yeah [Chorus] 'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong [Post-Chorus] Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh! Aw, yeah yeah Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh! [Verse 2] You bring me to my knees, you make me testify (ooh!) You can make a sinner change his ways (ooh!) Open up your gates cause I can't wait to see the light (ooh!) And right there is where I wanna stay (ooh!) [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause your sex takes me to paradise Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise And it shows, yeah yeah yeah [Chorus] 'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong [Bridge] Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah yeah yeah Can I just stay here? Spend the rest of my days here? Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah yeah yeah Can I just stay here? Spend the rest of my days here? [Chorus] 'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven For too lo-o-ong, for too lo-o-ong [Outro] Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh! Aw, yeah yeah Aw, yeah yeah yeah yeah, ooh!