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: Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson] (One, two, one, two, three) Aw, yeah, yeah Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh) Aw, yeah, yeah Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh) [Verse 1] Never had much faith in love or miracles (Uh) Never wanna put my heart on the line (Uh) But swimmin' in your water's somethin' spiritual (Uh) I'm born again every time you spend the night, —ight (Uh) [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 outta heaven For too long For too long Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked outta heaven For too long For too long [Post-Chorus] Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh) Aw, yeah, yeah Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh) [Verse 2] You bring me to my knees, you make me testify (Uh) You can make a sinner change his ways (Uh) Open up your gates 'cause I can't wait to see the light (Uh) And right there is where I wanna stay, —ay (Uh) [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 outta heaven For too long For too long Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked outta heaven For too long For too long [Bridge] Oh, woah, woah, woah Yeah, yeah, yeah Can I just stay here? Spend the rest of my days here? Oh, woah, woah, woah 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 outta heaven For too long For too long Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked outta heaven For too long For too long [Post-Chorus] Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh) Aw, yeah, yeah Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)