Uptown Funk

"Uptown Funk"" (stylised as "UpTown Funk!") is a song recorded by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015).

Duran Duran covered the song during their performance at the SiriusXM show in Miami on 9 December 2017.

About the song
RCA Records released the song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014 and became a worldwide phenomenon with its major impact on pop culture.

The song went through many different incarnations, and was worked on for months. Ronson and Mars recorded it at multiple different locations worldwide, ranging from recording studios to dressing rooms. American bands Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Antibalas perform horn parts on the song, while the song's lyrics interpolate a line from rapper Trinidad James' song "All Gold Everything" (2012).

"Uptown Funk" features heavy inspiration from the Minneapolis sound of 1980s-era funk music, having a spirit akin to works by Prince as well as Morris Day and The Time.