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"Versace on the Floor"
Single by Bruno Mars
from the album 24K Magic
ReleasedJune 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)
GenreR&B
Length4:21
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shampoo Press & Curl
Bruno Mars singles chronology
"That's What I Like"
(2017) 		"Versace on the Floor"
(2017)
Music video
"Versace on the Floor" on YouTube

"Versace on the Floor" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). The song was released to contemporary hit radio on June 13, 2017, as the album's third single in the United States.[1] The track was originally released by Atlantic Records as a promotional single on November 4, 2016, for digital download and streaming.[2] The song was written by Mars and frequent co-writers Philip Lawrence, Brody Brown and James Fauntleroy, while Shampoo Press & Curl handled the production.[3] It is an R&B slow-paced track about Mars' connection with a woman, whose Versace dress rests on the floor while they enjoy each other's company.[4] On June 27, 2017, French DJ David Guetta released a remix version of the song.

Background

Initially, the song had six versions, as Mars called its original demo a "poolside version", which had a "piña colada vibe" and contained lyrics such as "fly through a storm on a unicorn ... Make love on a mountain, bathe in a fountain."[5] However, Mars and his team remixed the beat in order to avoid the poolside vibe that flowed in the early versions of the track. The resulting version featured the same lyrics but had a "more epic musical track". According to Mars, it was about to be included on the album but "something" was bothering him: "We're painting this picture – both in silk, I'm promising the world. But I'm not singing. This is supposed to be a big ballad on the album, but I'm not giving it to 'em! If we're gonna really, dramatically slow things down, I've got to be singing some shit."[5] Mars and his team rewrote the lyrics and melody. The final version sounded like a "Boyz II Men–ish anthem that climaxes with an indelible hook".[5] In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Mars "says he wanted to re-create the feeling of the R&B he fell in love with as a kid".[5]

Release and production

"Versace on the Floor" was co-written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown and James Fauntleroy. Its production was handled by the former three under their alias, Shampoo Press & Curl. Greg Phillinganes played the keyboards, while Mars, Fauntleroy, and Lawrence served as the recording's background vocalists. The recording was done and engineered by Charles Moniz with additional engineering assistance by Jacob Dennis at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California. It was mixed at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach by Serban Ghenea, with John Hanes serving as mixing engineer. Tom Coyne mastered the song at Sterling Sound in New York City.[6]

"Versace on the Floor" was initially released as the only promotional single taken from 24K Magic, on November 4, 2016 to promote the new album.[7] The song later became the album's official third single in the US and was sent to Hot AC radio stations on June 12, 2017, in the United States by Atlantic Records.[8] A day later, it impacted American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations via Atlantic Records.[9][10]

The album version was released as the standard radio version in the USA, while a more upbeat version produced by David Guetta was released internationally as the standard radio version.

Composition

"Versace on the Floor" is a slow jam.[5][11] The song is performed in the key of D major and then changes to Eb Major with a tempo of 87 beats per minute.[12] The song moves in common time, and Mars' vocals span one-and-a-half octaves, from A3 to D5.[13]

Critical reception

Will Robinson of Entertainment Weekly compared the song to "When I Was Your Man" but noticed that "Versace on the Floor" is "less wistful and more romantic" than the Unorthodox Jukebox track.[14] Sasha Geffen of MTV News felt the track was "delightfully smooth" and that it is "powered by a keyboard tone that should instantly give ... flashbacks to eighth-grade slow dances".[15]

Several reviews from GQ found the song to be a "slow-jam throwback" sounding like a song from the 1990s inspired by Boyz II Men, and found its lyrics sexual. They dubbed the song as R&B.[16] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described the song as a "punch of mid-to-late '80s R&B evolution", as well as "dreamy New Edition homage with cool synthesizers forming a cradle for Mr. Mars" and addressed Mars' singing as providing a tender start which later in the song "tweaks the original style, unleashing the more forceful side of his voice to curdle sweetness into hunger."[17] Josh Eells of Rolling Stone felt that the song seemed to draw inspiration from Selena's "Dreaming of You" and Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror".[18] Vibe magazine's Desire Thompson felt the lyrics are "seductive" and that the song evokes an "80's nostalgia", comparing the song to the "early sounds" of Jackson.[19] Andrew Unterberger of Billboard magazine noted that Freddie Jackson's 80's single "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" "reverberates throughout Bruno's show-stopping 24K Magic centerpiece".[20] Gray Trust from Billboard found the single to be a "90s-reminsicent R&B ballad".[21]

Music video

The music video for "Versace on the Floor" premiered on August 13, 2017 and features American actress, singer, and dancer Zendaya.[22]

Live performances

Mars performed "Versace on the Floor" during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.[23]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[24] 17
Australia (ARIA)[25] 57
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[26] 5
ERROR: MUST PROVIDE year FOR Czech CHART 56
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 43
Canada AC (Billboard)[28] 36
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 30
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[30] 25
Colombia (National-Report)[31] 80
France (SNEP)[32] 46
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[33] 22
Hungary (Single Top 40)[34] 13
Israel (Media Forest)[35] 2
Italy (FIMI)[36] 82
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[37] 64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 27
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[39] 3
Portugal (AFP)[40] 96
Scotland (OCC)[41] 47
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[42] 55
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[43] 18
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[45] 59
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 33
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[47] 16
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[48] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[49] 15
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[50] 19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[51] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[52] Gold 0‡
Italy (FIMI)[53] Gold 25,000‡
United States (RIAA)[54] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States November 4, 2016
Atlantic [7]
June 12, 2017 Hot AC radio [8]
June 13, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [9]
Rhythmic contemporary [10]

David Guetta remix

"Versace on the Floor"
Single by Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta
ReleasedJune 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)
Recorded2016–17
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shampoo Press & Curl
  • David Guetta (add.)
  • Giorgio Tuinfort (add.)
David Guetta singles chronology
"2U"
(2017) 		"Versace on the Floor (Remix)"
(2017) 		"Complicated"
(2017)

On June 27, 2017, a version mixed by David Guetta was made available worldwide, it was also was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio stations.[55][56] On July 7, 2017, it impacted contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.[57] The track serves as the album's third international single.

Credits and personnel

Recording

  • Bass – Marcel Schimmscheimer
  • Guitar – Pierre-Luc Rioux
  • Instruments (programming) – David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Orchestra – Anna Pelser, Annelieke Marselje, Ben Mathot, David Faber, Diewertje Wanders, Douwe Nauta, Franck Heijden, Ian Jong, Judith Driel, Loes Dooren, Marije Jong, Marleen Wester, Riciotti Ensemble, Saskia Peters, Sofie Pol, Tseroeja Bos
  • Percussion – Jeroen De Rijk
  • Piano – Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Composer – Marina Diamandis
  • Additional Production – David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Additional songwriting – David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Additional recording – Paul Power
  • Talkbox – Bosko
  • Mixing – Daddy's Groove
  • Mastering – Daddy's Groove

Credits adapted from the liner notes Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta – Versace On The Floor, Atlantic Records[58]

Track listing

Digital download[55]
No.TitleLength
1."Versace on the Floor" (Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta)3:48

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[59] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[60] 8
Lithuania (M-1 Top 40)[61] 28
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[62] 32

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various June 27, 2017
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Atlantic [a]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Warner [56]
United Kingdom July 7, 2017 Atlantic [57]

Notes

  1. ^ On June 27, 2017, a remix for the single was made available worldwide.[55]

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