Doo Wops and Hooligans
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| Studio album by Bruno Mars | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 35:24 | |||
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| AnyDecentMusic? | 4.9/10 |
| Metacritic | 61/100 |
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| Consequence of Sound | B– |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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| The New Zealand Herald | 3/5 |
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 4, 2010, by Atlantic Records and Elektra Records. After the release of the EP It's Better If You Don't Understand, Mars' writing and production team The Smeezingtons, who served as the album's executive producers, began working on the album with some producers, Needlz, Supa Dups and Jeff Bhasker. Musically, Doo-Wops & Hooligans draws from a wide variety of influences. Lyrically, the album visualizes carefree and optimistic sentiments, as well as, failed relationships, pain and loneliness. The promotion was primarily through The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2010-2012) and multiple television appearances. The records' title was chosen to reflect simplicity and appeal to both males and females.
The album received average reviews from music critics, who commended the album's resemblance to the works of Michael Jackson and Jason Mraz. On September 24, 2010, the album was made available to listen to in its entirety before its release. It was a commercial success, topping the charts in different countries worldwide, including Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and it was the second best-selling album of 2011 in New Zealand, the third best selling record in the United Kingdom and Australia, the former with 1,2 million copies sold and the fourth best-selling album in Germany and Switzerland. It has sold over 2,62 million copies in the United States as of July 2017 and six million copies worldwide as of 2012.
The first two singles from Doo-Wops & Hooligans—"Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade"—gained international success, topping the charts in several countries worldwide, including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Subsequent singles "The Lazy Song" and "Marry You" were commercial successes as well, charting within the top 10 of more than 10 countries worldwide, with the former topping the charts n the United Kingdom and Denmark. "Talking to the Moon" and "Count On Me" had a limited release, while "Liquor Store Blues" featuring Damian Marley and "Somewhere in Brooklyn" were promotional singles.
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