It's Better If You Don't Understand

EP by Bruno Mars

Released

May 11, 2010

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Length

13:32

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Bruno Mars chronology

It's Better If You Don't Understand
(2010)

Doo-Wops & Hooligans
(2010)

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
411Mania	8.5/10
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AllMusic

It's Better If You Don't Understand is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer Bruno Mars. Its title comes from the final lyrics of one of its songs, "The Other Side". The EP consists of four tracks and incorporates pop, pop rock, and hip hop music genres. The record was made available for digital download on May 11, 2010 by Elektra Records in the United States, and on August 11, 2010 by Atlantic Records in France. The song "Count on Me" was not featured on the track list of the latter release. To promote the album, Mars released a home video for the recording "The Other Side". All of the material on the EP was produced by The Smeezingtons members Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, with the closing track being co-produced by Jeff Bhasker.

It's Better If You Don't Understand received generally rave reviews from music critics – AllMusic's David Jeffres praised the album as showcasing Mars' songwriting abilities and a genre that "leans towards" pop, while About.com's Bill Lamb viewed the EP positively as "music that should be on your radio", calling it a "pop pleasure". All of the songs from It's Better If You Don't Understand were later included on Mars' debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), and, with the exception of "Somewhere in Brooklyn", were performed on the tour of the same name. The EP peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and at number 97 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2011, it has sold 27,000 copies in the US. "The Other Side" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 117. In an interview, with Los Angeles Times, Mars' admitted he regrets to have "wasted" the title of this record.

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