"Versace on the Floor" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). The track serves as the album's third single, after being previously released by Atlantic Records as a promotional single on November 4, 2016, for digital download and streaming. The song was written by Mars and frequent co-writers Philip Lawrence, Brody Brown and James Fauntleroy, while Shampoo Press & Curl handled the production. 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.

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." 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." 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". 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".

"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.

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