The Smeezingtons

The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active	2009–present
Members	Bruno Mars; Philip Lawrence; Ari Levine

The Smeezingtons are a songwriting and production team consisting of Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine.^[1] They have produced and written songs for artists and groups such as the Sugababes,^[2] Travie McCoy,^[3] B.o.B, Brandy Norwood, K'naan, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Chad Hugo,^[4] Lil Eddie, Bad Meets Evil, Adam Lambert, Cee Lo Green and Charice among others. They have produced many smash hits including the #1 hit Nothin' on You^[5] by B.o.B, as well as being involved in the writing of the #1 hit Right Round by Flo Rida.^[6] Initially formed following Mars' disillusionment with his first solo deal with Motown, The Smeezingtons have since gone on to provide the springboard for Mars' international-chart-topping solo success as an artist with Elektra Records.^[7]Althought, Philip and Bruno had already formed a duo before,around 2008 and written songs for several artists.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

List of singles composed by The Smeezingtons, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Title	US	AUS	CAN	DEN	GER	IRL	NL	NZ	SWI	UK	Album
2009	"Get Sexy" (Sugababes)	—	52	—	—	41	3	—	—	—	2	Sweet 7
2009	"Wavin' Flag" (K'naan)	82	—	2	16	1	2	2	—	1	2	Troubadour
2010	"Nothin' on You" (B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars)	1	3	10	24	22	7	1	5	28	1	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
	"Billionaire" (Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars)	4	5	12	8	16	2	1	2	14	3	Lazarus
	"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)	1	1	1	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	Doo-Wops & Hooligans
	"Fuck You" (Cee Lo Green)	2	5	11	2	11	6	1	5	13	1	The Lady Killer
	"Grenade" (Bruno Mars)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Doo-Wops & Hooligans
	"Rocketeer" (Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder)	7	18	22	—	40	25	47	4	—	14	Free Wired
2011	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow" (Mike Posner featuring Lil' Wayne)	30	40	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	31 Minutes to Takeoff
	"The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars)	4	6	5	1	9	4	4	3	9	1	Doo-Wops & Hooligans
	"Lighters (Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars)	4	17	4	18	26	11	18	2	10	10	Hell: The Sequel
	"Marry You" (Bruno Mars)	85	8	10	—	15	5	22	5	16	11	Doo-Wops & Hooligans
	"It Will Rain" (Bruno Mars)	3	14	5	14	14	11	35	2	22	14	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
	"Young, Wild & Free" (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)	7	4	15	21	15	33	12	2	21	44	Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack)
2012	"Never Close Our Eyes" (Adam Lambert)	—	—	62	—	—	—	—	24	—	17	Trespassing
2012	"Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars)	1	4	1	2	7	4	5	4	8	2	Unorthodox Jukebox
2013	"When I Was Your Man (Bruno Mars)	3	6	3	4	29	6	7	4	19	2	Unorthodox Jukebox
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Production credits

[edit] 2008

[edit] Natasha Bedingfield – Confessions of a Shopaholic (soudtrack)

10. "Again" (produced with the Stereotypes and Darkchild)

[edit] 2009

[edit] FarEast Movement – Animal*

03. "3D" (featuring Bruno Mars) (produced with the Stereotypes)

[edit] K'naan – Troubadour

07. "Wavin' Flag"
16. "Biscuit" (Amazon.com bonus track)

[edit] Matisyahu – "Light"

03. "One Day"

[edit] Sean Kingston – Tomorrow

07. "Island Queen"
08. "Tomorrow"

[edit] 2010

[edit] Sugababes – Sweet 7

01. "Get Sexy"
06. "She's A Mess"
07. "Miss Everything" (featuring Sean Kingston)

[edit] B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

02. "Nothin' on You" (featuring Bruno Mars)

[edit] Bruno Mars – It's Better If You Don't Understand (EP)

01. "Somewhere in Brooklyn"
02. "The Other Side" (featuring Cee-Lo & B.o.B)
03. "Count on Me"
04. "Talking to the Moon"

[edit] Travie McCoy – Lazarus

01. "Dr. Feel Good" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)
03. "Billionaire" (featuring Bruno Mars)
07. "We'll Be Alright" (produced with the Stereotypes)

[edit] Shontelle – No Gravity

06. "DJ Made Me Do It" (featuring Asher Roth)

[edit] Mike Posner – 31 Minutes to Takeoff

03. "Bow Chicka Wow Wow"

[edit] Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans

01. "Grenade"
02. "Just the Way You Are"
03. "Our First Time"
04. "Runaway Baby"
05. "The Lazy Song"
06. "Marry You"
07. "Talking to the Moon"
08. "Liquor Store Blues" (featuring Damian Marley)
09. "Count on Me"
10. "The Other Side" (featuring Cee Lo Green & B.o.B)
11. "Somewhere In Brooklyn"

[edit] Far East Movement – Free Wired

01. "Girls On The Dancefloor" (featuring the Stereotypes) (produced with the Stereotypes)
03. "Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder) (produced with the Stereotypes)
04. "If I Was You (OMG)" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (produced with the Stereotypes)

[edit] Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer

03. "Fuck You"

[edit] Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager

01. "Scott Mescudi vs. the World" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) (produced with Emile and No I.D.)

[edit] Flo Rida – Only One Flo (Part 1)

04. "Who Dat Girl" (featuring Akon) (produced by Dr. Luke & Benny Blanco)

[edit] 2011

[edit] Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel

07. Lighters (featuring Bruno Mars) (produced with Eminem and Battle Roy)

[edit] Bruno Mars – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)

03. It Will Rain

[edit] Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack)

07. Young, Wild & Free (featuring Bruno Mars)

[edit] Charice – Infinity

07. Before It Explodes

[edit] 2012

[edit] Adam Lambert – Trespassing

04. "Never Close Our Eyes"

[edit] Neon Hitch – "Gold"

01. Gold

[edit] Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire

08. "Tears Always Win"

[edit] Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox

01."Young Girls"
02."Locked Out of Heaven"
03."Gorilla"
04."Treasure"
05."Moonshine"
06."When I Was Your Man"
07."Natalie"
08."Show Me"
09."Money Make Her Smile"
10."If I Knew"

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Category	Result
2011	ASCAP Pop Music Awards^[8]	Songwriters (Ari Levine)	Won
	ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards^[9]	Top Rap Song: "Nothin' On You"	Won
	Grammy Awards^[10]	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated
2012	Grammy Award	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated

[edit] References

^ Rodriguez, Jayson (May 12, 2010). "B.o.B Collaborator Bruno Mars Talks Long Road To Success]". MTV News. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
^ Gill, Andy (March 5, 2010). "Sugababes: Sweet 7", The Independent, p. 24.
^ Menachem, Michael (December 12, 2009). "Travis McCoy: One at a Time", Billboard 121 (49): 29.
^ Smeezingtons working with Chad Hugo
^ Nothin' On You
^ Q&A with Bruno Mars
^ Bruno Mars interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 2010
^ http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0427_Pop_Biggest_Hits.aspx
^ http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0624_RS_Awards.aspx
^ "Final Nominations List: 53rd Grammy Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

[edit] External links

The Smeezingtons on Myspace
Bruno Mars on Twitter, Philip Lawrence on Twitter, Ari Levine on Twitter
Interview with Ari Levine about The Smeezingtons by Paul Tingen in Sound on Sound magazine, June 2011

[1] Rodriguez, Jayson (May 12, 2010). "B.o.B Collaborator Bruno Mars Talks Long Road To Success]". MTV News. Retrieved May 13, 2010.

[2] Gill, Andy (March 5, 2010). "Sugababes: Sweet 7", The Independent, p. 24.

[3] Menachem, Michael (December 12, 2009). "Travis McCoy: One at a Time", Billboard 121 (49): 29.

[4] Smeezingtons working with Chad Hugo

[5] Nothin' On You

[6] Q&A with Bruno Mars

[7] Bruno Mars interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 2010

[8] ttp://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0427_Pop_Biggest_Hits.aspx

[9] ttp://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0624_RS_Awards.aspx

[10] "Final Nominations List: 53rd Grammy Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

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