Locked Out of Heaven
Bruno Mars
2013
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2012
Release: 2012Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Unorthodox Jukebox. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2012.html, 2012.html, 2013.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Unorthodox Jukebox - original Atlantic album
The original December 2012 album includes Treasure and When I Was Your Man, with Locked Out of Heaven preceding it in 2012. The 2013 single/chart years are later events. Accompanying context identifies the Smeezingtons production role.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was influenced by The Police and aimed to capture a reggae-rock sound.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2013.html, position 11
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 2013.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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