Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
2015
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: 2014
Release: 2014Source 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 2014 release history of Uptown Funk. 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 2015.html, 2016.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Uptown Funk - original Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars single
The original Sony one-track release is dated November 2014 and explicitly credits Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. The 2015 Uptown Special album and annual listing are later events.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the funk music of the 1980s, particularly Minneapolis funk bands like The Time.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2015.html, position 1
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 2015.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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