The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars
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Today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like picking up my phone So leave a message at the tone 'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything I'm gonna kick my feet up and stare at the fan Turn the t.v. on Throw my hand in my pants Nobody's gon' tell me I cant, no I'll be loungin' on the couch just chillin' in my snuggie Flip to MTV so they can teach me how to Dougie 'Cause in my castle I'm the freakin' man Oh Yes I said it I said it I said it 'cause I can Today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like picking up my phone So leave a message at the tone 'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything Nothing at all Ooh hoo ooh hoo Hoo ooh ooh Nothing at all Ooh hoo ooh hoo Hoo ooh ooh Tomorrow I'll wake up do some p90x Meet a really nice girl have some really nice sex And she's gonna scream out this is great I might mess around and get my college degree I bet my old man will be so proud of me But sorry pops you'll just have to wait Oh Yes I said it I said it I said it 'cause I can Today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like picking up my phone So leave a message at the tone 'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything No I ain't gonna comb my hair 'Cause I ain't goin' anywhere No no no no no no no no no oh I'll just strut in my birthday suit And let everything hang loose Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh, today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like picking up my phone So leave a message at the tone 'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything Nothing at all Ooh hoo ooh hoo Hoo ooh ooh Nothing at all Ooh hoo ooh hoo Hoo ooh ooh Nothing at all
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Written by: Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Keinan Warsame
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Song Recording"The Lazy Song" was recorded by Bruno Mars for his debut studio album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans".
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Release DateThe song was released by Atlantic and Elektra Records on February 15, 2011.
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Commercial Acclaim"The Lazy Song" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and later got certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Song ThemeThe lyrics of the song express a singer's wish to dismiss work and responsibility to have a lazy day.
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SongwritingThe song was written by Bruno Mars along with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Keinan Warsame.
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Collaboration"The Lazy Song" was produced by the collaborative team of Mars, Lawrence, and Levine, known together as The Smeezingtons.
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Award NominationThe song received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.
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Music VideoTwo music videos were released for the song. The first one, known as the 'official version', was directed by Mars and Cameron Duddy and features Mars and his band doing silly choreography. The second, known as the "alternate version", was directed by Nez Khammal and features Leonard Nimoy as the 'lazy' protagonist.
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Global SuccessThe song was a global success, reaching the top position of charts in the UK and also achieving top five positions in other European countries, Canada, and Australia.
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Cover VersionsMany artists, including popular boy band One Direction and duo Megan and Liz, have covered "The Lazy Song".
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