Uptown Funk Trivia Questions

The video uses clever editing and camera tricks to appear as one long take, but it was actually shot in multiple segments over two days in a Los Angeles warehouse.

The bassline was originally played live by session musicians, not sampled. However, the groove was inspired by The Time's 1981 song '777-9311' and other funk tracks.

Mars spent hours perfecting the vocal delivery, recording dozens of takes. The final version is a composite of multiple sessions to get the exact swagger they wanted.

Ronson and Mars invented the phrase themselves. It’s a mashup of 'uptown' (suggesting sophistication) and 'funk' (the genre), not a reference to any real DJ.

Ronson and Bruno Mars wrote the song with Michael Jackson's style in mind, hoping he'd record it. Jackson died in 2009, five years before the track was released.

Guitarist Ray Parker Jr., best known for the 'Ghostbusters' theme, played the riff. He also toured and recorded with Prince in the 1980s.

Atlantic Records initially passed on the song, thinking it was too retro. Mars and Ronson fought to keep it, and it became one of the best-selling singles ever.

It dominated the Hot 100 for 14 weeks from January to April 2015, tying with 'We Belong Together' and 'I Will Always Love You' at the time.