Peter Gene Hernandez, aka Bruno Mars, was 25 years old when he released this song. In Japan and Spain, it was certified Gold. In Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Switzerland it was certified it Platinum. ‘Just the Way You Are’ was certified 6 times Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Double Platinum in New Zealand. It reached the top 10 charts in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song topped the charts in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Scotland. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it 9 times Platinum for sales over 6.7 million copies. In the US, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Adult top 40, and US Mainstream Top 40. The British Phonographic Industry certified Double Platinum for sales over 1.32 million copies. In 2013, it was revealed that this song is the ninth most downloaded song of all time. In the UK, ‘Just the Way You Are’ topped the Official Charts Company, becoming Bruno’s second number 1 single and the third biggest seller of the year. I’m just telling a woman she looks beautiful the way she is, and let’s be honest, what woman doesn’t wanna hear those lyrics?” Release dateīruno Mars – Philip Lawrence – Ari Levine – Khalil Walton – Khari Cain Label And to me ‘Just The Way You Are’ is one of those songs. You know, there’s no mind-boggling lyrics or twists in the story, they just come directly from the heart. I’m a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker’s ‘You Are So Beautiful’ and Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful Tonight’ songs that go straight to the point. I wasn’t thinking of anything deep or poetic. I’d estimate I’d need another 4 hours to polish it up.This straight to the point song simply tells a girl she’s beautiful! When Bruno Mars was asked how the song came about, he explained: “It took me months to come up with ‘Just the Way You Are’. Just these 2 pieces took nearly 4 hours – and that’s just for a pretty rough draft version. Still, I used a combination of the recording by the original artists together with listening to the Vitamin String Quartet arrangement to come up with my own arrangement – for piano trio!īut the whole exercise on this Sunday morning has made me appreciate how much effort goes into arranging music.
Unfortunately, our instrumentation for the wedding is going to be keyboard/piano, violin and cello. Seems like this US based quartet has done a heap of pop and rock covers, and they don’t sound too bad either! Is it going to sound really corny and crap? Will it still convey the same emotion without singing or lyrics?Ī bit of Googling and I found U2’s Beautiful Day as well as Bruno Mars’ Just The Way You Are arranged and recorded by the Vitamin String Quartet. I’m always a bit apprehensive about playing pop repertoire with classical instruments.
She specifically requested for a few modern pop tunes. An old friend of ours is getting married this week and asked if we could provide music.
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