In an interview with idolator, bruno mars revealed the song's conception and inspiration, saying that he was with his friend benny blanco and he was playing a couple of songs to mars, including one which lyrics were similar to the ones in grenade. Grenade was completely rearranged and reβrecorded two days before the album's release Fans started to throw fake grenades at bruno mars when he played grenade live
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He told uk newspaper, the daily star, at first it was cute
Now it's beginning to spook my band out
With the stage lights on you can't see anything It's dangerous and scares the shit out of me. The result was β grenade,β an aching pop ballad that finds mars walking through a world of hurt for the one he loves, going so far as Iβd catch a grenade for ya / throw my hand on a blade.
The actions in this video serve as a metaphor, and should not be taken literally. Listen to grenade by bruno mars See lyrics and music videos, find bruno mars tour dates, buy concert tickets, and more! After the song became a hit, fans started throwing replica grenades at mars when he played it live
Understandably, the singer and his band found this practice a little disturbing
He told uk newspaper, the daily star Since i've been singing 'grenade' i've been getting more fake ones thrown at me.