How Major Career Doubts Led to This Catchy, Reggae-Inspired One-Hit Wonder From 2009

How Major Career Doubts Led to This Catchy, Reggae-Inspired One-Hit Wonder From 2009

Before Bruno Mars became a massive superstar, he was just a member of the Smeezingtons. Sure, Bruno nabbed a couple of hits under his belt with a songwriting credit on Flo Rida’s “Right Round” and a production credit on K’naan’s 2010 World Cup song “Wavin’ Flag”. But as a solo act, things hadn’t quite proved fruitful yet. Insert Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes fame. He was looking to make his mark as an artist on his own, too. Eventually, the p…