Grenade (song)

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". Blanco added that the band to which the song belonged was not signed and the CD was not released. Mars replied, "I can relate to that so much, I want to take that and make it my own". Mars confessed that the song was inspired by "his love for a girl who did not love him back". He admitted to be "a bit of a drama queen in that song" and that the track was therapeutic to him.{{cite book|last=Watson|first=Stephanie|date=January 2014|title=Bruno Mars:: Pop Superstar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ublxAgAAQBAJ&q=bit+of+a+drama+queen+in+that+song+bruno+mars&pg=PA66|location=United States of America|publisher=ABDO Publishing Company|page=66|isbn=978-1-62403-225-7|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131150944/https://books.google.com/books?id=ublxAgAAQBAJ&q=bit+of+a+drama+queen+in+that+song+bruno+mars&pg=PA66|url-status=live}} Afterwards, Blanco contacted Mars, who started writing his version.

{{quote|It's a heartbreaking, heartbreak song, and I think everyone can relate to that. You're so in love with this woman and you don't understand, 'What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I'll go as far as putting a bullet in my brain for you, and why can't I get that kind of love in return?'{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5612191/bruno-mars-the-idolator-interview|title=Bruno Mars: The Idolator Interview|date=August 31, 2010|first=Becky|last=Bain|publisher=Idolator|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711170152/http://idolator.com/5612191/bruno-mars-the-idolator-interview|url-status=live}}}}

In the same interview, the singer expressed the desire to release the song as a single, claiming it was a "personal favourite". Ari Levine said the writing of "Grenade" was among the most difficult songs in the album since it took several months to complete. The team also said that the last line of the song was the conflict since it took two months for them to come up with "but you won't do the same".{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/news/2012/04/ascap-loves-the-smeezingtons-just-the-way-they-are.aspx|title=ASCAP Loves The Smeezingtons, Just the Way They Are|author=Expo Staff|publisher=ASCAP|date=April 21, 2012|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313115634/https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/news/2012/04/ascap-loves-the-smeezingtons-just-the-way-they-are.aspx|archive-date=March 13, 2017}} In May 2018, Claude Kelly stated in an interview that he was invited to the studio by Mars, as the singer wanted to collaborate with him. Once in the studio, he noticed Mars giving a hard time to one of his music partners, Philip Lawrence. The latter was once in a relationship with a girl that "he would do everything for" and received nothing in return. They started to throw extreme examples such as "you jump out of a plane" or "a shark would eat you" which they found amusing and started to write them on a list, "I'd jump out in front of a train, throw my hand on a blade, get hit by a bus". Eventually, they realized it was "catchy".{{cite web|url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/05/18/story-behind-song-bruno-mars-grenade/615959002/|title=Story Behind the Song: Bruno Mars' Grenade|last=Paulson|first=Dave|work=The Tennessean|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2018}}

The original version of "Grenade" had an "uptempo 1960's surf-style sound with jangle pop" and before a live show in New York, Mars "slowed and stripped it down". The reworked song was the last track added to the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/bruno-mars-grammy-the-smeezingtons_n_1262313.html|title=Bruno Mars Heads Back To Grammys With Production Team, Smeezingtons|first=Ryan|last=Pearson|work=The Huffington Post|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125612/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/bruno-mars-grammy-the-smeezingtons_n_1262313.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/life-on-planet-mars-w447916|title=Bruno Mars: The Private Anxiety of a Pop Perfectionist|last=Eells|first=Josh|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=November 2, 2016|archive-date=November 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103014403/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/life-on-planet-mars-w447916|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} In an interview with Sound on Sound, Levine, who carried out the recording and instrumentation on "Grenade", explained that the song was original recorded with "a more guitar‑based arrangement", 15bpm faster.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun11/articles/smeezingtons.htm|title=Ari Levine & The Smeezingtons: Producing Bruno Mars|work=Sound on Sound|first=Paul|last=Tingen|date=June 2011|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171117/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun11/articles/smeezingtons.htm|url-status=live}} According to Mars, the record was much happier.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/11/01/bruno-mars-talks-24k-magic-beyonce-prince/|title=Bruno Mars Talks "24K Magic", Beyoncé & Prince|work=Rap-Up|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-date=November 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234548/http://www.rap-up.com/2016/11/01/bruno-mars-talks-24k-magic-beyonce-prince/|url-status=live}} Mars ended up by playing the song live in showcase for the label and to several booking agents in a slower tempo. The singer and his bandmates rehearsed a lot to that show, yet "Grenade" "sounded terrible". Mars decided to do a "stripped down" version by playing the guitar, while Brody Brown played the piano. The single received praise from the label. The song was reproduced in the way you hear it. To do so, the Smeezingtons completely rearranged and re‑recorded it, including the vocals, "two days before the album was supposed to be handed in". Levine, added, "There was quite a bit of deadline stress involved in that". The latter explained which instruments and software were involved in the song:

{{quote|The drums in ‘Grenade’ came from a combination of my MPC and some software drums, and I created the piano sound in the Fantom. The rest of the synth sounds came from the Virus, and I use the V‑synth and the MicroKorg on pretty much everything. Bruno and I played the keyboards and Brown played the bass. He's an incredible musician who has a great feel and he can play everything.}}

"Grenade" was written and produced by the Smeezingtons (Mars, Lawrence, Levine) with additional songwriting by Brown, Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt. The song was mixed at Larrabee Recording Studios Los Angeles by Manny Marroquin, with Christian Plata and Erik Madrid serving as the assistants. It was engineered at Levcon Studios in Los Angeles, California by Levine. The latter along with Mars and Brown played all the instruments on the track and recorded them. It was mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California.{{cite AV media notes|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans|title-link=Doo-Wops & Hooligans|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Elektra Entertainment Group|id=2-525393|location=United States}}

"Grenade" leaked on September 22, 2010, a week before its initial release on September 28, 2010 as the second and final promotional single by Elektra Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2010/09/22/new-music-bruno-mars-grenade|title=New Music: Bruno Mars - 'Grenade'|author=Devin|website=Rap-Up|date=September 22, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}{{Cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Soars-1-on-Billboard-Hot-100-Chart-With-Debut-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-1323732.htm|title=Bruno Mars Soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart With Debut Single "Just The Way You Are"; Single Lands the Top Position on UK Midweek Chart; Elektra Artist Slated for October 9th Performance on Saturday Night Live; Dates Already Sold Out on First-Ever U.S. Headline Tour; "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," Arrives October 5th|date=September 22, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616012351/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Soars-1-on-Billboard-Hot-100-Chart-With-Debut-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-1323732.htm|archive-date=June 16, 2011|url-status=dead}} It was issued as an iTunes Store-exclusive, before Doo-Wops & Hooligans album release on October 4, 2010. On October 21, 2010, in an interview with Digital Spy, Mars revealed the intention to follow "Just the Way You Are" with "Grenade".{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a283295/bruno-mars.html|title=Bruno Mars|date=October 21, 2010|first=Robert|last=Copsey|work=Digital Spy|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131150928/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a283295/bruno-mars/|url-status=live}} Later, during an interview with Los Angeles Times, Mars confessed he was anxious regarding the song's reception.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-bruno-mars-20110206-story.html|title=Bruno Mars' astronomical success|last=Diehl|first=Matt|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 6, 2011|accessdate=June 18, 2022}} According to Billboard, the song was sent to American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations in October 2010 by Elektra, the exact radio impact date is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-the-billboard-cover-story-469242/|title=Bruno Mars: The Billboard Cover Story|last=Smirke|first=Richard|magazine=Billboard|date=July 15, 2011|accessdate=January 29, 2023|quote=Just the Way You Are was serviced to pop and rhythm formats two months later and went on to top the Hot 100 Airplay chart for seven consecutive weeks. Grenade was serviced in October and drew a similarly ecstatic response. Like "Way", the track reached a total radio audience of more than 150 million people.}} On January 10, 2011, the track was released via digital download in the United Kingdom. On February 4, 2011, it was released a CD single, which included a Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix of "Just the Way You Are" and the single "Grenade". An EP with different versions of Grenade, including its music video, was released on May 8, 2011, on iTunes.

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"Grenade" is a pop and power-pop song with an instrumentation that features keyboards, drums and bass. The song is set in the key of D minor and was published in common time, with a moderate tempo of 108 beats per minute. Mars's vocals span from A₃ to D₅.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0087649|title=Grenade: Bruno Mars Digital Sheet Music|date=October 18, 2010 |publisher=Musicnotes.com|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113193252/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0087649|url-status=live}} It has a "powerful kick/bass combination", and competent vocals, mainly in the chorus. A "snare" can be heard when the second verse begins.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr11/articles/mixreview-0411.htm|title=The Mix Review – April 2011|last=Senior|first=Mike|work=Sound on Sound|issue=April 2011|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141221/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr11/articles/mixreview-0411.htm|url-status=live}} Mars's vocals have been described as "pure and clean ... over a pounding drum beat". Spencer Hawk from Little Village wrote that the song "doesn't rely on a hook, and it's mostly Mars' voice with a simple piano riff and a pulsing drum beat".{{cite web|url=http://littlevillagemag.com/rotten-tomatoes-grammy-reviews-bruno-mars-grenade/|title=Rotten Tomatoes Grammy Reviews: Bruno Mars – Grenade (Spencer Hawk)|last=Hawk|first=Spencer|work=Little Village|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090244/http://littlevillagemag.com/rotten-tomatoes-grammy-reviews-bruno-mars-grenade/|url-status=live}}

According to The New York Times music reviewer, Jon Caramanica, the song contains elements of 1980s pop and is accompanied by drums similar to those used by Kanye West.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|title=Bruno Mars in Ascension|date=October 5, 2010|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=January 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122094534/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Mike Senior of Sound on Sound said that the "piano riff sounded like Coldplay's "Clocks"." The New Zealand Herald{{'}}s Scott Kara described its beats as "Shakira-esque".{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10690876|title=Album Review: Bruno Mars Doo-wops and Hooligans|date=November 27, 2010|first=Scott|last=Kara|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=November 29, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905064039/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10690876|archive-date=September 5, 2012|url-status=dead}} Both Roberto Mucciacciaro for MTV and Robert Copsey from Digital Spy noticed the similarities with Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana". The later describe it as an "haunting piano melody and thunderous drum claps".{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a296341/bruno-mars-grenade.html|title=Bruno Mars: 'Grenade' – Music Review|work=Digital Spy|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=March 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930113214/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a296341/bruno-mars-grenade.html|archive-date=September 30, 2013}} On the other hand, Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times believes that the structure of "Grenade" resembles the one in "Just The Way You Are".{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.681/bruno-mars-1.1278769|title=Bruno Mars - Doo-wops and Hooligans Elektra|last=Clayton-Lea|first=Tony|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511223058/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.681/bruno-mars-1.1278769|url-status=live}}

Lyrically, the song contains masochistic themes and tells the story of heartbreak caused by a failed relationship: "Gave you all I had / And you tossed it in the trash". The chorus has Mars singing, "I'd catch a grenade for ya," and speaks of unrequited love when the subject girl of his affections "won't do the same".{{cite journal|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans – review|journal=The Guardian|date=January 20, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/20/bruno-mars-doo-wops-review?|access-date=August 26, 2011|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062337/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/20/bruno-mars-doo-wops-review?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|url-status=live}} Tim Byron, writer for The Vine, "'Grenade' is about the feeling of withdrawal". The critic added, "Mars knows she is bad for him, that's she's preventing him from thinking straight, that he can't actually have her the way he wants, but he still nonetheless has crazy desires for that rush of romantic cocaine that he gets from her."{{cite web|url=http://www.thevine.com.au/music/single-reviews/number-ones-bruno-mars-grenade-20101216-250914|title=Number Ones – Bruno Mars 'Grenade'|last=Byron|first=Tim|work=The Vine|date=December 16, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309003022/http://www.thevine.com.au/music/single-reviews/number-ones-bruno-mars-grenade-20101216-250914|archive-date=March 9, 2014}} As Mars commented in an interview to Blues & Soul: "'Grenade' represents the OTHER side of love – where you're in love with a woman and you know for a fact that she doesn't love you the way you love HER."{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/593/bruno_mars_out_of_this_world/|title=Bruno Mars: Out of This World!|last=Lewis|first=Peter|work=Blues & Soul|date=October 2010|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-date=November 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130234130/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/593/bruno_mars_out_of_this_world/|url-status=live}}

The song received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave a review of four stars out of five, praising Mars's vocals, "Mars has the vocal chops ... to carry that off", and emotional lyrics. The latter reminiscent was also noted by Roberto Mucciacciaro for MTV, who added that the song was coincidentally covered on several occasions by Mars.{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/10/14/bruno-mars-michael-jackson/|title=Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Channels Michael Jackson Circa 'Dirty Diana'|date=October 14, 2010|first=Roberto|last=Mucciacciaro|work=MTV News|access-date=November 15, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915061715/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/10/14/bruno-mars-michael-jackson/|archive-date=September 15, 2012}} Entertainment Weekly{{'s}} Leah Greenblatt called "Grenade" the "atmospheric opener" of Mars's debut studio album, adding that is a "captivating masochist's anthem", enjoying it as one of the album's highlights, as did The Washington Post{{'s}} Sean Fennessey.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2010/09/29/doo-wops-hooligans|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142454/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/09/29/doo-wops-hooligans|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100406742.html|title='Doo-Wops & Hooligans' indicates that Bruno Mars is primed for a durable career|date=October 5, 2010|first=Sean|last=Fennessey|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080728/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100406742.html|url-status=live}} Rolling Stone{{'s}} Jody Rosen recommended it as proof of Mars's capabilities as a "lavishly gifted melodist".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/215561|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans|date=October 5, 2010|first=Jody|last=Rosen|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007134824/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/215561|archive-date=October 7, 2010|url-status=dead|url-access=limited}} Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski of The Daily Telegraph complimented "the Kanye West-style genre-bending on Grenade and other tracks that joins the dots between Michael Jackson and Bob Marley."{{cite news|last=Gockelen-Kozlowski|first=Tom|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8274882/Bruno-Mars-Doo-Wops-and-Hooligans-CD-review.html|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans, CD review|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=December 1, 2011|archive-date=April 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410223604/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8274882/Bruno-Mars-Doo-Wops-and-Hooligans-CD-review.html|url-status=live}} Consequence of Sound{{'}}s Kevin Barber praised the track and Mars, since it "showcases his Michael Jackson-esque vocal range" and it's "heavy, heartbreaking lyrics".{{cite magazine|last=Barber|first=Kevin|date=December 3, 2010|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/12/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-hooligans/|title=Album Review: Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans|magazine=Consequence of Sound|access-date=December 14, 2012|archive-date=July 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715154137/http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/12/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-hooligans/|url-status=live}} Ken Tucker for NPR noticed that "It's hard to resist the clever come-on refrain of "Grenade" – "I'd catch a grenade for ya", adding that the song had a "creamy melody".{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130597668|title=Liking Bruno Mars Just The Way He Is|date=October 19, 2010|first=Ken|last=Tucker|publisher=NPR|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=November 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125132829/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130597668|url-status=live}}

Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times praised "Grenade", saying "the kind of song that JLS and their ilk would chop off their dancing legs for." However, Slant{{'}}s Eric Henderson dismissed its unrealistic lyrics, while AllMusic's Tim Sendra thought the song was "over-the-top"—one of the weaker ones on the album.{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1972037/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars|first=Tim|last=Sendra|work=AllMusic|access-date=November 15, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-doo-wops-and-hooligans/2279|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans|date=October 7, 2010|first=Eric|last=Henderson|work=Slant Magazine|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=October 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010122929/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-doo-wops-and-hooligans/2279|url-status=live}} Spencer Hawk from Little Village criticized the song by calling it "fairly innovative" and notice that the shouting of the lyrics "doesn't feel genuine", however he felt that "It's very safe while being a little risky, and Mars is a solid singer". The Scotsman dubbed the track a "boy band missile which is a touch desperate in its overwrought overtures to a girl who wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire".{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-amp-hooligans-1-1496996|title=Album review: Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans|work=The Scotsman|date=January 14, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173933/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-amp-hooligans-1-1496996|archive-date=January 16, 2017}} Music-News.com, reviewer David Spencer, stated "great pop but little in way of surprise".{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?nReviewID=6612#comments|title=Bruno Mars – Grenade|last=Spencer|first=David|work=music-news.com|date=December 18, 2010|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153151/http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?nReviewID=6612#comments|url-status=live}} In 2019, Nerisha Penrose from Elle said "Grenade" was one of the 52 Best Songs That Defined the 2010s, ranking it at number two. She said that the "raw, somber ballad is easily the highlight of Bruno's career and is what helped catapult him to fame."{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/g30151906/best-2010s-songs/?slide=25|title=The 52 Best Songs That Defined the 2010s|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|work=Elle|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131150928/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/g30151906/best-2010s-songs/?slide=25|url-status=live}}

"Grenade" received several nominations. In 2011, it was nominated for Choice Music: Break-Up Song at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards and at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards the song received a nomination in the category of Best Song.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-awards-2011-nominees_n_887197.html|title=Teen Choice Awards 2011 Nominees Announced: Harry Potter vs Twilight|work=The Huffington Post|date=June 29, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031318/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-awards-2011-nominees_n_887197.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/emas/336818-mtv-ema-2011-the-winners|title=MTV EMA 2011 – The Winners!|publisher=MTV News|date=November 7, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-date=December 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219230646/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/emas/336818-mtv-ema-2011-the-winners|url-status=dead}} In the same year, it received a nomination for The Record of the Year ceremony.{{cite web|url=http://www.roty.tv/|publisher=Roty.TV|access-date=July 30, 2015|title=It's your choice!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209131137/http://www.roty.tv/|archive-date=February 9, 2012}} In 2012, "Grenade" was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and the newly introduced Best Pop Solo Performance, losing all of them to British singer Adele.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/la-env-grammy-awards-2012-winners-nominees-list,0,3097814.htmlstory#axzz2pGZLEG00|title=Grammy Awards 2012: Winners and nominees list|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216211500/http://www.latimes.com/la-env-grammy-awards-2012-winners-nominees-list,0,3097814.htmlstory#axzz2pGZLEG00|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} In the same year, the single received a nomination for "Best Hit International" at the Swiss Music Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.musikmarkt.de/Aktuell/News/Swiss-Music-Awards-2012-77-Bombay-Street-dreimal-nominiert|title=Swiss Music Awards 2012: Alle Gewinner im Überblick|author=Schweiz|work=Stefan Zarges|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2013|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315030645/http://www.musikmarkt.de/Aktuell/News/Swiss-Music-Awards-2012-77-Bombay-Street-dreimal-nominiert|archive-date=March 15, 2016}} At the 2012 ASCAP Pop Music Awards the song was one of the winners of Most Performed Songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2012/most_Performed_Songs.aspx|title=ASCAP Awards 2012 – Most Performed Songs|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423024619/https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2012/most_Performed_Songs.aspx|archive-date=April 23, 2012}}

"Grenade" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 16, 2010 at number 81 and climbed the chart to number five for the week ending December 18, 2010. On January 8, 2011, it peaked at number one, making it Mars's third number one single on the chart, the others being B.o.B's "Nothin' on You", on which he was featured, and "Just the Way You Are".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/948658/bruno-mars-maneuvers-to-top-of-hot-100|title=Bruno Mars Maneuvers to Top of Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|date=December 29, 2010|access-date=December 29, 2010|archive-date=September 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922032344/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/948658/bruno-mars-maneuvers-to-top-of-hot-100|url-status=live}} The peak position was reached due to 559 000 downloads and 89 million listener impressions, taking Digital Gainer and Airplay Gainer awards.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/bruno-mars-grenade-maneuvers-to-top-of-hot-1004137367.story|title=Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Maneuvers to Top of Hot 100|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=Billboard|date=December 29, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2015|archive-date=March 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308065921/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/bruno-mars-grenade-maneuvers-to-top-of-hot-1004137367.story|url-status=live}} Around this time, the song had become his second solo single to top the 2 million mark in downloads.{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/72904/week-ending-jan-2-2011-this-is-no-bomb/ |title=Week Ending Jan. 2, 2011: This Is No Bomb | Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music|work=Yahoo! Music|date=January 5, 2011|access-date=February 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109092008/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/72904/week-ending-jan-2-2011-this-is-no-bomb/|archive-date=January 9, 2011}} The song dropped and rose back to the top spot two more times, making it, at that time, one of only six singles in Billboard history to have three distinct runs at number one.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473660/bruno-mars-continues-hot-100-no-1-rotation-with-grenade|title=Bruno Mars Continues Hot 100 No. 1 Rotation with 'Grenade'|magazine=Billboard|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2015|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915013337/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473660/bruno-mars-continues-hot-100-no-1-rotation-with-grenade|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473376/bruno-mars-returns-to-hot-100-summit-britney-slips-5-spots|title=Bruno Mars Returns To Hot 100 Summit, Britney Slips 5 Spots|magazine=Billboard|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=January 27, 2011|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915013330/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473376/bruno-mars-returns-to-hot-100-summit-britney-slips-5-spots|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6693398/the-weeknd-no-1-2-hot-100-cant-feel-my-face-the-hills|title=The Weeknd Nos. 1 & 2 on Hot 100 With 'Can't Feel My Face' & 'The Hills'|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=September 14, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015|archive-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916194157/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6693398/the-weeknd-no-1-2-hot-100-cant-feel-my-face-the-hills|url-status=live}} In February, it topped the 3 million mark.{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74329/week-ending-feb-6-2011-songs-katy-stands-alone/|title=Week Ending Feb. 6, 2011: Songs: Katy Stands Alone | Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! Music|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=February 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213063722/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74329/week-ending-feb-6-2011-songs-katy-stands-alone/|archive-date=February 13, 2011}} The song spent 36 weeks on the Hot 100. As of October 2015, the song has sold 6.1 million digital copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6715365/ask-billboard-lady-gaga-first-artist-with-two-7-million-selling|title=Ask Billboard: Lady Gaga First Artist With Two 7-Million-Selling Downloads|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=October 2, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2015|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004203052/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6715365/ask-billboard-lady-gaga-first-artist-with-two-7-million-selling|url-status=live}} On November 19, 2018, the single was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was Mars's second single to sell over 5 million, just a week after "Just the Way You Are" achieved that feat, and it was only the third time in Billboard history that back-to-back singles have both sold 5 million copies in the digital era.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-feb-26-2012-songs-clarkson-sets-012557866.html|title=Week Ending Feb. 26, 2012. Songs: Clarkson Sets "Idol" Record|work=Yahoo! Music|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304023542/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-feb-26-2012-songs-clarkson-sets-012557866.html|url-status=live}} The song has peaked at number one in the Canada. It replaced "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas, before being dethroned by "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears. On February 12, 2011, it took the top spot from Usher's song "More". Two weeks later it was replaced by Lady Gaga's "Born This Way".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2011/canadian-hot-100|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – 2011 Archive|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=March 21, 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617081310/http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2011/canadian-hot-100|url-status=live}} It has been certified six times platinum by Music Canada (MC).

In Australia it debuted at number 48 in the ARIA Singles Chart and five weeks later reached number one, taking "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas from the top spot. On its second run in Australia it dethroned "Who's That Girl" by Guy Sebastian featuring Eve, thus being replaced by the same a week later. After its success in the country, Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified it seven times platinum. In the first week in the UK, the song topped the chart becoming Mars's third number one with a total of 159 000 copies sold, blocking Lady Gaga's "Born This Way".{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-2011-bruno-mars-grenade__32163/|title=Official Charts Flashback 2011: Bruno Mars - Grenad|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=January 21, 2021|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121091147/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-2011-bruno-mars-grenade__32163/|url-status=live}} Thus, Mars achieved the best opening week of January on the list since 1996 when "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo debuted with 383,000 units.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473603/bruno-mars-earns-second-uk-no-1-with-grenade|title=Bruno Mars Earns Second U.K. No. 1 with 'Grenade'|last=Sexton|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=January 17, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606184507/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473603/bruno-mars-earns-second-uk-no-1-with-grenade|url-status=live}} The recording has been certified three times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). According to the Official Charts Company, the single has reached a total of 1,53 million chart sales, including 64 million streams, as of January 2021. In Austria, the song reached the second position and remained there for three non-consecutive weeks. The song was, eventually, certified Platinum by IFPI Austria. In Germany the song debuted at 8, and three weeks later reached the top spot, where it stayed for six non-consecutive weeks. Then, Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) gave Mars three gold records for the sale of 450 000 downloads.

In New Zealand, the song spent twenty-nine weeks on the chart and it was number one for three consecutive dates, after taking "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas from the top spot. Grenade sold 150 000 copies and was certified five times platinum by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). Other countries where the song rose to the top include Norway and Denmark. As of February 4, the song spent four weeks on the top of the Irish Singles Chart, on its first week it has replaced Matt Cardle's "When We Collide". On the Swedish music chart, "Grenade" dethroned "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga (on its second run at number one). On the Swiss Singles Chart it replaced the duet between Diddy-Dirty Money and Skylar Grey's "Coming Home". It was certified three times platinum by the IFPI Switzerland. In the two regions of Belgium the song reached the top ten and received a gold certification in the Ultratop 50 Flanders. In Slovakia and Finland the song peaked at number 3, while on the Dutch Top 40 the song peaked at number 2. Nevertheless, the success of "Grenade" was lower in other countries; it just spent two weeks on the Japan Hot 100 chart and it peaked at number 36. Despite its low reception in Spain, peaked at number 21, the song was the ninth most played song in the Spotify streaming service in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://jenesaispop.com/2011/12/29/lo-mas-escuchado-en-spotify-2011/|title=Lo más escuchado en Spotify 2011|author=JNSP|work=Jenesaispop|date=December 29, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2015|language=es|archive-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401065031/http://jenesaispop.com/2011/12/29/lo-mas-escuchado-en-spotify-2011/|url-status=live}}

Mars was the first male artist in 13 years to reach the top spot in the US and UK with his first two headline singles. "Grenade" reached number one in fourteen charts and sold 10.2 million digital copies in 2011, making it the second most sold single of that year, after Mars's "Just the Way You Are".{{cite journal|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|title=IFPI Digital Music Report 2012: The global top-selling digital singles of 2011|page=7|access-date=January 1, 2015|journal=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|archive-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205091833/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|url-status=live}}

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Nabil Elderkin directed the music video for the song, which was shot in Los Angeles.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Is-On-Move-Major-Slate-TV-Appearances-Scheduled-Including-The-2010-GRAMMY-1351869.htm|title=Bruno Mars Is on the Move; Major Slate of TV Appearances Scheduled, Including The 2010 GRAMMY Nominations Concert, Letterman, TODAY and the 2010 Soul Train Awards; Pair of Songs Set to Be Featured on FOX's Glee; Sold-Out Headlining Tour Gets Underway as Chart-Topping New Star Joins the Line-Ups at Radio-Sponsored Holiday Concerts Nationwide; "Grenade" Video Set to Premiere Across MTV Networks as Single Continues to Explode at Radio, Following a String of Double-Platinum Hits|date=November 11, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216065456/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Is-On-Move-Major-Slate-TV-Appearances-Scheduled-Including-The-2010-GRAMMY-1351869.htm|archive-date=December 16, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://globalfilmlocations.net/2017/02/24/bruno-mars-grenade-filming-locations/|title=Bruno Mars – Grenade Filming Locations|publisher=Global Film Locations|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616053928/https://globalfilmlocations.net/2017/02/24/bruno-mars-grenade-filming-locations/|url-status=live}} In a behind-the-scenes video, Mars explained, "The concept of the video is my struggle, to tell this girl I'd do anything for her, so I'm going as far as dragging a piano to get to her just so I can sing my heart out." Mars, sarcastically, replied to rumors related to the use of special effects: "A lot of people think this is a camera trick, but that is a heavy piano. Luckily, I’ve been doing about, you know, 800 to 967 push-ups every day, so it's not a big deal, I can handle it." Regardless, this achievement, Mars was cautious: "The actions in this video serve as a metaphor, and should not be taken literally. I am aware of the power of visual media, and I encourage everyone who watches this video to understand that it is an artistic interpretation of the song, and not something to imitate".{{cite web|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/bruno-mars-grenade/|title=Bruno Mars Grenade|last=Macleod|first=Duncan|work=The Inspiration Room|date=August 29, 2011|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815015636/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/bruno-mars-grenade|url-status=live}}

The music video was released on November 19, 2010 on MTV and MTV.com. and it involves Mars's efforts to sing to a woman he loves after dragging an upright piano with a rope tied to it through Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1652399/bruno-mars-drags-a-piano-in-grenade-video-sneak-peek/|title=Bruno Mars Drags A Piano In 'Grenade' Video Sneak Peek|date=November 16, 2010|first=James|last=Montgomery|work=MTV News|access-date=November 16, 2010|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715134557/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652399/bruno-mars-drags-a-piano-in-grenade-video-sneak-peek/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/11/16/video-sneak-peek-bruno-mars-grenade/|title=Video Sneak Peek: Bruno Mars, 'Grenade'|date=November 16, 2010|first=Chris|last=Ryan|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 16, 2010|archive-date=July 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714131128/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/11/16/video-sneak-peek-bruno-mars-grenade/|url-status=dead}} Scenes also feature the singer singing in a dark bedroom, looking out of a rainy window.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1652645/bruno-mars-grenade-video-the-passion-of-the-crooner/|title=Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Video: The Passion Of The Crooner|date=November 19, 2010|first=James|last=Montgomery|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 20, 2010|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715134543/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652645/bruno-mars-grenade-video-the-passion-of-the-crooner/|url-status=dead}} He wears a suit and encounters a gang and a pit bull along the way. When he reaches the woman's house and finds out she is with another man, he drags himself and the piano in front of a train to attempt suicide. As the train approaches Bruno at full speed, the screen cuts to black, and the video ends.

The video received mixed reviews by critics. Robbie Daw of Idolator complemented the video by saying that the "standout track from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, and it's given an extra sheen thanks to a quirky, unconventional video that doesn't shy away from the dark tone of the song's lyrics".{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5694621/bruno-mars-grenade-video|title=Bruno Mars Is A Sad Piano Man in His "Grenade" Video|last=Daw|first=Robbie|work=Idolator|date=November 19, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2015|archive-date=March 19, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150319224840/http://www.idolator.com/5694621/bruno-mars-grenade-video|url-status=live}} James Montgomery of MTV News gave a mixed review on the video, in which he said "after all, it would’ve been easy – and expected – to make something slick, sexy and/or saccharine, a glossy thing where he croons from a rooftop somewhere, removes his shirt, and somehow ends up with the girl. None of that happens here. Rather, we see Mars struggling and sweating, being taunted and tempted, falling and rising again ... He ends up alone, unloved. He probably gets flattened by a train". On another review by Montgomery, the singer redemption is referred because Mars "distances himself from his smoove-crooning contemporaries, and he does it simply by being real. Really dramatic, really emotional, really clever. This one's a winner, even if, at the end of it, Mars has lost everything."

The video itself earned Mars three nominations at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, in Best Male Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/07/20/2011-vma-mtv-video-music-award-nominees|title=MTV VMA 2011 Nominees|author=Tamar Anitai|publisher=MTV News|date=July 20, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106175054/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/07/20/2011-vma-mtv-video-music-award-nominees/|archive-date=January 6, 2015}} In 2011, the video was one of the most seen online in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/2480/2011s-most-watched-music-videos-revealed|title=2011s Most Watched Music Videos Revealed|work=4Music|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126103747/http://www.4music.com/news/news/2480/2011s-most-watched-music-videos-revealed|archive-date=January 26, 2012}} Mark Graham for VH1 ranked the video as the second best of 2011, the top spot went for "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele.{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-12-14/vh1s-top-40-videos-of-2011-complete-list/|title=VH1's Top 40 Videos Of 2011 (Complete List)|last=Graham|first=Mark|work=VH1|date=December 14, 2011|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107114528/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-12-14/vh1s-top-40-videos-of-2011-complete-list|archive-date=January 7, 2012}} The video reached 1 billion views on YouTube in March 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-grenade-music-video-1-billion-youtube-views-9537938/|title=Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Music Video Blows Up With 1 Billion YouTube Views|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=Billboard|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=April 16, 2022}}

Some artists made their own versions and remixes of the song. The American group Boyce Avenue covered "Grenade" and included it in their sixth EP, Acoustic Sessions, Vol. 1, released on December 6, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-acoustic-sessions-vol.-1/id433895247|title=New Acoustic Sessions, Vol. 1|publisher=iTunes Store|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731094225/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-acoustic-sessions-vol.-1/id433895247|archive-date=July 31, 2017}} American singer-songwriter Gavin Mikhail included his version of the song and its instrumental on his Bruno Mars covers' album.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/my/album/youre-amazing-just-the-way-you-are-bruno-mars-covers/id489734494|title=Youre Amazing Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars Covers) by Gavin Mikhai|publisher=iTunes Store|date=December 14, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131150938/https://music.apple.com/my/album/youre-amazing-just-the-way-you-are-bruno-mars-covers/id489734494|url-status=live}} On November 2, 2011, a cover by Trackstarz charted at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. American rapper Lil Wayne published the first official remix of the song on February 12, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657815/lil-wayne-bruno-mars-grenade.jhtml|title=Lil Wayne Relaunches Bruno Mars' "Grenade|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse|work=MTV News|date=February 12, 2011|access-date=February 16, 2011|archive-date=February 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214185728/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657815/lil-wayne-bruno-mars-grenade.jhtml|url-status=dead}} The remix is identical to the song, except for the 16-bar introduction verse that Wayne provides.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473072/billboard-bits-lil-wayne-remixes-grenade-bieber-leads-kids-choice-nominees|title=Billboard Bits: Lil Wayne Remixes 'Grenade,' Bieber Leads Kids' Choice Nominees|last1=Rutherford|first1=Kevin|last2=Lipshutz|first2=Jason|last3=Gomez|first3=Ricardo|last4=Lundy|first4=Kadeem|last5=Graff|first5=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=September 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916135755/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473072/billboard-bits-lil-wayne-remixes-grenade-bieber-leads-kids-choice-nominees|url-status=live}} Mars was so surprised with the remix when he saw it online, he recalls "I was like, ‘What? Press play". He called it, "Awesome".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658071/bruno-mars-lil-wayne-grenade-remix.jhtml|title=Bruno Mars reacts to Lil Wayne's remix|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|work=MTV News|date=February 15, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606093322/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658071/bruno-mars-lil-wayne-grenade-remix.jhtml|url-status=dead}} MTV critique, Jayson Rodriguez, described it as "Lil Wayne delivering a spoken word-style flow, expressing devotion for his love interest". RichGirl, a R&B girl group, created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/14/new-music-richgirl-fall-in-love-with-richgirl-mixtape/|title=Rap-Up.com – New Music: RichGirl – 'Fall in Love with RichGirl' [Mixtape]|work=Rap-Up|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201223403/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/14/new-music-richgirl-fall-in-love-with-richgirl-mixtape/|url-status=live}}

Nathaniel Drew and Salt Lake Pops Orchestra remixed the song, with the vocal collaboration of Alex Boye and Lindsey Stirling, it was released as a single on July 13, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/grenade-feat-alex-boye-lindsey/544822813|title=Grenade (feat. Alex Boyé & Lindsey Stirling) – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113219/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grenade-feat.-alex-boye-lindsey/id544822813|url-status=live}} Gerrie van Dijk-Dantuma and Michelle Chamuel, contestants on The Voice of Holland and its US version, respectively, sang the theme for the competition and released it digitally through iTunes.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/grenade-from-voice-holland/562351617|title=Grenade (From The Voice of Holland) – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|date=September 9, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181330/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grenade-from-voice-holland/id562351617|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grenade-voice-performance/id654461733|title=Grenade (The Voice Performance) – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407141223/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grenade-voice-performance/id654461733|archive-date=April 7, 2017}} Japanese singer Gille included her version of the track on her debut EP Lead the Way, released on May 16, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lead-the-way-ep/524731606|title=Lead the Way – EP|publisher=iTunes Store|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102010/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lead-the-way-ep/id524731606|url-status=live}} Will Chase, who guest starred as Michael Swift in the TV series Smash, sang the song during the episode titled "Enter Mr. DiMaggio", which originally aired on February 29, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/smash/smash-listen-to-three-songs-fr-44074.aspx|title=Josh': Listen to Three Songs from Episode 3, 'Enter Mr. DiMaggio'|last=Dodge|first=Jeff|work=BuddyTV|date= February 20, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204447/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/smash/smash-listen-to-three-songs-fr-44074.aspx|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}

American metalcore band, Memphis May Fire covered the track for the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 5, which was released on November 4, 2012.{{cite web|last=Lymangrover|first=Jason|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/punk-goes-pop-vol-5-mw0002430466|title=Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 5 – Memphis May Fire|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312083413/http://www.allmusic.com/album/punk-goes-pop-vol-5-mw0002430466|url-status=live}} The song was officially released for digital download on October 2, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/grenade-single/id562282298|title=Grenade – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402190006/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/grenade-single/id562282298|url-status=dead}} In order to celebrate its fifteen years in the music industry, Dutch symphonic metal band, Within Temptation covered several songs by other artists, including "Grenade", during a special program on the Belgian radio station Q music, called Within Temptation Friday.{{cite web|url=http://www.within-temptation.com/qcovers/|title=Within Temptation|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819132039/http://www.within-temptation.com/qcovers/|archive-date=August 19, 2016}} The band chose this song because "It's a really good song and instead of making a grenade go off on stage, we figured we'd make a bomb of astonishment go off in the studio", in the words of the lead vocalist Sharon den Adel. On April 19, 2013 Within Temptation's cover was released and available for download as part of their cover album The Q-Music Sessions.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/the-q-music-sessions/id634381853|title=The Q-music Sessions|publisher=iTunes Store|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222071406/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/the-q-music-sessions/id634381853|archive-date=December 22, 2014}} Nevertheless, the song peaked at number 73, in their home country, on the Dutch Charts.{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation&titel=Grenade&cat=s|title=Within Temptation – Grenade|language=nl|work=Single Top 100|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211071147/http://dutchcharts.nl//showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation&titel=Grenade&cat=s|url-status=live}} In 2016, Postmodern Jukebox also covered "Grenade", evoking a 60's sound, featuring Brielle Von Hugel in the lead vocals. It is featured on the former's album Swing the Vote!{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-the-vote/1103495080|title=Swing the Vote! by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox|publisher=iTunes|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607140957/https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-the-vote/1103495080|url-status=live}} In 2020, American singer-songwriter Enisa covered "Grenade" as part of the tenth anniversary of Mars's debut album.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It29XVjDPAk|title=Enisa - Grenade (Bruno Mars Cover) - 10th Anniversary 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'|publisher=YouTube|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102051915/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It29XVjDPAk&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}

Mars performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on August 25, 2010, with him and his four-piece band dressed in blue tuxedos and black skinny ties. John Macdonald for Spin said "Despite a couple pitch problems here and there, Mars proved to be nearly as good a performer as he is a songwriter".{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/08/hitmaker-bruno-mars-wows-ladies-ny-debut/|title=Hitmaker Bruno Mars Wows the Ladies in NY Debut|first=John S. W.|last=MacDonald|date=August 26, 2010|work=Spin|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-date=August 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829075740/https://www.spin.com/2010/08/hitmaker-bruno-mars-wows-ladies-ny-debut/|url-status=live}} The song was also performed in a similar manner on the October 10, 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live, as part of a segue from "Nothin' on You", the debut single was also performed. His performance was well received by critics.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/954357/bruno-mars-performs-just-the-way-you-are-on-snl|title=Bruno Mars Performs 'Just The Way You Are' on 'SNL'|date=October 11, 2010|first=Walter|last=Frazier|location=New York City|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=June 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601160436/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/954357/bruno-mars-performs-just-the-way-you-are-on-snl|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649675/20101010/story.jhtml|title=Glee' Star Jane Lynch Belts Tunes On 'Saturday Night Live|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe|work=MTV News|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=November 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114203339/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649675/20101010/story.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Billboard's magazine critique Walter Frazier analysed the performance and commented "Mars' backing band ... dressed as a 1950s rockabilly group, while Mars resembled something of a modern-day Elvis, surely inspiring swoons for the "SNL" audience." The performance was also praised by MTV's Mawuse Ziegbe, who wrote: "Mars peppered the performance with hip-swaying moves Elvis would be proud of and wrapped up the set in classic rock-star style with an enthusiastic jump in the air." On October 21, 2010, a soulful arrangement of the song was sung for a Billboard Tastemakers video session.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video|title=Bruno Mars Live: Billboard Tastemakers|first=Lisa|last=Binkert|magazine=Billboard|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227140124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video|url-status=live}} Additionally, Mars performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, on November 11, 2010, with a soul redemption of "Grenade" accompanied by an all-female string section.{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5686462/bruno-mars-grenade-david-letterman|title=Bruno Mars Launches His Bluesy "Grenade" On 'David Letterman'|date=November 12, 2010|first=Robbie|last=Daw|work=Idolator|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709121558/http://idolator.com/5686462/bruno-mars-grenade-david-letterman|url-status=live}} Robbie Draw from website Idolator wrote a positive review, commenting "Bruno Mars hit up the Late Show With David Letterman last night and left a piece of his heart on the stage after turning out an emotional, bluesy rendition of his new single".

The song was performed at NBC's The Today Show on November 22, 2010, as part of the Toyota Concert Series and at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards on November 28, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/bruno-mars-drops-grenade-today-show|title=Bruno Mars Drops a Grenade on the 'Today Show'|last=Bastidas|first=Grace|work=Latina.com|date=November 22, 2010|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141520/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/bruno-mars-drops-grenade-today-show|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653131/20101129/rihanna.jhtml|title=Ronald Isley, Anita Baker Honored at Soul Train Awards|date=November 29, 2010|first1=Joel|last1=Hanek|first2=Gil|last2=Kaufman|work=MTV News|access-date=November 29, 2010|archive-date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201170110/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653131/20101129/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=dead}} On January 6, 2011, Mars performed "Grenade" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with a guitar, "backed by three background singers, a strings section, and pianist".{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5733142/bruno-mars-ellen-degeneres-grenade|title=Ellen DeGeneres Makes Bruno Mars Blush, Shows Footage Of Him As Lil Elvis|last=Bain|work=Idolator|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=April 13, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150413210824/http://www.idolator.com/5733142/bruno-mars-ellen-degeneres-grenade|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://neonlimelight.com/2011/01/07/video-bruno-mars-love-grenade-explodes-on-the-ellen-show/|title=Video: Bruno Mars' Love 'Grenade' Explodes On 'The Ellen Show'|author=TJ|work=NeonlimeLight|date=January 7, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111952/http://neonlimelight.com/2011/01/07/video-bruno-mars-love-grenade-explodes-on-the-ellen-show/|url-status=live}} He also performed the song on the Dutch television show The Voice of Holland on January 21, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/01/bruno-mars-performs-grenade-voice-holland-finale/|title=Bruno Mars Performs 'Grenade' On 'Voice Of Holland' Finale|author=Trent|work=That grapejuice|date=January 24, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112546/http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/01/bruno-mars-performs-grenade-voice-holland-finale/|url-status=live}} On February 16, 2011 he performed the song live at the 2011 Grammy Awards, along with B.o.B. and Janelle Monáe.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2011/02/bob-bruno-mars-janelle-monae-grammy-performances-video/|title=B.O.B., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae Grammy Performances [Video]|last=Anthony|first=Damn|work=Vibe|date=February 14, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090241/http://www.vibe.com/2011/02/bob-bruno-mars-janelle-monae-grammy-performances-video/|url-status=live}} In Germany, Mars performed "Grenade" on two shows Wetten, dass..? and at the Echo Awards, on March 19 and 28, 2011, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.brunomars.com/news/bruno-mars-bei-wetten-dass|title=Bruno Mars bei Wetten, dass..?|author=Bruno Mars Webcrew Deutschland|work=brunomars.com|date=March 19, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2014|archive-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108071808/http://www.brunomars.com/news/bruno-mars-bei-wetten-dass|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5806282/bruno-mars-echo-awards-grenade|title=Bruno Mars Sets Germany's Echo Awards Ablaze With His "Grenade|first=Idolator|last=Staff|work=Idolato|date=March 26, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150413210816/http://www.idolator.com/5806282/bruno-mars-echo-awards-grenade|url-status=live}} It was performed as encore on his debut world tour, The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2011–12) and was the twelfth item of the setlist on the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour (2011).{{Cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bruno-mars-at-martini-ranch-last-night-video-6619969|title=Bruno Mars at Martini Ranch Last Night (Video)|date=November 21, 2010|first=Nicki|last=Escudero|work=Phoenix New Times|access-date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513164919/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bruno-mars-at-martini-ranch-last-night-video-6619969|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-at-reliant-arena-6779831|title=Last Night: Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae At Reliant Arena|last=Gray|first=Chris|work=Houston Press|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029180235/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-at-reliant-arena-6779831|url-status=live}} At this time, Mars expressed his apprehension about performing the song because fans have threw dummy grenades on stage, some of which are metal and have posed a safety hazard.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a317880/bruno-mars-pelted-with-grenades-on-tour.html|title=Bruno Mars pelted with grenades on tour|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=May 5, 2011|work=Digital Spy|access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-date=May 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508145136/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a317880/bruno-mars-pelted-with-grenades-on-tour.html|url-status=live}} The track was also part of his second and third world tour, The Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013–14) and the 24K Magic World Tour (2017–18), respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bruno-mars-sprinkles-his-solid-594654|title=Bruno Mars Sprinkles Solid Gold Dust at L.A. Tour Stop (And We Love It): Concert Review|author=Shirley Halperin|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2013|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1482881268CUMCRRLXRO?url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bruno-mars-sprinkles-his-solid-594654|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/2017-04-05-Ele-e-funk-ele-e-rock-ele-e-um-romantico.-Bruno-Mars-fe-la-bonita-em-Lisboa|title=Ele é funk, ele é rock, ele é um romântico. Bruno Mars fê-la bonita em Lisboa|last=Guerra|first=Luís|work=Blitz|language=pt|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408083206/http://blitz.sapo.pt/principal/update/2017-04-05-Ele-e-funk-ele-e-rock-ele-e-um-romantico.-Bruno-Mars-fe-la-bonita-em-Lisboa|url-status=dead}} During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 13, 2016, Mars included "Grenade" on the popular segment Carpool Karaoke.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bruno-mars-does-his-best-elvis-presley-in-carpool-karaoke-with-james-corden-a7473376.html|title=Bruno Mars shows James Corden his best Elvis in latest Carpool Karaoke|last=Stolworthy|first=Jacob|work=The Independent|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507234153/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bruno-mars-does-his-best-elvis-presley-in-carpool-karaoke-with-james-corden-a7473376.html|url-status=live}}

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| title1 = Grenade

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| title2 = Just The Way You Are

| note2 = Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix

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| headline = Grenade Sessions EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-grenade-sessions-ep/416696996|title=The Grenade Sessions – EP|date=February 8, 2011 |publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=February 8, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112015416/https://itunes.apple.com/album/the-grenade-sessions-ep/id416696996|url-status=live}}

| title1 = Grenade

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Grenade

| note2 = The Hooligans Remix

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = Grenade

| note3 = Passion Pit Remix

| length3 = 6:10

| title4 = Grenade

| note4 = Acoustic

| length4 = 4:09

| title5 = Grenade

| note5 = Music video

| length5 = 3:40

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

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• Bruno Mars – lead vocals, instrumentation, songwriting
• Philip Lawrence – songwriting
• Ari Levine – engineer, instrumentation, songwriting
• Brody Brown – instrumentation, songwriting
• The Smeezingtons – production
• Claude Kelly – songwriting

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• Andrew Wyatt – songwriting
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Christian Plata – mixing assistant
• Erik Madrid – mixing assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

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• List of best-selling singles
• List of best-selling singles in Australia
• List of best-selling singles in the United States
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 2010s
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Canada)
• List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2011 (U.S.)
• List of number-one hits of 2011 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles and albums of 2011 (Ireland)
• List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one singles of 2010 (Australia)
• List of number-one singles of 2011 (Poland)
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s

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