Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Philip Lawrence · 34 tracks
Holds writing credit on 47 of 47 tracks
Yes, but always with a team. Bruno Mars holds a writing credit on 100% of his tracks, yet none are written entirely alone. He co-writes everything with his production crew The Smeezingtons, made up of Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, on hits like 'Just the Way You Are,' 'Locked Out of Heaven,' and '24K Magic.' On his Silk Sonic album he co-wrote with Anderson .Paak.
Across all 47 tracks: how many Bruno Mars wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 47 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Bruno Mars's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Bruno Mars sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Elektra / Atlantic
Elektra / Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. PL Philip Lawrence · AL Ari Levine · TS The Smeezingtons · DE Dernst Emile II · CB Christopher Brody Brown · JF James Fauntleroy
Data Insight
Bruno Mars co-writes virtually every song on his albums, giving him a lyricist and composer score consistently above 90%. His Smeezingtons partnership means he is often credited as both lyricist and composer simultaneously, a pattern that distinguishes him from pop peers who separate those roles across different teams.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A team songwriter: Bruno Mars co-writes every one of his songs, but never alone, building all of them with his production crew The Smeezingtons and, on Silk Sonic, with Anderson .Paak.
The Story
Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez) is a Honolulu-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to prominence with his 2010 debut album and went on to become one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Influenced by Michael Jackson, Prince, and classic Motown, his music blends pop, funk, R&B, and soul with a theatrical live performance style. He co-founded the songwriting and production team The Smeezingtons with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, which crafted much of his early catalog before he expanded his collaborator pool for later albums.