Count On Me (Bruno Mars song)

"Count On Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010).

Musically, "Count On Me" is a folk and tropical record that lyrically details the importance of friendship and conveys a positive message.

The single was mixed by Manny Marroquin and assistants Christian Plata and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California.

[9] AllMusic's Tim Sendra called the song a "bittersweet ballad", while Katie Hasty from HitFix classified it as a "sandy-sweet tune".

[6][11] MTV UK Joanne Dorken and Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine said the recording's sound was "reminiscent" of "Over The Rainbow" (1993) by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.

[14] While reviewing Mars's debut EP, It's Better If You Don't Understand, Bill Lamb of About.com stated that "there is a dreamy wistfulness here that is irresistible, regarding "Count On Me".

He added that the song doesn't contribute for the album cohesion, but add for a "no-brainer radio references to Coldplay, U2, Michael Jackson, Sade, Feist and so on".

[15] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian concurred with the latter on the "saccharine sound" and explained that during the recording "you start to boggle that Britain's teens are being fed something so sugary without Jamie Oliver getting a campaign up about it".

[21][22] "Count On Me" debuted on Switzerland on the issue date of June 24, 2012, spending six weeks on the chart and peaking at number 55.

[31] In September 2010, Mars performed "Count on Me" in front of a small crowd of fans at the Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas.

[33] Mars, who was the opening act in an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2012, performed the track as a tribute to the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

[37] "Count on Me" has been covered by British child singer Connie Talbot and included on her album Beautiful World (2012).

[41] In 2019 it was covered by Gabriel Mann on Season 2 Episode 4 of the television show A Million Little Things (ABC Signature).

[44][45] The recording is part of the Belgian/American animated film A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures and the TV show Suburgatory.