# Uptown Funk

> A label single drew dance videos and parodies and led the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.

- Owner: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars / Columbia Records / RCA Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2014-11-10
- Milestone date: Week of Apr 8, 2015
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 45 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Challenge, Political adoption

## Summary

Ronson and Mars released the single and performed it on SNL. Fleur East's cover prompted an earlier UK release. School dances, parodies and political clips followed; the song led the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.

## Timeline

- 2014-10-30 — Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars (X) — Ronson and Mars announced their collaboration on Twitter.
- 2014-11-10 — Mark Ronson / Columbia / RCA (Audio) — Ronson released Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars as a digital single.
- 2014-11-10 — Billboard (Press) — Billboard interviewed Ronson about the single and announced a forthcoming SNL performance.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/uptown-funk

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Uptown Funk.” Case HIS-01663. Spread Score v1.3: 45/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01663