Silk Sonic released their first track titled Leave the Door Open. Since its release, Leave the Door Open has been buzzing on every major music streamlining channel
Since his meteoric rise in mainstream Music, everything about Bruno Mars has been a major headline. From the Hooligans to the Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars just can’t stay alone. He is either involved with one band or creating one. The good thing is, whatever Mars does, it is always out of this world and that is why he is a huge fan favorite. Recently, the Grenade crooner announced on his Instagram page about a new band called Silk Sonic and the release of its first album titled An Evening with Silk Sonic which will feature Funk legend Bootsy Collins as a special guest host.
Not too long, on March 5th, 2021 the group Silk Sonic released their first track titled Leave the Door Open. Since its release, Leave the Door Open has been buzzing on every major music streamlining channel including Youtube. Silk Sonic is a music band that consists of Peter Gene Hernandez A.K.A Bruno Mars and Brandon Paak Anderson professionally known as Anderson .Paak. Although Anderson .Paak is not as popular as Bruno Mars, yet he forms a perfect mix with the 24K Magic crooner. Since the time Silk Sonic was announced, the music duo has shown promise that they will be a star group.
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Background of the Track
On February 25th, 2021 Mars announced on his Instagram handle that the group will be releasing its lead single soon. Thereafter on March 5th, 2021 the lead single of the duo’s debut album An Evening With Silk Sonic was announced. The title of the track is Leave the Door Open and it was released along with an official video. In less than two weeks, the video already had over 40 million views on Youtube, while its audio version has been hugely streamlined over supporting channels.
Leave the Door Open track is hugely gaining ground in the music industry. It has featured on the Top 100 music charts in the U.S and around the globe. In the U.S alone, the hit song enters number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart on March 15th, 2021. Also, the song has been performed live by Silk Sonic in the just conclude Grammy Award ceremony.
Composition, genre, and production
The song required a lot of patience and a lot of meat according to Anderson .Paak in an interview with Apple music’s DJ Zane Lowe. While Anderson .Paak talked about the composition of the song, Bruno mars focused on the song’s impact on fans. He moaned about the lack of exposure the song should have had through live performances due to the covid-19 outbreak. Leave the Door Open was composed by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Christopher Brody Brown and Dernst Emile II.
The track Leave the Door Open is composed of a mix of R&B and Soul genres. Also, producers of the hit include Bruno Mars and Dernst Emile II. Atlantic and Aftermath Records collaborated to release the song.
The lyrics
Just like other hits, Leave the Door Open comprises of an intro, 2verses, a pre-chorus, a bridge, and an outro. The verses of the song were performed by Anderson .Paak while Bruno Mars led the chorus and the bridge of the song. Below are the lyrics of the song
[Intro: Bruno Mars]
Say baby, say baby, say baby
[First verse: Anderson .Paak]
What you doin’? (What you doin’?)
Where you at? (Where you at?)
Oh, you got plans? (You got plans)
Don’t say that (Shut your trap)
I’m sippin’ wine (Sip, sip) in a robe (Drip, drip)
I look too good (Look too good)
To be alone (Woo, woo)
My house clean (House clean), my pool warm (Pool warm)
Just shaved, smooth like a newborn
We should be dancin’, romancin’
In the east wing and the west wing
Of this mansion, what’s happenin’?
[Pre-Chorus: Bruno Mars]
I ain’t playin’ no games
Every word that I say is coming straight from the heart
So if you tryna lay in these arms
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
I’ma leave the door open
(I’ma leave the door open)
I’ma leave the door open, girl
(I’ma leave the door open, hopin’)
That you feel the way I feel
And you want me like I want you tonight, baby
Tell me that you’re comin’ through
[Second verse: Anderson .Paak]
Ooh, you’re so sweet (So sweet), so tight (So tight)
I won’t bite (Ah-ah), unless you like (Unless you like)
If you smoke (What you smoke?), I got the haze (Purple haze)
And if you’re hungry, girl, I got filets (Woo)
Ooh, baby, don’t keep me waitin’
There’s so much love we could be making (Shamone!)
I’m talking kissing, cuddling
Rose petals in the bathtub
Girl, let’s jump in, it’s bubblin’
[Pre-Chorus: Bruno Mars]
I ain’t playin’ no games
Every word that I say is coming straight from the heart
So if you tryna lay in these arms (If you tryna lay in)
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
I’ma leave the door open
(I’ma leave the door open)
I’ma leave the door open, girl
(I’ma leave the door open, hopin’)
That you feel the way I feel
And you want me like I want you tonight, baby
Tell me that you’re comin’ through (Come on, girl)
[Bridge: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (I need you, baby)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (I gotta see you, baby)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Girl, I’m tryna give you this, ah)
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
Hey, hey, I’ma leave my door open, baby
(I’ma leave the door open)
I’ma leave, I’ma leave my door open, girl
(I’ma leave the door open, hopin’)
And I’m hopin’, hopin’
That you feel the way I feel
And you want me like I want you tonight, baby
Tell me that you’re comin’ through (Woo!)
[Outro: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Tell me)
Tell me that you’re coming through
(Woo-woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)
(Woo-woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la-la)
Tell me that you’re coming through
Girl, I’m here just waiting for you (Oh!)
Come on over, I’ll adore you (I gotta know!)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (I’m waiting, waiting, waiting)
Tell me that you’re coming through (For you)
Girl, I’m here just waiting for you
Come on over, I’ll adore you
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
The Music video
With over 40 million YouTube views in less than two weeks of its premiere (5th, March 2021), Leave the Door Open video is one of the top trending songs currently. The video was directed by Florent Dechard and Bruno Mars. In the retro-styled video, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak was seen performing the song in a vintage studio alongside a band while many women danced to the beat.
The Silk Sonic duo traded verses and harmonized with their band on the chorus led by Bruno Mars. In the music video, the band consists of Bruno Mars who was seen playing the keyboard, Anderson .Paak on the drum, two guitarists, a conga drummer, and a percussionist who played the tambourine.
The Artists
On March 5th, 2021 the Silk Sonic pals spoke with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in an interview about the group’s roots. They talked about what it felt like to work together and how they brought in Funk legend, Bootsy Collins. Silk Sonic agreed that one of the album’s songs was based on a word Bruno Mars coined while on tour in 2017, which soon evolved into a hook that “snowballed” into intense studio sessions.
Bruno Mars told Lowe about the musical passion he shares with Anderson .Paak and how they started writing songs. He went further to say that Silk Sonic was formed due to a series of experiences .Paak and himself shared. According to Anderson .Paak, the pandemic tossed a wrench in their plans yet, they decided to meet in the studio in person over long distance music production.
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez also known as Bruno Mars is an American singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and dancer. Although he was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii (in October 8th, 1985), he moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to chase his musical dream. Bruno is known for his stage appearances and retro inclined showmanship. He is also known for his ability to perform in a variety of musical genres, including pop, R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, reggae, and rock.
Since his move to Los Angeles, he has been involved with one band or the other. He played cover songs around the city with a band called Sex Panther before forming his band called The Hooligans. The Hooligans, play several instruments, including keyboards, drums, electric guitar, bass, piano, and horns, as well as backup singers and dancers. He co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons in 2009, which has been responsible for several popular singles for himself and other artists.
So far, Bruno Mars has released three albums which include, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), and 24K Magic (2016). With 11 Grammys and a host of other global awards, Bruno Mars has established himself as a modern-time great.
Anderson .Paak
Brandon Paak Anderson is professionally known as Anderson .Paak. He is an American singer, rapper, music producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born on February 6th, 1986 in Oxnard California. In 2012, he released his first mixtape, O.B.E. Vol. 1, and in 2014, he released Venice. Other studio albums Anderson .Paak has recorded includes Malibu (2016), Oxnard (2018), and Ventura (2019). Aside from his solo career, Anderson and music producer Knxwledge formed the duo NxWorries in 2015.
Just like his Silk Sonic Partner, he is often accompanied by the band Free Nationals, who play a variety of instruments as well as act as backing vocalists. Anderson .Paak has won Grammy awards for best rap performance, best R&B album, and best R&B performance. In February 2021, he and Grammy winner and fellow recording artist Bruno Mars formed the Silk Sonic duo.
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