Billionaire (song)
Production and release
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"Billionaire" was co-written by McCoy, Mars, Lawrence and Levine. The Smeezingtons were responsible for the music, production and played all the instruments on the track but the bass. It was played by Brody Brown and [[Charles Moniz|Charles Monez]]. Levine recorded and mixed the song at Levcon Studios, in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California. Eric Hernandez played the live drums, while the drums were programmed by [[The Stereotypes]]. It was mastered by [[Chris Gehringer]] at Sterling Sound, in New York. |
"Billionaire" was co-written by McCoy, Mars, Lawrence and Levine. The Smeezingtons were responsible for the music, production and played all the instruments on the track but the bass. It was played by Brody Brown and [[Charles Moniz|Charles Monez]]. Levine recorded and mixed the song at Levcon Studios, in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California. Eric Hernandez played the live drums, while the drums were programmed by [[The Stereotypes]]. It was mastered by [[Chris Gehringer]] at Sterling Sound, in New York. |
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"Billionaire" was first released by [[Fueled By Ramen]] via [[music download|digital download]] in various countries on March 9, 2010. The single was serviced to U.S. [[contemporary hit radio]] on March 9, 2010, by Fueled By Ramen and RRP.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!|publisher=FMQB|access-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712065553/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|archive-date=July 12, 2014}} On July 23, 2010, Fueled By Ramen released the ''Billionaire – EP'' that featured the single, "Bad All By Myself" as a bonus track alongside "Superbad (11:34)".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/billionaire-ep/379477663|title=Billionaire – EP by Travie McCoy|publisher=iTunes|url-status=live|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605194035/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/billionaire-ep/id379477663|archive-date=June 5, 2014}} Three days later, "Billionaire" was released in the United Kingdom via digital download.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a248352/travie-mccoy-ft-bruno-mars-billionaire/|title=Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'|last=Levine|first=Nick|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=July 22, 2010|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101100252/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a248352/travie-mccoy-ft-bruno-mars-billionaire/|archive-date=January 1, 2017}} On September 3, 2010, the CD single version with "Billionaire" and the bonus track, "Bad All By Myself", was released in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland by Fueled By Ramen and DecayDance.{{cite AV media notes|title=''"Billionaire"''|year=2010|type=Liner notes/CD single|publisher=Fueled By Ramen, DecayDance|id=7567-89059-57}} On September 21, 2010, Fueled By Ramen released a deluxe single edition for digital download which contained "Billionaire", an acoustic version of the song, and the music video for it.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/billionaire-feat-bruno-mars-deluxe-single/393204520|title=Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) – Deluxe Single by Travie McCoy|publisher=iTunes|url-status=live|date=September 21, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605194032/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/billionaire-feat.-bruno-mars/id393204520|archive-date=June 5, 2014}} A radio cut of the song, which replaces the word "fucking" with "freaking" and is 3:06 long instead of 3:30 was released. The track was also included on Mars' |
"Billionaire" was first released by [[Fueled By Ramen]] via [[music download|digital download]] in various countries on March 9, 2010. The single was serviced to U.S. [[contemporary hit radio]] on March 9, 2010, by Fueled By Ramen and RRP.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!|publisher=FMQB|access-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712065553/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|archive-date=July 12, 2014}} On July 23, 2010, Fueled By Ramen released the ''Billionaire – EP'' that featured the single, "Bad All By Myself" as a bonus track alongside "Superbad (11:34)".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/billionaire-ep/379477663|title=Billionaire – EP by Travie McCoy|publisher=iTunes|url-status=live|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605194035/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/billionaire-ep/id379477663|archive-date=June 5, 2014}} Three days later, "Billionaire" was released in the United Kingdom via digital download.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a248352/travie-mccoy-ft-bruno-mars-billionaire/|title=Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'|last=Levine|first=Nick|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=July 22, 2010|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101100252/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a248352/travie-mccoy-ft-bruno-mars-billionaire/|archive-date=January 1, 2017}} On September 3, 2010, the CD single version with "Billionaire" and the bonus track, "Bad All By Myself", was released in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland by Fueled By Ramen and DecayDance.{{cite AV media notes|title=''"Billionaire"''|year=2010|type=Liner notes/CD single|publisher=Fueled By Ramen, DecayDance|id=7567-89059-57}} On September 21, 2010, Fueled By Ramen released a deluxe single edition for digital download which contained "Billionaire", an acoustic version of the song, and the music video for it.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/billionaire-feat-bruno-mars-deluxe-single/393204520|title=Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) – Deluxe Single by Travie McCoy|publisher=iTunes|url-status=live|date=September 21, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605194032/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/billionaire-feat.-bruno-mars/id393204520|archive-date=June 5, 2014}} A radio cut of the song, which replaces the word "fucking" with "freaking" and is 3:06 long instead of 3:30 was released. The track was also included on Mars' first compilation album, ''[[Collaborations (Bruno Mars album)|Collaborations]]'' (2026). |
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