Verified track details
Producers
Jeff Bhasker, Mark Ronson, The Smeezingtons
Songwriters / credits
Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Sourced context
"Moonshine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). It was released as the second promotional single on November 19, 2012, by Atlantic Records. "Moonshine" is a pop, power pop and R&B record, with a "retro" vibe. It was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Jeff Bhasker and Mark Ronson. It was produced by the former three, under their alias, the Smeezingtons, Bhasker and Ronson. Its lyrics establish a metaphor between "bootleg liquor" and the "longing for the high water mark of a relationship", which becomes "impossible to reach".
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