Wanna Be Starting Something (When I Was Your Man)

~ Recording by Aubrey Logan

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Wanna Be Starting Something (When I Was Your Man)3:02Aubrey LoganThe Prequel YearsAubrey LoganEP
  • XW2018-10-14

Relationships

recording of:Grenade (from 2013 to present: medley)
Treasure (from 2013 to present: medley)
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (from 2013 to present: medley)
When I Was Your Man (from 2013 to present: medley)

Grenade

writer:Brody Brown
Claude Kelly
Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons)
Ari Levine
Bruno Mars (US singer)
Andrew Wyatt (US vocalist, songwriter)
publisher:Art for Art's Sake Music
Bughouse
Concord Road (BMI)
Downtown DMP Songs
Late 80’s Music
Mars Force Music
Roc Nation Music
Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly)
Toy Plane Music
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Westside Independent Music Publishing

Treasure

writer:Phredley Brown
Christopher Irfane Khan
Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons)
Ari Levine
Bruno Mars (US singer)
Thibaut Berland
publisher:Because Éditions
BMG Gold Songs
Headbangers Publishing
Lickshot
Mars Force Music
Music Famamanem LP
Northside Independent Music Publishing LLC
Roc Nation Music
Toy Plane Music
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
later parody versions:Thresh Hook (Top Lane Thresh)
is based on:Greedy for Treasure (mash up of 'Greedy' by Ariana Grande and 'Treasure' by Bruno Mars)

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

lyricist and composer:Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:Byefall Productions, Inc.
Sony/ATV Harmony
referred to in medleys:Michael Jackson Medley (Ashaye) (order: 2)
later versions:Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008
part of:MJ: The Musical (order: 19)
MJ: The Musical (order: 38)
is the basis for:Don’t Stop the Music
quotes lyrics from:Soul Makossa

When I Was Your Man

writer:Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons)
Ari Levine
Bruno Mars (US singer)
Andrew Wyatt (US vocalist, songwriter)
publisher:Concord Road (BMI)
Mars Force Music
Music Famamanem LP
Roc Nation Music
Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
later parody versions:Falling to Ganon (Zelda Parody)