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{{short description|2011 single by Bruno Mars}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Count On Me
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Bruno Mars]]
| album      = [[Doo-Wops & Hooligans]]
| released   = {{start date|2011|11|07}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
*[[Contemporary folk music|Folk]]
*[[Tropical music|tropical]]
| length     = {{duration|m=3|s=14}}
| label      =
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*[[Warner Music Australasia|Warner Music Australia]]
| writer     =
*Bruno Mars
*[[Philip Lawrence (songwriter)|Philip Lawrence]]
*Ari Levine
| producer   = [[The Smeezingtons]]
| prev_title = [[Young, Wild & Free]]
| prev_year  = 2011
| next_title = [[Locked Out of Heaven]]
| next_year  = 2012
| misc       = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|6k8cpUkKK4c|"Count On Me"}}|header=Lyric video}}
}}
"'''Count On Me'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Bruno Mars]] from his debut studio album, ''[[Doo-Wops & Hooligans]]'' (2010). The song was first unveiled on Mars's debut [[extended play]], ''[[It's Better If You Don't Understand]]'' (2010). It was serviced to Australian [[contemporary hit radio]] and [[adult contemporary radio]] on November 7, 2011, as the overall sixth and final single from the album. It was composed by Mars, [[Philip Lawrence (songwriter)|Philip Lawrence]], and Ari Levine, under their alias, [[the Smeezingtons]]. Musically, "Count On Me" is a [[Contemporary folk music|folk]] and [[Tropical music|tropical]] record that lyrically details the importance of friendship and conveys a positive message.
The song received generally positive to mixed reviews. Some [[Music journalism|music critics]] praised its arrangement and "uplifting" vibe, others criticized its "saccharine sound" and cheesy lyrics. The single peaked at number two in the Czech Republic and it was able to reach the position of 19 in Australia and 13 in New Zealand. It was certified three platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) and by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Mars performed "Count on Me" on television shows such as ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' and included it on [[The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour]] (2010–12), the [[Hooligans in Wondaland Tour]] (2011), and once on the [[Moonshine Jungle Tour]] (2013–14). It has been covered a number of times and used in a couple of commercials.
==Production and release==
"Count On Me" was first recorded by [[Bruno Mars]] for his debut [[Extended Play|EP]], ''It's Better If You Don't Understand'', which was released on May 11, 2010, under [[Elektra Records]].<ref name="Marketwire">{{cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Blasts-Off-Into-Top-Ten-Albums-Chart-on-iTunes-With-New-Digital-EP-Acclaimed-1258360.htm|title=Bruno Mars Blasts Off into the Top Ten Albums Chart on iTunes With New Digital EP|date=May 5, 2010|publisher=[[Marketwire]]|access-date=August 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927234537/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Blasts-Off-Into-Top-Ten-Albums-Chart-on-iTunes-With-New-Digital-EP-Acclaimed-1258360.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> It was written by Mars, [[Philip Lawrence (songwriter)|Philip Lawrence]] and Ari Levine, while production was handled by the same three under their alias, [[the Smeezingtons]]. Levine was responsible for [[Audio engineer|engineering]] the song, which he did at Levcon Studios in Los Angeles. Levine and Mars played all of the instruments on the track. The single was mixed by [[Manny Marroquin]] and assistants Christian Plata and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. It was mastered by [[Stephen Marcussen]] at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California.<ref name="album notes"/> "Count on Me" was issued to [[contemporary hit radio]] and [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary radio]] on November 7, 2011, in Australia by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Australia as a single.<ref name="radiosingle">{{cite journal|author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title = Bruno Mars – Count On Me|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/singles/2011/11/07/issue--861/bruno-mars---count-on-me/|issue = 861|location = Australia|date = November 7, 2011|journal = [[The Music Network]]|publisher = Peer Group Media|access-date = January 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403114737/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/singles/2011/11/07/issue--861/bruno-mars---count-on-me/|archive-date = April 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name="TheAUReview"/>
==Composition==
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"Count On Me" has been labelled as a [[Contemporary folk music|folk]] by reviewer Pete Rivas from ''[[The AU Review]]'' and as [[Tropical music|tropical]] song by critic Bill Lamb from ThoughtCo (former About.com).<ref name="TheAUReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/albums/bruno-mars-count-on-me-2011-single|title=Single Review: Bruno Mars – Count on Me (2011)|work=[[The AU Review]]|date=November 21, 2011|first=Pete|last=Rivas|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225070825/http://www.theaureview.com/albums/bruno-mars-count-on-me-2011-single|archive-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="TCBL">{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/top-graduation-songs-for-2014-4059900|title=Top 10 Graduation Songs for 2014|last=Lamb|first=Bill|work=ThoughtCo|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725135243/https://www.thoughtco.com/top-graduation-songs-for-2014-4059900|archive-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Scotsman]]'' found it to be influenced by reggae.<ref name="TS">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-amp-hooligans-1-1496996|title=Album review: Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=January 14, 2011|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173933/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/album-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops-amp-hooligans-1-1496996|archive-date=January 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It features a laid back groove and tropical vibes, resembling Mars's "Hawaiian background."<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/brunomarsep.htm|title=Bruno Mars – It's Better If You Don't Understand|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=May 11, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2011|work=[[About.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203027/http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/brunomarsep.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="TCBL"/> An acoustic guitar and "beach-bound bongos" are part of its instrumentation.<ref name="TheAUReview"/><ref name="Hasty">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/immaculate-noise/posts/review-bruno-mars-solo-debut-doo-wops-and-hooligans|title=Album Review: Bruno Mars' solo debut 'Doo-Wops and Hooligans'|last=Hasty|first=Katie|work=[[HitFix]]|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017100131/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/immaculate-noise/posts/review-bruno-mars-solo-debut-doo-wops-and-hooligans|archive-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> According to the sheet music, the song is composed in the key of [[C major]] with a [[time signature]] in [[Time signature|common time]], and a moderate groove of 88 [[Tempo|beats per minute]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruno Mars – Count on Me Sheet Music (Digital Download)|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0090213|work=Musicnotes|date = February 3, 2011|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305200000/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0090213|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
[[AllMusic]]'s Tim Sendra called the song a "bittersweet ballad", while Katie Hasty from [[HitFix]] classified it as a "sandy-sweet tune".<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="Hasty"/> It draws inspiration from the works of [[Jason Mraz]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] and [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]].<ref name="TS"/><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Jeffries|title=It's Better If You Don't Understand > Review|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1821054/review|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721190539/http://www.allmusic.com/album/its-better-if-you-dont-understand-mw0002003296|archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref> [[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV UK]] Joanne Dorken and Eric Henderson of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' said the recording's sound was "reminiscent" of  "[[Over The Rainbow#Israel Kamakawiwoʻole version|Over The Rainbow]]" (1993) by [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole]].<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|last=Dorken|first=Joanne|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/bruno-mars/news/255062-live-review-bruno-mars|title=Live Review: Bruno Mars|work=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV UK]]|date=January 25, 2011|access-date=January 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424063233/http://www.mtv.co.uk/bruno-mars/news/live-review-bruno-mars|archive-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SM">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-doo-wops-and-hooligans/2279|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans|date=October 7, 2010|first=Eric|last=Henderson|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|access-date=October 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010122929/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-doo-wops-and-hooligans/2279|archive-date=October 10, 2010}}</ref> It conveys the message of comfort found in a friend and being present for those who are important in your life.<ref name="TCBL"/>
== Critical reception ==
"Count On Me" received generally positive reviews from most [[music journalism|music critics]]. Rivas gave the song a 7 out of 10 saying that it is an "uplifting and chilled sounds" and that it "hits all the right spots". Rivas found the lyrics to convey a "nice" and "positive" message, adding that the single "shows some similarities with his other singles but not to much detriment".<ref name="TheAUReview"/> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' critic Ken Capobianco exalted Mars's vocals on the recording as "one of his best" on the album.<ref name="TBG">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/10/25/bruno_mars_doo_wops__hooligans/|title=Bruno Mars, 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans{{'-}}|date=October 25, 2010|first=Ken|last=Capobianco|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=November 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175253/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/10/25/bruno_mars_doo_wops__hooligans/|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> While reviewing Mars's debut EP, ''It's Better If You Don't Understand'', Bill Lamb of [[About.com]] stated that "there is a dreamy wistfulness here that is irresistible, regarding "Count On Me". He added, that the song is "perfect for summer days".<ref name="About"/> However, while reviewing the parent album, Sendra found that the song lacked deepness and that "it's not poetry". Nevertheless, Sendra did say that the track is "sweetly played and sung" and is able to "project a cuddly image and will melt hearts".<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002043948|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic (Doo-Wops & Hooligans > Overview)|first=Tim|last=Sendra|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109015642/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002043948|archive-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref>
On the other hand, ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''{{'}}s Kevin Ritchie criticized the song for its "cutesy lyrics" and "insipid rhymes like "You can count on me like one, two, three". He added that the song doesn't contribute for the album cohesion, but add for a "no-brainer radio references to [[Coldplay]], [[U2]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Sade (band)|Sade]], [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] and so on".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/bruno-mars/|title=Bruno Mars: Now Toronto Magazine|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]|date=November 11, 2010|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816231031/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/bruno-mars/|archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Alexis Petridis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' concurred with the latter on the "saccharine sound" and explained that during the recording "you start to boggle that Britain's teens are being fed something so sugary without [[Jamie Oliver]] getting a campaign up about it".<ref name="guardian">{{cite journal|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans – review|journal=The Guardian|date=January 20, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/20/bruno-mars-doo-wops-review?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|access-date=August 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714060440/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/20/bruno-mars-doo-wops-review?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
In New Zealand, "Count on Me" spent two weeks at its peak position of 13, after debuting at number 21 on August 29, 2011.<ref name="NZ"/> It was awarded a platinum plaque by [[Recorded Music NZ]] (RMNZ).<ref name="rmnz"/> The single first appeared on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on September 24, 2011, peaking at number 78 on the following week. It was able to spend four weeks on the chart and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="Uk"/><ref name="BPI"/> In 2012, the song debuted at the [[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] at number 15, peaking at number five on the following week. It was able to spend 14 weeks on the chart and it ended up being certified gold.<ref name="Aut"/><ref name="Aus"/> "Count On Me" debuted on Switzerland on the issue date of June 24, 2012, spending six weeks on the chart and peaking at number 55.<ref name="Swi"/>
"Count on Me" debuted in Australia on December 11, 2012, at number 41, peaking at number 19 four weeks after its debut.<ref name="AUS"/> It was the eleventh most played song in the Australian radio in 2012 and was certified three times platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/1689-the-biggest-songs-on-radio-this-year.html|title=The biggest songs on radio this year|work=Radio Today|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017073846/http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/1689-the-biggest-songs-on-radio-this-year.html|archive-date=October 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ARIA"/> In 2013, it peaked at number seven on the Spanish Singles Chart and left the charts after two weeks.<ref name="Spa"/> Despite never charting at German Top 100, the track reached the top position of the German airplay chart and was certified gold by the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI).<ref name="germanairplay"/><ref name="GERC"/> It was certified three times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), despite never being promoted as a single in the US.<ref name="TCBL"/><ref name="RIAA"/> In 2020, the song entered the [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Singles Chart]], peaking at number 21.<ref name="Sco"/>
==Live performances==
In September 2010, Mars performed "Count on Me" in front of a small crowd of fans at the [[Waterloo Records]] in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Watson|first=Stephanie|title=Bruno Mars:: Pop Superstar|date=January 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ublxAgAAQBAJ&q=waterloo+Records+in+Austin+TX+bruno+mars&pg=PA70|location=United States of America|publisher=ABDO Publishing Company|page=70|isbn=978-1-62403-225-7}}</ref> He sung it live on September 27, 2010, during a MTV Push Live session held in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/bruno-mars/videos/count-on-me-mtv-push|title=Count On Me (MTV Push Live Session)|work=MTV (UK and Ireland)|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911135127/http://www.mtv.co.uk/bruno-mars/videos/count-on-me-mtv-push|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mars, who was the opening act in an episode of ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' in December 2012, performed the track as a tribute to the victims of the shooting in [[Newtown, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bruno Mars Performs 'Count on Me' in Tribute to Newtown Victims|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/bruno-mars-performs-count-on-me-in-tribute-to-newtown-victims-20121218|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 18, 2012|access-date=March 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218231524/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/bruno-mars-performs-count-on-me-in-tribute-to-newtown-victims-20121218|archive-date=December 18, 2012|url-access=limited}}</ref> It was included on his debut world tour, [[The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour]] (2010) and on the [[Hooligans in Wondaland Tour]] (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bruno-mars-at-martini-ranch-last-night-video-6619969|title=Bruno Mars at Martini Ranch Last Night (Video)|date=November 21, 2010|first=Nicki|last=Escudero|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|access-date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513164919/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bruno-mars-at-martini-ranch-last-night-video-6619969|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-at-reliant-arena-6779831|title=Last Night: Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae At Reliant Arena|last=Gray|first=Chris|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029180235/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-at-reliant-arena-6779831|url-status=live}}</ref> It was performed only once during the [[Moonshine Jungle Tour]] (2013–2014) in Jakarta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/03/26/240565500/Bruno-Mars-Thrills-Jakarta|title=Bruno Mars Thrills Jakarta|last=Asih|first=Ratnaning|work=[[Tempo (Indonesian magazine)|Tempo]]|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017075553/http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/03/26/240565500/Bruno-Mars-Thrills-Jakarta|archive-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref>
==Cover versions and usage in media==
"Count on Me" has been covered by British child singer [[Connie Talbot]] and included on her album ''[[Beautiful World (Connie Talbot album)|Beautiful World]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-world/id582406991|title=Beautiful World by Connie Talbot|work=[[iTunes Store]]|date=November 26, 2012|access-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127222615/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-world/id582406991|archive-date=November 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Koreans|South Korean]] artists [[Lee Ki-chan]] and [[G.NA]] released a cover of the song as a CD single on May 12, 2011. The CD single, also includes an acoustic version, instrumental version and acoustic instrumental version of the track.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=560835|title=Count On Me – G.NA & Lee GiChan|publisher=[[Daum (web portal)|Daum]]|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=January 25, 2012|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808145503/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=560835|archive-date=August 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was sung live by 5,000 children from the ''Voice in a Million Choir'' at the [[Wembley Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viamtv.voiceinamillion.com/5000-children-sing-bruno-mars-count-on-me/|title=5000 children sing – Bruno Mars' Count on Me|work=VIAMTV|date=March 20, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017073724/http://viamtv.voiceinamillion.com/5000-children-sing-bruno-mars-count-on-me/|archive-date=October 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, [[Olivia Holt]] performed a cover of the song on the series finale of ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcevOZ3Txcg|title=I Didn't Do It Count On Me by Olivia Holt|date=October 10, 2015|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117080214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcevOZ3Txcg|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019 it was covered by [[Gabriel Mann]] on Season 2 Episode 4 of the television show [[A Million Little Things]] ([[ABC Signature]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.what-song.com/Tvshow/100378/A-Million-Little-Things/e/115635 | title=Every song from S2E4 - A Million Little Things, "the perfect storm" }}</ref> It was also covered by the Willis Family for the first episode of the second season of their show by the same name, aired by [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/1805-the-willis-clan-cover-bruno-mars-count-on-me|title=The Willis Clan Cover Bruno Mars "Count On Me"|last=Longs|first=Herb|work=The Christian Beat|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017073658/http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/1805-the-willis-clan-cover-bruno-mars-count-on-me|archive-date=October 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020, American singer-songwriter Josie Dunne and Australian singer-songwriter [[Wafia]] covered "Count On Me", in different instances, as part of the tenth anniversary of Mars's debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWB7pzjpSM|title=Josie Dunne - Count On Me (Bruno Mars Cover) - 10th Anniversary 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'|publisher=Youtube|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227124232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWB7pzjpSM|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJF2jx8Hh7Q|title=Wafia - Count On Me (Bruno Mars Cover) - 10th Anniversary 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'|publisher=Youtube|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204181632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJF2jx8Hh7Q&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
The recording is part of the Belgian/American animated film ''[[A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]]'' and the TV show ''[[Suburgatory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theost.com/2010/sammys_avonturen_de_geheime_doorgang.html|title=Sammy's avonturen: De geheime doorgang Soundtrack|language=de|work=theost.com|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408215117/http://theost.com/2010/sammys_avonturen_de_geheime_doorgang.html|archive-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/suburgatory-catch-and-release-202723|title=Suburgatory: "Catch And Release"|last=Nowalk|first=Brandon|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328161218/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/suburgatory-catch-and-release-202723|archive-date=March 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been featured on two different commercials for the [[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]], both took place one in [[Illinois]].<ref>Blue Cross and Blue Shield commercials
*{{YouTube|YVvjBQPoksc|Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Twentysomething Commercial}}
*{{YouTube|OK_jZrwItO0|Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Moments Commercial}}</ref> and was used for a [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] 's commercial, during the [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]’s fourth quarter, entitled "Dad's Sixth Sense", that featured the 2016 Hyundai Genesis and Mars's song. It was chosen "for reasons separate and coincidental from Mars' previously announced Half Time gig".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5885223/hyundai-taps-bruno-mars-count-on-me-for-super-bowl-spot|title=Hyundai Taps Bruno Mars' 'Count On Me' For Super Bowl Spot|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309233110/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5885223/hyundai-taps-bruno-mars-count-on-me-for-super-bowl-spot|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The track was included on the ''[[Songs for the Philippines]]'' [[Music for Relief|relief album]], which was compiled to help the victims of [[Typhoon Haiyan]] since "all proceeds" were donated to the [[Philippine Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5800792/the-beatles-u2-eminem-one-direction-contribute-to-songs-for-the-philippines|title=The Beatles, U2, Eminem, One Direction Contribute To 'Songs for the Philippines' Relief Album|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 2013|access-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511080850/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5800792/the-beatles-u2-eminem-one-direction-contribute-to-songs-for-the-philippines|archive-date=May 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is featured in the film, ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]'' (2017) and on a commercial for [[Ferrero SpA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/movie/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul/|title=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) – Song Credits|work=[[Soundtrack.Net]]|publisher=Autotelics, LLC|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=May 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528133829/http://www.soundtrack.net/movie/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/bruno-mars/actus/bruno-mars-ses-chansons-utilisees-par-le-cinema-71327225|title=Bruno Mars : ses chansons utilisées par le cinéma|language=fr|author=HREF|publisher=[[NRJ]]|date=December 26, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229170740/https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/bruno-mars/actus/bruno-mars-ses-chansons-utilisees-par-le-cinema-71327225|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is also featured in the official trailer for the 2021 film, ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/hollywood/story/tom-and-jerry-trailer-out-the-cat-and-mouse-chase-begins-1741544-2020-11-18|title=Tom and Jerry trailer out. The cat and mouse chase begins|last=Sharma|first=Divyanshi|work=[[India Today]]|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118055347/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/hollywood/story/tom-and-jerry-trailer-out-the-cat-and-mouse-chase-begins-1741544-2020-11-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'', Elektra Records:<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans|title-link=Doo-Wops & Hooligans|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[Elektra Entertainment Group]]|id=2-525393|location=United States}}</ref>
*Bruno Mars&nbsp;– lead vocals, [[Songwriter|songwriting]], [[Instrumentation (music)|instrumentation]]
*[[Philip Lawrence (songwriter)|Philip Lawrence]]&nbsp;– songwriting
*Ari Levine&nbsp;– songwriting, instrumentation, [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*[[The Smeezingtons]]&nbsp;– [[Record producer|production]]
*[[Manny Marroquin]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Erik Madrid&nbsp;– mixing assistant
*Christian Plata&nbsp;– mixing assistant
*[[Stephen Marcussen]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2011–2013)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|19|artist=Bruno Mars|song=Count on Me|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020|refname="AUS"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|5|artist=Bruno Mars|song=Count on Me|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020|refname="Aut"}}
|-
{{Singlechart|Czech Republic|2|year=2012|week=16|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"|Germany Airplay ([[Official German Charts]])<ref name="germanairplay">{{cite web |url=http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp?week=201218 |title=Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 18/2012 |publisher=German Charts |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204191021/http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp?week=201218 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|13|artist=Bruno Mars|song=Count on Me|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020|refname="NZ"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Portugal Digital Songs Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Bruno-Mars/chart-history/portugal-digital-song-sales|title=Bruno Mars Portugal Digital Songs Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826095826/https://www.billboard.com/music/Bruno-Mars/chart-history/portugal-digital-song-sales|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 6
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakia|41|year=2012|week=8|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Slovenia ([[SloTop50]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=4|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=[[SloTop50]]|language=sl|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230137/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=4|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{singlechart|Spain|7|artist=Bruno Mars|song=Count on Me|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020|refname="Spa"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|55|artist=Bruno Mars|song=Count on Me|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020|refname="SWI"}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|23|date=20111001|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2020}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|78|date=20110919|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2021|refname="Uk"}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2020)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|21|date=20200626|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2020|refname="Sco"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddigitalsongs|36|artist=Bruno Mars|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 28, 2022}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2011-12-31|title=New Zealand Top Selling Singles of 2011|publisher=Official New Zealand Music Chart|access-date=July 24, 2016|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306162408/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart?chart=1862|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 42
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2012/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2012|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224042136/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2012/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 86
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Slovenia ([[SloTop50]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles year end chart|publisher=[[SloTop50]]|language=sl|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222152201/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 49
|}
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== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2012|relyear=2011|refname="ARIA"|access-date=February 5, 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|relyear=2011|certyear=2014|title=Count On Me|artist=Bruno Mars|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=July 13, 2016|refname="Aus"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|relyear=2011|certyear=2019|artist=Bruno Mars|title=Count On Me|id=8566|award=Gold|type=single|access-date=October 1, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Bruno Mars|title=Count On Me|relyear=2011|certyear=2017|access-date=June 1, 2017|refname="GERC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=Bruno Mars|title=Count On Me|award=Platinum|certyear=2011|relyear=2011|id=2011-12-30|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|refname="rmnz"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|title=Count On Me|artist=Bruno Mars|type=single|award=Platinum|id=bruno-mars-count-on-me|access-date=July 31, 2024|refname="PROMUSICAE"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|relyear=2011|certyear=2015|title=Count On Me|artist=Bruno Mars|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=July 13, 2016|refname="Swi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2011|certyear=2022|artist=Bruno Mars|title=Count On Me|access-date=May 20, 2022|refname="BPI"|id=13664-2366-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2011|certyear=2020|artist=Bruno Mars|title=Count On Me|access-date=October 2, 2020|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
==Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Australia
| rowspan="2" | November 7, 2011
|[[Contemporary hit radio]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Atlantic|Warner Music Australia}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="radiosingle"/>
|-
|[[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]] radio
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Bruno Mars songs}}
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[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:2010s ballads]]
[[Category:Bruno Mars songs]]
[[Category:American folk songs]]
[[Category:Folk ballads]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by the Smeezingtons]]
[[Category:Songs written by Bruno Mars]]
[[Category:Songs written by Philip Lawrence (songwriter)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ari Levine]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]
[[Category:Elektra Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs about friendship]]
[[Category:Tropical songs]]