He recalled thinking it was "something special" in the studio, the same way he did during the creation of " Just The Way You Are" and " Billionaire". Lawrence felt that the recording was "sort of empty but it had a carnal vibe to it", making them enthusiastic to place a "driving rhythm" in it. Then, the production team went back to L.A., where they finished the lyrics and changed the original melody.
He started singing the chorus previously created on the top of the riff.
According to Philip Lawrence, the track developed a meaning as they started to write it, "when you’re with someone who's showing you a new way to love." The Smeezingtons went to New York to work with Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie and Mark Ronson and during a jamming session with drums, bass, and guitar, Mars created the riff of the song. "This album represents my freedom." It all started backstage, after a show, during a jamming session in a "greenroom", while singing the phrase "Locked Out of Heaven". "This is me going into the studio and recording and writing whatever I want," Mars said confidently.
" Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). 2012 single by Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven"