Grammys' Top Categories 2012 - Record of the Year

"Rolling In the Deep"
Adele

Producer: Paul Epworth
Engineers / mixers: Tom Elmhirst, Mark Rankin
From: 21
Label: XL Recordings / Columbia Records

Perhaps the most inescapable song from 2011, "Rolling In the Deep" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over 5.6 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Paul Epworth, producer renowned for his work with British electronic acts (Florence & The Machine, Friendly Fires, Sam Sparro) gave the song Strong, 60s climate of the soul. This is the first record Epworth in nomination for the second year and following the 2010 Adele nod for "Chasing pavements".

"Holocene"
Bon Iver

Producer: Justin Vernon
Engineers / mixers: Brian Joseph, Justin Vernon
From: Bon Iver
Label: Jagjaguwar

"Holocene" is the second single from the debut of Justin Vernon's band Bon Iver on the second album, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in July. "Holocene", as all the tracks 10 Bon Iver, was written, composed and produced by Vernon. It is also the only record of the nominee for the year that never Charted on the Billboard Hot 100 Track in the quiet use of hand claps and drums as the occasional rhythmic accompaniment makes installation soundtrack for winter days. This is the first album Bon Iver in the nomination of the year.

"Grenade"
Bruno Mars


Producers: Smeezingtons
Engineers / mixers: Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin
From: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Label: Elektra

Bruno Mars and his production team were in Smeezingtons
everywhere in 2010 and 2011, writing songs for Mars, "Doo-Wops and hooligans and Cee Lo Green (" F ** k You "), and the singer has worked with Bob, Bad Meets Evil and Travie McCoy. This hard-hitting ballad at the top Billboard Hot 100 and became the quick favorite on the track singing competition contestants performed on "American Idol" and "The Voice". This is a Mars and walk Smeezingtons third album nomination, after a 2011 nod for "Nothin 'On You" and " F ** k You ".

"Cave"
Mumford & Sons


Producer: Markus Dravs
Engineers / mixers: François Chevallier, Ruadhri Cushnan
From: Sigh No More
Label: Glassnote

Mumford & Sons song This breakthrough has a history of
Grammy. During last year's ceremony, the band performed the song with Bob Dylan and folk rockers Brooklyn Avett Brothers. Producer Markus Dravs gives the work a hard rock band that meshes with the band Bluegrass more traditional solutions. "The Cave", which debuted at No. 2 on the chart rock songs, No. 3 on Alternative Songs and No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, provides Mumford & sons, the first record of the year nomination. Dravs helped Arcade Fire take home album of the year Grammy Award last year for his work in the suburbs.

"Fireworks"
Katy Perry



Manufacturers: Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Vee
Engineers / mixers Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee, Miles Walker
From: Teenage Dream
Label: Capitol

Katy Perry began years at the top of the Hot 100 with "Firework", which was also part of a medley of hits performed during last year's Grammy Awards. The single was one of two songs produced by Swedish production team Stargate (Mikkel S. Eriksen aka Tor Erik Hermansen and) for the Teenage Dream Perry and is kind of a departure from their signature brand of dance guitar-driven R & B and rhythmic. "Fireworks" also had his own life as an empowerment anthem. This is the first record of Perry's nomination of the year, while Stargate was nominated in 2008 Beyonce "Irreplaceable".