Grammys' Top Categories 2012 - Song of the Year

"All of the Lights"

One of the longest tracks from Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was also one of the biggest-Rihanna sings the chorus and verses Kid Cudi and drop guests Fergie and Alicia Keys and La Roux, Elly Jackson to harmonize between Kanye's raps. This is the third song of the West nomination, after the earlier nod for "Jesus Walks" in 2005 for his guest rap Estelle "American Boy" in 2009. "All the lights," was the highest at No. 2 on the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs chart and at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100

"The Cave"

Also, the record of the year (as well as best rock song and best rock performance), "The Cave" was Mumford & Sons' second single to chart in the United States after the "Little Lion Man." Anthemic song of flying texts ("I will find the strength the pain / I'll change my ways ")," The Cave ", has sold more than 1 million digital tracks, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the first song the band of the nomination year.

"Grenade"

Bruno Mars went to the intensive effort to declare his unrequited devotion to the lady in "Grenade", offering catch one of the title of explosives on her behalf, and even take a bullet into his brain. For the uncompromising words caught the pop and R & B fans, sending the song to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as a list such as the Hot Digital Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts. This is the second song nominations Mars year, having been nominated as a co-author of Cee Lo Green's "F ** k You" last year.

"Holocene"

Bon Iver in a self-Fri second moments in the life album documents a singer Justin Vernon's band on tour in 2010 in the USA. "Holocene" Vernon is located on the icy streets of Chicago, calling an old friend in Milwaukee. Although the "Calgary" was the first single from the album, "Holocene" won the main with the appointment of dark atmosphere and movie music video. This is the first nomination Bon Iver in this category, and one of the four that budding folk act was on his second album.

"Rolling In The Deep"

"It starts a fire in my heart / Reaching a fever / It's bringing me to be blind." These words are engraved in the memory of many radio programmers this year became the biggest song hit the Billboard crossover of the last 25 years. In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the song appeared on the Hot Latin Songs and triple, among others. This is the second song Adele from the year nomination, after 2010 the "chasing pavements".