Locked Out

"Locked Out" is a 1993 song by rock group Crowded House, from the group's fourth studio album Together Alone. It was released as a single in February 1994 and was part of the soundtrack to the American film Reality Bites. In the UK, it was the most successful single from Together Alone, reaching No. 12. The single fared less well in Australia, where it peaked at No. 79 in June 1994. The cover artwork features the four members of Crowded House in a mirror image, including Mark Hart. It is the only cover that Hart has appeared on.

Track listings

Live tracks recorded at The Town & Country Club, London, 9 November 1991.

Live track recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, England, 12 November 1993.

"Distant Sun" and "Sister Madly" recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, England on 12 November 1993; "Hole in the River" recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo on 13 November 1993. "Sister Madly" performance is incomplete.

Locked Out (film)

Locked Out (French: Enfermés dehors, French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃fɛʁme dəˈɔʁ]) is a 2006 French film directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, and written by him in collaboration with Guillaume Laurant.

Plot

The story of a glue-sniffing homeless person who stumbles upon a policeman committing suicide and decides to put his abandoned uniform to good use. Initially this means using it to steal food from the police canteen but soon Roland discovers that wearing the uniform gives him certain powers and responsibilities, particularly tracking down the kidnapped child of a former porn star whose picture he had fallen in love with

Cast

Locked Out of Heaven

"Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer Bruno Mars from his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2012. The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine of The Smeezingtons, and produced by Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie and The Smeezingtons. "Locked Out of Heaven" is a reggae rock song influenced by new wave and funk. The song's lyrics are about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as euphoria from sex.

"Locked Out of Heaven" was well received by most critics, some of whom complimented Mars' different musical direction, his vocals were praised, being called "smooth" and "sweet," while its sound was lauded, with the song being called "interesting" and a "musical evolution". While some critics noted influences from various bands, Mars stated that The Police were the ones who influenced him the most to write the song. The single charted inside the top ten in over twenty countries, including the United States, where it became Mars' fourth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent six consecutive weeks and topped the Canadian Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. "Locked Out of Heaven" was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Due to the certifications, "Locked out of Heaven" was able to join an elite group of the best-selling singles worldwide.