Director Cameron Duddy and Mars shot the song 's music video depicting Ronson , Mars and The Hooligans singing , walking and dancing in a city street . In March 2019 , the official music video for " Uptown Funk " became the fifth most viewed YouTube video , of all-time after receiving 3.6 billion views . " Uptown Funk " was performed on television shows such as '' Saturday Night Live '' , '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' and the Super Bowl 50 halftime show . It received several awards and nominations , winning British Single of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards , International Work of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2016 and Record of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards . The television show soundtracks of '' Glee '' , '' Family Guy '' and a commercial for Skippy peanut butter used the song . Not only has it been parodied several times , but it also became a worldwide phenomenon with a major impact on pop culture
2015 Brit Awards
2015 Brit Awards
Uptown Funk