On August 25 , 2013 at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , Mars unveiled the fourth single taken from '' Unorthodox Jukebox '' , " Gorilla " during the performance of the same . On September 10 , Atlantic Records serviced " Gorilla " to Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States . It also impacted US rhythmic radios on September 17 . On September 24 , " Gorilla " impacted Contemporary hit radio in Italy . In the United Kingdom the song was sent to Contemporary hit radio on October 21 . Later , on November 12 , the official remix of the song was made available for purchase in the United States and Canada . It features American singers Pharrell Williams and R. Kelly . In both countries , two versions were made available ; a clean and an explicit one being released in the same day in both countries . Capital FM radio considered the single artwork one of the best of 2013
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Gorilla (song)