Upon its release , " Liquor Store Blues " received generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its reggae style and Damian Marley 's appearance on the track , as well as , establishing comparisons to Mars ' cocaine bust in Vegas as the song arrived shortly after the aforementioned event . The song peaked at number 97 on the Canadian Hot 100 and '' Billboard '' Bubbling Under Hot 100 , a component of the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 , by peaking at number 105 . The music video , directed by Jake Summer , was released on March 8 , 2011 and features Bruno Mars and Damian Marley singing together with a colorful background and " acid-trip " visual effects , during the whole video . The song was performed many times during Mars ' debut world tour , The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour ( 2010-2012 ) , as the ninth track on its set list . During the 2016 Grammy Awards , Mars had a flask , filled with a drink , to " get some winners drunk " . The bottle is engraved with the lyrics , " One shot for my pain , one drag for my sorrow " from the song
2016 Grammy Awards
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Liquor Store Blues