Jason Talkes to MTV News Interview
Following a set of loose, groovy surf music, Jason Mraz stopped by the MTV News tent at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco to explain how a raw food restaurant inspired his album, the science behind his record-breaking smash "I'm Yours" and what he hopes his music inspires in his fans (which apparently has a lot to do with high-fives).
"The song was really born into the crowd. ... I noticed almost an immediate response to it and people really celebrated in a different way during that song," he said in a phone interview. "And then by having those three years to jam to the song, it gave us the opportunity to do something simple, yet spirited" in the studio.
I'm Yours first charted in May 2008, hit No 6 in September 2008 and has spent 71 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.
The previous record-holder, LeAnn Rimes' late-1990s hit How Do I Live, lasted 69 weeks.) Mraz's tune also nominated for Song of the Year at this year's Grammy Awards.
Though the accomplishment is one the 32-year-old is proud of, he says it does not mean he has necessarily reached a milestone in his career.
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