Mr. Blue Sky
| "Mr. Blue Sky" | |
|---|---|
 Single cover | |
| Composed by: Jeff Lynne | |
| Vocals | Jeff Lynne |
| Genres | Progressive pop, symphonic rock |
| Key | F major, F Mixolydian, and D♭ Lydian |
| BPM | 175 |
| Time signature | 4/4 |
| Appears in | "Out of the Blue" (1997, overall) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023, Super Mario franchise) |
"Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by English progressive rock band Electric Light Orchestra, released on January 20, 1978, as the second single from their seventh studio album, Out of the Blue. 40 seconds of the song are used in the final scene of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, when Mario and Luigi are waking up in their new Mushroom Kingdom home and heading to work. As with the other licensed songs in the movie, "Mr. Blue Sky" is not included on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Lyrics[edit]
Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin'
Everybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day
Hey-ey-hey
Personnel[edit]
- Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, orchestral and choral arrangements
- Bev Bevan – drums, various percussion instruments, cymbals, backing vocals, fire extinguisher
- Richard Tandy – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocoder, orchestral and choral arrangements
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Hugh McDowell – cello
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Louis Clark – orchestral and choral arrangements, orchestra conductor
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the song begins to play as Mario wakes up and gets out of bed. He and Luigi share a beverage with matching mugs and get dressed, then head out the door, where it is revealed the brothers now live in the Mushroom Kingdom. After being greeted by yellow and green Toads, they share an affectionate handshake before heading into a Warp Pipe, after which the credits begin to roll.
The song was shortened to 46 seconds for its use in the movie. The sample includes the intro and the first verse, then skips second verse and the chorus, instead featuring the guitar solo that proceeds the third verse before fading out to "Level Complete", the movie's credits music.
Critical reception[edit]
As with with the other licensed songs featured, "Mr. Blue Sky" was poorly received for its inclusion in The Super Mario Bros. Movie in place of an original or Super Mario song. Kristy Puchko of Mashable wrote that the song, like the other licensed songs featured, "scratch at the surface of their scenes' meanings, offering easy head-nodding and energy but little depth."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Kristy Puchko (April 4, 2023). 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' review: What if Mario had daddy issues?. Mashable. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
