Jason Mraz

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jason Thomas Mraz born June 23 1977 is an American singersongwriter born and raised in Mechanicsville Virginia Mrazs stylistic influences include reggae pop rock folk jazz bossa nova and hip hop Mraz released his debut album Waiting for My Rocket to Come which contained the hit single The Remedy I Wont Worry in 2002 but it was not until the release of his second album Mr AZ that Mraz achieved major commercial success The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100000 copies in the US In 2008 Mraz released his third studio album We Sing We Dance We Steal Things The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide peaking in the top ten of many international charts Mrazs international breakthrough came with the release of the single Im Yours from the album We Sing We Dance We Steal Things The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 giving Mraz his first top ten single The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes How Do I Live The song was a huge commercial success in the US receiving a 5x platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over five million The song was successful internationally topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Mraz licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia