Owen claimed he alone produced the track with The Smeezingtons as co-writers, however, the CD’s liner notes also credit the team as co-producers. He felt lucky it was given the amount of material recorded during the time an album is produced. He to “settle” for it being included on Wayne’s Tha Carter IV.
“REO” initially wanted the track to be a part of West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). Lil Wayne liked the track and decided to keep it. The producer, Reo” Owen of the Soundkillers, with help of Mike Caren, Atlantic Records A&R, was able to get this recording, which already had Bruno Mars singing the hook, heard by industry “heavy-hitters” including rappers Kanye West, Drake, and Nas. Ramon “REO” Owen created the instrumental three years before its inclusion on Tha Carter IV. It was mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The single was mixed at the Record Plant in Los Angeles by Fabian Marascuillo, with Ghazi Hourani as mixing assistant. Michael “Banger” Cadahia and his assistant Edward “Jewfro” Lidow recorded it at CMR South Studios in Miami, Florida. Dwayne Carter, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence and Ramon Owen wrote the song. REO of the Soundkillers produced “Mirror” with co-production by The Smeezingtons.
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The song was made available in the United Kingdom via digital download on December 18, 2011. On November 1, 2011, the single was re-released in the same format and to rhythmic contemporary stations by Cash Money and Universal Republic Records. Young Money, Cash Money and Universal Republic Records released the track to American urban contemporary radio stations, which began adding the track to their playlists on September 13, 2011. “Mirror” was released as the album’s sixth and final single. Wayne performed the song during his tour in Australia. The video ends with a scene showing a painting of Wayne, toned in red, crucified on the cross holding a mic in his left hand. It depicts Wayne throwing red, black and white paint on the walls of a room creating an undefined painting, while Mars sings on top of a ladder. Antoine Fuqua directed the accompanying music video, filmed in November 2011, with visual effects created by GloriaFX.
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