Count on Me appears on Bruno Mars' debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, released in 2010. Written as a straightforward song about friendship and being there when someone needs help, it became one of the album's most widely shared tracks outside its major singles. Its simple counting lyric and acoustic arrangement made it popular for school performances, charity videos and online tributes. Short clips of the chorus now circulate on soundboards because the message is understood immediately, even when only a few seconds are heard out of context.