![Bruno Mars, The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars perform during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-red-hot-chili-peppers-bruno-mars-4.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Bruno Mars Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-bruno-mars-6.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-red-hot-chili-peppers-2.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Bruno Mars performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-bruno-mars-5.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Bruno Mars Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-bruno-mars-3.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Bruno Mars, The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars perform during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-red-hot-chili-peppers-bruno-mars-4.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Bruno Mars Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-bruno-mars-1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/superbowl-performance-music-halftime-red-hot-chili-peppers-7.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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