Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile (feat. Bruno Mars) (4K)

"Die with a Smile" is a song by American singer-songwriters Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. It was initially released as a standalone single on August 16, 2024, through Interscope Records, and later included as the closing track of Gaga's studio album Mayhem (2025). It was written and produced by both artists alongside Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Andrew Watt while James Fauntleroy provided additional songwriting. Mars presented the track in progress to Gaga and they finished it on the same day. Its final direction emerged once she became involved, taking shape from an early sketch made with D'Mile and Fauntleroy. The song received critical acclaim, with critics praising the vocals of both artists, the instrumentation, and the emotional weight of the lyrics. Musically, the pop, pop-soul and soft rock track displays displaying the emotional style of a pop and soul sentimental ballad. Its country influences have also been noticed. It has been compared to Gaga's album Joanne (2016) and her single "Shallow" (2018) from the A Star Is Born soundtrack, as well as to Mars's Silk Sonic project and reminiscent of his Jason Mraz style. Lyrically, it expresses a powerful longing to be with a loved one, highlighting the urgency and depth of their love in the face of uncertainty and potential endings. "Die with a Smile" saw great commercial success, becoming the longest-reigning daily number-one song in Spotify history, the most viral track of 2024, the fastest track to surpass 3 billion streams on the platform and Spotify's most-streamed song of 2025. It also became one of the longest-reigning number-one songs in Billboard Global 200 with eighteen weeks on top. The song topped the official charts in more than 30 charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, New Zealand and the Netherlands. It was certified five times diamond in Brazil Pro-Música Brasil (PMB) and diamond in France by Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP). Eight times platinum by Music Canada (MC), seven times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and six times platinum by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP). An accompanying music video, directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, was released simultaneously with the song, featuring both artists singing together in a studio inspired by 1970s television, with Gaga playing piano and Mars playing guitar. The duo performed the song for the first time in August 2024 during a Mars concert in Los Angeles and also in Las Vegas, a performance that was later officially released. Both artists also delivered solo renditions in concerts, including Gaga's promotional shows and concert tour in support of Mayhem. "Die with a Smile" was nominated for Song of the Year and won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Gaga revealed via Instagram alongside the song's announcement that its accompanying music video would be released simultaneously with the track at 9 PM PDT. It premiered on her YouTube channel and was directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, showing them in light blue and red outfits they wear on the song's cover art. Gaga appears in red tights with a hairstyle inspired by Dolly Parton, whereas Mars wears a white cowboy hat. The duo is seen performing the song on a retro stage of a TV studio set, populated by faceless mannequins, as a black-and-white camera records them. It opens with Mars singing and playing the guitar before the camera pans out to reveal Gaga sitting at a piano with a cigarette in her mouth; later, she leaves the instrument to dance beside him. The pair perform alongside a live band as flashing lights accentuate the stage atmosphere. The video concludes with a heart shape forming around the performers as they face each other. In her interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gaga disclosed that the idea behind the video was to present her and Mars as a long-standing television variety-show couple. The concept drew on the aesthetic and tone of classic variety programs, imagining them as performers who have shared a long career together. Gaga emphasized that her character is not portrayed merely as a traditional "wife" figure; instead, she asserts agency and remains "one of the boys". Although this was their first real collaboration, the video is crafted to give the impression of an established duo with years of shared history. She also explained why she chose to smoke a cigarette in the video right up until the moment before her first verse: "I wanted to create the semblance of a character who had something to say. And it's slightly subversive — like, you're talking about the world ending and I'm having a cigarette. There’s something kind of dark about it."