Lady Gaga

"Die with a Smile" is a song by American singer-songwriters, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. It was released on August 16, 2024, through Interscope Records. Initially intended to be a standalone single, the song was later revealed to be included in Gaga's eighth studio album Mayhem (2025). Gaga and Mars wrote and produced the track alongside Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Andrew Watt while James Fauntleroy provided additional songwriting. The collaboration resulted from Mars inviting Gaga to his studio where he had been working on new music. He presented the track in progress to her and the duo finished writing and recording the song the same day. In the song, Gaga and Mars express 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. Musically, the soft rock-leaning track has been compared to Gaga's 2016 album Joanne and her own 2018 release, "Shallow", and Mars' work with Anderson. Paak as part of the Silk Sonic project. An accompanying music video directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos showing both singers performing the song on a retro stage set was released simultaneously alongside the track. Music critics lauded both singers' vocals and chemistry.