Lady Gaga appears with Bruno Mars on the 2024 single “Die with a Smile.”
The song was released on August 16, 2024, as a duet through Interscope Records. It is a sentimental ballad shaped by pop, pop-soul and soft-rock influences, with both singers sharing lead vocals. The accompanying video presents Gaga at the piano and Mars on guitar in a studio styled after 1970s television performances.
Mars developed the track with producer Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II and songwriter James Fauntleroy, then brought it to Gaga. Gaga, Mars, D’Mile and Andrew Watt completed the song’s final writing and production. Its lyrics focus on the urgency of love and the desire to remain with someone in the face of uncertainty.
The collaboration is distinct from Silk Sonic, Mars’s project with Anderson .Paak. It also is not a track with Beyoncé, Dua Lipa or Ariana Grande. “Die with a Smile” later appeared as the closing track on Gaga’s 2025 album Mayhem and won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.