Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” is a showstopper of a tune. (Bruno Mars/Daniel Ramos/YouTube)
The wait is over, folks. Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” is lastly out, and to say that their new duet is passionate could be an understatement.
The pair launched their sultry single “Die With A Smile”, alongside the music video on 15 August. It’s secure to say that the duo are serving Seventies nation with their matching denim outfits (look away now, Cowboy Carter stans), whereas the “Shallow” singer’s larger-than-life hair would give Dolly Parton a run for her cash.
In the meantime, the tune itself is a dreamy ballad, paying homage to the highly effective vocals and musicality of Mars’ and Anderson. Paak’s An Night with Silk Sonic album from 2021.
Within the new tune, each the Joker: Folie à Deux star and Mars present sufficient sensual vocals to shake a stick at, whereas the clear-cut guitar riff is considerably harking back to Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Exhausting and Smooth opening observe, “SKINNY”.
The “Locked out of Heaven” hitmaker dominates the primary verse, whereas Gaga takes the reigns within the second. All through the remainder of the tune, the duo’s vocal traces battle it out for management earlier than selecting a scrumptious concord.
Ethereal backing instrumentation is harking back to Mars’ signature observe “It Will Rain”, which sees the tune via to its spectacular, virtually screeching climax within the remaining refrain.
As per the press launch, the thought for the observe got here from the “After I Was Your Man” singer. Gaga mentioned: Bruno and I’ve a whole lot of mutual respect for one another and have been speaking about collaborating. I used to be ending up my very own album in Malibu and one evening after an extended day he requested me to return to his studio to listen to one thing he was engaged on.
“It was round midnight after I obtained there and I used to be blown away after I heard what he had began making. We stayed up all evening and completed writing and recording the tune. Bruno’s expertise is past rationalization. His musicianship and imaginative and prescient is subsequent stage. There’s nobody like him.”
Mars added: “Attending to work with Gaga has been an honour. She’s an icon and he or she makes this tune magical. I’m so excited for everybody to listen to it.”
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” is out now.