Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile (Official Music Video)

„Die with a Smile“ is a song by American singer-songwriters Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. It was released on August 16, 2024.

Weiterführende Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_with_a_Smile
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-video-1236108658/

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Composition
„Die with a Smile“ has been labeled as a soft rock song, displaying the emotional style of a pop and soul ballad Billboard’s Kyle Denis described the song as a soaring ballad that blends pop, soul, country, and rock It has been compared to Silk Sonic, Mars‘ collaboration project with Anderson Paak Critics found the sound to be closer to that of s soft rock It is in the key of A Major.

Critical reception
„Die with a Smile“ received critical acclaim Robin Murray of Clash magazine gave the song eight out of ten stars, describing it as „a homage to those lush s duets“ that „also feels profoundly modern“ He added that „both artists shine, but there’s an undoubted chemistry here that lets ‚Die With A Smile‘ have a character of its own“ Murray noted that „there’s a feeling of mutual respect on this latest single, with both artists serving to push each other to different spaces“, and said that „it’s camp in places, but that’s simple exuberant fun and hyped-up colour – the essential songwriting remains intact, plucking at those heartstrings“ He concluded that the collaboration is „an unexpected triumph, one that leans on the strengths of both artists, before presenting something new“ Jake Viswanath of Bustle wrote that the song „blends Gaga’s emotive pop melodies with Mars‘ old-school R&B influences“, with addictional „twang-y instrumentation“, into a „sweepingly romantic and devastating“ song which „portrays two lovers who want to experience their last moments with each other“ Joey Nolfi of Entertainment Weekly defined the song as a „spiritual sequel“ to Gaga’s single „Shallow“ Writing for Music Talkers, Peter Källman called the collaboration „a soulful masterpiece“ Consequence gave a generally positive review: „both artists sound great — Gaga’s vocal run as she starts her verse is perfect! — and, as Paolo noted, the production from Andrew Watt is solid as ever And at the end of the day, new, perfectly fine music from Lady Gaga is better than no new music from Gaga at all“ Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone noted „the new track puts the duo’s soaring vocals on full display“ Paul Grein from Billboard called the song a „match made in Grammy heaven“ and an „instant smash“ The New York Times dubbed the song „a romantic, lightly apocalyptic slow-dance that offers both the opportunity to belt to the rafters“

Music video
Gaga revealed via Instagram alongside the song’s announcement that its accompanying music video would be released simultaneously with the track at PM PDT The music video, directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, shows Gaga and Mars in the blue outfits they are wearing on the song’s cover art The clip shows the duo performing the song on a retro stage of a TV studio set, populated by faceless mannequins, as a black-and-white camera records them Mars plays the guitar wearing a cowboy hat as Gaga plays the keys while sporting red tights

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single
Bruno Mars – lead vocals, songwriting, guitar
Lady Gaga – lead vocals, songwriting, piano
D’Mile – songwriting, production, bass, drums
Andrew Watt – songwriting, production, guitar
James Fauntleroy – songwriting
Charles Moniz – recording, engineering
Paul LaMalfa – recording, engineering
Marco Sonzini – additional engineering
Alex Resoagli – recording engineering assistance
Tyler Harris – recording engineering assistance
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Bryce Bordone – mix engineering
Randy Merrill – mastering

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