WATCH: Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars drop new single 'Die with a Smile'
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have a new song together!
The two music icons dropped their collaboration Die with a Smile along with an official music video where they are seen jamming out to the song in country looks.
Gaga, in a press release, said she and Mars "have a lot of mutual respect for each other" as she talked about their special tie-up. "I was finishing up my own album in Malibu and one night after a long day, he asked me to come to his studio to hear something he was working on," she recalled. "It was around midnight when I got there and I was blown away when I heard what he had started making. We stayed up all night and finished writing and recording the song."
The Just Dance singer described Mars' talent as one that's "beyond explanation."
"His musicianship and vision is next level. There’s no one like him," she continued.
For his part, Mars said, "Getting to work with Gaga has been an honor. She’s an icon and she makes this song magical."
The release comes a day after Gaga teased their collaboration in an Instagram reel, where she's seen playing the piano in a black shirt showing Mars in his signature white cap. Speculations on their duet was fueled when Mars shared the same video in his Instagram stories.
Gaga is known for the songs Poker Face, Bad Romance, Bloody Mary, and Always Remember Us This Way. She has collaborated with K-pop girl group BLACKPINK for Sour Candy and actor Bradley Cooper for Shallow, the original soundtrack for the 2018 movie A Star is Born where they starred together.
Mars, meanwhile, is known for hits like Nothing on You (with B.o.B), Billionaire (with Travis McCoy), Just the Way You Are, 24K Magic, and Versace on the Floor. He is also the other half of Silk Sonic alongside Anderson .Paak.