Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ collaborative hit Die With a Smile reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday, January 6, prompting the former singer to react to its success on social media.
“Thank you to all the monsters and hooligans for helping make Die With a Smile #1 on the Billboard Hot 100! We love you and are so grateful,” Gaga said on Instagram, referring to the nicknames she and Mars have given their respective fans.
Addressing a major milestone in her career, the Grammy winner wrote, “It feels surreal to have so many of my songs hit #1 over three decades, and I’m overwhelmed by the love and support you’ve shown me from the beginning. I have so much more for you and I can’t wait to share it.”
Gaga’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping tracks over the decades include Just Dance and Poker Face in the 2000s, Born This Way and Shallow in the 2010s, and Rain on Me and Die with a Smile in the 2020s.
The latest song, a soft rock number, finds both Gaga and Mars singing about longing to be with a loved one. “If the world were ending, I’d want to be next to you / If the party was over, and our time on earth was over / I’d want to hold you just for a little while / And die with a smile,” They belt in chorus.
The Born This Way singer also shared a video on Instagram on January 7, reacting to the success of Die With a Smile. “I feel so honored to be an artist and to have listened to you for so long. Thank you for listening, dancing, and creating your art with me. I’m so grateful,” she said in the clip.
Gaga followed up with Die with a Smile from Disease in August 2024. Both songs will appear on his upcoming seventh studio album.
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