‘Die With A Smile' Rewrites Records For Bruno Mars And Lady Gaga

Forbes

9 hours ago

Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga continue to live inside the top 10 on the Hot 100 with 'Die With a Smile,' which is not just a hit, but one of the sturdiest pop smashes in recent memory. The tune is nearing its first year on Billboard's most competitive songs tally, and with each frame the collaboration holds on, it establishes important new positions within the discographies of the two stars who took the track into the stratosphere.
This week, 'Die With a Smile' becomes a historic win yet again for both Gaga and Mars, though in different ways.
'Die With a Smile' Beats 'Just the Way You Are'
With 49 weeks on the Hot 100 already to its name, 'Die With a Smile' breaks out of a tie with another track in Mars's discography and stands alone as his third-longest-charting hit ever. Last frame, the Grammy-winning duet was matched with 'Just the Way You Are,' the cut that introduced Mars to the general public and became a multiweek No. 1 on the all-encompassing ranking.
'Die With a Smile' Will Soon Tie 'That's What I Like'
In a few weeks, 'Die With a Smile' will likely tie 'That's What I Like,' which spent 52 weeks — a complete year — on the Hot 100. Mars's longest-running success on the list remains 'Uptown Funk,' his collaboration with Mark Ronson. That track spent 56 weeks somewhere on the tally before slipping away.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Could Chart For Months
It's highly unlikely that 'Die With a Smile' will vanish from the Hot 100 in the next few weeks, as it's rare for a track that's been around for months and which is still a top 10 hit to suffer such a steep decline in popularity. Even if it descends outside the most important region on the ranking, 'Die With a Smile' will likely take its time dipping south of the top 20 — and it could be months before Gaga and Mars see their duet finally finish its time on the list.
'Die With a Smile' Vs. "Just Dance"
As 'Die With a Smile' stands alone as Mars's third-longest-running Hot 100 hit, the track becomes Gaga's tune with the most weeks on the list to its credit. 'Die With a Smile' breaks its tie with 'Just Dance,' Gaga's introductory smash that also credits Colby O'Donis. That electronic dance-pop tune spent 48 frames on the Hot 100, and now it settles into the runner-up spot in her catalog.