If the party was over and our time on Earth was through… could you say you’ve watched Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars‘ “Die With a Smile” video?
Since its release more than eight months ago, the music video has officially racked up 1 billion views on YouTube — so yes, a few people can say they have.
The country-styled video — featuring Mars in an off-white cowboy hat and Gaga with a mile-high bouffant and an ever-present cigarette in her mouth — was released at the same time as the superstar duet on Aug. 16, following the pair’s live debut of the song as part of Mars’ venue-opening concert at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
“Die With a Smile” spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year — first hitting the top of the chart dated Jan. 11 — and was included on Gaga’s Mayhem, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart last month. In February, the duet picked up the 2025 Grammy for best pop duo/group performance.
This marks Mars’ 10th video to join YouTube’s Billion Views Club and Gaga’s fourth. It’s Mars’ second video to hit the milestone this year, after his “APT.” duet with ROSÉ became the fifth fastest music video to reach the milestone in February, 105 days after its release. (Adele’s “Hello” remains the fastest, hitting 1 billion views in just 87 days back in 2015.)
If you want to give it one more view, watch the “Die With a Smile” video below:
