By any metric, Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” is among the largest hits in current reminiscence. You possibly can add another stat to the pile now that the high-powered duet has reached the 1 billion views mark on YouTube.
The clip crosses the billion mark lower than 9 months after its launch final August. Since then it has topped the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 5 weeks, been included on Gaga’s new album Mayhem, and gained the Grammy for Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency. Throughout the ceremony, Mars and Gaga carried out a stripped-down model of the tune that highlighted their vocal prowess and shared chemistry.
Mars co-directed the “Die With A Smile” video alongside Daniel Ramos. Within the footage, he and Gaga are styled in ’70s-vintage retro nation apparel. Each stars are wearing matching gentle blue clothes accented with brilliant crimson, whereas Mars’ white cowboy hat mirrors Gaga’s huge blonde bouffant. All all through the video, she’s acquired a cigarette hanging from her mouth.
“Die With A Smile” is Mars’ tenth video to hitch YouTube’s Billion Views Membership. It follows his ROSÉ duet “APT,” which reached the milestone in February. Gaga now has 4 movies with a billion views, additionally together with “Poker Face,” “Shallow (From A Star Is Born),” and “Bad Romance.”
In an interview with the Los Angeles Instances, Gaga spoke about Mars approaching her to file a duet about lovers on the finish of the world. “I just remember feeling like it was a song that people needed to hear,” she stated. “I write music all the time, and sometimes you feel like you’re making something that some people will like. But there’s other times that you work on something and you just know it’s gonna deeply speak to all different kinds of people. I knew it right away.” She in contrast her efficiency with Mars to the partnership of Carole King and James Taylor: “There was something so special when they performed together — it was all about what they were saying to each other.”
Take heed to Girl Gaga’s Mayhem now.
