Lady Gaga together with Bruno Mars for their duet “Die With a Smile”, their first single in two years.

In the mid-tempo love song, Gaga and Mars sing, “If the world was ending / I’d wanna be next to you.” In the chorus, the Grammy winners sing, “I just wanna hold you for a while / And die with a smile.” Gaga and Mars, both 38, also released a music video for the single on Thursday, August 15.

Hours before the release, Gaga hinted at the collaboration on social media, writing, “WHILE YOU WAIT FOR LG7,” referring to her upcoming album, which does not yet have a release date.

Along with the announcement, Gaga shared a photo of the musicians in country-inspired costumes. Gaga wore a bright blue dress with a red scarf tied in a large bow around her neck and matching red tights.

The Oscar winner wore her hair high in the sky with strong curls that Dolly Partons iconic curls. Gaga completed the look with exaggerated eyeliner, blue nail polish and a cigarette.

Wearing a matching blue suit with embroidered details, a red shirt, a diamond belt buckle and a white cowboy hat, Mars shared the same promo photo with his Instagram followers and captioned it, “Song and video tonight! 9pm PT ♥️.”

Mars previously hinted at his new song with Gaga by sharing a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt with her name on the front on Wednesday, August 14. The “That’s What I Like” singer referenced Gaga’s nickname on the T-shirt, which also featured a skull with pink hair, and captioned it with a sunglasses emoji.

“Die With a Smile” is Mars’ first duet with Gaga. It is also his first single since 2022’s “After Last Night” with bandmate Silk Sonic. Anderson .Paak.

Despite the lull in new music, Mars has been busy, touring both internationally and in the U.S. He will play in California and Las Vegas through the end of the month, then head to Taiwan in September before wrapping up his tour back in Las Vegas in December.

Gaga, for her part, hasn’t released any new music since 2022’s “Hold My Hand.” Top Shooter: Maverick Soundtrack. The Grammy winner has been working on Joker: Foil for Twoin which she plays Harley Quinn. The film – which also Joaquin Phoenix as Joker, aka Arthur Fleck – will be released in October.

While fans eagerly await the premiere of the musical drama, some are impatiently wondering when Gaga will release her next album. Gaga confirmed in March that she was indeed working on something new. (Her last solo album was 2020 Chromaticafollowed by Love for sale with the late Tony Bennett in 2021.)

“I can’t remember a time when I’ve ever been this happy on my birthday. I’m in love with my best friend, my family and friends are loving and kind and healthy,” Gaga wrote on Instagram, referring to her now-fiancé. Michael Polansky“I feel like my heart is bursting with gratitude for my own health and my music. I’m writing some of my best songs in my life right now…”

She added: “Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for loving me so much and loving my songs so much. I’ve been writing pop songs since I was a little girl. I can’t believe I still get to do what I love.”

Three months later, during one of her shows in Las Vegas in June, Gaga ignored a fan’s request for “LG7!” She cheekily replied, “Not tonight!”