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Bruno Mars Almost Scrapped 'Die With A Smile' Until Learning that Lady Gaga Was Starring in ‘Joker: Folie À Deux'

Bruno Mars revived a nearly abandoned demo after learning Lady Gaga was in Joker: Folie À Deux, leading to a collaboration that produced Spotify's top global song with 1.7 billion streams.

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Bruno Mars was close to scrapping his hit Lady Gaga collab ‘Die With A Smile’, but changed his mind after learning that she was working on Joker: Folie à Deux. Read More: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: Lady Gaga shines in a provocative prison musical Yesterday (Thursday December 4), the track was named Spotify’s top song globally for the year after garnering more than 1.7billion streams, but, as Mars’ collaborators told Variety, it was relegated…

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The Eastern Herald broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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