Bruno Mars Beats One Of His Biggest Smashes With A Timeless Duet

Bruno Mars claims two hit songs in the United Kingdom this week, despite not having anything brand new to promote. He’s not actively pushing any singles, but two of his releases that originally dropped in 2024 are proving to be among his most successful career wins – ones that the British public is far from tired of hearing.

“Die With a Smile,” his collaboration with Lady Gaga, and “Apt.,” recorded with Blackpink singer Rosé, are not only still present on the Official Singles chart, they manage to climb, and one of them now ranks among his longest-running successes in the country to date.

“Die with a Smile” Beats “When I Was Your Man”

“Die With a Smile” returns to the top 40 on the Official Singles chart, the ranking of the most consumed songs in the U.K. This frame marks the track’s forty-first stay on the tally. As it adds one more week to its total, the duet with Gaga advances in Mars’s discography.

With 41 weeks spent on the Official Singles chart, “Die With a Smile” is now the singer’s third-longest-charting tune in the country. Just last frame, it was tied with “When I Was Your Man” at 40 frames each, but now that ranking has shifted, and the piano ballad has been pushed to fourth place.

“Uptown Funk” and “Just the Way You Are” Lead

“Die With a Smile” still has a long way to go before matching Mars’s two longest-charting tracks. “Uptown Funk,” his smash with Mark Ronson, spent 76 weeks on the tally, while “Just the Way You Are,” one of his earliest hits, racked up 66.

It seems likely that “Die With a Smile” will continue to chart for a while — perhaps several more months — but whether it will be able to match those two generation-defining singles won’t be known for some time.

“Apt.” Sits Higher Than “Die with a Smile”

“Apt.” appears even higher than “Die With a Smile” on the main songs ranking, which makes sense since it hasn’t been charting for quite as long in the U.K. His Rosé collaboration has now spent 32 weeks on the Official Singles chart. With that total, the English/Korean tune is now tied as Mars’s tenth-longest-running win in the U.K. It’s currently matched with his own “Billionaire,” and next week it will likely tie “24K Magic.”