Die with a Smile

=== Reactions towards the song's inclusion on ''Mayhem'' ===

=== Reactions towards the song's inclusion on ''Mayhem'' ===

Stephen Ackroyd of ''[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]'' opined that due to it's "dramatic, cinematic" nature, the song "fits perfectly as the album's curtain-closer."<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga – Mayhem|url=https://readdork.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |archive-date=March 9, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.03.09-033912/https://readdork.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |url-status=live| first=Stephen| last=Ackroyd }}</ref> ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''{{'s}} David Cobbald remarked, "the inclusion of 'Die With A Smile' raises the question of if the album was toned down to make the track fit in its closing spot", but added that "it certainly doesn't feel out of place with the final product."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cobbald |first=David |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Seventh Studio Album Needs More ''Mayhem'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem-needs-more |access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-date=March 9, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250309014518/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem-needs-more|url-status=live|magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]] }}</ref> Conversely, Thomas Stremfel of ''Spectrum Culture'' believed the track's addition to ''Mayhem'' "screams 'label interference.', and it "stick[s] out like a sore thumb".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 16, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga: Mayhem|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2025/03/16/lady-gaga-mayhem-review/ |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=Spectrum Culture |archive-date=July 4, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.07.04-172719/https://spectrumculture.com/2025/03/16/lady-gaga-mayhem-review/ |url-status=live| first=Thomas| last=Stremfel }}</ref> For ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''{{'s}} Mark Richardson, "it feels slightly out of place here, more anonymous than what comes before".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 11, 2025 |title='Mayhem' Review: Lady Gaga's Pop Grandeur|url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/mayhem-review-lady-gagas-pop-grandeur-b7f7418d |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |archive-date=March 11, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.03.11-193849/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/mayhem-review-lady-gagas-pop-grandeur-b7f7418d |url-status=live| first=Mark| last=Richardson }}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' reviewer Robin Murray found it an "uneasy climax", as "the song feels tonally distinct from the album's strange, [[H.R. Giger|H.R Giger]] bio-mechanical lust.<ref name="clashreview">{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga – ''Mayhem'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250307123652/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] }}</ref>

Stephen Ackroyd of ''[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]'' opined that due to it's "dramatic, cinematic" nature, the song "fits perfectly as the album's curtain-closer."<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga – Mayhem|url=https://readdork.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |archive-date=March 9, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.03.09-033912/https://readdork.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |url-status=live| first=Stephen| last=Ackroyd }}</ref> ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''{{'s}} David Cobbald remarked, "the inclusion of 'Die With A Smile' raises the question of if the album was toned down to make the track fit in its closing spot", but added that "it certainly doesn't feel out of place with the final product."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cobbald |first=David |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga's Seventh Studio Album Needs More ''Mayhem'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem-needs-more |access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-date=March 9, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250309014518/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem-needs-more|url-status=live|magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]] }}</ref> Conversely, Thomas Stremfel of ''Spectrum Culture'' believed the track's addition to ''Mayhem'' "screams 'label interference.', and it "stick[s] out like a sore thumb".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 16, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga: Mayhem|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2025/03/16/lady-gaga-mayhem-review/ |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=Spectrum Culture |archive-date=July 4, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.07.04-172719/https://spectrumculture.com/2025/03/16/lady-gaga-mayhem-review/ |url-status=live| first=Thomas| last=Stremfel }}</ref> For ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''{{'s}} Mark Richardson, "it feels slightly out of place here, more anonymous than what comes before".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 11, 2025 |title='Mayhem' Review: Lady Gaga's Pop Grandeur|url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/mayhem-review-lady-gagas-pop-grandeur-b7f7418d |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |archive-date=March 11, 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.03.11-193849/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/mayhem-review-lady-gagas-pop-grandeur-b7f7418d |url-status=live| first=Mark| last=Richardson }}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' reviewer Robin Murray said it's an "uneasy climax", as "the song feels tonally distinct from the album's strange, [[H.R. Giger|H.R Giger]] bio-mechanical lust.<ref name="clashreview">{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Lady Gaga – ''Mayhem'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250307123652/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] }}</ref> While having a positive reception to the song itself, ''Billboard''{{'s}} Stephen Daw found it to be an "afterthought" on ''Mayhem'', "or an epilogue on an album that takes bigger risks, employs bolder lyrics and embraces bedlam itself at every turn."<ref name="billboardsong">{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Every Song From Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' Album, Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-mayhem-songs-ranked/vanish-into-you/ |access-date=March 9, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==

== Commercial performance ==