The Romantic is the fourth studio album by Bruno Mars, released on February 27, 2026 on Atlantic Records. It is his first solo album in nearly ten years since 24K Magic (2016) and his first project since An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021). The album was entirely produced by Bruno Mars and D'Mile, with songwriting shared among Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, and Brody Brown, the same creative core that shaped his previous work. True to its title, The Romantic is an unabashedly love-focused record drawing on classic R&B, soul, and funk in the tradition of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Prince. Lead single 'I Just Might' reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 within its first week of release. The album spans nine tracks in just over thirty-one minutes and features no guest artists. Critics praised the record as a mature, confident statement by an artist who had nothing to prove, noting Mars' production precision and his ease moving across multiple eras of Black American popular music without ever sounding derivative.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Risk It All | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 2 | Cha Cha Cha | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown, Terius Gesteelde-Diamant | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown, Terius Gesteelde-Diamant | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 3 | I Just Might | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 4 | God Was Showing Off | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown, Homer Steinweiss, Leon Michels, Dave Guy | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown, Homer Steinweiss, Leon Michels, Dave Guy | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 5 | Why You Wanna Fight? | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 6 | On My Soul | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 7 | Something Serious | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 8 | Nothing Left | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 9 | Dance With Me | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, James Fauntleroy, Brody Brown | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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