Apt.

When Rosé and Bruno Mars dropped "APT." on October 18, 2024, it didn't just top charts, it became a global moment. The lead single from Rosé's debut solo album Rosie marked her first new music in three years, following her exit from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records in 2023. The track, co-written by both artists, samples Toni Basil's 1982 hit "Mickey" and pulls its infectious chorus from a South Korean drinking game where players chant "apateu" (Korean for 'apartment'). That blend of nostalgic pop-punk and a culturally specific hook gave the song an irresistible, fizzy energy that critics called a "pop-rock singalong."

The numbers are staggering. "APT." hit number one in over 50 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand. It made history as the first song by a K-pop female soloist to top the ARIA Singles Chart, and the first with non-English lyrics to lead the IFPI Global Single Chart. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Global 200. The music video, directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, features the duo as a garage band in matching black leather jackets on a pink set. It broke YouTube records, becoming the fastest video by an Asian act to reach one billion views. The song earned three Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and won Song of the Year at both the MAMA Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. [edit]