Review: Bruno Mars "I Just Might"

From Snapchat filters to VSCO photo dumps, it’s clear that in 2026, 2016 is so back. And who better to lead this charge than my proclaimed-king of 2016: Bruno Mars? Bruno Mars hasn’t released a solo song since his 2016 album, 24K Magic. Much loved projects with Lady Gaga and Anderson .Paak have kept Mars’ fans satiated, but news of The Romantic, a 9 track album set to be released on the 27th, is the most we’ve heard of an independent project from Mars in a decade. The single, “I Just Might,” is track three of the record. And if its catchy hook and up-beat, jazzy tones mean one thing, it’s that in 2026, Bruno Mars is back.

The song is three minutes and thirty three seconds long, and I can’t help but see the allusion to the angel numbers 333. The number can be interpreted to mean protection over creation, growth, and new endeavors. After listening to the track, I am certain I see a connection.

On a lyrical level, “I Just Might” fits in seamlessly to Mars’ musical anthology. It features a repetitive chorus and objectively superficial lyrics. Mars seems to be deciding whether or not he’ll take a girl home, riding on her ability to dance:

“ 'Cause if she dance as good as she look right now (Oh, oh, oh) / I just might, I just might make her my baby”

I’m still not convinced he’s shown major lyrical growth; his work, past and present, rarely matches the lyrical provocativeness of many mainstream artists. This could have to do with more recent pressure on pop artists to release a lyrical magnum opus. But whatever it may be, Bruno Mars seems unaffected by now and then the trend.

However, I hear a clear pull in this track toward the funkier tunes he explored in the middle of the decade; his sound has noticeably refined since he last debuted in solitude. The work feels remnant of Silk Sonic, and influenced largely by the funky and expansive tunes shown then.

This song feels unmistakably hopeful, and it makes you feel not just like you want to dance, but like you need to. For three minutes and thirty-three seconds, things feel simpler, livelier, and a little more like 2016.

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