This should come as a good news to fans of Bruno Mars, considering the fact that it’s nearing four years since we got a new album from the Grenade crooner, but the wait is almost over — hopefully.

On Oct. 3, the singer tweeted that his album was done, before sharing nine photos on Instagram that made up the cover for the single, “24k Magic.”

“You can call it my first single, but I call it the invitation to the party. #24KMagic ——,” said Mars in an Instagram post.

“24k Magic” will be the singer’s first single since Mark Ronson ‘s 2014’s mega-smash “Uptown Funk!,” with Mars featured on lead vocals. The single tied for the second-longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper ever, with 14 weeks at the number 1 spot. It’ll also be his first brand-new music as a lead artist to be commercially released since his 2012 album,
Unorthodox Jukebox, though two Super Bowl half time appearances and his “Uptown Funk!” appearance have ensured he hasn’t slipped far from the public consciousness.

Although there is no release date for the album as of yet, take a look back on Mars’ journey to album three, and what he’s been working on in between.

The first hint that Mars was working on new music came with a Facebook post following the end of his Moonshine Jungle Tour in September of 2014, where he hinted that he was working on “chapter 3,” which was assumed to be his upcoming third album.

Then came his guest appearance alongside Coldplay and Beyonce at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, which his father, Pete Hernandez, claims delayed the release of his next album. In an interview with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hernandez said the album was set to drop this March before his Super Bowl appearance “threw him back several months.”

“Bruno has seven great new songs — I’ve heard ‘em — but the album should now be released in September or October, to qualify for next year’s Grammy Awards.”

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