Born to Die (song)
| Born to Die | |
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | December 30, 2011 |
| length | 4:46 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker |
| Award (s) | UK Music Video Award |
| album | Born to Die |
Born to Die ( English for 'Born to Die') is a song by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The piece is the third single from their second studio album of the same name Born to Die .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker. The single was produced by Emile Haynie, co-produced by Ken Lewis and Justin Parker. The single was mastered by Metropolis Mastering in London , under the direction of the British John Davis. The song was mixed by Dan Grech Marguerat, assistant was Duncan Fuller. The instrumentalists were Jeff Bhasker as guitarist, Emile Haynie as keyboardist and drummer and Steve Tirpak as string instrumentalist. The string instrumentalists were arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. The song was released under the music labels Interscope Records , Polydor and Stranger. On the cover of the maxi singles - in addition to the inscription of the artist and the song title - an excerpt from the accompanying music video can be seen. It shows Del Rey and Bradley Soileau, bare - chested hugging against the background of the US flag .
Publication and promotion
The first release of Born to Die was made as a download on December 30, 2011 in Singapore instead. The digital release in Switzerland and Great Britain followed on January 23, 2012. In Germany and Austria, the single was released on March 23, 2012, as a digital and physical maxi single . The maxi single is available as a 2-track single with a remix version from Video Games as the B-side . Born to Die is also available in the UK on vinyl with a remixed version by Woodkid . In addition, many different remix singles and EPs were released regionally for promotional purposes .
Remix versions
- Born to Die (AlunaGeorge Remix)
- Born to Die (Chad Valley Clubmix)
- Born to Die (Choose Your Last Words Remix)
- Born to Die (Gemini Remix)
- Born to Die (Guxxi Vump Remix)
- Born to Die (Parade Remix)
- Born to Die (PDP / 13 Remix)
- Born to Die (Two Armadillos Club Dub)
- Born to Die (Woodkid & The Shoes Remix)
Born to Die's live appearances on the radio or radio have still not taken place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Del Rey only played the song live at their concerts.
content
The lyrics to Born to Die are written in English, translated into German the title is "Born to Die". The music and lyrics were written and composed jointly by Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The song includes a sample of Mountains Long Red .
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In the first, unreleased version, Del Rey sings the following line in the chorus: "Let Me Fuck You Hard in the Pouring Rain, You Like Your Girls Insane" (Let me fuck you hard in the pouring rain, you like crazy girls). The censored version can only be found on Del Rey's album and single release. She sings the uncensored version live.
BBC's DJ Fern Cotton described the song as a tribute to true love and an homage to the wild side of life. The US American Billboard magazine called the song the most glamorous track on the album of the same name .
Music video
The music video for Born to Die premiered on December 20, 2011 on Del Rey's YouTube channel. In the music video, Del Rey can be seen with American model and actor Bradley Soileau. Del Rey accepted Soileau, who plays her fictional boyfriend, because he reminded her of her ex-boyfriend, whom she was also thinking about while writing the concept for the music video. Del Rey wrote the concept under the title The Lonely Queen . The total length of the video is 4:45 minutes. Directed by Woodkid . To date, the video has over 459 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).
The video starts with Del Rey and Soileau, naked torsos, hugging against the backdrop of the US flag. The next scene shows Del Rey leaving home to take her boyfriend on a trip in the car. Before they leave, they make out and smoke marijuana together . While driving, their relationship seems unstable when Del Rey is forced by her boyfriend to kiss him. During the trip, intercuts can be seen in which the two stay in a hotel and can be seen lying on the bed together. In one shot, Soileau grabs his girlfriend threateningly by the neck while she sleeps. When Del Rey tries to leave the hotel, the scene ends and a car accident sequence follows in a new scene. Soileau stands in the foreground of a burning car with the blood-smeared, supposedly dead Del Rey in his arms. Previously, Del Rey had walked in a white dress through a corridor in a castle (like a tunnel) until she came to a gate that opened. Throughout the video, there are repeated excerpts in which Del Rey sits on a kind of throne in the middle of Fontainebleau Castle , protected by a tiger on the right and left. The video ends with the opening scene.
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Awards
On November 8, 2012, Born to Die received a UK Music Video Award in the “Best Pop Video - International” category.
Charts and chart placements
Born to Die reached position 29 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of eleven weeks. In Austria, the single reached position ten and stayed in the top 10 for one week and in the charts for 12 weeks. In Switzerland the single reached position 13 in twelve weeks in the chart. In the United Kingdom the single reached position ninth and stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and 15 weeks in the charts. In 2012 Born to Die placed 95th in the British annual charts.
For Del Rey it is the second chart success in Austria and the United Kingdom, both as an interpreter and as an author, and the third in Switzerland. It is her second top 10 win in Austria and the United Kingdom. In Germany it is her second chart success as an interpreter and her third as an author. After video games , a single was placed in all DA-CH countries for the second time .
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Awards for music sales
Born to Die has been awarded a total of four gold and one platinum awards worldwide. This means that the single has bought over 750,000 times.
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 gold
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35,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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150,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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 platinum
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30,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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524,959 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 1 × platinum |
754,959 |
Main article: Lana Del Rey / Music Sales Awards
Cover versions
- 2012: The Amity Affliction
- 2012: Belle Lawrence
- 2012: Tiamat
- 2013: Olympe
Web links
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- ↑ End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2012. The Official UK Charts Company , accessed May 18, 2018 .
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- ↑ Gold for “Born to Die” in Denmark. ifpi.dk, accessed on June 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on June 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold for “Born to Die” in Italy. fimi.it, accessed on June 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Rob Copsey: Lana Del Rey's Official Top 10 biggest selling singles. officialcharts.com, August 30, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .