Fuck It, I Love You
| Fuck It, I Love You | |
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | 22nd August 2019 |
| length | 3:38 |
| Genre (s) | Surf music |
| Author (s) |
Jack Antonoff , Lana Del Rey |
| album | Norman Fucking Rockwell |
Fuck It, I Love You ( English for "Fuck it, I love you") is a song by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The piece was released at the same time as The Greatest as the fifth or sixth single from their sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell .
Creation and artwork
Was written the song by Lana Del Rey, US American in collaboration with the guitarist of the indie pop - band fun. , Jack Antonoff. The instrumentation (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and drums), production and programming was also done by Antonoff, with Del Rey at his side during the production. Mikey Freedom Hart can also be heard on the keyboard. The mastering was done by Chris Gehringer with his assistant Will Quinnell from Sterling Sound. Antonoff and Laura Sisk were responsible for the sound recordings and the subsequent mixing. When recording, they received support from Billy Cummels, Ben Fletcher, John Rooney and John Sher. The song was recorded in the Electric Lady Studios founded by Jimi Hendrix in New York City , the mixing also took place there and in the Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles .
On the cover of the single, Del Rey can be seen posing on a sailing boat with Duke Nicholson . Duke Nicholson is a grandson of Jack Nicholson . It's the same cover image as for Norman Fucking Rockwell . The photo is of Del Rey's younger sister, Caroline “Chuck” Grant, and was first presented by Del Rey on July 31, 2019.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Fuck It, I Love You was made on 22 August 2019 as a single download Interscope Records and Polydor .
background information
Fuck It, I Love You celebrated its radio premiere on the British radio station BBC Radio 1 . During an interview with the radio station, Del Rey stated that this song was the last song written for Norman Fucking Rockwell . On the last track, she had a wish that she wanted something with “Surf Drums” so they did. It was just a small mood title and she knew that she wanted to ride the waves in the accompanying music video.
content
The lyrics to Fuck It, I Love You are in English. Literally translated into German, the title means something like "Fuck it, I love you". The music and the text were written or composed jointly by Jack Antonoff and Lana Del Rey. Musically, the song moves in the field of surf music . In terms of content, Del Rey questions her own lifestyle while missing her loved one.
The song is based on two verses, a chorus, a bridge and an outro . It begins with the first verse, followed by a pre-chorus and then the actual chorus. The same process is repeated with the second stanza. The second chorus is followed by a bridge, which is followed by the third and final time. After the third chorus, the song ends with a four-line outro.
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Music video
The music video for Fuck It, I Love You was shot on July 26, 2019 and premiered on YouTube on August 22, 2019 . Roughly four different scenes can be seen. For one thing, you see Del Rey in a club putting a record on and singing on stage. On the other hand, you can see Del Rey spending a day on the beach. In another scene she can be seen painting. In a fourth scene you see Del Rey together with a well-trained man on a surfboard, supposedly surfing , towards the end of the video they both fall off the board and a blue screen appears. The German-language online magazine laut.de describes the scenarios as a “caricature of the typical California girl”. The total length is four minutes. As with Love and White Mustang, it was directed by Rich Lee. To date, the music video has over 5.7 million views on YouTube (as of September 2019).
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reception
Reviews
Matthias Reichel from the German-language music website cdstarts.de highlighted Fuck It, I Love You as one of the “tips for playing” in his review .
Juliane Liebert from the Süddeutsche Zeitung is critical of the piece, especially the instrumentation. In Fuck It, I Love You, the drums stagger through the song like an extra who accidentally walks through the wrong scene.
The German-language online magazine laut.de describes Fuck It, I Love You as an "ambivalent love song".
Charts and chart placements
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Fuck It, I Love You reached position 59 in the UK singles charts and stayed in the charts for a total of two weeks. The single missed an official chart entry in Germany.
For Del Rey as a performer, Fuck It, I Love You is already the 23rd chart success in the UK. As a writer, it is her 21st chart success in the UK charts. It is the 18th chart success in the UK for Antonoff as a writer or producer.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Booklet: Norman Fucking Rockwell , CD, Interscope / Polydor, August 30, 2019.
- ↑ Drew Novak: Lana Del Rey's New Album Norman F * cking Rockwell Gets a Release Date, Tracklist and Retro Album Art. Pastemagazine.com, July 31, 2019, accessed on August 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Brooke Kushwaha: Lana Del Rey Reveals Album Art, Release Date, and Track List for Norman Fucking Rockwell. lofficielusa.com, July 31, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Joe Price: Lana Del Rey Shares 'Norman F * cking Rockwell' Tracklist, Release Date, Album Art. Complex.com, July 31, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey releases two new songs and announces album release. musikexpress.de, August 23, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Fuck It I Love You Lyrics. genius.com, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Tosten Burks: Video: Lana Del Rey - “Fuck It I Love You” & “The Greatest”. spin.com, August 22, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Christopher Roberts: Lana Del Rey Shares Two New Songs “Fuck It I Love You” and “The Greatest” via Joint Video. undertheradarmag.com, August 22, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Lan Del Rey: From our new video! Fuck it i Love you + The greatest Muscle beach baby. twitter.com, July 26, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b New songs “Fuck It I Love You” and “The Greatest”. laut.de, August 23, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ^ Matthias Reichel: Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (Pop). cdstarts.de, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Juliane Liebert: Between masterpiece and nap. sueddeutsche.de, August 30, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed September 3, 2019 .