High by the beach
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | 20th July 2015 |
| length | 4:17 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , trap |
| Author (s) | Lana Del Rey, Kieron Menzies, Rick Nowels |
| album | Honeymoon |
High by the Beach ( English for, noise at the 'beach) is a song by American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The piece is the first single from their fourth studio album Honeymoon .
Creation and artwork
The song was written and produced jointly by Lana Del Rey, Kieron Menzies and Rick Nowels . The mastering was done by Gateway Mastering in Portland (Maine) , under the direction of Adam Ayan. The song was recorded and mixed by The Green Building in Santa Monica , conducted by Menzies. The arrangement was made by Chris Garcia, Menzies and Trevor Yasuda. The single was released under the music labels Interscope Records , Polydor , Universal Music and Vertigo / Capitol and distributed by Cosmic Lime, EMI April Music Inc. , R-Rated Music and Sony / ATV Music Publishing . On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to artist name and song title - Del Rey can be seen standing on a balcony , against the background of a sea . The cover picture was shot by Caroline "Chuck" Grant, Del Rey's sister.
Publication and promotion
The first release of High by the Beach was on July 20, 2015 as a promo single in Poland . The release of the official maxi single followed three weeks later on August 10, 2015 as a single download. In Germany , Austria and Switzerland , High by the Beach can only be physically acquired as a promo single. The Europe-wide promo CD only contains the radio version of High by the Beach , a special British version has been expanded to include an instrumental .
The American DJ Blake Jarrell made a remix for High by the Beach . This was initially available as a free download from SoundCloud . Jarrell's account was closed after a short time and from now on the remix can be obtained as a free download from hearthis.at .
content
The lyrics to High by the Beach are written entirely in English; Translated into German, the title means " Rausch am Strand". The music and lyrics were co-written by Lana Del Rey, Kieron Menzies and Rick Nowels . Musically, the song moves in the realm of trap and pop music . It's a torch song . It includes several lyrical themes such as self-irony, nihilism , independence, and convenience. The song specifically describes a Del Rey, tired of life and love, who seeks escape by the sea enjoying recreational drug use. An unworthy ex-lover is also gutted, in the song Del Rey falls into anger and tells her former partner: “Don't need your money, money to get me what I want / Lights, camera, acción / I'll do it on my own “( English for 'Don't need your money. Money to give me what I want. / Lights, camera, action / I will do it myself'). This is also a reference to her 2010 song Put Me in a Movie . The instruments were played by Kieron Menzies (bass, effects, sampler and drums), Leon Michels (flute), Rick Nowels (keyboard, organ and synth) and Patrick Warren (harmonium and piano).
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The song was created with the chorus inspired by a period when Del Rey frequently drove to the beach. In an interview with Apple Music , she said, “It had an Andrew Sisters vibe. The harmony sounded almost monotonous. It had this strange monotony, but with this beat it had a trap appearance. "
Music video
The music video for High by the Beach premiered on August 13, 2015 on YouTube . The entire video was filmed using the wobble camera technique . At the beginning of the video, Del Rey steps into a balcony of a beach house, wearing a low-cut pinafore dress and a sheer black bra . She sees a black helicopter and goes back into the house. She enters a bedroom, where she poses in front of a mirror before collapsing and rolling on a mattress. Then Del Rey goes downstairs to the kitchen and flips through a magazine that includes an article entitled “Starlett Goes Overboard” ( English for “Celebrities Goes Overboard” ). Suddenly the helicopter moves closer to the building and Del Rey watches this from her window. When the helicopter is directly in front of her, she turns her back on it and poses for the press photographer in it. Suddenly she runs outside to the beach and takes out a guitar case from among a pile of stones. When she then returns to the balcony, she opens the guitar case there and takes out a large gun with which she shoots down the helicopter. The gun is a gray painted Nerf Longshot . With the explosion, in addition to the wreckage of the helicopter, burning clippings of the newspaper Del Rey read earlier fly around. The video ends with Del Rey walking slowly back into the house with the gun. The total length of the video is 4:57 minutes. The British director Jake Nava directed the film .
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Reviews
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard (magazine) considered High by the Beach "possibly the most radio-friendly song of Del Rey's entire career" and praised the "glorious, tearful bounce" of the chorus, as well as the "sparkling Lana wisdom" in the verses.
Charts and chart placements
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High by the Beach reached position 75 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of four weeks. In Austria the single reached position 56 in two chart weeks. In Switzerland the single reached position 58 in three chart weeks. In the United Kingdom, the single reached position 60 in three chart weeks. In the United States the single reached position 51 and was able to achieve a total of three Place weeks in the charts. According to sources, the single has sold over 67,000 copies to date.
For Del Rey as an interpreter, this is the ninth chart success in Germany, as well as the tenth in Austria, the twelfth in Switzerland, the 13th in the United Kingdom and the seventh in the United States. As a writer, it is her ninth chart success in Germany and Austria, as well as the twelfth in Switzerland and the United Kingdom and the seventh in the United States. For the fifth time, a single from her was able to simultaneously place in the DA-CH , UK and US charts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - High by the Beach. discogs.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - "High By The Beach". stereogum.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Hear Lana Del Rey's Synth-Driven New Song, 'High By the Beach'. rollingstone.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey's 'High By The Beach' is her catchiest song yet. ew.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Music Video: Lana Del Rey, “High by the Beach,” Directed by Jake Nava. filmmakermagazine.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey Gets 'High by the Beach': Hear The New Track. billboard.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - High by the Beach. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - High by the Beach. austriancharts.at, accessed on September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - High by the Beach. Retrieved September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. billboard.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .
- ↑ OMI's 'Cheerleader' Back to No. 1 on Hot 100. billboard.com, accessed September 12, 2015 .