Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It
| Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It | |
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | January 9, 2019 |
| length | 5:24 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Jack Antonoff , Lana Del Rey |
| album | Norman Fucking Rockwell |
Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It ( English for "Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me - but I have it") is a song by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The track is the third single from her 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, piano, synth bass) and production were also done by Antonoff, with Del Rey at his side during the production. Mixing and technical support during production was carried out under the direction of Laura Sisk. The mastering was done by Chris Gehringer from Sterling Sound.
Only a black and white portrait of Del Rey can be seen on the cover of the single .
Publication and promotion
Del Rey first mentioned the piece during her LA to the Moon tour on February 16, 2018 in San Diego (United States). On October 25, 2018, she published a snippet on her official Instagram profile , which she deleted after a short time. Until then, the song was still titled Sylvia Plath , the name of an American writer whose suicide Del Rey was inspired by. With the words “I hope you enjoy the new song I'm putting out on the ninth it's called Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it ” ( English for “I hope you enjoy the new song , which I will publish on the ninth, it says Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it ") Del Rey confirmed the release of the piece as a single via her official Twitter profile on January 1st, 2019.
The first publication of Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a woman like Me to Have - but I Have It was made as a single download on January 9, 2019. The single was among the music label Interscope Records and Polydor published by Ducky Donath Music, EMI Music Publishing and Sony / ATV songs published and distributed by Universal Music Publishing .
background information
Del Rey received harsh criticism for the lyrics, especially the second chorus. Especially the line of text "Shaking my ass is the only thing that's got this black narcissist off my back" ( English for " Wiggling my butt is the only thing that kept the black narcissist off my neck.") Caused a stir. On Instagram, Del Rey defended the text with the following words:
"I don't have any songs about the race of any kind. This song is deeply personal and introspective having nothing to do with anyone outside of my immediate circle of people i know personally. It's rediculous that anyone would insinuate anything otherwise. But what can I say people just love controversy. This is why I have absolutely nothing to do with the majority of the culture. ( English for "I have no songs that deal with races in any way. This song is very personal and introspective and has nothing to do with people outside of my immediate circle of acquaintances. It is ridiculous that anyone should assume otherwise. But what I say can, people just love controversy, so I have absolutely nothing to do with the majority of culture. ")"
content
The lyrics to Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It are in English. Literally translated into German, the title means something like "Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me - but I have it". The music and the text were written or composed jointly by Jack Antonoff and Lana Del Rey. Musically, the song moves in the area of pop music . The tempo is 165 beats per minute . Del Rey's voice ranges from D3-C5. The piano plays in the key of G major . In terms of content, Del Rey addresses the suicide of the American writer Sylvia Plath, with whom Del Rey compares himself. Del Rey takes up the themes of family and religion, quarreling partnerships, her struggle with alcoholism , her "journey to sobriety " as well as her rejection of fame and the complex relationship to the limelight.
The song is based on two verses, a chorus, a bridge and an outro . It begins with the first verse, followed by the chorus for the first time. 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. The special thing about the chorus is that the first and third are the same, the second contains - with the exception of the first and last lines - a new text. After the third chorus, the song ends with a short outro made up of the song's title.
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reception
Reviews
- Ryan Reed from Rolling Stone described the song as "sad" and a meditation on "religion, family, alienation and the myths that celebrity brings with it."
- Nick Reilly of the New Musical Express believes that Del Rey delivered one of her most denominational offers to date, while comparing herself to Sylvia Plath's "restless poetry icon".
- Trace William Cowen of Complex magazine called the piece "wonderfully minimalist".
- The German-language online magazine laut.de placed the song in second place - behind Bad Guy by Billie Eilish - of their “Songs of the Year 2020”.
Charts and chart placements
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Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It reached position 99 on the singles chart in the United Kingdom and stayed in the charts for a week. The single missed an official chart entry in Germany, but it was able to place itself in the German iTunes daily evaluations for several days and reached its highest chart listing on January 10 and 11, 2019 at position 19. In its home country, the United States, the single also missed the official single charts , but Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It placed in some genre charts. The single reached position eight in the Billboard Alternative Digital Song Sales and position 20 in the Billboard Pop Digital Song Sales .
For Del Rey as a performer, Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It is already the 21st chart success in the UK. As a writer, it is her 20th chart success in the UK charts. It is the 14th chart success in the UK for Antonoff as a writer or producer.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Lana Del Rey - Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It Lyrics. genius.com, accessed February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Lana Del Rey - Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It. Listen.tidal.com, accessed on February 18, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b c Lana Del Rey - Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It. Discogs.com, accessed on February 18, 2019 .
- ^ ME editors: "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing ...": Lana Del Rey releases new song. musikexpress.de, January 9, 2019, accessed on February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b bigFM Staff: Lana Del Rey drops suicide-inspired single. bigfm.de, January 10, 2019, accessed on February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Starr Bowenbank: Lana Del Rey Teases Fans With 'Sylvia Plath' Snippet: Listen. billboard.com, October 25, 2018, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey: Lana Del Rey Mafia on Twitter. twitter.com, January 1, 2019, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It.hitparade.ch, accessed on February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ BPM for 'Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It' by 'Lana Del Rey'. songbpm.com, accessed February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It by Lana Del Rey. musicnotes.com, accessed February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ryan Reed: Hear Lana Del Rey's Mournful New Song 'Hope Is a Dangerous Thing…' rollingstone.com, January 9, 2019, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Nick Reilly: Listen to 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me ...', the new single from Lana Del Rey. nme.com, January 9, 2019, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ^ Trace William Cowen: Lana Del Rey Drops New Song "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have It". complex.com, January 9, 2019, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Best Of 2019: The Songs of the Year. laut.de, December 6, 2019, accessed on March 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - 'Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have - but I Have It' German iTunes Chart Performance. itunescharts.net, January 9, 2019, accessed on February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Search results. billboard.com, accessed February 19, 2019 .