Lana Del Rey (EP)

Lana Del Rey
Extended Play by Lana Del Rey
Publication (s)	January 10, 2012
Label (s)	Interscope Records , Polydor
Format (s)	Digital
Genre (s)	Pop , indie pop , trip hop , sadcore
Title (number)	4th
running time	17:58
occupation	Lana Del Rey
production	Patrik Berger, Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Robopop
chronology Video Games - The Remix EP (2011) Lana Del Rey Born to Die (2012)

Lana Del Rey is the third EP by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey .

Creation and artwork

All songs were written by Lana Del Rey , in cooperation with various authors. The author Justin Parker was most involved. All titles were produced by Emile Haynie, in cooperation with changing co-producers. The songs were mastered by Metropolis Mastering in London , under the direction of the British John Davis. All songs by Duncan Fuller, Manny Marroquin and Robopop were mixed. The EP was released under the music labels Interscope Records and Polydor . On the cover of the EP you can see Del Rey's torso next to the artist and the song title. The cover image is the same as from the maxi single for Video Games .

Publication and promotion

The EP was first released as a download in Canada and the United States on January 10, 2012. To date, the EP is only available for download in Canada and the United States. The album consists of four studio recordings. All tracks that the album contains were previously released as single, so this is a mini compilation . The EP served as a harbinger of the studio album Born to Die , released three weeks later .

content

All lyrics of the EP are in English. Musically, the songs range from pop , indie pop , trip hop and sadcore . In each of her pieces she was supported by different instrumentalists. (see contributors)

Track list

#	title	composer	producer	length
1	Video games	Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker	Emile Haynie, Robopop	4:42
2	Born to Die	Lana Del Rey , Justin Parker	Emile Haynie, Justin Parker (Co)	4:45
3	Blue jeans	Lana Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Dan Heath	Emile Haynie	3:30
4th	Off to the races	Lana Del Rey, Tim Larcombe	Patrik Berger (Co), Emile Haynie	5:01

Single releases

Four months before the EP was released, on September 5, 2011, the single Video Games was released in advance . The single Blue Jeans was also released two months later, on November 4, 2011, two weeks before the album was released, on December 30, 2011, the single Born to Die and four days earlier, on January 6, 2012, the promo single Off to the races . With the exception of Off to the Races , all singles were placed in the German, Austrian, Swiss, British or US single charts.

Chart successes in the single charts

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2011	Video games	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (33 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (21 weeks)AT	CH2 × 2 Double platinum (30 weeks)CH	UK9 platinum (31 weeks)UK	US91 gold (1 week)US	First published: September 5, 2011 Sales: + 2,137,600
	Blue jeans[DE: ↑][AT: ↑]			CH39 (16 weeks) CH	UK32 (7 weeks) UK[US: ↑]		First published: November 4th, 2011 Sales: + 255,000
	Born to Die	DE29 (11 weeks) DE	AT10 (12 weeks) AT	CH13 (12 weeks) CH	UK9 (18 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 30th, 2011 Sales: + 655,000

Contributors

Album production Carl Bagge: arrangement Patrik Berger: bass , guitar , percussion , co-producer, sampling , synthesizer Jeff Bhasker: guitar John Davis: Mastering Lana Del Rey : vocals , composer Duncan Fuller: co-mixing Larry Gold: arrangement, conductor Pelle Hansen: cello Emile Haynie: author, guitar , keyboard , record producer , drums Dan Heath: arrangement, writer, conductor Erik Holm: viola Dan Grech Marguerat: Mixing Tim Larcombe: author Ken Lewis: co-producer Justin Parker: writer, co-producer Robopop: Mixing, music producer Fredrik Syberg: violin Steve Tirpak: string instruments

Companies Interscope Records : music label Metropolis Mastering: Mastering Polydor : music label Universal Music Publishing : Distribution

reception

In the United States, the EP sold around 14,000 times in its first week of sales. As of February 1, 2012, the EP had sold a total of 24,000 times in the United States. Further sales figures are not known.

Reviews

About.com's Bill Lamb gave the EP four out of five stars. He described Del Rey's voice and music as captivating, but added that the songs were too similar and he wondered if she had what it takes to enliven an entire album. Despite the great similarities between the songs, Lamb shows great appreciation for Del Rey's ability to generate some puzzles personally and very selectively in uncovering details about himself.

Allmusic's John Bush regards Del Rey as a femme fatale with a smoky voice, a well-rounded appearance, and model-making. However, he only gave 2.5 out of five stars on the grounds that it was only a glimpse of the upcoming album.

Charts and chart placements

Lana Del Rey reached position 20 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks. For Del Rey it was the first chart success in the US album charts. Except in the United States, the EP only made it into the charts in Canada for one week, reaching position 18 on the album charts.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United States (Billboard)	20th (3 weeks)	3

swell

1. ↑ Lana Del Rey - Lana Del Rey EP. allmusic.com, accessed June 29, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Lana Del Rey - Born to Die. discogs.com, accessed June 29, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Chart sources singles: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ Lana Del Rey Aiming for No. 2 Debut on Billboard 200 Album Chart. billboard.com, accessed June 29, 2014 . 
5. ↑ Lana Del Rey - Lana Del Rey EP. top40.about.com, accessed June 29, 2014 . 
6. ^ Lana Del Rey - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed June 29, 2014 .