Lust for Life (Lana Del Rey Song)
| Lust for Life | |
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| Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd | |
| publication | 19th April 2017 |
| length | 4:24 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , synth pop |
| Author (s) | Lana Del Rey, Max Martin , Rick Nowels , Abel Tesfaye |
| album | Lust for Life |
Lust for Life ( English for "zest for life") is a song by American pop singer Lana Del Rey , in cooperation with the Canadian - Ethiopian R & B - musicians The Weeknd . The piece is the second single from their fifth studio album Lust for Life .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by Lana Del Rey, Max Martin , Rick Nowels and Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd). The single was produced by Del Rey, Martin, Kieron Menzies, Nowels and Dean Reid. The piece was arranged under the direction of Menzies, Reid, Jordan Stilwell and Trevor Yasuda. The mastering was done by Adam Ayan, the mixing was done by Menzies and Dean Reid. The song was programmed by Martin and Reid, with Martin specifically responsible for the bass programming. The single was released under the music labels Interscope Records and Polydor and distributed through EMI April Music , Global Music, Kobalt, MXM Music, R-Rated Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony / ATV Music Publishing .
On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to artist names and song titles - Del Rey and The Weeknd can be seen. Del Rey is wearing a red dress and is lying in a flower meadow. The Weekend is wearing a black suit and stands behind her with arms crossed. In the background, next to a light source, parts of the film set can be seen.
Publication and promotion
Lust for Life celebrated its world premiere on April 19, 2017 on the radio show by British DJ MistaJam on the radio station BBC Radio 1 . The single was released on the same day as a single download.
background information
At Lust for Life is already the fourth collaboration between Del Rey and The Weeknd within three years. The two worked together for the first time in 2015 for Weekend's second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness . This resulted in the song Prisoner which reached the charts in the United Kingdom and the United States due to high download numbers. The following year, the two worked again for Weeknd's third studio album, Starboy . This resulted in the pieces Party Monster and Stargirl Interlude . At Party Monster , Del Rey is not listed as an official guest singer, but she can be heard in the background and co-wrote the song. Party Monster was released as a single and enjoyed worldwide chart success. The song Stargirl Interlude was not released as a single, but also made it into the British and US single charts through high download numbers. In an interview, Del Rey stated that The Weeknd added so much to the song that it was the perfect song for him to support her. This is Del Rey's first collaboration in which she is the main act.
In an interview with Courtney Love for Dazed Magazine, Del Rey revealed that Lust for Life went through several phases before she was satisfied with the outcome. It was like a Rubik's cube . She felt it was a "big" song, but it wasn't the right one yet. Max Martin told her that he found the stanzas the strongest and that he wanted to hear them more often. Then Del Rey came up with the idea to make this the chorus, which was revised a bit by The Weeknd. Thinking about The Weeknd singing the chorus, Del Rey missed the Shangri-Las element a bit , so she had to sit down and work on the piece a fourth time. She layered the song with more harmonies before she was satisfied with the result. Usually Del Rey doesn't go back and edit / change so many things because the songs end up the way they're supposed to be. But she had to lend a hand again on the piece. Del Rey also mentioned that Lust for Life was the first track that was created for the upcoming album.
content
The lyrics to Lust for Life are in English; Translated into German, the title means "lust for life". As the title describes, the content is about the “lust for life”, “love” and the “ most beautiful thing in the world ”. The music and lyrics were written jointly by Lana Del Rey, Max Martin, Rick Nowels and Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd). Musically, the song moves in the realm of synth pop and pop music . The tempo is 100 beats per minute . The instrumentalists are David Levita (electric guitar), Kieron Menzies (drums), Mighty Mike (bongos), Rick Nowels (keyboard, mellotron and piano), Ali Payami (drums), Zac Rae (synthesizer) and Dean Reid (bass guitar, Percussion, drums, sound effects, synthesizers and vocoders).
The piece is built on two stanzas and a bridge as well as a hook line and a refrain between the stanzas, the bridge and at the end of the song. The first verse and hook line are sung by Del Rey alone, The Weekend joins the first chorus for the first time. The second stanza begins with Del Rey, and The Weekend joins in the middle. This is followed by a hookline that is interpreted by Weeknd alone. From the subsequent second chorus, the two sing all parts together. During the solo performances, each other's voices can be heard in the background.
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Music video
The music video for Lust for Life celebrated its premiere on April 19, 2017 on YouTube . It was shot in black and white , only Del Rey's red dress is staged in color . The video begins with the words "Lust for Life" slowly fading in word-for-word. Afterwards, the Hollywood Sign , which was made from paper mache , can be seen from afar . Sitting on the "H" of the Hollywood Sign are Del Rey and The Weeknd, making on each other and singing the song. It follows a long scene in which the camera to the two, in slow motion , approaches . As soon as the camera is close in front of the two, it pans around and the two can be seen from behind while the camera moves away from them again. When a certain distance is reached, the camera pans around again and the two can be seen from close up again while the camera moves away from them again. At the end of the video, Del Rey appears with outstretched hands over which the Hollywood sign with many small sparkling hearts hovers. The total length of the video is 4:24 minutes. Directed by Clark Jackson. To date, the music video has over 16.5 million clicks on YouTube (as of April 2017).
Contributors
- Song production
- Adam Ayan: Mastering
- Lana Del Rey : vocals , backing vocals , composer , lyricist , music producer
- David Levita: electric guitar
- Max Martin : composer, songwriter, music producer, programming
- Kieron Menzies: Mixing , arrangement , music producer, drums
- Mighty Mike: Bongos
- Rick Nowels : Keyboard , composer, songwriter, Mellotron , music producer, piano
- Ali Payami: drums
- Zac Rae: synthesizer
- Dean Reid: Mixing, arrangement, bass guitar , music producer, percussion , programming, drums, sound effects , synthesizer, vocoder
- Jordan Stilwell: Arrangement
- Abel Tesfaye ( The Weeknd ): vocals, background vocals, composer, lyricist
- Trevor Yasuda: arrangement
- Artwork
- Clark Jackson: Director (Music Video)
- Companies
- EMI April Music : Distribution
- Global Music: Distribution
- Interscope Records : music label
- Cobalt: distribution
- MXM Music: Distribution
- Polydor : music label
- R-Rated Music: Distribution
- Songs Music Publishing: Distribution
- Sony / ATV Music Publishing : Distribution
reception
Reviews
The German-language online magazine laut.de places Lust for Life in 20th place among the “Songs of the Year” 2017.
Charts and chart placements
Lust for Life reached position 65 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a week. In Austria the single reached position 51 in one chart week, in Switzerland position 48 in three chart weeks, in the United Kingdom position 38 in four chart weeks and in the United States position 64 in one chart week.
For Del Rey as an interpreter, Lust for Life is already the 18th chart success in the United Kingdom, the 15th in Switzerland, the 13th in Austria and the twelfth in Germany and the United States. As a writer, it is her 17th chart success in the United Kingdom, as well as 14th in Switzerland and twelfth in Germany, Austria and the United States. For The Weeknd as an interpreter, Lust for Life is already the 41st chart success in the United States, as well as his 37th chart success in his home country Canada and the United Kingdom, the 13th in Switzerland, the tenth in Germany and the ninth chart success in Austria .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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65 (1 week) | 1 |
 Canada (MC)
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39 (4 weeks) | 4th |
 Austria (Ö3)
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51 (1 week) | 1 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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48 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 United States (Billboard)
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64 (1 week) | 1 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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38 (4 weeks) | 4th |
Awards for music sales
Lust for Life was awarded a Silver Record in the UK in July 2020 for over 200,000 units sold. It is the eighth single by Del Rey in the UK to achieve at least silver status.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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 200 × silver
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| All in all |
1 × silver |
200,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. discogs.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ^ Lana Del Rey and the Weeknd's New Song “Lust for Life” Coming Today. pitchfork.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Listen To Lana Del Rey And The Weeknd's “Lust For Life” single. thefader.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd reunite on “Lust For Life” - listen. consequenceofsound.net, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Hear Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd Duet on Sweeping New Song, 'Lust for Life'. rollingstone.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Listen to “Lust for Life”: Lana Del Rey is cheerful and political on her new album. universal-music.de, accessed on August 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Lust for Life (with The Weeknd) by Lana Del Rey. songbpm.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Inside Lana Del Rey's Lust For Life: A Chat With the New Video's Director. pitchfork.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Best of 2017 - The Songs of the Year. laut.de, accessed on December 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. billboard.com, accessed May 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. austriancharts.at, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. hitparade.ch, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust for Life. officialcharts.com, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ a b BRIT Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 24, 2020 .