Paradise (EP)

chronology
Paradise
Extended Play by Lana Del Rey
Publication ; (s)	November 9, 2012
Label (s)	Interscope Records , Polydor , Stranger
Format (s)	CD, vinyl, digital
Genre (s)	Pop , indie pop , trip hop , sadcore
Title (number)	8 (+ bonus tracks)
running time	33:07 (+ bonus tracks)
occupation	Lana Del Rey
production	Emile Haynie • Dan Heath • David Kahne • Tim Larcombe • Rick Nowels • Rick Rubin
20th September 2012	Blue Velvet
September 25, 2012	Ride

Paradise ( Eng .: 'Paradise') is the second EP by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The EP was added to a remake of Del Rey's album Born to Die , which is available as Born to Die - The Paradise Edition . As a physical sound carrier - CD or vinyl - Paradise is mostly available in this bundle; in Germany, for example , Paradise is only available as a download independent of the new Born to Die edition.

Creation and artwork

With the exception of Blue Velvet , all songs were composed by Lana Del Rey in cooperation with changing composers. The composer Rick Nowels took part most often . All tracks were produced by different music producers, most of the tracks were produced by Dan Heath and Rick Nowels. The album was mastered by Metropolis Mastering in London , under the direction of the British John Davis. All songs by Jeremy Cochise Ball, Tom Elmhirst, Kieron Menzies, Robert Orton, Jeff Rothschild and Andrew Scheps were mixed. The album was released under the music labels Interscope Records , Polydor and Stranger. On the cover of the album - in addition to the inscription of the artist and the song title - Del Rey can be seen in a beige swimsuit, against the background of two palm trees and a swimming pool. The cover picture and the pictures in the booklet were shot by photographer Nicole Nodland. Del Rey tweeted a first teaser on September 24, 2012.

Publication and promotion

The album was first released on November 9, 2012, both digitally and physically, in Australia and the UK . The release in the USA followed on November 13, 2012. The album was released on November 16, 2012 in Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The album consists of eight new studio recordings. In addition to the regular album release, the releases of many “deluxe editions” followed at the same time. The North American iTunes Deluxe Edition has been expanded to include another studio recording of Burning Desire . Other deluxe editions published worldwide include remix versions of singles that were previously released.

Del Rey himself said the following about the release of this EP:

“It's not a new album, it's more like an afterthought, it's the Paradise edition of Born to Die. It's like seven new songs that kind of put a period on the statement that I was making when I was making the record. It's beautiful. "

“It's not a new album, it's more like a look-up, it's the paradise version of Born to Die . There are seven new songs that put a kind of exclamation mark behind the artistic statement I made with the album. It is wonderful."

- Robbie Daw : idolator.com

Track list

All lyrics are written entirely in English. Musically, the songs move in the field of pop , indie pop , trip hop and sadcore . For each of her songs she was supported by various instrumentalists (see contributors). The song Yayo was released four years earlier on Del Rey's first EP Kill Kill and two years earlier on Del Rey's debut album Lana Del Ray aka Lizzy Grant .

John Bush from Allmusic noted that the lyrics were written in a more profane language compared to their predecessor . a. also has to do with descriptions of sexual encounters in the new plays.

#	title	composer	producer	length
1	Ride	Lana Del Rey , Justin Parker	Rick Rubin	4:49
2	American	Lana Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:08
3	cola	Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:20
4th	Body Electric	Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels	Dan Heath, Rick Nowels	3:53
5	Blue Velvet	Lee Morris, Bernie Wayne	Emile Haynie	2:38
6th	Gods & Monsters	Lana Del Rey, Tim Larcombe	Tim Larcombe	3:57
7th	Yayo	Lana Del Rey	David Kahne	5:21
8th	Bel Air	Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath	Dan Heath	3:57
	North American iTunes Store version
9	Burning Desire	Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker	Emile Haynie	3:51
	French iTunes Store version
9	Burning Desire	Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker	Emile Haynie	3:51
10	Summertime Sadness (vs. Cedric Gervais)	Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels	Emile Haynie, Rick Nowels	3:51
	German Amazon version
9	Blue Velvet (Penguin Prison Remix)	Lee Morris, Bernie Wayne	Emile Haynie	5:03
10	Summertime Sadness (Todd Terry Remix)	Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels	Emile Haynie, Rick Nowels	6:26
11	National Anthem (bretonLABS Remix)	Lana Del Rey, The Nexus, Justin Parker	Jeff Bhasker (Co), Emile Haynie, The Nexus (Co)	4:01
12	Blue Jeans (RAC Mix)	Lana Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Dan Heath	Emile Haynie	3:42
13	Born to Die ( Kris Di Angelis 'Love Below' Remix)	Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker	Emile Haynie, Justin Parker (Co)	5:10
14th	Video Games (Jakwob and Etherwood Remix)	Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker	Emile Haynie, Robopop	3:44

Single releases

Two months before the EP was released, on September 20 and September 25, 2012, the singles Blue Velvet and Ride were released in advance . Both singles were able to place in the German, Austrian, Swiss and British charts. Five months after the EP release, on March 19, 2013, the third single Burning Desire was released for promotional purposes . The single missed the charts worldwide. Due to high download numbers, the song Gods & Monsters was able to place itself in the British charts in November 2012 , but it was not officially published.

Chart successes in the single charts

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2012	Blue Velvet	DE49 (2 weeks) DE	AT40 (1 week) AT	CH42 (1 week) CH	UK60 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 20, 2012 Original: Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
2012	Ride	DE44 (4 weeks) DE	AT63 (2 weeks) AT	CH20 (7 weeks) CH	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 25, 2012
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2014	Gods & Monsters	-	-	-	UK39 (2 weeks) UK	-	Chart entry: May 3, 2014

Contributors

Graham Archer: Vocal Engineering (Song 7)
Ben Baptie: Co-Mixer (Song 5)
Spencer Burgess Jr .: co-sound engineer (song 5)
Nikki Calvert: arrangement (song 8)
Jeremy Cochise Ball: Mixer (Song 7)
John Davis: Mastering
Lana Del Rey : vocals , composer (song 1–4 and 6–8)
DK: co-producer (song 3)
Tom Elmhirst: Mixer (Song 5)
James Gadson: drums (song 1)
Chris Garcia: Tonmeister (song 2–4)
Larry Gold: arrangement (string instruments) (song 5)
Emile Haynie: Keyboard (song 7) , composer (song 2) , drums (song 2 and 7) , producer (song 5 and 9) , co-producer (song 2 and 6)
Daniel Heath: arrangement (song 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8) , horn (song 6) , keyboard (song 7) , composer (song 8) , piano (song 8) , percussion (song 4) , producer (song 4 and 8) , string instruments (song 7–8)
David Kahne: Producer (Song 7)
Devrim Karaoglu: Drums (Song 3)
Jason Lader: Bass (Song 1) , Tonmeister (Song 1)
Tim Larcombe: guitar (song 6) , keyboard (song 6) , composer (song 6) , producer (song 6) , drums (song 6)
The Larry Gold Orchestra: String Instruments (Song 5)
Songa Lee: violin (song 1 and 8)
Eric Lynn: Co-Tonmeister (Song 1)
Kieron Menzies: mixer (song 2–4) , programming (drums) (song 3) , sound engineer (song 2–4)
Lee Morris: Composer (Song 5)
Rick Nowels : acoustic guitar (song 3) , bass (song 3) , keyboard (song 2–3) , composer (song 2–4) , mellotron (song 4) , piano (song 4) , producer (song 2–4) , Drums (song 3) , string instruments (song 4) , synthesizer (song 2)
Sean Oakley: Co-Tonmeister (Song 1)
Robert Orton: mixer (song 6)
Justin Parker: Composer (Song 1 and 9)
Tim Pierce: guitar (song 2–4)
Zac Rae: Keyboard, Piano (Song 1)
Tucker Robinson: arrangement (song 8) , sound engineer (string instruments) (song 1)
Jeff Rothschild: Mixer (Song 8)
Rick Rubin : Producer (Song 1)
Andrew Scheps: Mixer (Song 1)
Kathleen Sloan: violin (song 1 and 8)
Peter Stanislaus: co-mixer (song 8)
Jordan Stilwell: Co-Tonmeister (Song 2–3)
Patrick Warren: Brass (song 3) , Dulcitone (song 4) , guitar (song 2–4) , bell (song 4) , glockenspiel (song 3) , Mellotron (song 4) , Optigon (song 4) , organ (song 3–4) , piano (song 2–4) , string instruments (song 3) , synthesizer (song 2–4)
Bernie Wayne: Composer (Song 5)

reception

Charts and chart placements

Because Paradise was released in some countries as an additional EP to the deluxe edition of Born to Die , the chart positions and sales count to Born to Die . This has happened in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, among others. In the United States, Paradise reached position ten on the Billboard 200 and stayed in the top 10 for one week and 55 weeks in the charts. The EP was placed in the US annual charts of 2013 at position 115. For Lana Del Rey, it is the third chart success and the second top 10 success in the US album charts.

Chart placements
Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United States (Billboard)	10 (55 weeks)	55

Annual charts
Charts (2013)	placement
Annual charts (2013)
United States (Billboard)	115

Awards for music sales

Paradise has been awarded gold and platinum records worldwide. The album thus received record awards for over 120,000 units sold. According to sources, the album is said to have sold over 332,000 copies.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	120,000