Young & Beautiful
| Young & Beautiful | |
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | April 22, 2013 |
| length | 3:56 |
| Genre (s) | Baroque pop |
| Author (s) | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels |
| Award (s) | Satellite Award |
| album | The great Gatsby (OST) |
Young & Beautiful ( English for 'young and beautiful') is a song by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The piece is part of the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels , the latter also produced the piece. The single was mastered on the New York Masterdisk, under the direction of the American Tony Dawsey and his assistant Tim Boyce. The song was mixed by Robert Orton. The instrumentalists were Devrim Karaoglu on bass, Rick Nowels on keyboard and piano and Patrick Warren on dulcitone, electric guitar, bells, piano and string instruments. The music was arranged by Craig Armstrong, Jon Ingoldsby, Jordan Stilwell and Trevor Yasuda. The instrumentalists were conducted by David Greenaway. The programming was done by Kieron Menzies, the drums programming by Dan Heath and Al Shux. Perry Montague-Mason was concertmaster. Sound engineers were Kieron Menzies and Geoff Foster. The song was released under the music labels Interscope Records and Water Tower and distributed through Universal Music Publishing . On the cover of the maxi singles - as with all single releases from the film - the advertising image for the film The Great Gatsby can be seen, with the inscription of the artist and the song title. On the cover of a later released remix version, the logo of Spinnin 'Records can be seen against the background of the US flag.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Young & Beautiful place on April 22, 2013 as a digital release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom and the United States, the release followed a day later on April 23, 2013. As a physical maxi single , the single was only released in the UK. On October 11, 2013, Young & Beautiful was re-released in a remix version by Cedric Gervais .
The song was advertised , among other things, by the film The Great Gatsby and as a promotional song for the MTV show Catfish - Verliebte im Netz . Live performances by Young & Beautiful on the radio or radio have still not taken place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She only played the song at her concerts.
background information
Del Rey initially planned to release the song on her eighth EP Paradise . In an interview with Catalunya Ràdio , she said that she already had three demo recordings of the songs I Sing the Body Electric , In the Land of Gods and Monsters and Will You Still Love Me When I'm No Longer Young and Beautiful , the latter song they also after the interview. The director, co-author and co-producer of the film Baz Luhrmann later announced in a Skype video chat that she was happy to have found a song for the film. Luhrmann adapted some text passages of the second verse of the demo version to the film. The songs I Sing the Body Electric and In the Land of Gods and Monsters were released on the Paradise EP under the names Body Electric and Gods and Monsters . Will You Still Love Me When I'm No Longer Young and Beautiful was released as Young & Beautiful exclusively on The Great Gatsby Soundtrack .
content
The lyrics to Young & Beautiful are written entirely in English, the title translated into German means “Jung und wunderbar”. The music and lyrics were co-written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels. Musically, the song moves in the area of baroque pop . The song is about the thoughts of a young lover who is concerned about whether love can last a lifetime. It includes the subjects about pleasing her lover, nostalgia and the gloom of aging. The line of text “Will You Still Love Me When I'm No Longer Young and Beautiful?” Shows parallels to the peculiarities in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby .
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Music video
The music video for Young & Beautiful premiered on May 10, 2013 on Del Rey's YouTube account. You can see Del Rey singing the song in a darkly lit room. Below the right eye she has painted two glittering tears that appear to be tattooed. Alternating with Del Rey, scenes of a darkly lit orchestra can be seen. The total length of the video is 3:58 minutes. Directed by Chris Sweeny, the video was produced by Adam Smith and Jacob Swan-Hyam. To date, the music video has over 403 million views on YouTube (as of August 2020).
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reception
Reviews
The US music magazine Rap-Up described the song as "haunting".
MTV described the song as "dark". They note that the song was composed in the way that Lana Del Rey fans have come to appreciate.
Jason Lipshutz from the US American Billboard Magazine called the song "typically lush" and sees great parallels to the previous hits Video Games and Born to Die .
Canada's National Post said Young & Beautiful started where video games left off . The song is relevant to the book because "... his obsession with the decay and transience of the good life certainly resonates". The magazine calls the composition an "artifact" of Del Rey's consistent dark tone. They add that the bare directness becomes more attractive the second time it is heard.
Jason Lipshutz of the US American Billboard Magazine described the video as "dark" and the Del Reys look as "very reserved". He further criticizes that the video has no degree, similar to the rhetorical question “Will You Still Love Me When I'm No Longer Young and Beautiful?” At the heart of the song.
Awards
On December 2, 2013, Young & Beautiful received a Satellite Award in the “Best Original Song” category.
Charts and chart placements
Young & Beautiful reached position 50 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of five weeks. In Austria the single reached position 57 and stayed in the charts for three weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position 31 in three weeks. In the United Kingdom, the single reached position 23 and stayed in the charts for ten weeks. In the United States, the single reached position 22 in 21 chart weeks.
For Del Rey as a performer it is the seventh chart success in Germany and Austria, the eighth in Switzerland, the sixth in Great Britain and the second in the United States. For Del Rey as a writer it is the seventh chart success in Germany and Switzerland, the sixth in Austria, the fifth in Great Britain and the second in the United States. It is their seventh single, which was simultaneously placed in all DA-CH countries.
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 Germany (GfK)
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50 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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57 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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31 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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23 (10 weeks) | 10 |
 United States (Billboard)
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22nd (21 weeks) | 21st |
Awards for music sales
Young & Beautiful was awarded two gold and ten platinum records worldwide, which means that the single has sold more than 1.9 million copies.
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 4 × platinum
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280,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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2 × platinum
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60,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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platinum
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80,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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 gold
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7,500 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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80,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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platinum
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1,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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476.950 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 10 × platinum |
1,984,450 |
Main article: Lana Del Rey / Music Sales Awards
Cover versions
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful. discogs.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Various - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition). discogs.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (Song). austriancharts.at, accessed on July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey. amazon.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana del Rey, una de les estrelles del Sónar 2012, entrevistada a 'El matí'. catradio.cat, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Baz Luhrmann talks about working with Lana Del Rey for The Great Gatsby. youtube.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ 'Gatsby' soundtrack to feature Jay-Z, Lana del Rey, The xx and more. articles.latimes.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana del Ray does doom, gloom and va-va voom for The Great Gatsby with new song 'Young and Beautiful'. independent.co.uk, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey's 'Great Gatsby' Track 'Young & Beautiful' Hits The Web. billboard.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Jay-Z Calls on Beyoncé, André 3000, Fergie, & Lana Del Rey for 'Great Gatsby' soundtrack. rap-up.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ First Impressions: Lana Del Rey's Young & Beautiful picks up where Video Games left off. (No longer available online.) Arts.nationalpost.com, archived from the original on October 5, 2014 ; Retrieved July 8, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lana Del Rey is 'Young and Beautiful' and Sad in New Video. billboard.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ 2013 nominations. pressacademy.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey, Young and Beautiful. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful. hitparade.ch, accessed on July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Lana Del Rey - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ 4x platinum for “Young & Beautiful” in Australia. aria.com.au, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Gold for "Young & Beautiful" in Italy. fimi.it, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Platinum for "Young & Beautiful" in Canada. musiccanada.com, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ^ Gold for "Young & Beautiful" in New Zealand. nztop40.co.nz, accessed July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ 2x platinum for “Young & Beautiful” in Sweden. sverigetopplistan.se, accessed July 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Silver for “Young & Beautiful” in the UK. bpi.co.uk, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Rob Copsey: Lana Del Rey's Official Top 10 biggest selling singles. officialcharts.com, August 30, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .
