Summertime Sadness ': The Story Behind Lana Del Rey'S Hit

“Summertime Sadness” explores the atmosphere of a bittersweet summertime where Lana danced, cruised and felt electrified with a loved one. This tuy nhiên became a sleeper… Read More 


Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you lớn know
That, baby, you the bestI got my red dress on tonight
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feelin' aliveOh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzlin' lượt thích a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore(One, two, three, four)Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to lớn know
That, baby, you the bestI got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast goin' 'bout 99Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonightOh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzlin' lượt thích a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore(One, two, three, four)Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you khổng lồ know
That baby, you the bestI got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh-oh-oh-ohThink I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the mornin' sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone, I'm gonna drive (drive), drive
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh-oh-oh-ohKiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to lớn know
That, baby, you the bestI got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

“Summertime Sadness” explores the atmosphere of a bittersweet summertime where Lana danced, cruised và felt electrified with a loved one. This tuy nhiên became a sleeper success from a dance remix by Cedric Gervais. The remix entered the top 50 in the UK, the đứng đầu 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it topped the US Dance/Electronic songs chart.

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The accompanying music đoạn phim created great speculation over its underlying message. It depicts a tragedy where one woman (played by Lana Del Rey) jumps và the other (Jamie King), heartbroken, follows. Due khổng lồ this, some claim that the song was written for a personal friend of Lana’s that committed suicide, or that it was written for a boyfriend that died years ago. However, there is absolutely no evidence of this, & many believe these speculations to lớn be false in their entirety.

Lana Del Rey cut through the blissful dance-pop sound of the 2010s with somber, poetic lyricism that matched her smoky voice. Instead of looking towards futuristic sounds lượt thích most of her female counterparts, Del Rey became known for celebrating 50s & 60s Americana pop culture, erotic Lolita-inspired themes, & Hollywood’s Golden Age in her music.

The singer independently released her debut album Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant in 2010. The following year, the viral success of her “Video Games” single led lớn a record khuyễn mãi giảm giá with Interscope. And in 2012, she reshaped her image as the “Gangster Nancy Sinatra” with her major-label debut Born to Die.

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Featuring a blend of trip-hop, baroque pop, & grandiose cinematic melodies, Born lớn Die had five singles that defined the early stages of her mainstream career: “Video Games,” “Born lớn Die,” “Blue Jeans,” “National Anthem,” và “Summertime Sadness.” The latter stood out as one of the album’s more upbeat songs, but lyrics like “Got my bad baby by my heavenly side/I know if I go, I’ll die happy tonight” kept it weighted.

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The bittersweet nature of “Summertime Sadness” was amplified by the music video. It starred actress Jaime King và Del Rey as a couple who kết thúc their happiness by committing suicide. Directed by King’s then-husband Kyle Newman, its melodramatic storyline was depicted via popular Instagram filters at the time.


Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Official Music Video)

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But 2013 saw an ironic turn of events: French house DJ/producer Cedric Gervais remixed “Summertime Sadness” into a sparkling dancefloor anthem, transforming Del Rey’s weariness into the same pop trends her music previously avoided. Nevertheless, the success of Gervais’ remix was hard khổng lồ ignore. His version shot to lớn No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Del Rey’s biggest single to lớn date.

“After the success of my track ‘Molly,’ a lot of people asked me to remix big artists,” Gervais told Billboard of the remix. “To me, it’s not about the money, so I turned down a lot of people. But Lana Del Rey came in. I didn’t even ask how much money, I just said, please send me the vocals right away and I did the track in one day. I wasn’t thinking if it was going khổng lồ be a hit or not, I just love and respect the artist that she is.”

Del Rey has since released numerous top 10 albums và scored multiple Grammy nominations. Her nostalgic sound also became a Hollywood go-to, with Del Rey recording “Young và Beautiful” for 2013’s The Great Gatsby, a cover of “Once Upon A Dream” for 2014’s Maleficent, earning a Golden Globe nomination for her eponymous theme tuy nhiên to Tim Burton’s 2014 biographical drama Big Eyes, and covering “Season of the Witch” for Guillermo del Toro’s 2019 film Scary Stories khổng lồ Tell in the Dark.

Del Rey has also continued to record hits dedicated lớn the sunny season. Following “Summertime Sadness,” she’s released 2015’s Honeymoon single “High by the Beach,” “Summer Bummer” featuring A$AP Rocky from 2017’s Lust For Life, covered Sublime’s “Doin’ Time” for 2019’s Norman F***king Rockwell, & covered George Gershwin’s “Summertime” a year later.

Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix Edit)” appeared on 2013’s Now That’s What I call Music! 48, alongside other pop hits like Katy Perry’s “Roar” và Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” Looking for more stories behind music’s biggest hits? check out the Now! That’s What I gọi Music page.

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