13 Beaches

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"13 Beaches"
Song by Lana Del Rey
from the album Lust for Life
ReleasedJuly 21, 2017
RecordedMay 2016
Length4:55
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Grant
  • Nowels
  • Kieron Menzies
  • Dean Reid
  • Mighty Mike

"13 Beaches" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey from her fifth studio album, Lust for Life (2017). Recorded in May 2016, the song was written by Del Rey and Rick Nowels, both of whom produced the song alongside Kieron Menzies, Dean Reid, and Mighty Mike.

Lana Del Rey American singer and songwriter

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer, songwriter, poet, model and music video director. Her music has been noted by critics for its stylized cinematic quality; its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia; and its references to pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana.

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Background and composition

During an interview with Paris Match magazine, Del Rey revealed that she wrote the song during the summer of 2016 about her experience visiting 13 different beaches in an attempt to escape paparazzi and read a book alone. [1] [2] The song was recorded in May 2016. The instrumental for the song was originally part of a different song titled "Something Real". [3] [4]

The song opens with an audio clip of actress Candace Hilligoss talking, taken from the 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls, over an orchestral instrumental and simple piano chord.

Del Rey has performed the song numerous times during her live shows, particularly during the LA to the Moon Tour in 2018. [5]

LA to the Moon Tour Concert tour by American singer Lana Del Rey

The LA to the Moon Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American singer Lana Del Rey, in support of her fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life (2017). The tour began on January 5, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, and visited cities across North America, South America, Oceania and Europe.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lust for Life.

Performance
Instruments
Personnel

Commercial performance

Upon its release as apart of Lust for Life, the song gained significant popularity, charting on the single charts in countries including France, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, while also charting on the US Rock Songs chart.

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Czech Republic Digital Singles (ČNS IFPI) [6] 94
France (SNEP) [7] 195
Portugal (AFP) [8] 72
Slovakia Digital Singles (ČNS IFPI) [6] 81
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 89
US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 27

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