Born to Die

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Born To Die
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Studio album by
Lana Del Rey
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2012 (2012-01-27)
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Length49:28
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Lana Del Rey chronology
Lana Del Rey
(2012)		Born To Die
(2012)		 Paradise
(2012)
Singles from Born to Die
  1. "Video Games"
    Released: October 7, 2011
  2. "Born to Die"
    Released: December 30, 2011
  3. "Blue Jeans"
    Released: March 30, 2012
  4. "National Anthem"
    Released: June 15, 2012
  5. "Summertime Sadness"
    Released: June 22, 2012
  6. "Dark Paradise"
    Released: March 1, 2013

Born to Die is the second album by American singer-songwriter and record producer Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records. A reissue of the album, subtitled The Paradise Edition , was released on November 9, 2012. The new material from the reissue was also made available on a separate extended play (EP) titled Paradise .

Contents

Before the album's release, Del Rey had attracted attention with her 2011 singles "Video Games" and "Born to Die", which contrasted contemporary electronic/dance music with a cinematic sound accompanied by dramatic strings. A predominantly baroque pop and trip hop album, Born to Die features the same cinematic composition. The lyrics are about love, sex, and drugs, and feature prominent references to 1950s and 1960s Americana. The album was the world's fifth best-selling album of 2012. In 2023, it became the second album by a woman to spend more than 500 weeks on the US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 2, and topped charts in Australia and various European countries including France, Germany, and the UK.

Born to Die was supported by four further singles: "Blue Jeans", "Summertime Sadness", "National Anthem", and "Dark Paradise". "Summertime Sadness" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Del Rey's highest-charting single in the US at the time. The album polarized contemporary critics; praise was directed toward the album's distinctive sound, while criticism targeted its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies. Del Rey's image during promotion of Born to Die was controversial; tabloid media accused her of inauthentic marketing tactics to gain an audience in the indie music scene. Despite an initially ambivalent reception, the album has been retrospectively ranked in best-of lists by several publications including The Guardian and NME , and helped Del Rey acquire cult status among music fans. [1] [2]

Background and development

In 2007, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Grant signed a recording contract with the record label 5 Point Records, and began planning her debut studio album. But after hiring new management services, taking an interest in adopting the stage name Lana Del Ray, and a perceived lack of motivation during production, she found herself in conflict with the record label and her producer David Kahne. [3] The final product, Lana Del Ray , was digitally released in January 2010, and her stage name was respelled Lana Del Rey shortly after its launch. [3] Grant was successfully bought out of her recording contract at her manager's request; consequently, Lana Del Ray was pulled out of circulation before physical versions were produced. [4]

After settling on her current stage name, Del Rey signed a recording contract with Stranger Records in June 2011, and released the track "Video Games". [5] Initially, she had released the song because it was her "favorite" and had no intentions of releasing it as a single, although the video went viral on YouTube after its premiere. [6] During an appearance on the French television series Taratata in November 2011, Del Rey announced that her second studio album would be titled Born to Die. [7]

In an interview with British GQ, Del Rey revealed she was sent to boarding school in Connecticut at age 14 to get sober from alcoholism and said much of Born to Die is written about her experiences with alcohol while living in New York:

I was a big drinker at the time. I would drink every day. I would drink alone. I thought the whole concept was so fucking cool. A great deal of what I wrote on Born to Die is about these wilderness years. A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York. And when I write about the thing that I've lost I feel like I'm writing about alcohol because that was the first love of my life. Sure, there have been people, but it's really alcohol. [8]

The photograph used on the cover for Born to Die was shot in Carpenders Park, Watford by Nicole Nodland, [9] [10] while Del Rey and David Bowden oversaw the overall direction for its packaging. On behalf of Complex , Dale Eisinger ranked the cover eighth on the magazine's list of "The 50 Best Pop Album Covers of the Past Five Years", commending its usage of the typeface Steelfish and speaking favorably of the "ominous" feeling it evoked, which he credited to "the shadows or whatever the shapes in the background are [and] how properly Lana can affect her detached and still-flawless persona to a simple gaze". [11] The album's track listing was announced on January 9, 2012, [12] while the record was released on January 31 in the United States; it became Del Rey's first album with Interscope Records after she secured a distribution arrangement with them. [13]

Composition

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"National Anthem"
A 22-second sample of the song's chorus, features Del Rey incorporating a Jessica Rabbit persona over a "lush-strings-meet-hard-beats" background. [14]
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Born to Die's music style has been described as alternative pop, [15] "sultry, overstated orchestral pop," [16] baroque pop, [17] indie pop, [18] sadcore [18] and trip hop. [19] [20] Of the style of her vocals on the album, Del Rey said: "people weren't taking me very seriously, so I lowered my voice, believing that it would help me stand out. Now I sing quite low... well, for a female anyway". [21]

The singer's first singles, "Video Games" and "Born to Die" were described variously as "quasi-cabaret balladry", [22] "woozy and sometimes soporific soundtrack soul", [23] and "pop". [24] Del Rey described "Video Games" as "Hollywood sadcore". [25] Tim Lee of musicOMH noted the songs are extremely similar, commenting that "her (alleged) agents clearly having stumbled upon a formula with which they can (allegedly) print money and (allegedly) further consign Lana's secretive, (allegedly) real debut LP to the annals of history. You didn't hear it from us, right?". [26] Del Rey was described as a "gangsta Nancy Sinatra", [27] although she cites Britney Spears, Elvis Presley and Antony and the Johnsons as her musical influences. [28] When asked about her musical style, Del Rey said:

I would have loved to be part of the indie community. But I wasn't. I was looking for a community, I don't even know any people who are musicians. I never met that indie popular indie, whoever the fuck that is. Who IS indie? First of all, I can't really get my head around what indie music is. Because if you've heard of it, it's sort of pop music, right? Because it's, like, popular? Or is it just that it's not on the radio? It's not like I was in an indie community and then I blew up. It's like, I was living on the street and I'm not – like, for real, you know what I'm saying? [13]

The lyrics of "Off to the Races" have been called "a freak show of inappropriate co-dependency", [29] with a chorus that recalls Sheryl Crow's "down and out drunken loner persona" in her 1994 single "Leaving Las Vegas". [29] Pryia Elan of NME noted that the track "almost falls under the weight of this persona. There's none of 'Video Games''s measured, piano-led reflection. Instead the psychosexual rumblings of the lyrics and the dual voices she uses offset the comparatively simple musical shades on display." [29]

Del Rey's vocals on "Off to the Races", "National Anthem", and "Diet Mountain Dew" were described as "chatty" and "almost rapping". [30] [31] Her vocals on "Million Dollar Man" were likened to those of "a highly medicated Fiona Apple". [31] Compared to soundtracks for James Bond films, Born to Die contains trip hop beats and a cinematic sound reminiscent of the 1950s. [31] Thematically, Born to Die refers to sex and drugs, with Del Rey playing a Lolita-esque persona. [30] Bill Lamb, a reviewer at About.com, wrote that "National Anthem" seems "lost in a messy blend of money, sex, and corporate greed, but it is the rousing yet graceful arrangement that solidifies the song's point of view as a clever critique of a society that is just as messy as these words". [32] "National Anthem", Lamb says, fits into the lyrical structure of Born to Die in that the theme is that of a "bitter, albeit narcotized, criticism of all of the wealth and emotional artifice Lana Del Rey is accused of embracing". [32] NME observed that Del Rey sings like a "perfect mannequin" on "National Anthem", criticizing the track for baldly revisiting the beat-driven chorus of "Born to Die". [33]

Promotion

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Del Rey performing during the Born to Die Tour in Amsterdam, 2011

To promote Born to Die, Del Rey embarked on the Born to Die Tour from November 4, 2011, to September 25, 2012. Mainly consisting of concerts in Europe, the tour also visited North America and Australia.[ citation needed ]

"Video Games" was featured for the first time on The CW's Ringer on September 28, 2011, during a pivotal scene, propelling Del Rey into the mainstream. [34] Del Rey also promoted the album with performances in a number of live appearances, including for MTV Push, [35] and at the Bowery Ballroom, where, according to Eliot Glazer of New York, "the polarizing indie hipstress brought her 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra' swag". [36] Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone commented that, despite Del Rey's nervousness and anxiety while performing live, she "sang with considerable confidence, though her transitions from husky, come-hither sexuality to bratty, girlish petulance could be rather jarring". [37] Del Rey also performed "Video Games" on Dutch television program De Wereld Draait Door , [38] on British music television show Later... with Jools Holland , [39] and on a show at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California. [40]

She gave several interviews to newspapers and online magazines such as The Quietus , [41] The Observer , [42] and Pitchfork , [43] while creating her own music videos for several tracks such as "Blue Jeans" and "Off to the Races". [44] [45] On January 14, 2012, Del Rey appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform "Blue Jeans" and "Video Games". Her performance soon came under scrutiny, and was criticized by NBC anchor Brian Williams, who called it "the worst in SNL history". [46] SNL cast member Andy Samberg and the host of that week's episode, Daniel Radcliffe, came to her defense, with the latter stating that the criticism towards her was less about the performance and more about "her past and her family". [46] Ringer played another Del Rey song, "Blue Jeans", on February 14, 2012, during the last scene of episode 13. [47]

Singles

"I feel like 'Video Games' and 'Blue Jeans' and 'Born to Die' are all like part of a trilogy; I had met this guy and I was really struck by him visually and when it became clear that we couldn't be together anymore, I just knew in my heart that I would still honor that relationship for a long time... It was just more about living in the memories of the best of the past and just honoring that time."

—Lana Del Rey [48]

"Video Games" was released as Del Rey's debut single on October 10, 2011. [49] The song received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Del Rey's vocals and considered it one of the best songs of 2011. [50] [51] "Video Games" attained worldwide success, reaching number one in Germany and top-ten positions in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. [52] [53] [54] An accompanying music video, directed and edited by Del Rey, contained video clips of skateboarders, cartoons, shots from old afties, and paparazzi footage of Paz de la Huerta falling down while intoxicated. [55] The music video helped increase Del Rey's online popularity. [55] The second single and title track, "Born to Die", was released as a digital download on December 30, 2011. [56] The music video for it leaked on December 14, [57] and was based on a concept Del Rey created, directed by Yoann Lemoine. [58] Rolling Stone gave the video a generally favorable review. [59]

Del Rey announced "Blue Jeans" as the third single from the album. It was officially released on April 6, 2012. [60] An accompanying music video directed by Lemoine premiered around the web on March 19, 2012. [61] "Summertime Sadness" was released as the fourth single on June 22. The official music video was released on July 20. "National Anthem" was announced as the fifth single and released on July 6. Its music video was released on June 27. "Dark Paradise" was released as the final single on March 1, 2013, only in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Poland.

"Radio" charted at number 67 in France. "Without You" debuted at number 121 in the UK. [62] "Off to the Races" was released as a promotional single in The Netherlands on January 6, 2012. [63] A music video, directed by Del Rey, was released on December 22, 2011. [64] "Carmen" was released as a promotional single in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on January 26, 2012. [65] [66] [67] On February 27, 2012, Del Rey revealed on Facebook that the video for "Carmen" was shot and would be finished being edited that day. It was released on April 21, 2012. [68]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10 [69]
Metacritic 62/100 [70]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [71]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [72]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [73]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [74]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [75]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [76]
NME 8/10 [77]
Pitchfork 5.5/10 [31]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Spin 6/10 [78]

Initial reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62 based on 37 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [70]

Jaime Gill of BBC Music commented that the album "isn't perfect", criticizing the production of songs such as "Dark Paradise", but concluded that Born to Die is the most distinctive debut album since Glasvegas's eponymous disc released in 2008. [79] Slant Magazine writer Sal Cinquemani commented that several tracks had their production changed for the album, making tracks such as "National Anthem" and "This Is What Makes Us Girls" less "radio-friendly". [14] Cinquemani wrote, "ironically, the album's sole weakness is the strength of its immaculate production, which can be a bit overwhelming over the course of 12 tracks." [14] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said that Born to Die is "beautifully turned pop music, which is more than enough", with most melodies "constructed magnificently", but that Del Rey "doesn't have the lyrical equipment to develop a persona throughout the album." [75] Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune gave a negative review, criticizing the repetitive production. [76] [72]

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone declared that the lyrics, with their "pop-trash perversity", were the strength of the album, but that Del Rey had a voice that was "pinched and prim" and "wasn't ready to make an album yet". He concluded, "Given her chic image, it's a surprise how dull, dreary and pop-starved Born to Die is." [19] AllMusic critic John Bush wrote: "There is a chasm that separates 'Video Games' from the other material and performances on the album, which aims for exactly the same target—sultry, sexy, wasted—but with none of the same lyrical grace, emotional power, or sympathetic productions... an intriguing start, but Del Rey is going to have to hit the books if she wants to stay as successful as her career promised early on". [71] Channing Freeman of Sputnikmusic disliked the album, saying, "The worst thing about Born to Die is that even its great songs contain problems". [80] The Observer 's Kitty Empire said that, unlike pop singers Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and their "hedonic outpourings", "Lana Del Rey's partying is fuelled by a knowing sadness, and sung in that laconic, hypnotic voice, which ultimately saves this thoroughly dissolute, feminist nightmare of a record for the romantics among us". [81]

The A.V. Club 's Evan Rytlewski panned the album, writing, "Shallow and overwrought, with periodic echoes of Kesha's Valley Girl aloofness, the album lives down to the harshest preconceptions against pop music". [82] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times also noted that Del Rey's vocals have "so much potential and yet [are] unrefined", and said that despite having standout tracks like "Summertime Sadness" and "Dark Paradise", listening to the album "has become tiring and woozy, like if you'd taken a half-dozen Ambiens when you'd put the record on—and now you're getting very, very sleepy". [83] Pitchfork 's Lindsay Zoladz commented: "The album's point of view—if you could call it that—feels awkward and out of date... [it] never allows tension or complexity into the mix, and its take on female sexuality ends up feeling thoroughly tame. For all of its coos about love and devotion, it's the album equivalent of a faked orgasm—a collection of torch songs with no fire". [31] Alex Denney of NME gave a positive review, saying: "Although it's not quite the perfect pop record 'Video Games' might have led us to wish for, Born to Die still marks the arrival of a fresh—and refreshingly self-aware—sensibility in pop." [77]

Retrospective acclaim

Born to Die has received retrospective reviews through the years, with many critics and journalists giving it a second chance and publishing think-pieces about the industry's perspective on Del Rey. Meaghan Garvey, writing for Pitchfork, said that "it’s a drag to rehash the Born to Die discourse now [...] a conversation so tediously narrow," praising the album as "thrillingly rich." [84] In 2021, Pitchfork included it in their "Rescored" list, with Anna Gaca claiming that "Born to Die turned out to be a sign of things to come, like genre-agnostic pop ballads with hip-hop beats, and the arch, depressive languor that’s more mainstream than ever." [85] Craig Jenkins from Vulture agreed, stating that "in retrospect, it was a dumb conversation." He added that Born to Die "came from nowhere with a fully formed [...] aesthetic that was perhaps too much too soon," arguing that "it felt time-displaced and familiar all at once, like discovering a [...] cassette tape from that part of the 90s where trip hop invaded pop." [86] Dan Solomon, writing for CultureMap, asked to fellow music critics to "keep [the controversy] in the past," arguing that it is "simplistic to dismiss Born to Die." He described the album as "easy to listen to," and "great-sounding," while praising "Off to the Races" as "a self-assured performance from a singer in control of her voice, a mix of acting and singing." He also called "Dark Paradise" and "Summertime Sadness" standouts. [87] In a similar opinion, Grantland 's Alex Pappademas questioned if "there [was] any way to separate the Internet hatred of Lana Del Rey from her sort of surprisingly good album." [88]

Chris Lacy from Albumism stated that "it's crystal-clear [Del Rey] is the mastermind behind Born to Die," describing the album as a "realistic portrait of addiction, sexual obsession, abnormality and fear." He also praised the album's music videos, calling them "epic short films that were thought-provoking" and that they "would've made Michael Jackson proud." However, he noted that the album "loses steam midway," calling closing track "This Is What Makes Us Girls" a "saving grace." [89] Jesse Cataldo from Slant named Born to Die Del Rey's second best album, describing it as a "startlingly composed premiere effort." [90] Miranda Mikkola from Gay Times called Born to Die "one of the greatest major-label debut albums of the century," stating that "it's still a gorgeous album that we love to revisit every now and then," while marking "Off to the Races", "National Anthem" and "Dark Paradise" as standouts. [91] On a similar note, Angelina Fay from No Majesty agreed that the album is "still great to rediscover" and praised it as "timeless in every sense of the word." [92] Rhian Daly, writing for NME , argued that Del Rey "was too special to live in the shadows of other artists [...] she just had to find her path to that point." [93] Rob Harvilla from The Ringer had a rather mixed retrospective review, writing that Born to Die was "spotty but occasionally excellent" and rating it as "her worst album." However, he called "Video Games" "an alarmingly great song", described "Radio" as "gorgeous" and praised Del Rey as "the perfect artist of our times." [94] Billboard included the title track in their Songs That Defined the Decade list and called it "one of the most standout musical moments on the album."

Accolades

Awards

YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2012 GAFFA Awards (Denmark) International Album of the YearWon [95]
GAFFA Awards (Norway) International Album of the YearWon [96]
2013 Swiss Music Awards Best Album Pop / Rock InternationalNominated [97] [98] [99]
Xbox Entertainment AwardsBest AlbumWon [100]
2014 Billboard Music Awards Top Rock AlbumNominated [101] [102]

Year-end lists

PublicationListRankRef.
NME 50 Best Albums of 201245 [103]
Slant25 Best Albums of 20129 [104]
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 201219 [105]
The Guardian Best Albums of 201217 [106]
Complex The 50 Best Albums of 20124 [107]
Uncut Uncut's Top 75 New Albums of 201251 [108]

Decade-end lists

PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard The 20 Best Albums of 2010s (So Far)20 [109]
Billboard The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s31 [110]
NME NME's Greatest Albums of the Decade: The 2010s10 [111]
Uproxx All the Best Albums of the 2010s97 [112]
The Independent The 50 Best Albums of the Decade3 [113]
Noisey The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s18 [114]
The Guardian The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century70 [115]
Stereogum 100 Best Albums of the 2010s40 [116]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, Born to Die sold 50,000 copies on its first day of release. [117] It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold 116,745 copies. By accumulating digital sales of 50,007, the album became the fifth album ever to sell upwards of 50,000 downloads in a single week. [118] Additionally, it was the fastest selling album of 2012, becoming the first album to reach 100,000 copies sold in that year. [119] Born to Die remained atop the chart in its second week, selling an additional 60,000 copies. [120] In the UK, the album was certified five-times platinum [121] and by March 2023 had sold 1.4 million copies. [122]

In France, the album debuted at number one on the French Albums Chart with sales of 48,791, whose 16,968 digital copies. [123] The album remained at the top position the following week with 23,888 copies sold. [124] As of June 2014, it has sold over 500,000 copies in France. [125] In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number two on the charts, spending forty weeks in the chart. After the conjunction of Born to Die: The Paradise Edition , the album charted at number six. [126] "Born to Die" is the fifty-seventh best charting album of all time in New Zealand. [127]

In the United States, the album attained first-week sales of 77,000 copies, subsequently debuting at number two on the Billboard 200, behind Adele's 21 , [128] and shipped over 500,000 units in the country by January 2013, getting Gold certification. [129] On the week ending August 31, 2013, though the album was in its eighty-first week on the chart, it re-entered the top twenty at number 20, selling 13,000 copies. As of January 2024, Born to Die has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, and has been certified five-times platinum by the RIAA for album units equivalent to five million. [130] [131]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Born to Die was the fifth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 3.4 million copies. [132] [133] [134] By June 2014, the album had sold seven million copies worldwide. [135] As of April 2024, the album has allegedly sold eighteen million equivalent album units worldwide since release. [136]

Legacy

"It's common knowledge, at this point, that Lana Del Rey is Lizzy Grant's invented persona, an entirely new character that she created when her own music didn't seem to be going anywhere [...] But when 'Video Games' hit as hard and as early as it did, she suddenly had to rush out an album, and she didn't have the luxury of figuring out the different directions that this character could go."

—Tom Breihan of Stereogum [137]

With the release of Born to Die, Del Rey became the main focus of attention of the press for her image as well as her music. [138] Since her debut with "Video Games", Del Rey had been causing many to begin to accuse her of trying to erase her past with a different type of songs and style. Considering the album's composition and her appearance, many tabloids began to question her authenticity and claim that her success was due only to her beauty. [139] Also, speculation arose that Del Rey was just a character created by Lizzy Grant and pop music industry, with her label trying to get a place and audience within indie music. [140] [141]

Business Insider 's Kevin Lincoln commented that Lana was manufactured by her label and used "Video Games" as a form of advertising. [139] In defense of the singer, Jaime Gill from BBC Music wrote: "If you want an explanation for the unlikely rise of Lana Del Rey, it isn't that hard to find. Ignore accusations of cynical marketing and inauthenticity, or speculation about surgery and daddy's money – that's not important. And don't get distracted by YouTube statistics or the hyperbole, this isn't about new media. It's about something older and more mysterious than that; the extraordinary, resilient power of pop music". [142] Sasha Frere Jones of The New Yorker came out in defense of the artist as well, writing: "The weirder strain of criticism concerns authenticity [...] Detractors cite a variety of presumed conspiracies, some involving the influence of her father, Rob Grant [...] The rumor of manipulative managers guiding her; the reality of professional songwriters working for her [...] and how Grant's top lip got so big so fast [...] Surely no equivalent male star would be subject of the same level of examination." [137] Sharing a similar view, Ann Lee wrote in Metro : "I know it's fun to slate [Lana] but she's got a great voice – that's a fact". [143] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine also proved to be in favor of Del Rey, declaring: "I was initially puzzled by the accusations of inauthenticity that were hurled with such vehemence and frequency at Lana Del Rey in the wake of her meteoric rise to it girl status last year [...] And I guess we're supposed to lament the fact that, unlike Amy Winehouse, she doesn't appear to have a predilection for dope or booze to back up her supposed bad-girl bona fides. But since when exactly has 'authenticity' ever been a criterion in pop music?". [144]

Born to Die's sound, themes and aesthetic left a major impact in popular music. In 2019, The Washington Post named Del Rey one of the "five people who helped shape the culture of the past decade." [145] Max Migowsky from Indie described her as "the figurehead of an entire generation," [146] while Zachary Small from Hyperallergic called Born to Die "ahead of its time." [147] Al Horner from Red Bull agreed, marking Born to Die as "[a] blueprint for a new sonic world" and describing its sound as the feminine equivalent of grunge music. [148] He argued that Del Rey's success "convinced record labels to take a chance on [...] emotionally vulnerable pop" and stated that "there's never been more space for melancholy in popular music." Sorrell Forbes from uDiscover Music named Born to Die "the most powerful moment in her career," while arguing that Del Rey brought "the sound [the public was] looking for." [149] Del Rey herself stated in an interview with Pitchfork in 2019 that "there's been a major sonic shift culturally. I think I had a lot to do with that." [150] Omar N. Goulding from Culturizando called Born to Die "the most influential album of the decade," arguing that "people were getting tired of happy music and wanted to listen to something different" and that Del Rey "set the [sad girl] trend into pop culture." Richard S. He, writing for Billboard , said that Born to Die is "one of the main catalysts for pop's mid-2010s shift from brash EDM to a moodier, hip-hop-inflected palette." [151] Billboard later included the album's title track as one of the 100 songs that defined the 2010s, adding that it influenced "a sonic shift that completely changed the pop landscape." [152] Critics and journalists alike agree that Born to Die influenced the works of Lorde, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, among others. Swift herself named Del Rey the "most influential artist in pop." [153]

Born to Die was listed among publications' best-of lists of the 2010s decade, including NME (#10) [154] and The Independent (#3). [155] The Guardian included the album at number 70 on its 2019 list of The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century. [156]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die. [157]

Born to Die – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Born to Die"
4:46
2."Off to the Races"
  • Grant
  • Tim Larcombe
  • Patrik Berger
  • Haynie
5:00
3."Blue Jeans"
  • Grant
  • Haynie
  • Dan Heath
Haynie3:30
4."Video Games"
  • Grant
  • Parker
 Robopop 4:42
5."Diet Mountain Dew"
3:43
6."National Anthem"
  • Haynie
  • Bhasker [c]
  • Sneddon [b]
  • Bauer-Mein [b]
3:51
7."Dark Paradise"
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
4:03
8."Radio"
  • Grant
  • Parker
  • Haynie
  • Parker [c]
3:34
9."Carmen"
  • Grant
  • Parker
4:08
10."Million Dollar Man"
  • Haynie
  • Braide
3:51
11."Summertime Sadness"
  • Grant
  • Nowels
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
4:25
12."This Is What Makes Us Girls"
3:58
Total length:49:28
Born to Die – North America iTunes Store and Japan editions (bonus track) [158] [159] [160] [161]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Video Games" (Joy Orbison Remix)
  • Robopop
  • Orbison [d]
4:59
Born to Die – French FnacMusic edition (bonus track) [162]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Video Games" (White Lies C-Mix)
  • Grant
  • Parker
7:32
Born to Die – French digital reissue (bonus track) [163] [164]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Born to Die" (Woodkid and The Shoes Remix)
  • Grant
  • Parker
4:01
Born to Die – Target edition (bonus tracks) [165]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Without You"
Haynie3:49
14."Lolita"
  • Grant
  • Liam Howe
  • Hannah Robinson
  • Haynie
  • Howe [a]
3:40
Total length:56:51
Born to Die – Deluxe edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Lucky Ones"
  • Grant
  • Nowels
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
3:45
Total length:60:40
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die. [166]

Performance credits

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals (all tracks)
  • Emilie Bauer-Mein – backing vocals (track 6)
  • James Bauer-Mein – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Lenha Labelle – French vocals (track 9)
  • David Sneddon – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Hannah Robinson – backing vocals (track 14)
  • Matihandz – additional vocals (tracks 7, 15)

Instruments

  • Patrik Berger – guitar, bass guitar, percussion, synthesizer, sampler, drum programming (track 2)
  • Jeff Bhasker – guitar (tracks 1, 5, 6); keyboards (track 5); additional keyboards (track 6, 9); additional strings (track 9)
  • Chris Braide – guitar, acoustic piano, strings, drum programming (track 10)
  • Pelle Hansen – cello (track 2)
  • Emile Haynie – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15); keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15); additional keyboards (tracks 2, 5, 10, 12); guitar (tracks 3, 8, 9, 13, 15)
  • Dan Heath – flute (track 11), additional strings (track 13)
  • Erik Holm – viola (track 2)
  • Liam Howe – additional keyboards, programming (track 14)
  • Devrim Karaoglu – additional synthesizer, orchestral drums (track 7); additional pads (track 11)
  • Brent Kolatalo – additional drums (track 5)
  • Ken Lewis – additional vocal noises (track 1); additional drums (track 5)
  • Rick Nowels – guitar (track 7); additional strings (track 11); keyboards (track 15)
  • Dean Reid – pads (track 7)
  • Al Shux – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming (track 12)
  • Sacha Skarbek – omnichord (track 13)
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin (track 2)
  • Patrick Warren – chamberlain strings (track 7); additional strings (track 11); guitar, keyboards (tracks 11, 15); strings, secondary strings (track 15)

Production

  • Carl Bagge – string arrangements (track 2)
  • Patrik Berger – production (track 2)
  • Jeff Bhasker – co-production (track 5), additional production (tracks 6, 9)
  • Chris Braide – production (track 10)
  • Lorenzo Cosi – engineering (track 13)
  • Mike Daly – vocal production (track 5)
  • John Davis – mastering (all tracks)
  • Duncan Fuller – mixing assistant (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13)
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant (tracks 5, 6, 7, 12, 15)
  • Larry Gold – string arrangements, conductor (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15)
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
  • Nicole Nodland – photography
  • Mat Maitland – design
  • Emile Haynie – production (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
  • Dan Heath – string arrangements, conductor (tracks 3, 6)
  • Liam Howe – co-production (track 14)
  • Brent Kolatalo – additional recording (track 1)
  • Erik Madrid – mixing assistant (tracks 5, 6, 7, 12, 15)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 5, 6, 7, 12, 15)
  • Kieron Menzies – engineering (track 15)
  • The Nexus – vocal production (track 6)
  • Rick Nowels – co-production (tracks 7, 11, 15); vocal production (track 15)
  • Justin Parker – vocal production (tracks 1, 9); additional production (track 8)
  • Robopop – production, mixing (track 4)
  • Al Shux – production, vocal production (track 12)
  • Steve Tirpak – string assistant (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15)

Charts

Certifications

[a]

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [295] 4× Platinum280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [296] 2× Platinum40,000*
Belgium (BEA) [297] Platinum30,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [298] Platinum40,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [299] 5× Platinum400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [300] 4× Platinum80,000‡
France (SNEP) [301] Diamond500,000*
Germany (BVMI) [302] 9× Gold900,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ) [303] Gold3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [304] 2× Platinum30,000^
Italy (FIMI) [305] 3× Platinum150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [306] Platinum+Gold90,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [307] 6× Platinum90,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [308] Gold15,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [309] Diamond100,000*
Portugal (AFP) [310] 2× Platinum30,000^
Russia (NFPF) [217] Platinum10,000*
Singapore (RIAS) [311] Gold5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [312] Platinum40,000^
Sweden (GLF) [313] Gold20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [314] 2× Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [315] 5× Platinum1,500,000‡
United States (RIAA) [316] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [317] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide—7,000,000 [135]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
GermanyJanuary 27, 2012
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
 Universal Music [318] [319] [320]
Ireland Polydor [321]
FranceJanuary 30, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal Music [322] [323]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • digital download
  • LP
Polydor [324] [325] [326]
United StatesJanuary 31, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
 [327] [328]
AustraliaFebruary 3, 2012CDUniversal Music [329]
JapanFebruary 8, 2012
 [330]
United StatesFebruary 21, 2012LP
  • Stranger
  • Interscope
 [331]

Notes

  1. ↑ As of 2014, the album has sold seven million copies, although coverage of the album in 2024 suggests current sales exceeding eighteen million.

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