Born to Die: The Paradise Edition

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Born to Die: The Paradise Edition
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Studio album (reissue)by
Lana Del Rey
ReleasedNovember 9, 2012 (2012-11-09)
Recorded2010–2012
Studio
  • Sarm West, The Square (London)
  • Electric Lemon, Human Feel, Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Shangri-La (Malibu)
  • The Green Building (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length93:47
Label
Producer
Lana Del Rey chronology
Paradise
(2012)		Born to Die: The Paradise Edition
(2012)		 Tropico
(2013)

Born to Die: The Paradise Edition is the reissue of American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey's major-label debut studio album Born to Die (2012). It was released on November 9, 2012, by Interscope and Polydor Records. Released ten months after the original, The Paradise Edition features eight newly recorded tracks, which were simultaneously made available on the standalone extended play Paradise (2012). Although having worked with several producers for each record, Emile Haynie and Rick Nowels are the only producers whose contributions are featured on both discs.

Contents

The Paradise Edition performed moderately on international record charts in Europe, where it charted separately from Born to Die and Paradise. While the project was not directly supported by singles of its own, the tracks "Ride" and "Burning Desire" were released from Paradise on September 25, 2012, and March 13, 2013, while "Dark Paradise" was serviced from Born to Die on March 1, 2013. A remix of the track "Summertime Sadness" from Born to Die, produced by Cedric Gervais, was released independently from either project on July 11, 2013; it was later included on select reissues of The Paradise Edition after experiencing success on record charts worldwide.

Background and release

"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."

— Del Rey describing the conception and meaning of The Paradise Edition. [1]

Del Rey released her second studio album and major-label debut Born to Die in January 2012 by Interscope Records, Polydor Records, and Stranger Records. [2] It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies; in doing so, it became the highest opening week for a major-label debut by a female artist since Dream with Me (2011) by Jackie Evancho entered at number two in the United States. [3] In July, Del Rey expressed her intentions release an expanded version of Born to Die subtitled The Paradise Edition, which was initially expected to contain seven newly recorded tracks to supplement the original record. [1] Del Rey unveiled its cover in September, in which she is photographed in a beige-colored one-piece swimsuit standing before a tropical background, and elaborated that the reissue would contain the fifteen-track deluxe version of Born to Die and nine previously unreleased songs. [4]

The final product was first released on November 9 in Australia, [5] and was later made available on November 13 in the United States. [6] The Paradise Edition was packaged as a two-disc product in its physical variation, [7] while a digital version was serviced to online music stores. [6] The newly recorded material was simultaneously made available on the standalone extended play Paradise (2012). [8] The Paradise Edition was released in vinyl record packaging on November 20; it came with the vinyl for Paradise, and designated a slipcase to hold a separately-purchased vinyl of Born to Die. [9] A limited edition box set of the project was released on December 4, 2012; it contained the physical version of the record, an eight-track remix disc, a six-music video DVD, four printed photographs, and a two-track vinyl record with remixes of "Blue Velvet". [10]

New material

The eight tracks appended on The Paradise Edition exemplify a "cinematic" musical style first introduced through Born to Die, and incorporates frequent electric guitar and piano instrumentation like the preceding record. The newly recorded material employs more profane language than the original record, particularly with descriptions of sexual encounters. [11] The second disc commences with the track "Ride", which Tom Breihan from Stereogum described as a "string-drenched ballad" that saw Del Rey exploring the "crossover-soul-pop" musical styles that British singer Adele is commonly associated with. [12] The follow-up track "American" heavily integrates Americana references in its lyrics, and employs minimalist piano and string instrumentation that Sian Watson from Associated Press felt placed the "smoky, effortless vocals" at the forefront of the song. [13] "Cola" begins with the lines "My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola / My eyes are wide like cherry pies", which PopMatters ' Enio Chiola felt solidified the recurring concept of "a girl trying to find her father in her elder lovers" that unifies the additional tracks. [14]

The fourth track "Body Electric" was distinguished by Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine for its string instrumentation, which he described as a "pre-established atmospheric skeletion" given the frequency of their usage on the disc. [15] "Blue Velvet" is a cover version of the 1950s track written by Bernie Wayne and Lee Moris, and was interpreted by Chiola as a "romantic tribute of lovelorn and loss." [14] On the track "Gods & Monsters", Carl Williott from Idolator noted that Del Rey delivered the lyrics "I was an angel / Looking to get fucked hard" and "Fuck yeah, give it to me / This is heaven, what I truly want" with a "sultry numbness" that avoided coming across as a generic song about sex. [16] "Yayo" first appeared on Del Rey's debut studio album Lana Del Ray (2010); [17] David Edwards of Drowned in Sound described the track as "stammeringly beautiful", and directed his commentary towards the genuine emotions of "a heartbeat away from collapse." [18] According to Williott, the eighth and final track "Bel Air" is a "melancholy waltz" that notably employs a "forest nymph chant" during its refrain. [16]

Promotion

"Ride" was originally announced as the lead single from The Paradise Edition, [19] although the track was later recognized as an offering from the standalone extended play Paradise; [20] it was premiered and released through the iTunes Store on September 25, 2012. [19] The song respectively peaked at numbers 21 and 26 on the U.S. Billboard Rock Songs and Adult Alternative Songs component charts, [21] [22] and performed sporadically across international singles charts. [23] After The Paradise Edition was released, "Dark Paradise" was serviced as the sixth single from Born to Die on March 1, 2013, [24] [25] and reached the lower ends of select European singles charts. [26]

Commercial performance

The Paradise Edition charted together with Born to Die on the U.S. Billboard 200, and consequently assisted its parent record in rising from number 79 to number 37 with release-week sales of 16,000 copies. [27] Having charted separately from Born to Die and Paradise throughout much of Europe, the record performed moderately on international record charts. It charted at number four on the Polish Albums Chart, [28] and respectively reached numbers 6 and 15 on the Belgian Ultratop charts in Flanders and Wallonia. [29] [30] The project peaked at number 15 on the Dutch MegaCharts, [31] and appeared at number 22 on both The Official Finnish Charts and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan. [32] [33] Although a specific charting position was not released, The Paradise Edition was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique in France. [34] In Oceania, it reached number 17 on the Australian ARIA Charts, [35] and was acknowledged with a platinum certification in the country. [36] The project also reached number six on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, [37] where it was eventually certified platinum. [38]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. [39]

Disc 1 – Born to Die (Deluxe edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Born to Die"
4:46
2."Off to the Races"
  • Del Rey
  • Tim Larcombe
5:00
3."Blue Jeans"
  • Del Rey
  • Haynie
  • Dan Heath
Haynie3:30
4."Video Games"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
Robopop4:42
5."Diet Mountain Dew"
3:43
6."National Anthem"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • The Nexus
3:51
7."Dark Paradise"
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
4:03
8."Radio"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Haynie
  • Parker [c]
3:34
9."Carmen"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
4:08
10."Million Dollar Man"
  • Haynie
  • Braide
3:51
11."Summertime Sadness"
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
4:25
12."This Is What Makes Us Girls"
3:58
13."Without You"
Haynie3:49
14."Lolita"
  • Haynie
  • Howe [a]
3:40
15."Lucky Ones"
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
  • Haynie
  • Nowels [a]
3:45
Total length:60:40
Disc 1 – Born to Die (Japanese edition bonus track) [40]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Video Games" (Joy Orbison Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Robopop
  • Orbison [d]
4:59
Total length:65:39
Disc 2 – Paradise
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ride"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
Rubin4:49
2."American"
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
  • Haynie
  • Nowels
  • Haynie [a]
4:08
3."Cola"
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
4:20
4."Body Electric"
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
  • Nowels
  • Dan Heath
3:53
5."Blue Velvet"
Haynie2:38
6."Gods & Monsters"
  • Del Rey
  • Tim Larcombe
  • Larcombe
  • Haynie [c]
3:57
7."Yayo"Lana Del Rey
  • Heath
  • Haynie
5:21
8."Bel Air"
  • Del Rey
  • Heath
Heath3:57
Total length:33:07
Disc 2 – Paradise (Special edition bonus track) [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Burning Desire"
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
Haynie3:51
Total length:36:58
Disc 2 – Paradise (French edition bonus track) [41]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Summertime Sadness" (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
Cedric Gervais6:52
Total length:43:50
Disc 2 – Paradise (German Amazon edition bonus tracks) [42]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Blue Velvet" (Penguin Prison Remix)
  • Wayne
  • Morris
Haynie5:03
10."Summertime Sadness" (Todd Terry Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Nowels
  • De Jour
  • Haynie
  • Nowels
6:26
11."National Anthem" (bretonLABS Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • The Nexus
  • Haynie
  • Bhasker
4:01
12."Blue Jeans" (RAC Mix)
  • Del Rey
  • Haynie
  • Heath
Haynie3:42
13."Born to Die" (Kris Di Angelis 'Love Below' Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
Haynie5:10
14."Video Games" (Jakwob and Etherwood Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
Robopop3:44
Total length:81:49
Born to Die: The Paradise Edition – Box set edition (bonus CD) [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Video Games" (Joy Orbison Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Robopop
  • Sterling Fox
  • Joy Orbison [d]
5:03
2."Video Games" (Omid 16B Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Robopop
  • Omid Nourizadeh [d]
5:13
3."Born to Die" (Moodymann Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Haynie
  • Parker
  • Moody [d]
6:14
4."Born to Die" (Gemini Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • Haynie
  • Parker
  • Thomas Slinger PKA Gemini [d]
4:51
5."Blue Jeans" (Gesaffelstein Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Haynie
  • Dan Heath
  • Haynie
  • Gesaffelstein
4:34
6."Blue Jeans" (Penguin Prison Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Haynie
  • Dan Heath
  • Haynie
  • Penguin Prison
5:40
7."National Anthem" (Fred Falke Remix Edit)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • The Nexus
  • Haynie
  • The Nexus
  • Jeff Bhasker
  • Fred Falke [d]
3:49
8."National Anthem" (Tensnake Remix)
  • Del Rey
  • Parker
  • The Nexus
  • Haynie
  • The Nexus
  • Bhasker
3:46
Total length:40:10
Born to Die: The Paradise Edition – Box set edition (bonus DVD) [10]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Video Games" (music video)Del Rey4:47
2."Born to Die" (music video)
4:47
3."Blue Jeans" (music video)
  • Oualid Mouaness
  • Lemoine
4:19
4."Blue Jeans" (Lana Del Rey version)Del Rey4:01
5."National Anthem" (music video)
7:49
6."Summertime Sadness" (music video)
4:43
Total length:30:26
Born to Die: The Paradise Edition – Box set edition (bonus 7" vinyl record) [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blue Velvet"
  • Wayne
  • Morris
Haynie2:38
2."Blue Velvet" (Penguin Prison Remix)
  • Wayne
  • Morris
  • Haynie
  • Penguin Prison [d]
5:03
Total length:7:41
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. [39]

Disc 1

Performance credits
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)
Technical and 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)
  • 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, 9, 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)

Disc 2

Performance credits
Instruments
  • James Gadson  – drums (track 1)
  • Emile Haynie – drums (track 2, 7); additional keyboards (track 7)
  • Dan Heath – percussion (track 4); horns (track 6); keyboards (track 7); strings (tracks 7, 8); piano (track 8)
  • Devrim Karaoglu – drums (track 3)
  • Jason Lader  – bass guitar (track 1)
  • Tim Larcombe – keyboards, guitar, drums (track 6)
  • The Larry Gold Orchestra – strings (track 5)
  • Songa Lee – violin (tracks 1, 8)
  • Kieron Menzies – drum programming (track 3)
  • Rick Nowels – synthesizer (track 2); keyboards (tracks 2, 3); bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums (track 3); piano, mellotron, strings (track 4)
  • Tim Pierce  – electric guitar (track 2); slide guitar (tracks 3, 4)
  • Zac Rae – piano, keyboards (track 1)
  • Kathleen Sloan  – violin (tracks 1, 8)
  • Patrick Warren – electric guitar, synthesizer, piano (tracks 2, 3, 4); strings, glockenspiel, brass (track 3); organ (tracks 3, 4); dulcitone, bells, Optigan, mellotron (track 4)
Technical and production
  • Graham Archer – vocal engineering (track 7)
  • Ben Baptie – mixing assistant (track 5)
  • Spencer Burgess Jr. – recording assistant (track 5)
  • Nikki Calvert – engineering (track 8)
  • Jeremy Cochise Ball – mixing (track 7)
  • John Davis – mastering (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • DK – co-production (track 3)
  • Tom Elmhirst  – mixing (track 5)
  • Chris Garcia – additional recording (tracks 2, 3); recording (track 4)
  • Larry Gold – string arrangements (track 5)
  • Emile Haynie – co-production (track 2); production (tracks 5, 7); additional production (track 6)
  • Dan Heath – string arrangements (tracks 1, 6); orchestral arrangements (tracks 2, 4); production (tracks 4, 7, 8); engineering (track 8)
  • Jason Lader – recording (track 1)
  • Tim Larcombe – production (track 6)
  • Eric Lynn – recording assistant (track 1)
  • Kieron Menzies – recording, mixing (tracks 2, 3, 4)
  • Rick Nowels – production (tracks 2, 3, 4)
  • Sean Oakley – recording assistant (track 1)
  • Robert Orton – mixing (track 6)
  • Tucker Robinson – string recording (track 1); engineering (track 8)
  • Jeff Rothschild – mixing (track 8)
  • Rick Rubin  – production (track 1)
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing (track 1)
  • Peter Stanislaus – mixing (track 8)
  • Jordan Stilwell – additional recording (tracks 2, 3)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Platinum70,000^
France (SNEP) [34] Gold50,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON) [50] Platinum+Gold90,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] Platinum40,000^
Sweden (GLF) [52] 2× Platinum80,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
AustraliaNovember 9, 2012
 Universal Music [5] [53]
United Kingdom Polydor [54] [55]
United StatesNovember 13, 2012 Interscope [6] [7]
November 20, 2012 LP [9]
December 4, 2012 Box set [10]

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Lust for Life is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter, and record producer Lana Del Rey, released on July 21, 2017, through Polydor and Interscope Records worldwide and Urban Records in Germany. Marking a return to the "hip-hop inspired" sound of her major-label debut, Lust for Life features production from past collaborators Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies and Emile Haynie, while also working for the first time with producers Boi-1da, Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Metro Boomin. It also features guest appearances from The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, Stevie Nicks, Sean Lennon, and Playboi Carti. The album and its title were announced on March 29, 2017, through a trailer on Del Rey's official Vevo channel on YouTube.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind</span> 2017 song by Lana Del Rey

"Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind" is a trap song written by American songwriters Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels. The song was recorded by Del Rey and placed on her fifth studio album Lust for Life. It was released on May 15, 2017 as a promotional single from the album.

"Groupie Love" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey featuring American rapper ASAP Rocky featured on her fifth studio album Lust for Life. The song was released for digital download on July 12, 2017, alongside "Summer Bummer", another collaboration between the two alongside Playboi Carti, as a promotional single with the pre-order of the album. The song was later sent to Italian radio on July 28, 2017 as the album's fourth single. The song was written by the artists and Rick Nowels, who produced it with Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Kieron Menzies, Hector Delgado, and Dean Reid.

<i>Blue Banisters</i> 2021 studio album by Lana Del Rey

Blue Banisters is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on October 22, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records, seven months after her previous record, Chemtrails over the Country Club. The album was produced by Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O'Neill, Rick Nowels, and several others.

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