Henry, Come On

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"Henry, Come On"
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Single by Lana Del Rey
from the album Stove
ReleasedApril 11, 2025
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Length5:11
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Lana Del Rey singles chronology
"Tough"
(2024)		"Henry, Come On"
(2025)		"Bluebird"
(2025)
Audio video
"Henry, Come On" on YouTube

"Henry, Come On" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was surprise-released on April 11, 2025, by Interscope and Polydor Records, as the lead single from her upcoming tenth studio album, Stove . [1]

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Background

Lana Del Rey teased a new song, "Henry, Come On", on January 18, 2024, by sharing its title overlaid on what appeared to be the single's cover art via Instagram. [2] [3] [4] She stated "Henry, come on", tagging her producer Luke Laird's Instagram account. [5] Although no release date was initially confirmed, the track was already familiar to some fans, as it had been teased more than a year earlier. [6] When announcing the release date of her album, then-titled The Right Person Will Stay four months prior, Del Rey stated, "Happy for you to hear a few songs coming up before Stagecoach starting with Henry," referring to the song now known as "Henry, Come On". [6] On Thursday, March 27, Del Rey took to Instagram to share the apparent single artwork without a caption. [7] She did, however, tag several collaborators, including Laird, Dean Reid, and Drew Erickson. [8] The image showed Del Rey gazing into the camera, dressed in white lace with styled waves and a muted red lip. [6]

Del Rey performed at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, ahead of her stadium tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland beginning in June. She headlined the Palomino Stage on April 25, with festival organizers describing her set as "a very special country set". [6]

Composition

"Henry, Come On" is an acoustic country, [9] western [10] and Americana [11] ballad [12] that highlights Del Rey's fluid vocal delivery. The song features a sparse arrangement, allowing her vocals to take center stage as she sings lyrics evocative of traditional country songs. [12] [13]

Critical reception

Walden Green of Pitchfork named the song "Best New Track", lauding it as a "dusty, lolling ballad channeling the divine beauty of the country-western songs". He further praised Del Rey's songwriting as "delicate interweaving of the divine and the mundane". [14] Robin Murray of Clash called it a "nuanced introduction to her country inflection point", and further praised Del Rey's "ability to frame a narrative in just a few words puts her ahead of her peers, transplanting entire screenplays into succinct pop songs". [15] In a four star review, The Harvard Crimson called the song "an ethereal triumph, embracing both trembling vulnerability and a mature sense of disillusionment". [16] In June 2025, Time 's Jenn Pelly included the song amongst "The Best Songs of 2025 So Far", saying, "This would-be cowgirl is all Lana, chronicling her destiny alongside a tormented man with a torchy deadpan". [17]

Charts

Chart performance for "Henry, Come On"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [18] 66
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [19] 72
Greece International (IFPI) [20] 33
Ireland (IRMA) [21] 39
Lithuania (AGATA) [22] 79
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [23] 66
Netherlands (Single Tip) [24] 11
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [25] 1
Norway (VG-lista) [26] 56
Portugal (AFP) [27] 95
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 60
UK Singles (OCC) [30] 30
US Billboard Hot 100 [31] 90
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [32] 14

References

  1. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (April 11, 2025). "Lana Del Rey Finally Releases New Song "Henry, Come On": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ Daily, Hannah (January 18, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Teases Unreleased Song 'Henry, Come On': Listen Here". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Paul, Larisha (January 18, 2024). "LANA DEL REY IS A FRUSTRATED COUNTRY SINGER ON UNRELEASED SONG 'HENRY, COME ON'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Moriel Mizrahi Finder (March 27, 2025). "Everything to Know About Lana Del Rey's New Album, The Right Person Will Stay". Elle. Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lindert, Hattie (January 18, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Teases New Song "Henry, Come On": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Iasimone, Ashley (March 29, 2025). "Lana Del Rey Teases 'Henry, Come On' Ahead of New Album 'The Right Person Will Stay'". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Par Cathy Tran (March 31, 2025). "Lana Del Rey prépare son retour avec "Henry, come on"". Vogue France (in French). Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Poppy, Burton (March 30, 2025). "Lana Del Rey teases new single artwork for 'The Right Person Will Stay' track 'Henry, Come On'". NME. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ Eli, Ordonez (January 19, 2024). "Lana Del Rey previews new country song, 'Henry, Come On'". NME. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ Green, Walden. "Lana Del Rey: "Henry, come on" Track Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ Kickham, Dylan. "Lana Del Rey's "Henry, Come On" Lyrics, Explained". Nylon . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Armstrong, Megan (January 18, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Shared An Unreleased Song Snippet, And Fans Are Preparing For A Country Album". UPROXX. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ Larisha, Paul (January 19, 2024). "Lana Del Rey is a frustrated country singer on unreleased song 'Henry, Come On'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on". Pitchfork .
  15. ↑ "Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on". Clash .
  16. ↑ "'Henry, come on' Single Review: Ethereal Vulnerability". The Harvard Crimson .
  17. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (June 7, 2025). "The Best Songs of 2025 So Far". Time . Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 16/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "2025 16-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 18, 2025. Archived from the original on April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: May 8, 2025". TopHit . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 19/04/2025". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Singel 2025 uke 16". VG-lista. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Top 200 Singles Semana 16 de 2025" (PDF). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. April 29, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 16" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Lana Del Rey – Henry, Come On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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