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(*) <span style="font-size:85%;">Note: The U.S. Platinum-award is for all versions of "Summertime Sadness" combined.<ref name="Go Behind Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime' Surge"/></span>
(*) <span style="font-size:85%;">Note: The sales figure and Platinum-award in the U.S. are for all versions of "Summertime Sadness" combined.</span>

(**) <span style="font-size:85%;">Note: In the U.S., all versions of "Summertime Sadness" (the album version and the remix) have sold 1,100,000 units combined, with 512,000 units coming from the Cedric Gervais remix, that leaves 588,000 units for the album version.<ref name="Go Behind Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime' Surge"/></span>
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Revision as of 21:32, 28 November 2013

"Summertime Sadness"
Song

"Summertime Sadness" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey from her second studio album, Born to Die. It was released on June 22, 2012, by Interscope Records as its third single in Austria and Germany and the fourth single in Switzerland. Charting across Europe, the single reached the top ten in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. In the spring of 2013, "Summertime Sadness" became a number-one hit in Poland and Ukraine. Trap and house remixes of "Summertime Sadness" helped Del Rey break into the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. There, it became a modest hit and marked Del Rey's first foray into the chart. On the accompanied Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart, the single gave Del Rey her first US number-one single in August 2013.[1] Earlier in 2012, the song also managed to become a rock hit in the US.

In the summer of 2013, a remixed version of the track by Cedric Gervais was released to American contemporary hit radio and helped the single become a sleeper hit, debuting it at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the highest charting single of her career in that country with a peak of 6. Switzerland and Austria gave "Summertime Sadness" a gold certification; it reached platinum status in Germany and became a top forty year-end hit. The record also reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It joined BBC Radio 1's and BBC Radio 2's playlists.

A music video for the trip hop song features two lovers, one played by Jaime King and the other played by Del Rey. As the storyline progresses, both characters commit suicide by jumping from perilous heights. Cinematography was handled primarily by King's husband, Kyle Newman. The video gained success on video-hosting website, YouTube, and circulated through social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. In general, critics lauded the artistry of the single's music video, comparing it to Instagram. The musical arrangement was composed by Del Rey's long-time collaborators Emile Haynie and Rick Nowels, with Nowels and Del Rey writing the lyrics.

In April 2013, the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation released a cover version of the song on their album, The Q-Music Sessions.

Background and composition

"Summertime Sadness"
A 26 second sample of the song's final chorus, in which Del Rey states, "Baby you da best/Kiss me hard before you go."[2]
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"Summertime Sadness" was released as a digital download on June 22, 2012. Written by Lana Del Rey and her long-time collaborator, Rick Nowels, the record was produced by Nowels and Emile Haynie. "Summertime Sadness" is a trip hop ballad[3] with the lyrics, "Baby you da best…kiss me hard before you go."[4] Music journalist Amy Sciarretto pinned "Summertime Sadness" as shoegazing.[5] Various club remixes of the song were created, including one by Mikky Ekko. SPIN said Ekko's trap remix, "teases us with a little stoney dubwise bubble, and then dunks the entire thing into a glistening pool of purple promethazine goo. The only sharp sounds come from the barrage of skittering beats, plus some space lasers and the like."[6] "Summertime Sadness"'s Adam Freeland remix employed house beats and strong synthesizers that creates a "dazzling dance floor production."[7]

Critical reception

In his track-by-track review for Billboard magazine Andrew Hampp wrote about "Summertime Sadness", that "the pouty title alone drew giggles at Del Rey's Bowery gig, but the song itself proves to be one of the more durable tracks here even if its lyrics start to get redundant ('baby you the best…kiss me hard before you go')".[4] Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush noted that "on an album marked by shoe gazing moments, [the song] is Lana Del Rey at her most head down. But even though there is a palpable damaged girl in her voice, she commands attention with her lazy delivery."[5] Los Angeles Times named it among the best tracks on the album along with "Video Games" and "Dark Paradise".[8]

Music video

The role of Lana Del Rey's lover in the music video is played by Jaime King, whose husband, Kyle Newman directed the video.

The music video for "Summertime Sadness" was filmed in April and May 2012. It was directed by Kyle Newman and Spencer Susser.[9] Newman's wife, actress Jaime King, stars along with Del Rey in the video,[10] which tells the sad love story of two women, one of whom ends her life. [11] King said about the video that, "It's about not being able to live without the one you love, friend or lover it doesn't matter, that's whatever you want it to be."[12] Actor Alex Pettyfer reportedly also helped out on set as a production assistant.[11]

The radio edit of the video was released on July 20, 2012, in Germany on ClipFish.[13][dead link] The same day, the video with the album version of the song was released worldwide on Del Rey's official YouTube channel.[14] As of November, 2013 the music video has gained more than 96 million views on video-hosting website, YouTube.[14] It garnered 4 times more of the views "National Anthem" managed to gain in its first full month of release. For that week, Lana Del Rey gained 69,000 new followers on both Facebook and Twitter after "Summertime Sadness" caused a 32% increase in weekly video views for her official YouTube channel. Combined with the views "Born to Die" netted, Del Rey reemerged on Billboard's Social 50 chart at number 42.[15]

The video received generally favourable reviews from critics. Crystal Bell, a blogger for Huffington Post, called the video an "ode to Instagram," and compared it to Del Rey's previous videos.[11] Carrie Battan of Pitchfork Media wrote, that "it's certainly no seven-minute re-enactment of the life of the Kennedy family, but it still offers the trademark LDR touch. Instagram-like footage, very forlorn faces, possible suicide attempts, and a very special guest."[16] Jenna Hally Rubenstein, of MTV's Buzzworthy blog, considers that the coral-smoked scenes are Del Rey in the afterlife, post-suicide, saying it may be unlikely as, "the clip closes with an image of Lana and her ghost walking alone down an empty road." Further, she said, "Sad, sad times, y'all. But then again what else did you expect from a Lana video? Sunshine, glitter and ice cream cones? Probably not."[17] Brennan Carley of Billboard noted that "keeping the buzz alive while sticking with sepia-tones and a healthy dose of melodramatics, Lana Del Rey probes a crumbling relationship in the music video [...] the video traces the women's relationship with spliced together film bits - much like the effects used in her earlier efforts - and foggy scenes of the stars pouting and glancing seductively over their shoulders."[18] Spin magazine writer Marc Hogan found that the video recalled Del Rey's breakout video for "Video Games". He added, that "more provocative, though, is the hint of romance-gone-sour between Del Rey and the character played by actress Jaime King. Because this is a Lana Del Rey video, it's not spoiling anything to say there's a Thelma and Louise-like twist."[19] Entertainment website Spinner called the visual "weird. It's beautifully shot, sepia-soaked and melodramatic. The singer's bestie, played by the very lovely actress Jamie King, is also pretty sad about summer ending."[20] Tyler Monroe, writing for AUX, called the video "indistinguishable nothingness", adding "I don’t think Lana Del Rey is even trying anymore."[21]

Live performances

In 2013, Del Rey performed the trip hop version of "Summertime Sadness" at the Irving Plaza, along with "Million Dollar Man", while drenched in purple lights.[22] New York Times writer Bradley Sterns described Lana Del Rey's vocal style during the Irving Plaza performance as "lounge singer crooning".[22] Along with "Million Dollar Man" and "Summertime Sadness", Del Rey also sang "Video Games", "Born to Die", "Lolita," and "Without You".[22]

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Summertime Sadness" taken directly from Born to Die album liner.[26]

  • Lead vocals – Lana Del Rey
  • Producers – Emile Haynie
  • Co-producers  – Rick Nowels
  • Lyrics – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  • Label – Interscope Records
  • Strings arranged and conduction – Larry Gold
  • Flute – Dan Heath
  • Additional strings, guitar, and keyboards – Patrick Warren
  • Additional strings – Rick Nowels
  • Additional pads – Devrim Karaoglu
  • Mixer – Dan Grech Marguerat
  • Assistant mixer – Duncan Fuller

Charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Germany[69] June 22, 2012 Digital download Universal
Austria[70]
Switzerland[71]
Germany July 13, 2012 CD single[72]
12" – Remix EP[73]
United States[74] July 1, 2013 Mainstream radio (Cedric Gervais remix) Interscope
United Kingdom[75] July 10, 2013
United States[76][77] July 11, 2013 Digital download (Cedric Gervais remix)
July 22, 2013 Rhythmic radio

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