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Born to Die is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. The album was released on January 27, 2012 on iTunes and on January 31, 2012 by Interscope Records, Polydor Records, and Stranger Records. After signing a record contract with Stranger in June 2011, Del Rey enlisted a variety of producers to work on the album, including Evan Reilly, Patrik Berger, Jeff Bhasker, Chris Braide, Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Rick Nowels, Robopop, Al Shux. Musically, Born to Die is a pop album that derives characteristics from such musical genres as alternative hip hop, trip hop, and indie pop.
Critical reaction was polarized, with some praising its distinctive sound, while others criticized the songs' repetitiveness and the melodramatic production, which they thought was too overwhelming over the course of 12 to 15 tracks. Despite attracting polarization from music commentators, the album was generally a commercial success. It topped the charts in eleven countries including Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. As of November 2012, Born to Die has sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide.[4] Born to Die was also named as the third biggest selling album of 2012 on the UK iTunes Chart.[5]
In June 2011 Lana released her debut single, "Video Games", which propelled her to online popularity. "Video Games" was included on Born to Die, which a number of noteworthy singles including: "Born to Die", "Blue Jeans", "National Anthem", "Summertime Sadness", and "Dark Paradise". Del Rey embarked on a worldwide tour in 2011 in support of her debut album. In November 2012, Del Rey reissued the Paradise edition of Born to Die which features an additional nine tracks. "Blue Velvet", a popular 1960s song, was covered by Del Rey and released as a single for the re-release[6] alongside the original song "Ride". In addition to the eight songs serving as a bonus-disc to Born to Die, Paradise was also released separately as its own album.
1. "Born to Die"
Lana Del Rey Justin Parker
Emile Haynie Parker (vocal)
4:46
2. "Off to the Races"
Lana Del Rey Tim Larcombe
Patrik Berger Haynie
5:00
3. "Blue Jeans"
Lana Del Rey Haynie Dan Heath
Haynie 3:30
4. "Video Games"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Robopop 4:42
5. "Diet Mountain Dew"
Lana Del Rey Mike Daly
Haynie Jeff Bhasker (co.) Daly (vocal)
3:43
6. "National Anthem"
Lana Del Rey Parker The Nexus
Haynie Bhasker (add.) David Sneddon (vocal) James Bauer-Mein (vocal)
3:51
7. "Dark Paradise"
Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels
Haynie Nowels (co.)
4:03
8. "Radio"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Haynie Parker (add.)
3:34
9. "Carmen"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Haynie Bhasker (add.) Parker (vocal)
4:08
10. "Million Dollar Man"
Lana Del Rey Chris Braide
Haynie Braide
3:51
11. "Summertime Sadness"
Lana Del Rey Nowels
Haynie Nowels (co.)
4:25
12. "This Is What Makes Us Girls"
Lana Del Rey Larcombe Jim Irvin
Al Shux Haynie
3:58
Born to Die is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. The album was released on January 27, 2012 on iTunes and on January 31, 2012 by Interscope Records, Polydor Records, and Stranger Records. After signing a record contract with Stranger in June 2011, Del Rey enlisted a variety of producers to work on the album, including Evan Reilly, Patrik Berger, Jeff Bhasker, Chris Braide, Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Rick Nowels, Robopop, Al Shux. Musically, Born to Die is a pop album that derives characteristics from such musical genres as alternative hip hop, trip hop, and indie pop.
Critical reaction was polarized, with some praising its distinctive sound, while others criticized the songs' repetitiveness and the melodramatic production, which they thought was too overwhelming over the course of 12 to 15 tracks. Despite attracting polarization from music commentators, the album was generally a commercial success. It topped the charts in eleven countries including Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. As of November 2012, Born to Die has sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide.[4] Born to Die was also named as the third biggest selling album of 2012 on the UK iTunes Chart.[5]
In June 2011 Lana released her debut single, "Video Games", which propelled her to online popularity. "Video Games" was included on Born to Die, which a number of noteworthy singles including: "Born to Die", "Blue Jeans", "National Anthem", "Summertime Sadness", and "Dark Paradise". Del Rey embarked on a worldwide tour in 2011 in support of her debut album. In November 2012, Del Rey reissued the Paradise edition of Born to Die which features an additional nine tracks. "Blue Velvet", a popular 1960s song, was covered by Del Rey and released as a single for the re-release[6] alongside the original song "Ride". In addition to the eight songs serving as a bonus-disc to Born to Die, Paradise was also released separately as its own album.
1. "Born to Die"
Lana Del Rey Justin Parker
Emile Haynie Parker (vocal)
4:46
2. "Off to the Races"
Lana Del Rey Tim Larcombe
Patrik Berger Haynie
5:00
3. "Blue Jeans"
Lana Del Rey Haynie Dan Heath
Haynie 3:30
4. "Video Games"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Robopop 4:42
5. "Diet Mountain Dew"
Lana Del Rey Mike Daly
Haynie Jeff Bhasker (co.) Daly (vocal)
3:43
6. "National Anthem"
Lana Del Rey Parker The Nexus
Haynie Bhasker (add.) David Sneddon (vocal) James Bauer-Mein (vocal)
3:51
7. "Dark Paradise"
Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels
Haynie Nowels (co.)
4:03
8. "Radio"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Haynie Parker (add.)
3:34
9. "Carmen"
Lana Del Rey Parker
Haynie Bhasker (add.) Parker (vocal)
4:08
10. "Million Dollar Man"
Lana Del Rey Chris Braide
Haynie Braide
3:51
11. "Summertime Sadness"
Lana Del Rey Nowels
Haynie Nowels (co.)
4:25
12. "This Is What Makes Us Girls"
Lana Del Rey Larcombe Jim Irvin
Al Shux Haynie
3:58
