| '13 Beaches' | |
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| Song by Lana Del Rey | |
| from the album Lust for Life | |
| Released | July 21, 2017 |
| Recorded | May 2016 |
| Length | 4:55 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
'13 Beaches' is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey from her fifth studio album, Lust for Life (2017). Recorded in May 2016, the song was written by Del Rey and Rick Nowels, both of whom produced the song alongside Kieron Menzies, Dean Reid, and Mighty Mike.
Background and composition[edit]
During an interview with Paris Match magazine, Del Rey revealed that she wrote the song during the summer of 2016 about her experience visiting 13 different beaches in an attempt to escape paparazzi and read a book alone.[1][2] The song was recorded in May 2016. The instrumental for the song was originally part of a different song titled 'Something Real'.[3][4]
'Cruel World' is six minutes and 39 seconds long (6:39). It was written and composed by Del Rey and Blake Stranathan, and produced by Dan Auerbach. The song features 'apocalyptic' lyrics, and opens with Del Rey singing 'I shared my body and my mind with you / But that's all over now / Did what I had to do / Cause you're so far past me now.'
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- During an interview with Paris Match magazine, Del Rey revealed that she wrote the song during the summer of 2016 about her experience visiting 13 different beaches in an attempt to escape paparazzi and read a book alone. The song was recorded in May 2016.
- 'Queen of Disaster' is an unreleased song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.Recorded in 2011 and leaked in summer 2013, the song was initially believed to have been recorded as an outtake of Born to Die (2012). The track features a Bollywood sample in its instrumental. The song was originally rumored to have been a leaked single. Upon its leak, the song was being illegally played in.
The song opens with an audio clip of actress Candace Hilligoss talking, taken from the 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls, over an orchestral instrumental and simple piano chord.
Del Rey has performed the song numerous times during her live shows, particularly during the LA to the Moon Tour in 2018.[5]
Credits and personnel[edit]
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lust for Life.
- Performance
- Lana Del Rey – primary artist
- Instruments
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production
- Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, piano, strings, synth pad
- Kieron Menzies — production, engineering, mixing, drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, modem
- Mighty Mike — additional production, drums, percussion, keyboards
- Patrick Warren — harmonium, synthesizer, waterphone
- Dan Heath — orchestral overture
- Zac Rae — synthesizer
- Personnel
- Trevor Yasuda & Jordan Stilwell — engineering
- Adam Ayan — mastering
- Dean Reid — production, engineering, mixing
Commercial performance[edit]
Upon its release as part of Lust for Life, the song gained significant popularity, charting on the single charts in countries including France, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, while also charting on the US Rock Songs chart.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic Digital Singles (ČNS IFPI)[6] | 94 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 195 |
| Portugal (AFP)[8] | 72 |
| Slovakia Digital Singles (ČNS IFPI)[6] | 81 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 89 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] | 27 |
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References[edit]
- ^'Lana Del Rey's '13 Beaches' Could Be About This Ex'. Bustle.com.
- ^'Lana Del Rey's 'Lust For Life' Album Out July 21? / New Song '13 Beaches' Confirmed!'. Directlyrics.com.
- ^'Lana Del Rey's New Song '13 Beaches' Is Inspired By A Real Experience With The Paparazzi'. Genius.com.
- ^Daly, Rhian (July 21, 2017). 'Lana Del Rey says she felt 'stuck in the same spot' on her last two albums'. Nme.com.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ ab'ČNS IFPI'. Hitparada.ifpicr.cz.
- ^'lescharts.com - Discographie Lana Del Rey'. Lescharts.com.
- ^'Portuguesecharts.com – Lana Del Rey – 13 Beaches'. AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^'swedishcharts.com - Discography Lana Del Rey'. Swedishcharts.com.
- ^'Lana Del Rey Chart History'. Billboard.com.
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