"24" (also registered as "Twenty-Four Hours")[1] is a song written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels and produced by Del Rey, Nowels and Kieron Menzies. It is featured on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album, Honeymoon.
Background[]
The song was written and recorded in 2014.[S 1] There has been some speculation that "24" was originally intended to be for the twenty-fourth James Bond film, Spectre. She had previously been rumored to have been considered for the theme.[2][3] In a 2022 response to a fan's video about the song's connection to the Bond film, Nowels simply said, "True".[4] While attending the Ivor Novello Awards on May 23, 2024, Del Rey was asked about her rumored Bond theme, to which she began to sing this song and share that it was indeed written for but rejected from the film.[5]
Cross-references[]
- Resting dogs are also mentioned in "Religion".
- Diamonds are mentioned in "Fake Diamond", "Money Power Glory", "Cola", "Hollywood", and many other songs.
- The phrase "if you lie down with dogs than you'll get fleas" is similar to the famous proverb attributed to Benjamin Franklin, "He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas".
- Being "hard to reach/touch" is also mentioned in the original demo of "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems".
- The phrase "if you lie down" also appears in "If You Lie Down with Me".
- The sheets are also mentioned in "Wildflower Wildfire".
- The heat is also mentioned in "California".
- Someone being "cold" is also referenced in "Freak".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 4:55
- Instrumental version — 4:53
Lyrics[]
There's only 24 hours in a day
And half as many ways
for you to lie to me, my little love
There's only 24 hours in a day
And half of those you lay awake
with thoughts of murder and carnage
If you lie down with dogs
Then you'll get fleas
Be careful of the company you keep
There's only 24 hours
and that’s not enough
to lie like you lie
Or love like you love
There's only 24 hours in a day
And half of those you lay
Between the sheets with me, my lying love
There's only 24 hours, so you'd say
For most of them you pay
For all the things they paid you for, my love
If you lie down with dogs
Then you'll get fleas
Be careful of the ones you choose to leave
There's only 24 hours
and that’s not enough
to lie like you lie
Or love like you love
Give me your heat
Give me your diamonds
You hit that street
And my crooked love
You count to three, yeah
While they're all dying
You're hard to reach
You're cold to touch
Credits[]
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting, producer
- Rick Nowels — songwriting, producer, synthesizer, keyboards, bass guitar, mellotron, piano, programming
- Kieron Menzies — production, mixing
- Nicolas Essig — engineering
- Emerson Day — recording
- Rusty Anderson — electric guitar
- Brian Griffin — drums, percussion
- Patrick Warren — strings, horn, percussion
- Adam Ayan — mastering
References[]
- ↑ APRA Id: GW48463690
- ↑ Phull, Hardeep (September 18, 2015). "The 5 best tracks on Lana Del Rey’s new album". New York Post. https://nypost.com/2015/09/18/the-5-best-tracks-on-lana-del-reys-new-album/. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ Dolce, Michael (September 19, 2015). "Lana Del Rey’s ‘Honeymoon’ Includes Passed Over James Bond ‘Spectre’ Track". The Inquisitr. https://www.inquisitr.com/2431691/lana-del-reys-honeymoon-includes-passed-over-james-bond-spectre-track. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ Lanaboards. http://lanaboards.com/topic/18317-2023-unreleased-wrap-up-megapost/?do=findComment&comment=1729797. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ↑ Paterson, Colin; Savage, Mark (May 23, 2024). "Lana Del Rey says her Bond theme was turned down". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv22mmnjrnyo. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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