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|artist = Lana Del Rey |
|artist = Lana Del Rey |
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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]] |
|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]] |
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== Background and writing == |
== Background and writing == |
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Media platforms began speculating that the song was written about American rapper Azealia Banks, Del Rey dismissed the rumors in an interview with ''NME'' magazine and stated that it was definitely not true. She continued by saying "I have no idea where people got that from. I just don’t know what the correlation is". In reality, the song was written about a group of teenagers that go out every night, according to Del Rey herself.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/features/a-letter-from-lana-del-rey-the-full-nme-cover-interview-757009 ''NME'' - "A Letter From Lana Del Rey"]</ref> |
Media platforms began speculating that the song was written about American rapper Azealia Banks, Del Rey dismissed the rumors in an interview with ''NME'' magazine and stated that it was definitely not true. She continued by saying "I have no idea where people got that from. I just don’t know what the correlation is". In reality, the song was written about a group of teenagers that go out every night, according to Del Rey herself.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/features/a-letter-from-lana-del-rey-the-full-nme-cover-interview-757009 ''NME'' - "A Letter From Lana Del Rey"]</ref> |
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| + | Del Rey has never performed the song in full. She sang an a cappella snippet of it on [[2016/November#November 20|November 20, 2016]] at Corona Capital in Mexico City, Mexico by audience request. The song's first verse and chorus was performed a cappella again on [[2018/February#February 11|February 11, 2018]] in Austin, Texas during the [[LA to the Moon Tour]]. |
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== Cross-references == |
== Cross-references == |
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+ | * The "downtown scene" is also mentioned in "[[Salvatore (song)|Salvatore]]", "[[So Legit (song)|So Legit]]" and "[[Dum Dum (song)|Dum Dum]]". |
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+ | * A crazy person and a party are mentioned in "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]". |
| − | * The "why?" lyric found throughout the chorus has been sampled from "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]". |
+ | * The "why?" lyric found throughout the chorus has been sampled from "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]" and is again reused in "[[Cherry (song)|Cherry]]". |
* Del Rey calls someone "ghetto" in "[[Ghetto Baby (song)|Ghetto Baby]]". |
* Del Rey calls someone "ghetto" in "[[Ghetto Baby (song)|Ghetto Baby]]". |
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| + | * In "Art Deco", Del Rey paints a picture of a "young thing on the downtown scene" who likes to "stay out late", party and act "crazy all the time". She painted a similar picture in her first album, "[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]", through the songs "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]" and "[[This Is What Makes Us Girls (song)|This Is What Makes Us Girls]]". The lyrics "a little party never hurt no one, that's why it's alright" are similar from the lyrics in "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]" that go "lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf", they are both about deluding yourself that you're okay when you aren't. |
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== Official versions == |
== Official versions == |
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| − | * Instrumental version |
+ | * Instrumental version — 4:58 |
==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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That's why it's alright |
That's why it's alright |
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You want in but you just can't win |
You want in but you just can't win |
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+ | So you hang in the lights |
You're so art deco |
You're so art deco |
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Young thing on the downtown scene |
Young thing on the downtown scene |
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Rolling around at night |
Rolling around at night |
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Like your rapper's delight |
Like your rapper's delight |
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You put your life out on the line |
You put your life out on the line |
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You're crazy all the time |
You're crazy all the time |
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You're crazy all the time |
You're crazy all the time |
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[[Category:Festival Tour songs]] |
[[Category:Festival Tour songs]] |
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[[Category:Released songs]] |
[[Category:Released songs]] |
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Revision as of 04:33, 17 February 2018
"Art Deco" is a song written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels that is featured on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album Honeymoon, which was officially released worldwide on September 18, 2015.
Composition and critical reception
"Art Deco" is a ballad performed at a tempo of approximately 99 beats per minute and runs at 4 minutes and 55 seconds. The song features a "lazy trap beat" and trip-hop synths. Harley Brown of Spin Magazine described Del Rey's voice on the track as "the most inviting it’s ever been even as it floats to loftier, more dismissive registers above foggy film noir saxophone curls".[1] Nick Levine of Time Out Magazine noted a "dash of jazz" on the song.[2]
Background and writing
Media platforms began speculating that the song was written about American rapper Azealia Banks, Del Rey dismissed the rumors in an interview with NME magazine and stated that it was definitely not true. She continued by saying "I have no idea where people got that from. I just don’t know what the correlation is". In reality, the song was written about a group of teenagers that go out every night, according to Del Rey herself.[3]
Live performances
Del Rey has never performed the song in full. She sang an a cappella snippet of it on November 20, 2016 at Corona Capital in Mexico City, Mexico by audience request. The song's first verse and chorus was performed a cappella again on February 11, 2018 in Austin, Texas during the LA to the Moon Tour.
Cross-references
- The "downtown scene" is also mentioned in "Salvatore", "So Legit" and "Dum Dum".
- A crazy person and a party are mentioned in "Cruel World".
- The "why?" lyric found throughout the chorus has been sampled from "Born to Die" and is again reused in "Cherry".
- Del Rey calls someone "ghetto" in "Ghetto Baby".
- In "Art Deco", Del Rey paints a picture of a "young thing on the downtown scene" who likes to "stay out late", party and act "crazy all the time". She painted a similar picture in her first album, "Born to Die", through the songs "Carmen" and "This Is What Makes Us Girls". The lyrics "a little party never hurt no one, that's why it's alright" are similar from the lyrics in "Carmen" that go "lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf", they are both about deluding yourself that you're okay when you aren't.
Official versions
- Album version — 4:55
- Instrumental version — 4:58
Lyrics
Club queen on the downtown scene
Prowling around at night
You're not mean, you're just born to be seen
Born to be wild
A little party never hurt no one
That's why it's alright
You want in but you just can't win
So you hang in the lights
You're so art deco
Out on the floor
Shining like gunmetal
Cold and unsure
Baby, you're so ghetto
You're looking to score
When they all say "hello"
You try to ignore them
'Cause you want more
Why? You want more
Why? You want more
Why? 'Cause you want more
Young thing on the downtown scene
Rolling around at night
You got things that've yet to be seen
Like your rapper's delight
A little party never hurt no one
That's why it's alright
You want in but you just can't win
So you stay in the lights
You're so art deco
Out on the floor
Shining like gunmetal
Cold and unsure
Baby, you're so ghetto
You're looking to score
When they all say "hello"
You try to ignore them
'Cause you want more
Why? You want more
Why? You want more
Why? 'Cause you want more
A little party never hurt no one
So you stay out late
A little party never hurt no one
That's what your friends say
You put your life out on the line
You're crazy all the time
You put your life out on the line
You're crazy all the time
You're so art deco
Out on the floor
Shining like gunmetal
Cold and unsure
Baby, you're so ghetto
You're looking to score
When they all say "hello"
You try to ignore them
'Cause you want more
Why? You want more
Why? You want more
Why? 'Cause you want more
A little party never hurt no one
Not you and me
A little party never hurt no one
We were born to be free
Credits
- Personnel
- Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production
- Rick Nowels – songwriting, production, pads, mellotron, bass
- Kieron Menzies – production, engineering, recording, mixing, drums, percussion, synth
- Patrick Warren – orchestrations, strings, piano, synth
- Trevor Yasuda – engineering, additional recording
- Chris Garcia – engineering, additional recording
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Leon Michels – saxophone, Juno pad
- Derek "DJA" Allen – percussion
References
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