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|MiX = {{Singles7}}|producer = Lana Del Rey<br>Rick Nowels}}"'''Bartender'''" is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her sixth studio album ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]''.
  
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"'''Bartender'''" is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her sixth studio album ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]''. It was co-written with and produced by [[Rick Nowels]] and [[Lana Del Rey|Del Rey]] herself.
   
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== Background ==
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==Background==
 
Del Rey first mentioned the song on January 28, 2018, while being interviewed by ''Pitchfork'' at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City. When ''Pitchfork'' asked Del Rey "what's coming next?", she responded saying "I've got a couple of other tracks. I've got this weird track called 'Bartender' that doesn't belong to a record yet" and mentioned that she wishes to create a music video for the song.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-teases-new-song-bartender/ Lana Del Rey Teases New Song 'Bartender'". ''Pitchfork''.]</ref>
  
Del Rey first mentioned the song on January 28, 2018, while being interviewed by ''Pitchfork'' at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City. When ''Pitchfork'' asked Del Rey "what's coming next?", she responded saying "I've got a couple of other tracks. I've got this weird track called 'Bartender' that doesn't belong to a record yet" and mentioned that she wishes to create a music video for the song.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-teases-new-song-bartender/ Lana Del Rey Teases New Song 'Bartender'". ''Pitchfork''.]</ref>
   
 
On July 31, 2019, Del Rey confirmed that the song would be released on her then-upcoming album, ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]'', when she revealed the album artwork and tracklist.
  
On July 31, 2019, Del Rey confirmed that the song would be released on her then-upcoming album, ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]'', when she revealed the album artwork and tracklist.
   
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== Live performances ==
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==Live performances==
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"Bartender" is featured on the setlist of the [[Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour]], played after "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]". Del Rey performed it live for the first time on September 21, 2019 at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
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"Bartender" is featured on the setlist of the [[Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour]], played after "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]". Del Rey performed it live for the first time on September 21, 2019, at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
   
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==Music video==
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== Cross-references ==
  
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====Background and description====
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* Both the canyon and Del Rey's truck are mentioned in "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]".
  
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The track forms part of a 3-part music video with "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]" and "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]", as revealed by Del Rey on September 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B11wjfOhUrL/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Norman fucking Rockwell Jack Antonoff. Video chuck grant”. 31 August 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> It was shot and directed by [[Chuck Grant]] in 2018, and was originally planned for release in October 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/1167885144604045314 Lana Del Rey (@Lana Del Rey). “Title track”. 31 August 2019. ''Twitter''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
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* Long Beach, California is also referenced in "[[The Greatest (song)|The Greatest]]" and "[[Doin' Time (song)|Doin' Time]]".
  
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* Bacardi is also mentioned in "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]", "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]", and "[[Noir (song)|Noir]]".
  
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* Wine is also mentioned in "[[Cherry (song)|Cherry]]", "[[Tomorrow Never Came (song)|Tomorrow Never Came]]", "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]", "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]", and "[[Dance for Money (song)|Dance for Money]]".
  
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* Cherry-flavored Coca-Cola is also mentioned in "[[Serial Killer (song)|Serial Killer]]", "[[Florida Kilos (song)|Florida Kilos]]", and "[[Last Girl on Earth (song)|Last Girl on Earth]]".
  
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* The keys are also mentioned in "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Hope_Is_a_Dangerous_Thing_for_a_Woman_like_Me_to_Have_%E2%80%93_but_I_Have_It_(song) Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It]".
  
   
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Several scenes from this part of the video were first interpolated in the music video for "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
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== Music video ==
  
 
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|filmed = Unknown, 2018
 
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==Cross-references==
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==== Background and description ====
  
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*A bar is also mentioned in "[[For K, Pt. 2 (song)|For K (Part 2)]]", "[[Groupie Love (song)|Groupie Love]]", "[[Oh Say Can You See (song)|Oh Say Can You See]]" and "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]".
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The track forms part of a 3-part music video with "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]" and "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]", as revealed by Del Rey on September 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B11wjfOhUrL/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Norman fucking Rockwell Jack Antonoff. Video chuck grant”. 31 August 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> It was shot and directed by [[Chuck Grant]] in 2018, and was originally planned for release in October 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/1167885144604045314 Lana Del Rey (@Lana Del Rey). “Title track”. 31 August 2019. ''Twitter''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
  
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*A canyon is also mentioned in "[[Earthquakes (song)|Earthquakes]]" and "[[Earthquakes (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]".
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*A garden is also mentioned in "[[Burnt Norton (Interlude) (song)|Burnt Norton]]", "[[Cherry (song)|Cherry]]", "[[Gods & Monsters (song)|Gods & Monsters]]", "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]", "[[Taco Truck x VB (song)|Taco Truck x VB]]", "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]". and in the poem "[[My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of my Bed (poem)|My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now — There Are Children at the Foot of My Bed]]".
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*Bacardi is also mentioned in "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]", "[[Noir (song)|Noir]]" and "Off to the Races".
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*Beaches are also mentioned in "[[13 Beaches (song)|13 Beaches]]", "Cherry", "[[Fingertips (song)|Fingertips]]", "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]", "[[Summer Bummer (song)|Summer Bummer]]" and in the poems "[[Happy (poem)|Happy]]", "My Bedroom Is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of my Bed", "[[Paradise is Very Fragile (poem)|Paradise is Very Fragile]]" and "[[Salamander (poem)|Salamander]]".
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*Cars are also mentioned in "[[California (song)|California]]", "[[Children of the Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]", "[[Driving in Cars with Boys (song)|Driving in Cars with Boys]]" and "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]", among several others.
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*Cherry-flavored Coca-Cola is also mentioned in "[[Florida Kilos (song)|Florida Kilos]]", "[[Last Girl on Earth (song)|Last Girl on Earth]]" and "[[Serial Killer (song)|Serial Killer]]".
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**Additionally, Cola is also mentioned in "[[Coca Cola (song)|Coca Cola]]", "[[Party Girl (song)|Party Girl]]", "[[Us Against the World (song)|Us Against the World]]" and in the [[Cola (song)|song of the same name]].
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*Crosby, Stills and Nash were a folk group from California.
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*Del Rey's truck is also mentioned in "Happiness Is a Butterfly" and "[[Violets for Roses (song)|Violets for Roses]]".
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** Additionally, trucks are also mentioned in "[[If You Lie Down with Me (song)|If You Lie Down with Me]]", "[[Beach Boys (song)|Beach Boys]]", and "[[Kinda Outta Luck (song)|Kinda Outta Luck]]".
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*Long Beach, California, is also mentioned in "[[Doin' Time (song)|Doin' Time]]", "[[Sweet (song)|Sweet]]" and "[[The Greatest (song)|The Greatest]]".
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*Poetry is also mentioned in "[[Brooklyn Baby (song)|Brooklyn Baby]]" and "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]".
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*The keys are also mentioned in "[[Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It (song)|Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It]]".
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*The lyric "All the ladies of the canyon" could be a reference to Joni Mitchell's album ''Ladies of the Canyon''.
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*The lyric "Girls just want to have fun" could be a reference to the famous song "Girl Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
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*The lyric "hold me" also appears in "[[Cinnamon Girl (song)|Cinnamon Girl]]", "[[Disco (song)|Disco]]" and "[[Fuck It I Love You (song)|Fuck It I Love You]]".
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*The lyric "Warm like a gun" could be a reference to the 1968 song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" by The Beatles.
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*Trying to escape from paparazzi is also a theme in "13 Beaches" and "[[High by the Beach (song)|High by the Beach]]".
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*Vines are also mentioned in "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]", "[[Dark but Just a Game (song)|Dark but Just a Game]]", "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Everyman Gets His Wish]]", "Happiness Is a Butterfly", "[[Old Money (song)|Old Money]]" and "[[Peppers (song)|Peppers]]".
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*Wine is also mentioned in "Cherry", "[[Dance for Money (song)|Dance for Money]]", "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]", "Every Man Gets His Wish", "Peppers" and "[[Tomorrow Never Came (song)|Tomorrow Never Came]]".
   
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==Lyrics==
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Several scenes from this part of the video were first interpolated in the music video for "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
  
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== Lyrics ==
  
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All the ladies of the canyon
  
All the ladies of the canyon
 
Wearing black to their house parties
  
Wearing black to their house parties
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It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
  
It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
 
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
  
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
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'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
  
'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
 
I'm just try'na keep my love alive
  
I'm just try'na keep my love alive
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With my bartender, hold me all night
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With my bartender
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Bartender, our love's alive
  
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Hold me all night
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Baby, remember, I'm not drinking wine
  
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Bartender
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But the cherry coke you serve is fine
  
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Our love's alive
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Baby, remember
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We're not drinkin' wine
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But the Cherry Coke you serve is fine
 
And our love's sweet enough on the vine
  
And our love's sweet enough on the vine
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Bartender, bar-t-t-tender
  
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Bartender
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Bar-t-t-tender
   
 
All the ladies of the canyon
  
All the ladies of the canyon
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And I love the little games that we play
  
And I love the little games that we play
 
From the valley to the beach
  
From the valley to the beach
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And when at last the day is done, I grab my keys
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And when at last the day is done
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I grab my keys
   
 
I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
  
I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
 
It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
  
It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
 
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
  
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
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'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
  
'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
 
I'm just try'na keep my love alive
  
I'm just try'na keep my love alive
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With my bartender, hold me all night
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With my bartender
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Bartender, our love's alive
  
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Hold me all night
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Baby, remember, I'm not drinking wine
  
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Bartender
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But the cherry coke you serve is fine
  
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Our love's alive
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Baby, remember
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We're not drinking wine
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But the Cherry Coke you serve is fine
 
And our love's sweet enough on the vine
  
And our love's sweet enough on the vine
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Bar-t-t-tender, bar-t-t-tender
  
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Bar-t-t-tender, ha-ha-ha-ha
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Bar-t-t-tender
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Bar-t-t-tender
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Bar-t-t-tender
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Ha-ha-ha-ha
   
 
I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
  
I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
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60mph, on PCH drive,
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60MPH on PCH Drive
 
Head to Long Beach to Newport by your side
  
Head to Long Beach to Newport by your side
 
As they don't yet know where I reside
  
As they don't yet know where I reside
 
60 miles from the last place I hide
  
60 miles from the last place I hide
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With my bar-t-t-tender, hold me all night,
  
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Bar-t-t-tender, keep love alive
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With my bar-t-t-tender
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Hold me all night
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Bar-t-t-tender
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Keep love alive
 
Bar-t-t-tender
  
Bar-t-t-tender
 
</poem>}}
  
</poem>}}
   
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==Credits==
 
;'''Personnel'''
  
;'''Personnel'''
 
* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, vocals, production
  
* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, vocals, production
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* Kieron Menzies — engineering, mixing
  
* Kieron Menzies — engineering, mixing
 
* Dean Reid — mixing
  
* Dean Reid — mixing
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* Chris Gehringer — mastering
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* Chris Gehringer — mastering B
   
 
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* Mastered at Sterling Sound
   
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[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell music videos]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour songs]]
  
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 17 February 2024

"Bartender" is a song by Lana Del Rey from her sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell!. It was co-written with and produced by Rick Nowels and Del Rey herself.

Background[]

Del Rey first mentioned the song on January 28, 2018, while being interviewed by Pitchfork at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City. When Pitchfork asked Del Rey "what's coming next?", she responded saying "I've got a couple of other tracks. I've got this weird track called 'Bartender' that doesn't belong to a record yet" and mentioned that she wishes to create a music video for the song.[1]

On July 31, 2019, Del Rey confirmed that the song would be released on her then-upcoming album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!, when she revealed the album artwork and tracklist.

Live performances[]

"Bartender" is featured on the setlist of the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour, played after "Norman Fucking Rockwell". Del Rey performed it live for the first time on September 21, 2019, at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.

Music video[]

Background and description[]

The track forms part of a 3-part music video with "Norman Fucking Rockwell" and "Happiness Is a Butterfly", as revealed by Del Rey on September 3, 2019.[2] It was shot and directed by Chuck Grant in 2018, and was originally planned for release in October 2019.[3]

Several scenes from this part of the video were first interpolated in the music video for "Venice Bitch".

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Norman_F***ing_Rockwell Released December 20, 2019
Length 14:06
Director Chuck Grant
Producer Chuck Grant, Lana Del Rey
Filmed Unknown, 2018
Location Los Angeles, California
Vevo views 14+ Million views

Cross-references[]

Lyrics[]

All the ladies of the canyon
Wearing black to their house parties
Crosby, Stills and Nash is playing
Wine is flowing with Bacardi

But sometimes girls just want to have fun
The poetry inside of me is warm like a gun

I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
I'm just try'na keep my love alive

With my bartender
Hold me all night
Bartender
Our love's alive
Baby, remember
We're not drinkin' wine
But the Cherry Coke you serve is fine
And our love's sweet enough on the vine

Bartender
Bar-t-t-tender

All the ladies of the canyon
Wearing white for their tea parties
Playing games of levitation
Meditating in the garden

And I love the little games that we play
From the valley to the beach
And when at last the day is done
I grab my keys

I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
It'll buy me a year if I play my cards right
Photo free exits from baby's bedside
'Cause they don't yet know what car I drive
I'm just try'na keep my love alive

With my bartender
Hold me all night
Bartender
Our love's alive
Baby, remember
We're not drinking wine
But the Cherry Coke you serve is fine
And our love's sweet enough on the vine

Bar-t-t-tender
Bar-t-t-tender
Bar-t-t-tender
Ha-ha-ha-ha

I bought me a truck in the middle of the night
60MPH on PCH Drive
Head to Long Beach to Newport by your side
As they don't yet know where I reside
60 miles from the last place I hide

With my bar-t-t-tender
Hold me all night
Bar-t-t-tender
Keep love alive
Bar-t-t-tender

Credits[]

Personnel
  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, vocals, production
  • Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, piano
  • Kieron Menzies — engineering, mixing
  • Dean Reid — mixing
  • Chris Gehringer — mastering B
Technical
  • Published by R-Rated Music (GMR) administered by Universal Music Works
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound

References[]

  1. ↑ Lana Del Rey Teases New Song 'Bartender'". Pitchfork.
  2. ↑ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Norman fucking Rockwell Jack Antonoff. Video chuck grant”. 31 August 2019. Instagram. [Access date: 31 August 2019]
  3. ↑ Lana Del Rey (@Lana Del Rey). “Title track”. 31 August 2019. Twitter. [Access date: 31 August 2019]
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