"Breaking Up Slowly" is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring Nikki Lane. It is featured on her seventh studio album and sixth major-label studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
Background[]
The song was first mentioned during a surprise duet performance with Nikki Lane on October 18, 2020, in which Del Rey confirmed the song to be included in the album's tracklist. A part of the said track was also performed the same day.
On December 18, 2020, it appeared on Shazam alongside the rest of the tracklist for Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
On April 2, 2021, during a performance with Lane at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, Del Rey mentioned that she and Lane had written the song right before the Omaha, Nebraska, show on the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour in November 2019.[1]
Cross-references[]
- The color blue is also mentioned in "Blue Banisters", "Blue Jeans", "Honeymoon", "Nectar of the Gods", "Salvatore", "Shades of Cool", "Video Games" and "1949", among several others.
- Breaking up with someone is also mentioned in "In My Feelings", "The Blackest Day" and "Terrence Loves You".
- Flowers are also mentioned in "Pawn Shop Blues" and in the poem "Sportscruiser".
- The lyric "will he still love me" is similar to the lyric "will you still love me" from "Old Money" and "Young and Beautiful".
Lyrics[]
[Nikki Lane]:
Breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do
I love you only, but it's making me blue
So don't send me flowers like you always do
It's hard to be lonely, but it's the right thing
Are these my good years or do I have none?
Are there really good years for everyone?
I don't wanna live with a life of regret
I don't wanna end up like Tammy Wynette
[Lana Del Rey & Nikki Lane]:
‘Cause breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do
I love you only, but it’s making me blue
So don’t send me flowers like you always do
It’s hard to be lonely, but it's the right thing to do
[Lana Del Rey]:
George got arrested out on the lawn
We might be breaking up after this song
Will he still love me long after I’m gone?
Or did he see it coming all along?
[Lana Del Rey & Nikki Lane]:
‘Cause breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do
I love you only, and it’s making me blue
So don’t send me flowers like you always do
It’s hard to be lonely, baby, breaking up is hard to do
Breaking up slowly
(Baby, breaking up is hard to do)
Breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do
I love you only, and it’s making me blue
So don’t send me flowers like you always do
It's hard to be lonely, but it's the right thing to do
Credits[]
- Lana Del Rey — vocals, producer
- Nikki Lane — vocals
- Jack Antonoff — composer, producer, mixer, bass, guitar, piano
- Mikey Freedom Hart — pedal steel
- Laura Sisk — engineer, mixer
- Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer
- John Rooney — assistant recording engineer
- Jon Sher — assistant recording engineer
References[]
- ↑ Ghrist, Taylor (April 3, 2021). "Breaking Up Slowly live Lana Del Rey + Nikki Lane. Gruene Hall. New Braunfels, TX. April 1, 2021.". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lACAt4XO_E. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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