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"'''Brite Lites'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]] and produced by David Kahne. It was released in 2010 on Del Rey's debut album ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]''.
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"'''Brite Lites'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]] and produced by [[David Kahne]]. It was released in 2010 on Del Rey's debut album ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]''.
   
 
==Background and composition==
  
==Background and composition==
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"Brite Lites" serves as the tenth track on Del Rey's debut album ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]''. It is in the key of G minor with an approximate tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song has a Bollywood-influence with its use of vocal samples. Its instrumentation features repetitive bass drum hits, guitar string sound effects, synth sax bass line, a plucky guitar accent and various synth pads and keys.
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"Brite Lites" serves as the tenth track on Lana Del Rey's debut album ''Lana Del Rey''.
  
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It is in the key of G minor with an approximate tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song has a Bollywood-influence with its use of vocal samples. Its instrumentation features repetitive bass drum hits, guitar string sound effects, synth sax bass line, a plucky guitar accent and various synth pads and keys. An acoustic demo of the song leaked with ''[[No Kung Fu (EP)|No Kung Fu]]'', and a snippet of a demo produced by [[Steven Mertens]] leaked July 25, 2016.
  
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An acoustic demo of the song leaked with ''[[No Kung Fu (EP)|No Kung Fu]]'' on February 11, 2012. On June 13, 2016, a snippet of Del Rey performing the song live with the band The Rich Whores leaked through Instagram. Two snippets of a demo produced by [[Steven Mertens]] in 2008 leaked on July 25, 2016. A new snippet of this demo was played on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream, and the full demo leaked on December 25, 2017.
   
 
==Cross-references==
  
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* The lyric "beauty queen" is also referenced in "[[Queen of Disaster (song)|Queen of Disaster]]", "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]", "[[Is It Wrong? (song)|Is It Wrong?]]", and "[[You're Gonna Love Me (song)|You're Gonna Love Me]]".
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* "Beauty queen" is a phrase also mentioned in "[[Queen of Disaster (song)|Queen of Disaster]]", "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]" and "[[You're Gonna Love Me (song)|You're Gonna Love Me]]", among others.{{Infobox song
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* The song "[[Dum Dum (song)|Dum Dum]]" references "silver screen" as well.
  
* The song "[[Dum Dum (song)|Dum Dum]]" references "silver screen" as well.
   
 
== Music video ==
  
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Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song, like most of her old videos, it features clips of Del Rey herself as well as clips she gathered from old films. It shows Lana in front of a blindfolded window, most likely in her own or a friend's house, dancing and singing along to the lyrics of the song.
  
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==== Background and description ====
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Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song, like most of her early videos, it features clips of Del Rey herself as well as clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos. It shows Del Rey in front of a blindfolded window, most likely in her own or a friend's house, dancing and singing along to the lyrics of the song.
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== Official versions ==
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* Album version — 2:57
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* [[No Kung Fu (EP)|''No Kung Fu'']] acoustic demo — 3:05
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* Steven Mertens demo — 3:00
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* The Rich Whores rehearsal (snippet) — 0:58
   
 
==Lyrics==
  
==Lyrics==
   
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=== Album version ===
 
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I look for you in magazines
  
I look for you in magazines
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Give me the bright lights
  
Give me the bright lights
   
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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=== ''Steven Mertens'' demo version ===
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I look for you in magazines
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I look for you in magazines
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I look for you in magazines
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I'm taking off my wedding ring
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I gave you everything
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I gave you everything
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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They name me Lana Rey Loreen
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They name me Lana Rey Loreen
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They name me Lana Rey Loreen
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From when I was a beauty queen
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It wasn't anything
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It wasn't anything
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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I'm waving on the silver screen
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I'm waving on the silver screen
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I'm waving on the silver screen
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The film is fading, look at me
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The film is fading, look at me
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The film is fading, look at me
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The film is fading, look at me
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The film is fading, look at me, look at me
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
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Give me the bright lights
 
Give me the bright lights
  
Give me the bright lights
 
Give me the bright lights
  
Give me the bright lights
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=== Acoustic demo ===
  
=== Acoustic demo ===
 
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Revision as of 10:52, 20 April 2019

"Brite Lites" is a song written by Lana Del Rey and produced by David Kahne. It was released in 2010 on Del Rey's debut album Lana Del Ray.

Background and composition

"Brite Lites" serves as the tenth track on Del Rey's debut album Lana Del Ray. It is in the key of G minor with an approximate tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song has a Bollywood-influence with its use of vocal samples. Its instrumentation features repetitive bass drum hits, guitar string sound effects, synth sax bass line, a plucky guitar accent and various synth pads and keys.

An acoustic demo of the song leaked with No Kung Fu on February 11, 2012. On June 13, 2016, a snippet of Del Rey performing the song live with the band The Rich Whores leaked through Instagram. Two snippets of a demo produced by Steven Mertens in 2008 leaked on July 25, 2016. A new snippet of this demo was played on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream, and the full demo leaked on December 25, 2017.

Cross-references

  • The song "Dum Dum" references "silver screen" as well.

Music video

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Brite_Lites Released
Length 3:08
Director Lana Del Rey
Producer
Filmed
Location
Vevo views N/A

Background and description

Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song, like most of her early videos, it features clips of Del Rey herself as well as clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos. It shows Del Rey in front of a blindfolded window, most likely in her own or a friend's house, dancing and singing along to the lyrics of the song.

Official versions

  • Album version — 2:57
  • No Kung Fu acoustic demo — 3:05
  • Steven Mertens demo — 3:00
  • The Rich Whores rehearsal (snippet) — 0:58

Lyrics

Album version

I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I'm taking off my wedding ring

I gave you everything
I gave you everything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

I'm going back to Arbor Dean
I'm going back to Arbor Dean
I'm going back to Arbor Dean
Where when I was a beauty queen

It wasn't anything
It wasn't anything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the trampoline
I'm waving on the silver screen

The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me, look at me

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Steven Mertens demo version

I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I'm taking off my wedding ring

I gave you everything
I gave you everything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

They name me Lana Rey Loreen
They name me Lana Rey Loreen
They name me Lana Rey Loreen
From when I was a beauty queen

It wasn't anything
It wasn't anything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the silver screen
The film is fading, look at me

The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me
The film is fading, look at me, look at me

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights

Acoustic demo

(1, 2... 1, 2, 3, 4)

I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I look for you in magazines
I'm taking off my wedding ring

I gave you everything
I gave you everything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah, ooh

I'm going back to Arbor Dean
I'm going back to Arbor Dean
I'm going back to Arbor Dean
Where when I was a beauty queen

It wasn't anything
It wasn't anything

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh

I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the silver screen
I'm waving on the silver screen
The film is fading, look at me

The film is fading, look at me, yeah
Film is fading, look at me, yeah
Film is fading, look at me, yeah
The film is fading, look at me
Look at me

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Give me the bright lights
Yeah

(Well, I don't know)


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