"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 and two snippets of a demo produced by Steven Mertens leaked on July 25, 2016. A new snippet of this demo was played on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream. The full demo leaked on December 25, 2017.
Cross-references
- The phrase "beauty queen" is also mentioned in "Queen of Disaster", "Summertime Sadness" and "You're Gonna Love Me", among others.
- The song "Dum Dum" references "silver screen" as well.
Music video
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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
- Acoustic demo – 3:05
- Steve Mertens demo - 3:00
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
Steve Mertens demo
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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