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Chemtrails Over the Country Club is the upcoming seventh studio album and sixth major-label studio album by Lana Del Rey. The album is set to be released March 19, 2021.
Background
Del Rey first revealed that she had been working on a new record on August 30, 2019, the release date of Norman Fucking Rockwell!, in an interview with Al Horner for The Times. In the interview, she announced that the title of the project would be White Hot Forever and explained that parts of the album had already been written. Del Rey estimated that the record would most likely be released within 12 to 13 months of the interview, in 2020, as a surprise release.[1] Del Rey also revealed that the record would sound similar to her previous album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!.
On November 6, 2019, a fan posted to Reddit that Del Rey had told her White Hot Forever may not be the album title. These claims were later proven true revealed to be true in a video posted by Del Rey to her instagram on May 25, 2020, where she announced the new title Chemtrails Over the Country Club.[2]
On August 6, 2020 Del Rey posted a snippet of the track "Tulsa Jesus Freak" to her Instagram. She later archived the post but the video remained available on her Facebook page.
Del Rey announced in an Instagram post that the song "Let Me Love You like a Woman" would be released as a single on September 1, 2020. In her announcement, she also mentioned that she and her team are filming a music video for the title track "Chemtrails Over the Country Club". It was shot and directed by BRTHR. Del Rey also tagged Neil Krug, the photographer who worked on the Ultraviolence cover, in the caption, leading fans to suspect he may be involved in the visuals for the new album.[3]
In Interview magazine, it was revealed that Del Rey produced the entirety of the album along with Jack Antonoff.[4] Although later, Del Rey confirmed that Zach Dawes was a co-producer for the potential track "Dealer".[5]
On October 22, 2020, Del Rey posted behind-the-scenes footage for a music video to both her Instagram and Twitter accounts.[6] On Instagram, she tagged BRTHR in the caption. The producer later confirmed on his Instagram story that a music video would be coming soon.
A teaser of the music video for the title track was posted by Del Rey on December 22, 2020, announcing the song would be released on January 11, 2021, alongside a pre-order for the album.
Inspiration
In an interview for Q Magazine during October 2019, Del Rey hinted at the theme of the album saying, “I only think of star signs for the next thing I’m doing.”
On May 21, 2020 Del Rey posted an announcement to her Instagram profile, in which she talked about double standards in the women music industry. She also mentioned that she will talk about this topic more on her new record: “I’m sure there will be tinges of what I’ve been pondering in my new album”.[7]
Artwork
It was rumored that the cover would be shot by Neil Krug, who had previously worked on the Ultraviolence cover and the shoots for both Lust for Life and Honeymoon eras, but when the artworks for the album were revealed, Krug was confirmed to have shot only the HMV exclusive cover. The photographer for the album cover photoshoot and the standard artwork has not yet been confirmed.
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Release
Del Rey took to Instagram on May 21, 2020 to announce the release date of the album.[7] While the album was originally planned to be released on September 5, 2020, it was pushed back. The announcement came at the end of an Instagram post, in which Del Rey criticized double standards for women in the music industry.
During a book signing event for the poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, on October 2, 2020, Del Rey advised that the album would be released on either December 10, 2020 or January 7, 2021. She explained that the delay was due to the production process of vinyls.[5]
On November 4, 2020, during an Instagram livestream, Del Rey said that the production process of the vinyl release would take at least 16 weeks, but the vinyl plant had not opened yet. She advised the production on the vinyls was set to begin on March 2021.[8]
On December 18, 2020, ten new Shazam entries were discovered on Del Rey's profile, including Joni Mitchell cover "For Free". Some have speculated that the Joni Mitchell cover, which Del Rey performed at different stops on the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour, could have been meant for her upcoming Americana Standards and Classics album. The Shazam links were later deactivated.
On January 10, 2021, Del Rey announced the official track list, and revealed the album cover and back cover, on her social media accounts. The following day, the album release date of March 19 was announced via the description of the music video for "Chemtrails Over the Country Club".
Singles
The album's first single titled "Let Me Love You like a Woman" was released worldwide on October 16, 2020. The lead single from the record, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" was released on January 11, 2021. That same day, Del Rey confirmed in a BBC One interview that the third single will be titled "White Dress".
Tracklist
Lana Del Rey posted the tracklist on January 10th, along with the cover art. The album has 11 tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "White Dress" | Lana Del Rey, Jack Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 5:33 | |
| 2. | "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 4:31 | |
| 3. | "Tulsa Jesus Freak" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 3:35 | |
| 4. | "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 3:20 | |
| 5. | "Wild at Heart" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 4:06 | |
| 6. | "Dark But Just a Game" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 3:55 | |
| 7. | "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "Yosemite" | Del Rey, Rick Nowels | Nowels, Del Rey | 5:04 | |
| 9. | "Breaking Up Slowly" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 2:57 | |
| 10. | "Dance Till We Die" | Del Rey, Antonoff | Antonoff, Del Rey | 4:03 | |
| 11. | "For Free" | Joni Mitchell | Antonoff, Del Rey | 4:11 | |
Total length: |
45:22 | ||||
Scrapped tracks
- "Dealer"
References
- ↑ Lana Del Rey: ‘Trump’s personality problem is hurting people and encouraging violence’
- ↑ Lana Del Rey (2020) Nobody gets to tell your story. Instagram. Posted: May 25, 2020. Accessed January 11, 2021.
- ↑ Lana Del Rey's announcement
- ↑ "Who is Lana Del Rey? In conversation with Jack Antonoff". September 8, 2020. Interview Magazine.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lana Del Rey at the Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass book signing event. October 2, 2020
- ↑ Lana Del Rey's post about a music video
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Del Rey confirms release date of seventh studio album via Instagram
- ↑ The November 4, 2020 Instagram live
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