"Cherry" is a song by Lana Del Rey. It was co-written with Tim Larcombe and co-produced with Larcombe, Rick Nowels and Dean Reid, with additional production by Kieron Menzies. It is featured on her fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life.
Background[]
On May 17, 2017, Del Rey posted a video to her Instagram page of a rehearsal to an unknown song, but deleted it right after. She then posted another video of the same rehearsal session with the caption "When you're chatting through the verses but snap back into it for the chorus. See u Saturday".[1] Another snippet of the song was used in a behind the scenes video of the 2017 V magazine photoshoot shot by Steven Klein.
Use in media[]
The song is featured in the 2024 romance film It Ends with Us.
Live performances[]
On May 20, 2017, Del Rey premiered the song by performing it live for the first time at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Carson, California, and also confirmed the title to be "Cherry".[2] It was performed live again on May 27, 2017, at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Hull, United Kingdom. In 2018, the song was featured on the setlist of the LA to the Moon Tour. The song is performed live with "Scarborough Fair".
Music video[]
In an interview with Gabrielle Wilson for MTV which was published on October 31, 2017, Del Rey expressed interest in creating a music video for "Cherry" or "Get Free".[3] In another interview for MTV, Del Rey further mentioned that no director liked her idea for the music video, and said that she was considering on making the video herself along with her sister, Chuck Grant.
On January 28, 2018, Del Rey commented that "it's still not happening" and added she had yet to shoot it but hoped to while on break before her LA to the Moon Tour resumed.[4] While on her visit to Australia on March 27, 2018, Del Rey was asked about the video and allegedly revealed that the idea for a music video was entirely scrapped in favor of another music video for a new song.
Cross-references[]
- A fiend is also mentioned in "Disco" and "Florida Kilos".
- A rose garden is also mentioned in "Burnt Norton (Interlude)" and in the poem "My Bedroom Is A Sacred Place Now — There Are Children At the Foot of My Bed".
- Beaches are also a recurrent theme, being mentioned in "Bartender", "High by the Beach", "Mariners Apartment Complex", "Summer Bummer", "13 Beaches" and in the poems "Happy", "My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of My Bed", "Paradise is Very Fragile" and "Salamander".
- "Black beaches" are also mentioned in "Summer Bummer".
- Cherries are also mentioned in "Black Beauty", "Carmen", "Cherry Blossom", and "This Is What Makes Us Girls".
- Cherries and wine are mentioned together on the 1967 song "Summer Wine" by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, which Del Rey covered featuring Barrie-James O'Neill.
- Del Rey also sings about herself "falling" in "Wait for Life".
- In the bridge, the sample of Del Rey singing "Why?" is also used in "Art Deco" and "Born to Die".
- Peaches are also mentioned in "Girl That Got Away", "Put the Radio On", "13 Beaches", "Star Lux", and in the demo version of "Trash Magic".
- "Rosemary and thyme" is a direct quote from the famous traditional English song "Scarborough Fair", that Del Rey covered on the LA to the Moon Tour following "Cherry" on the tour's setlist.
- The phrase "darlin', darlin'" is also repeated in "Carmen".
- Wine is also mentioned in "Bartender", "Dance for Money", "Drive By", "Everyman Gets His Wish" and "Tomorrow Never Came".
- Direct reference to the song "Love".
- Del Rey similarly exclaims "Fuck" in "Scarface" and a variation, "I'm fucked," is used in "Tired of Singing the Blues".
- Del Rey sings "Hallelujah" in "Money Power Glory", "Religion", and "Ben".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 3:00
- Instrumental version — 3:00
- Clean version — 3:00
Lyrics[]
Love
I said real love
Is like feeling no fear
When you're standing in the face of danger
'Cause you just want it so much
A touch
From your real love
Is like Heaven taking the place of something evil
And lettin' it burn off from the rush
Yeah, yeah (Fuck!)
Darlin', darlin', darlin'
I fall to pieces when I'm with you
I fall to pieces
My cherries and wine
Rosemary and thyme
And all of my peaches (Are ruined)
Love
I said real love
Is like smiling when the firing squad's against you
And you just stay lined up
Yeah (Fuck!)
Darlin', darlin', darlin'
I fall to pieces when I'm with you
I fall to pieces (Bitch)
My cherries and wine
Rosemary and thyme
And all of my peaches (Can I get a fuckin' hallelujah?)
(Are ruined, bitch)
(Workin’ on you like I'm back at school)
My rose garden dreams
Set on fire by fiends (Can I get a fuckin' hallelujah?)
(Sippin' on you like a Coca-cool, yeah)
And all my black beaches (Can I get a fuckin' hallelujah?)
(Are ruined)
(Workin’ on you like I'm back at school)
My celluloid scenes
Are torn at the seams (Can I get a fuckin' hallelujah?)
(Sippin' on you like a Coca-cool, yeah)
And I fall to pieces (Bitch)
I fall to pieces when I'm with you
(Why?)
'Cause I love you so much
I fall to pieces
My cherries and wine
Rosemary and thyme
And all of my peaches (Are ruined, bitch)
(Are ruined, bitch)
(Are ruined, fuck!)
Credits[]
- Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting, production
- Tim Larcombe — songwriting, production, electric guitar, drums, Mellotron
- Dean Reid — production, engineering, mixing, drums, bass, strings, effects
- Rick Nowels — production
- Kieron Menzies — additional production, engineering, mixing, strings
- Trevor Yasuda & Chris Garcia — engineering
- Adam Ayan — mastering
- Zac Rae — Strings
- Technical
- Published by Sony / ATV Music Publishing / Tap Music Publishing Limited
- Recorded at The Green Building, Los Angeles and Hampstead Studios, London
- Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Charts[]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[5] | 4 |
| Slovakia Digital Singles (ČNS IFPI)[6] | 80 |
References[]
- ↑ Del Rey, Lana (May 18, 2017). "When you're chatting through the verses but snap back into it for the chorus See u Saturday". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1572978822744562. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Lana Del Rey Debuts ‘Cherry’ at KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2017". KROQ. May 20, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027211929/http://kroq.cbslocal.com:80/2017/05/20/lana-del-rey-cherry/. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ MTV News (October 31, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Talks Next Music Video & Tour w/ Kali Uchis & Jhené Aiko | MTV News". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUk2AOuZhM. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ MTV News (January 30, 2018). "Lana Del Rey on ‘Cherry’ Music Video & #MeToo | GRAMMYs 2018 | MTV News". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F7DPxioo4M. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4382#all_records_extra
- ↑ "SK - Singles Digital - Top 100". ČNS IFPI. (Archive to 201730)
