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*Thematic references to the ocean can also be found in "[[Kill Kill (song)|Kill Kill]]", "[[Methamphetamines (song)|Methamphetamines]]" and "[[Heavy Hitter (song)|Heavy Hitter]]". |
*Thematic references to the ocean can also be found in "[[Kill Kill (song)|Kill Kill]]", "[[Methamphetamines (song)|Methamphetamines]]" and "[[Heavy Hitter (song)|Heavy Hitter]]". |
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*The theme of "paradise" also appears in "[[Paradise (song)|Paradise]]", "[[Velvet Crowbar (song)|Velvet Crowbar]]", and "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]". |
*The theme of "paradise" also appears in "[[Paradise (song)|Paradise]]", "[[Velvet Crowbar (song)|Velvet Crowbar]]", and "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]". |
Revision as of 05:25, 30 May 2017
"Dark Paradise" (also registered as but not to be confused with "Paradise"[1]) is a song from Lana Del Rey's debut major-label album, Born to Die. It was written by Del Rey and Rick Nowels, with production fronted by Emile Haynie and co-production by Nowels. The first demo was produced by Bjorn Yttling[2]. It was released as the album's 6th single on March 1, 2013, exclusively in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Writing and inspiration
The song is thought by fans to be written about K and his death, although this is not definitely confirmed. There are some themes in the track that can provide evidence to this theory, though. The song contains references to Del Rey's love of someone who has passed away, and her desire to join him.
Del Rey originally recorded a demo of the song containing differed lyrics and production in the early stages of recording Born to Die. Lyrically and sonically, the second demo is similar to the radio edit. Del Rey performed an alternate demo of the song live with different lyrics on September 14, 2011, before the release of Born to Die. Not much is know about this version, but a short clip of the performance exists online.[3]
The song follows a similar sound to other songs on Born to Die, with orchestral production and a mid-tempo ballad structure. It contains male background vocals of a spoken line from a live performance of "Mary Jane" by Rick James, also heard in "Lolita", "Blue Jeans", "Without You" and "National Anthem". It has a tempo of 120 beats-per-minute, making it one of the fastest songs on the album. The key of the song is C♯ minor.
Critical reception
The song garnered mixed reviews from critics. Most critical reviews came from the melodramatic tone of the song, along with the lyrical content and repetitive production. Billboard gave the song a negative review, saying that "fatigue sets in" when this song comes up on the album, and that the song "would be a subpar ballad for Del Rey" even if she had never released "Blue Jeans" or "Video Games".[4] Jaime Gill from BBC Music used the song as an example as why "Born to Die" isn't perfect, saying that "it slumps slightly towards the end, and the glossy trip-hop production grows wearying on lesser [G]othic melodramas like Dark Paradise."[5] David Edwards from Drowned in Sound said along with "Carmen" that they weren't the best tracks on the album, saying "The dreary fallen angel whimsy of ‘Carmen’ sums up precisely the unfocused drift that critics often use to malign her and on songs such as ‘Dark Paradise’, the caricature extends beyond our empathy."[6]
On the other hand, many critics believed that the criticism towards the song attracted it as a standout towards the album. Los Angeles Times named it among the best tracks on the album along with "Video Games" and "Summertime Sadness".[7] MuuMuse highlighted the album as a standout, saying "Yet beneath the song’s gothic exterior lies an deeply romantic sentiment, suggesting that love trumps all circumstances–even death [...]"[8]
Cross-references
- The song can be viewed as a continuation of the story of Del Rey's relationship with K.
- Thematic references to the ocean can also be found in "Kill Kill", "Methamphetamines" and "Heavy Hitter".
- The theme of "paradise" also appears in "Paradise", "Velvet Crowbar", and "Every Man Gets His Wish".
- From the demo, "pretty baby" is also referenced in "Florida Kilos", "For K, Pt. 2" and some other songs.
Music video
Del Rey stated that she planned to record a video for the song in an interview on June 21, 2012, for release in September, but the video did not come to fruition.
Official versions
- Album version – 4:03
- Radio mix – 3:52
- Instrumental version – 4:00
- Demo version 1 – 2:26
- Demo version 2 – 3:58
Lyrics
Album version
All my friends tell me I should move on
I’m lying in the ocean singing your song
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That’s how you sang it
Loving you forever can’t be wrong
Even though you’re not here, won’t move on
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That’s how we played it
And there’s no remedy for memory, your face is like a melody
It won’t leave my head
Your soul is haunting me and telling me that everything is fine
But I wish I was dead (dead like you)
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
All my friends ask me why I stay strong
Tell ‘em when you find true love, it lives on
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh
That’s why I stay here
And there’s no remedy for memory, your face is like a melody
It won’t leave my head
Your soul is haunting me and telling me that everything is fine
But I wish I was dead (dead like you)
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there’s no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah.
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah.
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
There’s no relief, I see you in my sleep
And everybody’s rushing me, but I can feel you touching me
There’s no release, I feel you in my dreams
Telling me I’m fine
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there’s no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Demo 1
I got the ice, you got the fire
I got the stuff to take you higher
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That's how you played it
I got the brains, you got the money
This is a race, let's go fast, honey
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That's how you played it
C'mon, pretty baby, I'll be takin' you down
They say you got crazy like all over town
Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there's no you, except in my dreams tonight
I got the brains, you got the money
This is a race, let's go fast, honey
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That's how you played it
C'mon, pretty baby, I'll be takin' you down
They say you got crazy like all over town
Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there's no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
Demo 2
All my friends tell me I should move on
I’m lyin' in the ocean singin' your song
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That’s how you sang it
Loving you forever can’t be wrong
Even though you’re not here, won’t move on
"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh"
That’s how you played it
And there’s no remedy for memory
Your face is like a melody, it won’t leave my head
Your soul is haunting me and telling me that everything is fine
But I wish I was dead (dead like you)
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
All my friends ask me why I stay strong
Tell ‘em when you find true love, it lives on
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh
That’s why I stay here
Cause there’s no remedy for memory
Your face is like a melody, it won’t leave my head
Your soul is haunting me and telling me that everything is fine,
But I wish I was dead (dead like you)
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there’s no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
There’s no relief, I see you in my sleep
And everybody’s rushing me, but I can feel you touching me
There’s no release, I feel you in my dreams
Telling me I’m fine
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I’m scared that you won’t be waiting on the other side
(So tell me)
Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there’s no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-hah-hah-hah-hah
I don’t want to wake up from this tonight
Commercial release
Digital release
Dark Paradise - Single
Label: Universal Music Format: Digital download Released: March 1, 2013 Barcode: None Photography: Nicole Nodland Design: Unknown |
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# | Name | Time | |||||||
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1. | "Dark Paradise" (Radio Mix) | 3:52 | |||||||
2. | "Dark Paradise" | 4:03 | |||||||
Dark Paradise (Parov Stelar Remix) - Single
Label: Universal Music Format: Digital download Released: 2013 Barcode: None Photography: Nicole Nodland Design: Unknown |
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# | Name | Time | |||||||
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1. | "Dark Paradise" (Parov Stelar Remix) | 4:21 | |||||||
Physical release
Germany (LC-14513)
Label: Vertigo Format: CD in slimcase Released: March 1, 2013 Barcode: 0602537325719 Photography: Nicole Nodland Design: Unknown |
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# | Name | Time | |||||||
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1. | "Dark Paradise" (Radio Mix) | 3:52 | |||||||
2. | "Dark Paradise" | 4:04 | |||||||
Remixes
- Parov Stelar Remix - 4:21
Credits
Personnel
- Drums — Emile Haynie
- Keyboards — Emile Haynie
- Strings arrangment and conducting — Larry Gold
- Strings assistment — Steve Tirpak
- Additional vocals — Maria Vidal
- Chamberlain strings — Patrick Warren
- Guitar — Rick Nowels
- Additional synths — Devrim Karaoglu
- Orchestral drums — Devrim Karaoglu
- Pads — Dean Reid
- Mixing — Manny Marroquin
- Assistant mixing —Erik Madrid & Chris Galland
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 45 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[10] | 5 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 48 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] | 42 |
References
- ↑ APRA|AMCOS title search lists "Paradise" as an alias of "Dark Paradise" (APRA ID: GW42208736)
- ↑ http://thecuttingroom.com/bjorn-yttling-and-lana-del-ray-at-the-cutting-room-studios/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlZEVEZKfs
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067142/lana-del-reys-born-to-die-track-by-track-review#
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qrnv
- ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17344/reviews/4145754
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/lana-del-rey-born-to-die.html
- ↑ http://www.muumuse.com/2012/01/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review.html/
- ↑ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Lana+Del+Rey/?type=single
- ↑ http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2013&idlisty=983#title
- ↑ http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Dark+Paradise&cat=s
- ↑ http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Dark+Paradise&cat=s
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