"Fishtail" is a song by Lana Del Rey from her ninth studio album and eighth major-label studio album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. It samples "Wanderlust" from AK's 2017 album Discovery.
Background[]
The unmastered version of the song leaked before the album's release. The official instrumental leaked on May 20, 2023.
Cross-references[]
- A bayou is also mentioned in "Living Legend".
- Addressing something is also mentioned in "Candy Necklace".
- A nightgown is also mentioned in "Playing Dangerous" and "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It".
- Autotune is also used in "Birds of a Feather" and "Tulsa Jesus Freak".
- Being "the one" is also mentioned in "Hollywood".
- Braiding someone's hair is also mentioned in "Peppers".
- L.A. is also mentioned in "American", "Arcadia", "Let Me Love You Like a Woman", "Off to the Races", "Radio" and in the poem "LA Who Am I to Love You", among several others.
- Palm trees are also mentioned in "Bel Air", "Freak", "Jump", "Neon Palmm" and "Trash Magic".
- Swaying palm trees are also mentioned in "Methamphetamines".
- Rain is also mentioned in "Blue Banisters", "Born to Die", "God Knows I Tried", "Hot Hot Hot", "Paradise" and "Salvatore".
- Red flags are also mentioned in "Margaret".
- Skipping rope is also mentioned in "Lolita", "Making Out" and "Queen of Hearts".
- Summer is also mentioned in "Summer Bummer", "Summer of Sam", "Summertime Sadness" and "White Mustang", among several others.
- The lyric "palm trees in black and white" also appears in "Jump".
- The phrase "black and white" also appears in "TV in Black & White".
- The lyric "skinny-dip inside your mind" is similar to the lyric "skinny-dip in my mind" from "Peppers".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 4:02
- Instrumental version — 4:02
- Unmastered version — 4:04
Lyrics[]
Don't you dare say that you'll braid my hair, babe
If you don't really care
You wanted me sadder, you wanted me sadder
Fishtail, what's the matter with that?
Skippin' rope in the bayou, bayou
Slip softly into rain
Not that smart, but I've got things to say
Palm trees in black and white
I like to watch them sway
You're so funny, I wish I could skinny-dip inside your mind
Lately, I've been thinkin' about how things used to be
Swingin' in a nightgown underneath the old oak tree
Almost Victorian with you, you can talk to me
But, lately, I can see
You wanted me sadder, you wanted me sadder (Baby, can’t you see it?)
For me, you are the one and if I’m not the one for you, don’t just say it
I was on the stairs, Ella Fitzgerald on the air, feeling hella rare
Baby, if you care, baby, don't you dare say you’ll braid my hair, babe
Don’t you dare say that you'll braid my hair, babe, if you don't really care
You wanted me sadder
Dancin' there in the hot, hot sun
I know that we've got problems
I plan to address them another day
Palm trees in black and white
I see in technicolor
Maybe I'll take my glasses off so I stop painting red flags green
Lately, I've been sunnin' in the L.A. riverbed
Wearin' nothin' but the sunburn bruises on my knees
I like how you talk, how you speak, how you look at me
But, lately, I can see
You wanted me sadder, you wanted me sadder, you wanted me sadder (Baby, can't you see it?)
For me, you are the one and if I’m not the one for you, don’t just say it
I was on the stairs, Ella Fitzgerald on the air, feeling hella lit
Baby, if you care, baby, don't you dare say you’ll braid my hair
See, baby, if you care then, baby, don't you dare say that you really care
Don't you dare say that you'll braid my hair
When you get home tonight, if you don't really care
Yeah, don't you dare say that you'll braid my hair, babe
If you don't really care, say that you'll braid my hair
If you're not coming home to me, mm
You want someone sadder
Skippin' rope in the bayou, bayou
Slip softly into rain
I'm not that smart, but I've got things to say
Credits[]
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals, background vocals
- Aljosha Frederick Konstanty — songwriting
- Ann Tomberlin — songwriting
- Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, drums, synth [Moog Bass], piano, omnichord, mellotron, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, mixing, engineering, programming
- Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
- Brian Rajaratnam — engineering assistance
- Jon Sher — engineering assistance
- Mark Aguilar — engineering assistance
- Matt Tuggle — engineering assistance
- Megan Searl — engineering assistance
- Chuck Grant — voice [talking]
- Ruaiti O'Flaherty — mastering
Charts[]
Weekly chart[]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[1] | 38 |
References[]
- ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
