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Background 
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On July 26, 2019, Del Rey announced the song along with "The Greatest".[1] The song was accidentally uploaded to Del Rey's official YouTube channel on August 16, 2019 and was quickly removed.
According to Del Rey it was the last song recorded for the album, contrary to an earlier statement said to be "How to Disappear" in October 2018. The chorus of the song samples the drums of an early demo of "Lucky Ones".[2]
Cross-references Edit
- The phrase "dream a little dream of me" is likely a direct reference to the song of the same name, written by Gus Kahn.
- The radio is also mentioned in "Put the Radio On", "Tomorrow Never Came" and the song of the same name.
Music video Edit
| Music video | Information | |
|---|---|---|
 Lana Del Rey - Fuck It I Love You & The Greatest (Official Video) | Released | August 22, 2019 |
| Length | 9:19 | |
| Director | Rich Lee | |
| Producer | Justin Diener, Michael Angeles | |
| Filmed | July, 2019 | |
| Location | Long Beach, Los Angeles, California | |
| Vevo views | 10+ Million views | |
Background and description Edit
Del Rey announced the music video on July 26, 2019, via Instagram alongside behind the scenes photos.[3] She revealed that the video was directed by Rich Lee and that it is a double music video with "The Greatest".[1] It stars fitness model Brad Swanick[4] and premiered August 22, 2019.
To start the first part of the double video, a record player is shown being played and Del Rey singing in a bar-like stage. Interpolated are shots of Del Rey surfing alone as well as alongside Brad Swanick in a retro beach scene eventually revealed to be a green screen. Throughout the video, scenes of Del Rey riding a swing on the beach, painting and skateboarding through alleys with friends are featured.
On-set photoshoot by Chuck Grant and Rich Lee Edit
Behind the scenes Edit
Lyrics Edit
I like to see everything in neon
Drink lime green, stay up till dawn
Maybe the way that I'm living
Is killing me
I like to light up the stage with a song
Do shit to keep me turned on
But one day I woke up like
"Maybe I'll do it differently"
So, I moved to California, but it's just a state of mind
It turns out everywhere you go you take yourself, that's not a lie
Wish that you would hold me or just say that you were mine
It's killing me slowly
Dream a little dream of me
Make me into something sweet
Turn the radio on
Dancing to a pop song
Fuck it, I love you
Fuck it, I love you
Fuck it, I love you
I really do
I used to shoot up my veins in neon
And shit's even brighter, you're gone
So many things I would say to you
I want you
You moved to California, but it's just a state of mind
And you know everyone adores you, you can feel it and you're tired
Baby, wish that you would hold me or just say that you're mine
But it's killing me slowly
Dream a little dream of me
Turn this into something sweet
Turn the radio on
Dancing to a pop song
Fuck it, I love you
Fuck it, I love you
Fuck it, I love you
I really do
It turns out California's more than just a state of mind
I met you on the boulevard but you're not here, you blew my mind
And if I wasn't so fucked up, I think I'd fuck you all the time
(I really do) It's killing me slowly
Fuck it, I love you
(I moved to California, but it's just a state of mind)
Fuck it, I love you
(It turns out everywhere you go you take yourself, that's not a lie)
Fuck it, I love you
(Wish that you would hold me or just say that you were mine)
I really do
(It's killing me slowly)
Fuck it, I love you
(California dreamin', I got money on my mind)
Fuck it, I love you
(Drugs is in my veins, runnin' out of time)
Fuck it, I love you
(California dreamin', I got money on my mind)
I really do
(Drugs is in my veins, runnin' out of time)
Fuck it, I love you
(California dreamin', I got money on my mind)
Fuck it, I love you
(Drugs is in my veins, runnin' out of time)
Fuck it, I love you
(California dreamin', I got money on my mind)
I really do
(Drugs is in my veins, runnin' out of time)
Credits Edit
- Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, vocals
- Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, engineering, mixing, programming, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards
- Andrew Watt — songwriting, production
- Louis Bell — songwriting, production
- Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
- Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
- Ben Fletcher — assistant engineering
- Billy Cumella — assistant engineering
- John Rooney — assistant engineering
- Mikey Freedom Hart — keyboards
- Chris Gehringer — mastering
- Will Quinnell — assistant mastering
- Technical
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, United States / Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
- Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, United States
References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZMHk9h4K5/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Uj22fH1wb/
- ↑ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "I think you’re gonna love the new double video I did with Rich Lee for two songs off the new record – ‘fuck it I love you!’ And ‘the greatest’". (July 26, 2019) Instagram. [Access date: August 23, 2019]
- ↑ Brad Swanick Instagram profile
