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"'''Fucked My Way Up to the Top'''" (also registered as "'''Fucked My Way Up'''") is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was written by Del Rey and [[Dan Heath]]. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]''.
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"'''Fucked My Way Up to the Top'''" (originally titled "'''Fuck My Way'''" and also registered as "'''Fucked My Way Up'''")<ref>HFA Song Code: F6697R</ref> is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] written with [[Dan Heath]]. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album, ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]''.
   
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==Background==
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== Background ==
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A snippet of an early demo featuring different vocals and instrumental leaked on June 25, 2018. A new snippet was leaked on August 5, 2018. The full demo leaked on June 26, 2019.
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On June 9, 2014 Del Rey, in an interview with ''Grazia'' magazine, said "It’s about a singer who first sneered about my allegedly not authentic style but later she stole and copied it. And now she’s acting like I am the art project and she the true super artist. My God and people actually believe her, she’s successful! I shouldn't continue ranting, it doesn’t get anywhere."
  
   
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==Writing and inspiration==
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==Reception==
  
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On [[2014/June#June 9|June 9, 2014]], in an interview with ''Grazia'' magazine, Del Rey said "It's about a singer who first sneered about my allegedly not authentic style but later she stole and copied it. And now she's acting like I am the art project and she the true super artist. My God and people actually believe her, she's successful! I shouldn't continue ranting, it doesn't get anywhere."
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Before the album was out or the track even previewed, music magazine ''Billboard'' described the song as "the best song title on ''Ultraviolence''" along with "[[Guns and Roses (song)|Guns and Roses]]", a sentiment shared by Internet publication ''Pitchfork Media''.
  
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==Critical reception==
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Before the album was out or the track even previewed, music magazine ''Billboard'' described the song as "the best song title on ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]''" along with "[[Guns and Roses (song)|Guns and Roses]]", a sentiment shared by Internet publication ''Pitchfork Media''.
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== Live performances ==
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Del Rey has only performed this song live twice. For the first time on [[2014/July#July 17|July 17, 2014]] in Carcassonne, France, and a second time on [[2014/August#August 24|August 24, 2014]], at Rock en Seine Music Festival.
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== Cross-references ==
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* Diamonds and pearls are also mentioned in "[[I Don't Wanna Go (song)|I Don't Wanna Go]]" and "[[Catch and Release (song)|Catch and Release]]". "Diamonds and Pearls" is also a song by Prince featuring Rosie Gaines.
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* Curls are mentioned in "[[Marilyn Monroe (song)|Marilyn Monroe]]", "[[The Other Woman (song)|The Other Woman]]" and "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing]]".
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* Linen is also mentioned in "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Fine_China_(song) Fine China]".
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== Official versions ==
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* Album version — 3:32
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* Clean version — 3:32
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* Instrumental version — 3:29
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* Demo version — 3:37
   
 
== Lyrics ==
  
== Lyrics ==
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=== Album version ===
 
{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
  
{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
 
Life is awesome, I confess
  
Life is awesome, I confess
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What I do, I do best.
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What I do, I do best
 
You got nothing, I got tested
  
You got nothing, I got tested
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And I passed, yes.
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And I'm best, yes
   
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls,
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls
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Let me down tonight, Riviera girls.
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Let me down tonight, Riviera girls
   
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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Go, baby, go.
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Go, baby, go
   
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
   
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I'm a dragon, you're a whore,
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I'm a dragon, you're a whore
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Don't even know what you're good for.
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Don't even know what you're good for
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Mimickin' me's a fuckin' bore,
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Mimickin' me's a fuckin' bore
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To me, but babe.
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To me, but babe
   
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Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls,
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Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls
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Tell me something nice 'bout your favorite girl.
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Tell me something nice 'bout your favorite girl
   
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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Go, baby, go.
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Go, baby, go
   
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
   
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby,
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
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Need you, baby, more, more, more, more.
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Need you, baby, more, more, more, more
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby,
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
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Fuckin' need you, baby, more, more, more, more.
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Fuckin' need you, baby, more, more, more, more
   
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and pearls,
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and pearls
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Lay me down tonight, I'm your favorite girl.
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Lay me down tonight, I'm your favorite girl
   
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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I fucked my way up to the top,
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I fucked my way up to the top
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Go, baby, go.
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Go, baby, go
   
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go,
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(Go, go, go, go, go)
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This is my show.
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This is my show
   
 
Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
  
Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
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I need you, baby, more, more, more, more.
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I need you, baby, more, more, more, more
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby, ah.
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Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby, ah
 
</poem>}}
  
</poem>}}
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=== Demo version ===
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{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
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Life is awesome, I confess
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What I do, I do best
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You got nothing, I got tested
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And I'm best, yes
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls
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Lay me down tonight, Riviera girls
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show
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I fucked my way up to the top
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Go baby, go
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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I'm a dragon, you're a whore
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Don't even know what you're good for
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Mimicking me is a fucking bore
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To me, but babe
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Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls
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Tell me something nice about your favorite girl
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show
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I fucked my way up to the top
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Go baby, go
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
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Need you baby, more, more, more, more
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Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
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Fuckin' need you baby, more, more, more, more
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Lay me down tonight in my linen and pearls
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Lay me down tonight, I'm your favorite girl
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I fucked my way up to the top
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This is my show
  +
I fucked my way up to the top
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Go baby, go
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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Go, go, go, go, go
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This is my show
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Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
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I need you baby, more, more, more, more
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Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
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Ah, ah
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Ah
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</poem>}}
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== Credits ==
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'''Personnel'''
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* Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
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* Dan Heath — songwriting
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* Dan Auerbach — production, electric guitar
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* Collin Dupuis — engineering
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* Robert Orton — mixing
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* Kenny Vaughan & Seth Kaufman — electric guitar
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* Nick Movshon — electric bass
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* Leon Michaels — Mellotron, synthesizers, piano
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* Russ Pahl — pedal steel
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* Maximilian Weissenfeldt — drums
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* Collin Dupuis — drums programming
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* John Davis — mastering
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'''Technical'''
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* Mixed at Hot Rocks Studios
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* Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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* HFA Song Code: F6697R
  
   
 
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[[Category:Released songs]]

Revision as of 15:42, 30 September 2019

"Fucked My Way Up to the Top" (originally titled "Fuck My Way" and also registered as "Fucked My Way Up")[1] is a song by Lana Del Rey written with Dan Heath. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album, Ultraviolence.

Background

A snippet of an early demo featuring different vocals and instrumental leaked on June 25, 2018. A new snippet was leaked on August 5, 2018. The full demo leaked on June 26, 2019.

Writing and inspiration

On June 9, 2014, in an interview with Grazia magazine, Del Rey said "It's about a singer who first sneered about my allegedly not authentic style but later she stole and copied it. And now she's acting like I am the art project and she the true super artist. My God and people actually believe her, she's successful! I shouldn't continue ranting, it doesn't get anywhere."

Critical reception

Before the album was out or the track even previewed, music magazine Billboard described the song as "the best song title on Ultraviolence" along with "Guns and Roses", a sentiment shared by Internet publication Pitchfork Media.

Live performances

Del Rey has only performed this song live twice. For the first time on July 17, 2014 in Carcassonne, France, and a second time on August 24, 2014, at Rock en Seine Music Festival.

Cross-references

Official versions

  • Album version — 3:32
  • Clean version — 3:32
  • Instrumental version — 3:29
  • Demo version — 3:37

Lyrics

Album version

Life is awesome, I confess
What I do, I do best
You got nothing, I got tested
And I'm best, yes

Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls
Let me down tonight, Riviera girls

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go, baby, go

(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show
(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show

I'm a dragon, you're a whore
Don't even know what you're good for
Mimickin' me's a fuckin' bore
To me, but babe

Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls
Tell me something nice 'bout your favorite girl

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go, baby, go

(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show
(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show

Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
Need you, baby, more, more, more, more
Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
Fuckin' need you, baby, more, more, more, more

Lay me down tonight in my linen and pearls
Lay me down tonight, I'm your favorite girl

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go, baby, go

(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show
(Go, go, go, go, go)
This is my show

Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby
I need you, baby, more, more, more, more
Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby, ah

Demo version

Life is awesome, I confess
What I do, I do best
You got nothing, I got tested
And I'm best, yes

Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls
Lay me down tonight, Riviera girls

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go baby, go
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show

I'm a dragon, you're a whore
Don't even know what you're good for
Mimicking me is a fucking bore
To me, but babe

Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls
Tell me something nice about your favorite girl

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go baby, go
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show

Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
Need you baby, more, more, more, more
Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
Fuckin' need you baby, more, more, more, more

Lay me down tonight in my linen and pearls
Lay me down tonight, I'm your favorite girl

I fucked my way up to the top
This is my show
I fucked my way up to the top
Go baby, go
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show
Go, go, go, go, go
This is my show

Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
I need you baby, more, more, more, more
Need you baby, like I breathe you, baby
Ah, ah
Ah

Credits

Personnel

  • Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
  • Dan Heath — songwriting
  • Dan Auerbach — production, electric guitar
  • Collin Dupuis — engineering
  • Robert Orton — mixing
  • Kenny Vaughan & Seth Kaufman — electric guitar
  • Nick Movshon — electric bass
  • Leon Michaels — Mellotron, synthesizers, piano
  • Russ Pahl — pedal steel
  • Maximilian Weissenfeldt — drums
  • Collin Dupuis — drums programming
  • John Davis — mastering

Technical

  • Mixed at Hot Rocks Studios
  • Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London

References

  1. ↑ HFA Song Code: F6697R


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