Groupie Love (song)

Lana Del Reyfeaturing ASAP Rocky
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels ASAP Rocky
Producer(s)	Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels Kieron Menzies Hector Delgado Dean Reid
Recorded	2016–2017
Released	July 12, 2017
Length	4:24 (See official versions)
From
Single(s)	"Love" "Lust for Life" "Summer Bummer" "Groupie Love"
Promotional single(s)	"Coachella - Woodstock in My Mind"
Singles chronology
File:H9k7JPm (1).jpg "Summer Bummer"
"Groupie Love"
File:MWu3BjI.png "God Save Our Young Blood"
Lust for Life track listing
"Summer Bummer"
"In My Feelings"

"Groupie Love" is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky. It was co-written with Rocky and Rick Nowels and co-produced with Nowels, Kieron Menzies, Hector Delgado and Dean Reid. The song is featured on her fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life. It was released as the album's fourth single on July 12, 2017, alongside "Summer Bummer".

Background and writing

On July 8, 2017, a snippet of the song surfaced online, and after speculation from fans that the song would be released a single, Del Rey revealed that it would be released on July 12, 2017, along with "Summer Bummer", which also features ASAP Rocky.

On July 12, 2017, Zane Lowe premiered both "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" on Beats 1 Radio. Lust for Life was simultaneously put up for pre-order. The song impacted contemporary hit radio in Italy on July 28, 2017.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1 on July 12, 2017, Del Rey stated that "Groupie Love" was the first collaboration that her and ASAP Rocky did together for the album and that she had sent him about four songs that she wanted him to contribute to. Del Rey posted the unofficial promotional single artwork through her Twitter where she credits ASAP Rocky as "Flacko".

Critical reception and composition

"Groupie Love" is a slow paced track with trap beats that lyrically explores the topic of having a romantic relationship with a musician. The song is performed in the key of A major at approximately 176 beats per minute and lasts 4 minutes and 24 seconds, although an alternate mix of the song is registered on PPL Repertoire and lasts 4 minutes and 45 seconds, but this version remains unreleased.

ASAP Rocky's vocal contributions to the track received mixed reactions from critics. Dan Weiss of Consequence of Sound criticized ASAP Rocky's contribution to the track, saying that "it adds nothing to the latter", while in contrast, Masdison Zehmer of Old Gold & Black stated that his contributions on "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" enhanced the tracks in style.

Live performances

Del Rey performed the song live for the first time at her Lust for Life listening party and performance hosted by Spotify at No Vacancy in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 2017.

Cross-references

• "You and I 'til the day we die" is a similar lyric to "cause you and I, we were born to die" from "Born to Die".
• A love story with a rockstar is also referenced in "Is It Wrong", "Match Made in Heaven", "Big Bad Wolf", "Architecture" and "White Mustang", among others.
• Del Rey also says "groupie" in "Gods & Monsters" and "West Coast".
• Key lime is also mentioned in the title of "Coconut and Key Lime Pie".
• Playing guitar is also mentioned in "Music to Watch Boys To", "Brooklyn Baby", "For K (Part 2)", "The Next Best American Record" and "Tomorrow Never Came".

Official versions

• Album version — 4:24
  • Instrumental version — 4:28
• Clean version — 4:24
• Alternate mix — 4:45

Lyrics

[Lana Del Rey]:
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
You're in the club, living it up
I'm trying not to let the crowd notice me
It's so sweet, swingin' to the beat
When I know that you're doing it all for me

And every time you look up
I know what you're thinking of
I know what you're thinking of

You want my
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love

Time after time, writing my lines
Having my baby there next to me
It's so sweet, pouring you a drink
And pretending that nothing means anything
This is my life, you by my side
Key lime and perfume and festivals
Taking our dreams, turning them to things
It's like magic, babe, isn't life wonderful?

And every time we hook up
I know what you're thinking of
I know what you're thinking of

You want my
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love

[ASAP Rocky & Lana Del Rey]:
Front row, every show like a hype man (hmm)
Sing along word for word while she my bae (yeah)
Side stage, fans screamin' causin' migraines
Yamborghini-high, but she ain't on my grade (hmm, hmm)
God dang, got a n---- acting irate (hmm, hmm)
My babe, my babe, stay on my brain (yeah)
My babe, made me sing to a fire escape
City girl, but she grew up in the tri-state
She ain't got no time for no groupie love (hmm)
We don't pay no minds to the thug with a... (hmm)
Love girls, you and I, so who do we trust?
You and I 'til the day we die (You and I 'til the day we die)

Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love
You are my babe
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love

Credits

Personnel

• Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting, production
• ASAP Rocky — vocals, songwriting
• Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, mellotron, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer program, vibraphone
• Hector Delgado — production, engineering, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer
• Kieron Menzies — production, engineering, keyboard, drums, mixing, percussion, synthesizer
• Dean Reid — production, engineering, bass guitar, vocoder, mixing, sound effects
• Trevor Yasuda — engineering, keyboard
• Patrick Warren — keyboard, piano, strings
• Zac Rae — keyboard, electric guitar
• David Levita — electric guitar
• Berkay Birecikli — percussion
• Mighty Mike — Sound effects, Percussion

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
France (SNEP)	142
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)	8

External links

• Buy/stream "Groupie Love"