"Groupie Love" is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring A$AP Rocky. It is featured on her upcoming fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life. It was released as the second promotional single from the album on July 12, 2017.
Background
The song is registered on PPL Repertoire. On July 8, a snippet of the song surfaced online, and after speculation from fans that the song would be released a single, Del rey revealed that it would be released on July 12, 2017, along with "Summer Bummer", which also features A$AP Rocky..[1]
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.
In an interview with BBC Radio 1 on July 12, 2017, Del Rey stated that "Groupie Love" was the first collaboration that her and A$AP Rocky did together for the album. She had sent him about four songs that she wanted him to contribute to.[2]
Cross-references
- "You and I 'til the day we die" is similar to "Cause you and I, we were born to die" from "Born to Die".
- A love story with a rockstar is also referenced in "Is It Wrong", "Match Made in Heaven" and "Big Bad Wolf" among others.
- Del Rey also says "groupie" in "Gods & Monsters".
Lyrics
[Lana Del Rey]:
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
You're in the club, living it up
I'm trying not to let the crowd notice me
It's so sweet, swingin' to the beat
When I know that you're doing it all for me
And every time you look up
I know what you're thinking of
I know what you're thinking of
You want my
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love
Time after time, writing my lines
Having my baby there next to me
It's so sweet, pouring you a drink
And pretending that nothing means anything
This is my life, you by my side
Key lime and perfume and festivals
Taking our dreams, turning them to things
It's like magic, babe, isn't life wonderful?
And every time we hook up
I know what you're thinking of
I know what you're thinking of
You want my
Groupie love
Groupie love
Groupie love
[A$AP 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 nigga 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
- A$AP 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
External links
- Buy/stream "Groupie Love"
References
