Changes: Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)

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Lana Del Rey

Writer(s)

Lana Del Rey
Jack Antonoff
Rick Nowels

Producer(s)

Jack Antonoff
Lana Del Rey

Alternate producer(s)

Rick Nowels

Length

4:32

From

Single(s)

"Mariners Apartment Complex"
"Venice Bitch"
"Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It"
"Doin' Time"
"The Greatest" / "Fuck It I Love You"

*Norman Fucking Rockwell* track listing
"Bartender"	"Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It"

"Happiness Is a Butterfly" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in early 2018 and is featured on her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!.

Background

Del Rey first teased the lyrics of the song on March 5, 2018. She posted a snippet of the song on March 29, 2018 to her Instagram profile.^[1] After a while, she deleted the snippet from her Instagram profile. On September 11, 2018, the snippet was unarchived and was again available on her profile.

On October 6, 2018, Del Rey posted another snippet of the song on her Instagram profile, but was later archived.^[2] As of November 12, 2018, it has been restored. Del Rey shared an extended snippet on January 11, 2019 on Instagram.^[3]

On July 30, 2019, Shazam identified the song.

Live performances

On October 2, 2019, Del Rey performed an a cappella version of the song per audience request during the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour at WaMu Theater, in Seattle, Washington.

Cross-references

Getting high is a theme of many songs, such as "Born to Die", "High by the Beach" and "Us Against the World".
Direct reference to "Serial Killer".
The canyon and Del Rey's truck are both mentioned in "Bartender" as well.
Being crazy is referred to in many of Del Rey's songs such as "Cruel World" and "Ride".
Being hurt is also a theme relevant in many songs such as "Ultraviolence" and "Body Electric".
Hollywood and Vine is also mentioned in "Burning Desire".

Music video

Music video	Information
	Released	December 20, 2019
	Length	14:06
	Director	Chuck Grant
	Producer	Chuck Grant, Lana Del Rey
	Filmed	Unknown, 2018
	Location	Los Angeles, California
	Vevo views	1+ Million views

Background and description

On January 11, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the songs official music video on Instagram. It stars backup dancers Ashley Rodriguez and Alexandria Kaye, and was shot and directed by Chuck Grant. Del Rey revealed the track would form part of a 3-part music video with "Norman Fucking Rockwell" and "Bartender" on September 3, 2019. It was originally scheduled to be released in October 2019.

Several scenes from this part of the video were first interpolated in the music videos for "Mariners Apartment Complex" and "Venice Bitch".

Lyrics

Do you want me or do you not?
I heard one thing, now I’m hearing another
Dropped a pin to my parking spot
The bar was hot, it's 2AM, it feels like summer

Happiness is a butterfly
Try to catch it like every night
It escapes from my hands into moonlight
Everyday is a lullaby
I hum it on the phone, like every night
And sing it for my babies on the tour life
Ah-ah

If he's a serial killer then what's the worst
That could happen to a girl, who's already hurt?
I'm already hurt
If he's as bad as they say, then I guess I'm cursed
Looking into his eyes, I think he's already hurt
He's already hurt

I said, "Don't be a jerk, don't call me a taxi"
Sitting in your sweatshirt, crying in the backseat
Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
Hollywood and Vine, Black Rabbit in the alley
I just wanna hold you tight down the avenue
Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
I just wanna dance with you

Baby, I just wanna dance with you
(Dance, dance)
Baby, I just wanna dance with you
(Dance)

Left the canyon, drove to the club
I was one thing, now I'm being another
Go down to Sunset in my truck
I'll pick you up if you're in town on the corner
Ah-ah

Happiness is a butterfly
We should catch it while dancing
I lose myself in the music, baby
Everyday is a lullaby
Try to catch it like lightning
I sing it into my music, I'm crazy

If he's a serial killer then what's the worst
That could happen to a girl, who's already hurt?
I'm already hurt
If he's as bad as they say, then I guess I'm cursed
Looking into his eyes, I think he's already hurt
He's already hurt

I said, "Don't be a jerk, don't call me a taxi"
Sitting in your sweatshirt, crying in the backseat
Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
Hollywood and Vine, Black Rabbit in the alley
I just wanna hold you tight down the avenue
Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
I just wanna dance with you

Baby, I just wanna dance with you
(Dance, dance)
Baby, I just wanna dance with you
(Dance)

Credits

Personnel

Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, engineering, mixing, programming, guitar, keyboards, piano
Rick Nowels — songwriting, additional production
Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
Chris Gehringer — mastering
Will Quinnell — assistant mastering

Technical

Mastered at Sterling Sound
Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Rough Customer Studio, New York, United States
Mixed at Rough Customer Studio, New York, United States

References

Songs | Tour | Music videos | Photoshoots | Producers

"Norman Fucking Rockwell"
"Mariners Apartment Complex"
"Venice Bitch"
"Fuck It I Love You"
"Doin' Time"

"Love Song"
"Cinnamon Girl"
"How to Disappear"
"California"
"The Next Best American Record"

"The Greatest"
"Bartender"
"Happiness Is a Butterfly"
"Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It"

[1] Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Lana Del Rey teases new song "Happiness Is a Butterfly". (March 29, 2018). Instagram. [Accessed: March 30, 2018]

[2] Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Filmingwmysweethearts 💕". (October 6, 2018). Instagram. [Accessed: January 8, 2019]

[3] Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Norman Fucking Rockwell @yourgirlchuck @follow_ashley @missalexkaye". (January 11, 2019). Instagram. [Access date: January 11, 2019]

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+|producer = Jack Antonoff<br>Lana Del Rey|altproducer = Rick Nowels}}"'''Happiness Is a Butterfly'''" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in early 2018 and is featured on her sixth studio album, [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'']].
 == Background ==
-Del Rey first teased the lyrics of the song on March 5, 2018. She posted a snippet of the song on March 29, 2018 to her Instagram profile.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg7LKp2Bgtb/?taken-by=lanadelrey Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Lana Del Rey teases new song "Happiness Is a Butterfly". (March 29, 2018). ''Instagram''.]</ref>
+Del Rey first teased the lyrics of the song on March 5, 2018. She posted a snippet of the song on March 29, 2018 to her Instagram profile.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg7LKp2Bgtb/?taken-by=lanadelrey Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Lana Del Rey teases new song "Happiness Is a Butterfly". (March 29, 2018). ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Accessed: March 30, 2018]</nowiki>]</ref> After a while, she deleted the snippet from her Instagram profile. On September 11, 2018, the snippet was unarchived and was again available on her profile.
+On October 6, 2018, Del Rey posted another snippet of the song on her Instagram profile, but was later archived.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bom3iYPgRO2/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Filmingwmysweethearts 💕". (October 6, 2018). ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Accessed: January 8, 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> As of November 12, 2018, it has been restored. Del Rey shared an extended snippet on January 11, 2019 on Instagram.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfNuY0juH7/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Norman Fucking Rockwell @yourgirlchuck @follow_ashley @missalexkaye". (January 11, 2019). ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: January 11, 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
+On July 30, 2019, Shazam identified the song.
+== Live performances ==
+On October 2, 2019, Del Rey performed an a cappella version of the song per audience request during the [[Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour]] at WaMu Theater, in Seattle, Washington.
+== Cross-references ==
+* Getting high is a theme of many songs, such as "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]", "[[High by the Beach (song)|High by the Beach]]" and "[[Us Against the World (song)|Us Against the World]]".
+* Direct reference to "[[Serial Killer (song)|Serial Killer]]".
+* The canyon and Del Rey's truck are both mentioned in "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]" as well.
+* Being crazy is referred to in many of Del Rey's songs such as "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]" and "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]".
+* Being hurt is also a theme relevant in many songs such as "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]" and "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]".
+* Hollywood and Vine is also mentioned in "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]".
+== Music video ==
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+|video = Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell
+|released = December 20, 2019
+|length = 14:06
+|director = [[Chuck Grant]]
+|producer = Chuck Grant, [[Lana Del Rey]]
+|filmed = Unknown, 2018
+|location =Los Angeles, California
+|vevo views = 1+ Million views}}
+==== Background and description ====
+On January 11, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the songs official music video on Instagram. It stars backup dancers [[Ashley Rodriguez]] and [[Alexandria Kaye]], and was shot and directed by [[Chuck Grant|Chuck Grant]]. Del Rey revealed the track would form part of a 3-part music video with "[[Norman Fucking Rockwell (song)|Norman Fucking Rockwell]]" and "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]" on September 3, 2019. It was originally scheduled to be released in October 2019.
+Several scenes from this part of the video were first interpolated in the music videos for "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]" and "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
 == Lyrics ==
 {{Scroll box|content =
 <poem>
+Do you want me or do you not?
-'''[Snippet]:'''
+I heard one thing, now I’m hearing another
-Happiness is a butterfly
+Dropped a pin to my parking spot
-Try and catch it like every night
+The bar was hot, it's 2AM, it feels like summer
-It escapes from my hands
-Into moonlight
-Every day is a lullaby
+Happiness is a butterfly
-I hum it on the phone like every night
+Try to catch it like every night
+It escapes from my hands into moonlight
+Everyday is a lullaby
+I hum it on the phone, like every night
 And sing it for my babies on the tour life
+Ah-ah
-</poem>
-}}
+If he's a serial killer then what's the worst
+That could happen to a girl, who's already hurt?
+I'm already hurt
+If he's as bad as they say, then I guess I'm cursed
+Looking into his eyes, I think he's already hurt
+He's already hurt
+I said, "Don't be a jerk, don't call me a taxi"
+Sitting in your sweatshirt, crying in the backseat
+Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
+Hollywood and Vine, Black Rabbit in the alley
+I just wanna hold you tight down the avenue
+Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
+I just wanna dance with you
+Baby, I just wanna dance with you
+(Dance, dance)
+Baby, I just wanna dance with you
+(Dance)
+Left the canyon, drove to the club
+I was one thing, now I'm being another
+Go down to Sunset in my truck
+I'll pick you up if you're in town on the corner
+Ah-ah
+Happiness is a butterfly
+We should catch it while dancing
+I lose myself in the music, baby
+Everyday is a lullaby
+Try to catch it like lightning
+I sing it into my music, I'm crazy
+If he's a serial killer then what's the worst
+That could happen to a girl, who's already hurt?
+I'm already hurt
+If he's as bad as they say, then I guess I'm cursed
+Looking into his eyes, I think he's already hurt
+He's already hurt
+I said, "Don't be a jerk, don't call me a taxi"
+Sitting in your sweatshirt, crying in the backseat
+Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
+Hollywood and Vine, Black Rabbit in the alley
+I just wanna hold you tight down the avenue
+Ooh, I just wanna dance with you
+I just wanna dance with you
+Baby, I just wanna dance with you
+(Dance, dance)
+Baby, I just wanna dance with you
+(Dance)
+</poem>}}
+==Credits==
+;'''Personnel'''
+* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
+* Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, engineering, mixing, programming, guitar, keyboards, piano
+* Rick Nowels — songwriting, additional production
+* Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
+* Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
+* Chris Gehringer — mastering
+* Will Quinnell — assistant mastering
+;'''Technical'''
+* Mastered at Sterling Sound
+* Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Rough Customer Studio, New York, United States
+* Mixed at Rough Customer Studio, New York, United States
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Navbox album NFR}}
 [[Category:Songs]]
-[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
+[[Category:Released songs]]
-[[Category:Unleaked songs]]
+[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]]
+[[Category:Music videos]]
+[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell music videos]]