Love Song (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Jack Antonoff
Producer(s)	Jack Antonoff Lana Del Rey
Length	3:49
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
"Doin' Time"
"Cinnamon Girl"

"Love Song" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by Lana Del Rey. The song is featured on Del Rey's sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!.

Background

Del Rey posted a snippet of the song to Instagram on January 1, 2019. The untitled snippet was tentatively known as "In Your Car" by fans.

On July 30th, fans discovered the official title was "Love Song" after using Shazam to identify the snippet from Instagram.

This was the first song to be recorded for Norman Fucking Rockwell! as well as the song that made Del Rey want to collaborate with Jack Antonoff for the album.

On May 8, 2020, a short concept demo of the song with placeholder lyrics leaked online.

Music video

Del Rey spoke about a possible music video for the track during an Instagram livestream on September 4, 2019. She said, "I feel like 'Love Song' is the kind of song you have to have a video for, to realize that it's kinda special—cause otherwise it's pretty stark." She continued she had an idea for it saying, "I'd like to paint it, like have a painted video, like a Monet that came to life."

Cross-references

• "In your car, I'm a star" alludes to the line "In the back of your car like a star" in "Is It Wrong".
• Del Rey sings about being in the backseat in "Happiness Is a Butterfly".
• A party dress is mentioned in "Cruel World", "Hundred Dollar Bill", "National Anthem" and "Summertime Sadness".
• Being a "mess" is also mentioned in "Cruel World" and "Lolita".
• Del Rey sings about being a star in earlier song "A Star for Nick".

Lyrics

Album version

In the car, in the car
In the backseat, I'm your baby
We go fast, we go so fast, we don't move
I believe in a place you take me
Make you real proud of your baby

In your car, I'm a star and I'm burnin' through you
In your car, I'm a star and I'm burnin' through you

Oh, be my once in a lifetime
Lying on your chest, in my party dress
I'm a fucking mess but I
Oh, thanks for the high life
Baby, it's the best, passed the test
And yes, now I'm here with you and I

Would like to think that you would stick around
You know that I just die to make you proud
The taste, the touch, the way we love
It all comes down to make the sound of our love song

Dream a dream, here's a scene
Touch me anywhere 'cause I'm your baby
Grab my waist, don't waste any part
I believe that you see me for who I am
So spill my clothes on the floor of your new car

Is it safe, is it safe, to just be who we are?
Is it safe, is it safe, to just be who we are?

Oh, be my once in a lifetime
Lying on your chest, in my party dress
I'm a fucking mess but I
Oh, thanks for the high life
Baby, it's the best, passed the test
And yes, now I'm here with you and I

Would like think that you would stick around
You know that I just die to make you proud
The taste, the touch, the way we love
It all comes down to make the sound of our love song

The taste, the touch, the way we love
It all comes down to make the sound of our love song

Concept demo

In the cock, in the cock, in the cockpit, I'm your pilot
Flying high, flying so high, we just cruise
I believe that you will take me, here in the cockpit
The Mile High Club is shooking
On your cock, I'm your rock, and I'm rolling on you
On your cock, I'm your rock, and I'm rolling on you

Oh, Jack I really love these chords
Showing you my chest, in my party dress
This song's a hot mess, but I...
Oh, thanks for nothing
Baby, I'm the best; I got tested
And I passed, yes
Jack, I really love these chords
I just wanted you to know, yeah
But not as much as I love Churchome

The taste, the taste, the way we taste
It all comes down to this
Jack, I love these chords
The taste, the taste, the taste is gonna move ya
It all comes down to this
Jack, I love these chords

Credits

Personnel

• Lana Del Rey — production, songwriting, vocals
• Jack Antonoff — production, songwriting, engineering, mixing, programming, electric guitar, keyboards, piano
• Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
• Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
• Phillip Peterson — cello
• Victoria Parker — violin
• 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 / House of Breaking Glass, Seattle, United States
• Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, United States