"Magic Tree and I Let Myself Go"[1][2] (also registered as "Magic Tree") is a composition by Craig Armstrong featuring Lana Del Rey. The song appears as the eleventh track from Armstrong's film score The Orchestral Score from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby. The song samples Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" in the same vein as "Hotel Sayre" and "Two Minutes to Four and Reunited", as well as Gotye's "Hearts a Mess". It was released on August 13, 2013.
Lyrics[]
The crazy days, city lights
The way you'd play with me like a child
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my achin' soul?
I know you will, I know you will, I know that you will
Credits[]
Personnel[a]
- Craig Armstrong — songwriting, production, orchestral arrangement
- Baz Luhrmann — production
- Lana Del Rey — vocals
- Andy Bradfield — mixing
- Geoff Foster — mixing