"Margaret" is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring Bleachers from her ninth studio album and eighth major-label studio album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
Background[]
In an interview with Interview magazine on February 14, 2023, Del Rey revealed that the track was inspired by Antonoff's wife, Margaret Qualley.[1]
The unmastered version of the song leaked before the album's release. The official instrumental leaked on May 20, 2023.
Live performances[]
"Margaret" was performed live for the first time on April 15, 2023, at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina, for the High Water Festival.
Cross-references[]
- Diamonds are also mentioned in "Fake Diamond", "Florida Kilos", "Fucked My Way Up to the Top", "Let Me Love You Like a Woman", "Money Power Glory", "Young and Beautiful" and "24", among several others.
- Fire is also mentioned in "Angels Forever, Forever Angels", "Freak", "High by the Beach", "Live or Die", "Off to the Races", "Sad Girl" and "West Coast".
- Hollywood is also mentioned in "Daytona Meth", "Dum Dum", "Hollywood's Dead", "Lust for Life", "Terrence Loves You" and in the song of the same name.
- Red flags are also mentioned in "Fishtail".
- Singing in a certain key is also mentioned in "Living Legend".
- The color blue is also mentioned in "Blue Banisters", "Blue Jeans", "Get Free", "God Knows I Tried", "Nectar of the Gods" and "Salvatore", among several others.
- The color gold is also mentioned in "Back to tha Basics", "Ghetto Baby", "Heavy Hitter" and "Ultraviolence", among several others.
- The lyric "when you know, you know" also appears in "Paris, Texas".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 5:39
- Instrumental version — 5:39
- Unmastered version — 5:54
Lyrics[]
[Lana Del Rey]:
This is a simple song, gonna write it for a friend
My shirt is inside out, I'm messy with the pen
He met Margaret on a rooftop, she was wearin' white
And he was like, "I might be in trouble"
He had flashes of the good life, he was like
"Should I jump off this building now or do it on the double?"
[Lana Del Rey & Jack Antonoff]:
'Cause, baby, if your love is in trouble
Baby, if your love is in trouble
Baby, if your love is in trouble
When you know, you know
When you know, you know
It kinda makes me laugh, runnin' down that path
When you're good as gold
'Cause when you know, you know
[Jack Antonoff]:
Words aren't my friends
But they're red flags, they're white dice, they’re black eyes, and they're blue lies
If you're askin' yourself, "How do you know?"
Then that's your answer, the answer is "No"
You gotta run, gotta run, run, run, run like your head's on fire
Run away like your head is on fire
[Lana Del Rey & Jack Antonoff]:
'Cause, baby, if your love is in trouble
Baby, if your love is in trouble
Baby, if your love is in trouble
When you know, you know
When you know, you know
It kinda makes me laugh, runnin' down that path
When you're good as gold
'Cause when you know, you know
And when you're old, you're old
Like Hollywood and me, that diamond on your ring
The soul that you bring to the table
[Lana Del Rey]:
One that makes me sing in a minor key
'Cause when you know, you know
When you know, you know
So, if you don't know, don't give up
'Cause you never know what the new day might bring
[Lana Del Rey & Jack Antonoff]:
Maybe tomorrow you'll know
Maybe tomorrow you'll know
Maybe tomorrow you'll know
[Lana Del Rey]:
I mean, join the party
By the way, the party's December 18th
Okay, let's waltz this out, 'cause
[Lana Del Rey & Jack Antonoff]:
'Cause when you know, you know
And when you're old, you're old
Like Hollywood and me, that diamond on your ring
The soul that you bring to the table
[Lana Del Rey]:
One that makes me sing in a minor key
Diamond on your ring
'Cause when you know, you know
When you know, you know
Credits[]
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals, background vocals
- Bleachers — vocals
- Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, vocals, backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, drums, piano, mellotron, omnichord, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, banjo, engineering, mixing, programming
- Mikey Freedom Hart — guitar, synth, recording
- Evan Smith — saxophone, recording
- Zem Audu — waxophone, recording
- Mike Riddleberger — percussion, recording
- Sean Hutchinson — drums, recording
- Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
- Jon Sher — engineering assistance
- Megan Searl — engineering assistance
- David Hart — recording
- Ruairi O'Flaherty — mastering
Charts[]
Weekly chart[]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[2] | 34 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish Fall in Love". Interview. February 14, 2023. https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/lana-del-rey-and-billie-eilish-fall-in-love. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
