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Lana Del Rey

Writer(s)

Lana Del Rey
Justin Parker
The Nexus
Penny Foster

Producer(s)

Emile Haynie
Jeff Bhasker

Alternate producer(s)

The Nexus

Released

July 6, 2012

Length

3:51
(See official versions)

From

Single(s)

"Video Games"
"Born to Die"
"Blue Jeans"
"Summertime Sadness"
"National Anthem"
"Dark Paradise"

Promotional single(s)

"Off to the Races"
"Carmen"

Singles chronology
"Summertime Sadness"	"National Anthem"	"Blue Velvet"

*Born to Die* track listing
"Diet Mountain Dew"	"Dark Paradise"

"National Anthem" (originally titled "I Want it All") is a song written by Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker, Penny Foster and The Nexus and produced by Emile Haynie and Jeff Bhasker. It served as the fifth single from Del Rey's first major-label studio album, Born to Die. It was officially released as a single on July 6, 2012.

Writing and inspiration[]

Lyrically, the track deals with a hedonistic and melodramatic love story with Del Rey commanding her lover to pledge allegiance to her. It is similar in themes to the unreleased track "Children of the Bad Revolution", and is possibly about J.

Composition[]

"National Anthem" has been described as an alternative hip hop or trip hop track. Del Rey's vocals on the track employ a rapping-like technique, similar to that in the Born to Die tracks, "Diet Mountain Dew" and "Off to the Races". The song opens with a strings section including firework sound effects before introducing more hip hop inspired beats. It is in the key of C minor with a tempo of 85 BPM. Del Rey's vocal range spans from G3 to Bb4. The song focuses on the spoken hook of "Money is the anthem of success." The verses rhyme scheme focuses on rhymes and half rhymes of "anthem" including "ransom", "standin'" and "landed". The song uses male background vocals of a spoken line from a live performance of "Mary Jane" by Rick James, also used in "Blue Jeans", "Dark Paradise", "Lolita" and "Without You". Two demos of the song exist, an album demo which features a gospel choir in the chorus, produced by Haynie, and a demo by production duo, The Nexus - which is notably more tailored towards the pop genre.

Some publishing websites like Harry Fox Agency^[1] and ASCAP^[2] are listing Penny Foster as a co-writer. A demo version of the song is registered on ASCAP and lists Justin Parker as a co-writer.^[3]

Critical reception[]

NME praised certain elements of the track, saying: "As she sings of a relationship of a well-heeled man and a blank canvas woman, she invokes not only the dreamland of the monied classes (The Hamptons) and their could-be motto 'Money is the anthem of success' but also invokes the spectre of Vietnam with a reference to 'The Queen Of Saigon'."^[4] The track was praised for having a: "laconic, anaesthetised vocal that conjures up images of her swigging from a bottle of Hendricks. There's a deep sadness underneath the sweeping string section and gangster hip-hop beats, but it's the chorus's fleeting glimpse of euphoria that'll keep you coming back."^[5]

Charts[]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[6]	40
France (SNEP)^[7]	152
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[8]	92
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[9]	37

Music videos[]

Homemade music video[]

Music video	Information
	Released	June 22, 2012 (leaked)
	Length	3:31
	Director	Lana Del Rey
	Producer	Lana Del Rey
	Filmed	Unknown, 2011
	Location	The Wynn Encore, Las Vegas, Nevada
	Vevo views	N/A

Background and description[]

The original video was much in the style of Del Rey's other homemade clips such as "Lolita" and "On Our Way". It featured the album demo of the "National Anthem". It consisted of various film and TV clips such as shots of a Bugatti Veyron and of Elvis and Priscilla Presley's wedding. These shots are interspersed with Del Rey in the Las Vegas hotel, The Wynn, in a blue dress dancing and lipsyncing to the track. In the same setting Del Rey also wears a dark blue jacket. There are occasional clips of Del Rey in a dark wig with large sunglasses on. It is thought to have been recorded in 2011 and leaked in 2012.

Behind the scenes[]

Official music video[]

Music video	Information
	Released	June 27, 2012
	Length	7:49
	Director	Anthony Mandler
	Producer	Lana Del Rey
	Filmed	May 25, 2012
	Location	Gould-Guggenheim Estate, New York
	Vevo views	98+ Million views

Background and description[]

The official music video was premiered by Noisey on June 27, 2012,^[10] and on September 5, 2012, it was posted to Del Rey's Vevo channel. The video was directed by Anthony Mandler in May of the same year. It features previous musical collaborator and rapper ASAP Rocky as her love interest, rather than Bradley Soileau who featured in her previous two videos.

The video begins with Del Rey portraying Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to Rocky, who portrays John F. Kennedy. After this introduction, Del Rey takes on the persona of Jacqueline Kennedy, and the video adopts a home-movie style depicting the Kennedy's life. The clip ends with a re-enactment of JFK's assassination as Del Rey reads a multi-layered narrative treatment exploring Jacqueline Kennedy's love for her husband. On the death scene, Mandler explained "What you're used to seeing with the Zapruder film, is this very kind of violent, destructive act; I didn't want to go anywhere near that. It was never about re-creating a death scene, it was always about the person sitting next to him." Mandler and Del Rey intended for the video to be about loss and destruction rather than accurately interpreting history.

The treatment for the video was written by Del Rey with ASAP Rocky in mind. Del Rey described the video saying "definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever done." It was met with generally favorable reviews and was nominated at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video - International and Best Styling in a Video. In 2018, the video placed #51 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century' list, adding "All of Lana Del Rey’s music videos are cinematic -- it’s kind of her thing -- but “National Anthem” has a movie-quality plot to boot."^[11]

On-set photoshoot by Naomi Shon and Chuck Grant[]

Behind the scenes[]

Accolades[]

Year	Awards ceremony	Award	Results	Ref.
2012	UK Music Video Awards	Best Pop Video - International	Nominated	^[12]
2012	UK Music Video Awards	Best Styling in a Video	Nominated	^[12]
2013	Xbox Entertainment Awards	Best Music Video	Nominated	^[13]
2013	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Art Direction	Nominated	^[14]

Cross-references[]

A mention about a lover putting their hands on Del Rey is also found in "Burning Desire", "Oooh Baby" and "You & Me".
A party dress is also mentioned in "Cruel World" and "Hundred Dollar Bill".
Del Rey also sings about her lover's pants being off in "Oooh Baby".
Del Rey mentions singing the national anthem in "Mermaid Motel".
Diamonds are mentioned in several of Del Rey songs, such as "Body Electric", "Fake Diamond", "Fine China", "Last Girl on Earth", "Money Power Glory", "Venice Bitch" and "Young and Beautiful", among several others.
"The Hamptons" is an exclusive and expensive area of Long Island for rich families. It is speculated this place was where John F. Kennedy would take Marilyn Monroe when they had an affair.
The use of red, white and blue is also present in "Axl Rose Husband" and "Scarface".
The lyric "Heaven's in your eyes" may be inspired by the line "Heaven in her eye" from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost", which was also used in Del Rey's short film Tropico. The line also appears in "Starry Eyed".
The lyric "Queen of Saigon" is also used in "Live or Die" and "West Coast".
The lyric "Standing ovation" used in the "I Want It All" demo is also used in the demo of "Freak".
The lyric "Take your body downtown" is also used in "Video Games".
The lyric "want the things that love can't buy" in the "I Want It All" demo may be a reference to the lyric "tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy" from the song "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles.
The lyric "Wind in my hair" is also used in "Burning Desire" and "The Blackest Day".

Official versions[]

Multiple versions of the song exist including the album version, the video version, and various demos. An edited version was released as promo in Europe and is based on the album version. "National Anthem (Demo 1)" leaked on November 6, 2011, preceding the song's official release on Born to Die. "National Anthem (Demo 2)" leaked on June 9, 2012.

The song was also previously titled "I Want it All" in 2010. Three demos of the song exist under this name. The second demo of "I Want it All" leaked in full on April 17, 2017, followed by the original file leaking in .wav format on December 23, 2023. The first demo of "I Want it All" leaked on January 31, 2020. A third demo of "I Want it All" has yet to leak. All versions of this demo were produced by The Nexus.

Album version — 3:51
- Instrumental version — 3:50
Radio edit — 3:39
Edit — 3:27
Music video version (with monologue and introduction) — 7:49
"I Want it All" demo version 1 — 3:48
"I Want it All" demo version 2 — 3:46
"I Want it All" demo version 3 — Unknown
Demo version 1 (or "The Nexus Demo") — 3:32
Demo version 2 — 3:24
Paradise Tour version — 4:42

Lyrics[]

Album version[]

Money is the anthem of success
So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
I said, "Can we party later on?"
He said, "Yes, yes, yes"

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the reason we exist
Everybody knows it, it's a fact
Kiss, kiss

I sing the national anthem while I'm standin' over your body
Hold you like a python
And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
See what you've done to me, King of Chevron?
He said to be cool, but I'm already coolest
I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
We're on a quick, sick rampage
Wining and dining, drinking and driving
Excessive buying, overdose and dying
On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
Blurring the lines between real and the fake
Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
Keep me safe, in his Bell Tower Hotel

Money is the anthem of success
So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
Give me a standing ovation
Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of
Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem, of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem, of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem, of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem, of success

Demo version 1 ("The Nexus" demo)[]

Money is the anthem of success
So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
I said, "Can we party later on?"
He said, "Yes, yes, yes"

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the reason we exist
Everybody knows it, it's a fact
Kiss, kiss

I sing the national anthem while I'm standing over your body
Hold you like a python
And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
See what you've done to me, King of Chevron?
You said to be cool, but I'm already coolest
I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
(Yes, of course I will, my darling)

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
We're on a quick sick rampage
Wining and dining, drinking and driving
Excessive buying, overdose and dying
On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
Blurring the lines between real and the fake
Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
Keep me safe in his Bell Tower Hotel

Money is the anthem of success
So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
Give me a standing ovation
Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of
Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Demo version 2[]

Money is the anthem of success
So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
I said, "Can we party later on?"
He said, "Yes, yes, yes"

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the reason we exist
Everybody knows it, it's a fact
Kiss, kiss

I sing the national anthem while I'm standing over your body
Hold you like a python
And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
See what you've done to me? King of Chevron
You said to be cool but I'm already coolest
I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
(Yes, of course I will, my darling)

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
We're on a quick sick rampage
Wining and dining, drinking and driving
Excessive buying, overdose and dying
On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
Blurring the lines between real and the fake
Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
Keep me safe in his Bell Tower Hotel

Money is the anthem of success
So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
Give me a standing ovation
Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of
Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
Tell me I'm your national anthem
(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
Red, white, blue's in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

"I Want it All" demo versions 1 & 2[]

Money is the anthem of success
So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
I said, "Can we party later on?"
He said, "Yes, yes, yes"
(Of course we can, my darling)

And I want it all
I want the rings and bling and the sweets that I like
Yeah, I want it all from you
I wanna sing, wanna swing on the stage and shine
Said I want it all
I want my dreams, want the things that love can't buy
Yeah, I want it all from you
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye-bye

Money is the reason we exist
Everybody knows it, it's a fact
Kiss, kiss

I sing the national anthem while I am standing over your body
Hold you like a python
And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
See what you done to me? King of Chevron
He says to be cool, but I'm already coolest
I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
(Yes, of course I will, my darling)

And I want it all
I want the rings and bling and the sweets that I like
Yeah, I want it all from you
I wanna sing, wanna swing on the stage and shine
Said I want it all
I want my dreams, want the things that love can't buy
Yeah, I want it all from you
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye-bye

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
We're on a quick sick rampage
Wining and dining, drinking and driving
Excessive buying, overdose and dying
On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
Blurring the lines between real and the fake
Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
Keep me safe in his Bell Tower Hotel

Money is the anthem of success
So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm the national anthem, boy, put your hands up
Give me a standing ovation
Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of
Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

He says to be cool and I know he means it
He's loving my look and I'm loving all his strategic ways
I said, "Do you think you'll kill for me one day?"
(Yes, of course I will, my darling)

And I want it all
I want the rings and bling and the sweets that I like
Yeah, I want it all from you
I wanna sing, wanna swing on the stage and shine
Said I want it all
I want my dreams, want the things that love can't buy
Yeah, I want it all from you
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye-bye

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem
God, you're so handsome
Money is the anthem of success

I'm your national anthem
National anthem
I'm your national anthem
National anthem

Commercial release[]

"National Anthem" was released as a digital EP in Ireland on July 6, 2012, and in the UK on July 8, 2012. On July 9, 2012, it was released as a 7" picture disc vinyl in the UK. It charted at 37 on Billboard's US Rock Songs chart, 40 on Belgium's Ultratip Flanders chart, 92 on the United Kingdom's Official Chart Company chart and 152 on France's SNEP chart.

Physical releases[]

United Kingdom (3710053)

(45RPM)

	Label: Polydor Format: 7" picture disc vinyl in plastic sleeve Released: 9 July 2012 Barcode: 00602537100538 Photography: Naomi Shon Design: Unknown

#	Name	Time
1.	"National Anthem"	3:51
2.	"National Anthem" (Breton Labs Remix)	5:23

Digital releases[]

National Anthem (Remixes) - EP

	Label: Polydor Format: Digital Released: 6 July 2012 Barcode: None Photography: Naomi Shon Design: Unknown

#	Name	Time
1.	"National Anthem"	3:50
2.	"National Anthem" (Fred Falke Remix Edit)	3:46
3.	"National Anthem" (Tensnake Remix)	3:43
4.	"National Anthem" (Afterlife Remix)	3:58

Official remixes[]

Afterlife Remix — 3:48
bretonLABS Remix — 4:04
Burns' SFTCR Remix — 4:00
Das Racist Remix — 3:51
DC Breaks Remix — 4:07
Fred Falke Remix Edit — 3:46
Seasfire Remix — 4:29
Sega Bodega Remix — 5:01
Sunless 97' Remix (money is the anthem / neck - up refix) — 3:09
Tensnake Remix — 3:43
Todd Terry Dub Remix — 5:07
Todd Terry Radio Remix — 3:50

Promotional releases[]

National Anthem CD by Polydor and Interscope Records in UK[]

National Anthem 7" Picture Vinyl by Polydor in UK & Europe[]

National Anthem CD by Polydor in Europe[]

Credits[]

Personnel

Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
Justin Parker — songwriting
The Nexus — songwriting, vocal production
Emile Haynie — production, drums, keyboards
Jeff Bhasker — production assistance, additional keyboards, guitar
Dan Heath — strings arrangement, strings conductor
James Bauer-Mein, David Sneddon, Emilie Bauer-Mein — backing vocals
Larry Gold — strings arrangement, strings conductor
Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
Manny Marroquin — mixing
Erik Madrid and Chris Galland — mixing assistance
John Davis — mastering

Technical

Published by BMG Chrysalis / EMI
Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, United Kingdom

References[]

Singles | Tour | Music videos | Photoshoots | Producers

"Born to Die"
"Off to the Races"
"Blue Jeans"
"Video Games"
"Diet Mountain Dew"
"National Anthem"

"Dark Paradise"
"Radio"
"Carmen"
"Million Dollar Man"
"Summertime Sadness"
"This Is What Makes Us Girls"

Bonus tracks:
"Without You"
"Lolita"
"Lucky Ones"

[1] HFA Song code: N50605

[2] ISRC Code: T9126568976

[3] ASCAP demo credits

[4] ttp://www.nme.com/reviews/lana-del-rey/12563

[5] ttp://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a390343/lana-del-rey-national-anthem-single-review.html

[6] ttp://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s

[7] ttp://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s

[8] ttp://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-07-21/

[9] ttp://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/lana+del+rey/chart?f=902

[10] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7daxzs-EK2A

[11] Billboard Staff (July 24, 2018). "The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: Critics' Picks". Billboard.

[12] ttp://www.ukmva.com/user/docs/UKMVAs_2012_Nominations_PR.pdf

[13] ttps://www.vg247.com/2013/04/09/xbox-entertainment-awards-finalists-include-halo-4-walking-dead/

[14] ttps://www.spin.com/2013/08/mtv-video-music-awards-2013-winners-vma/

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+"'''National Anthem'''" (originally titled "'''I Want it All'''") is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Justin Parker]], [[Penny Foster]] and [[The Nexus]] and produced by [[Emile Haynie]] and [[Jeff Bhasker]]. It served as the fifth single from Del Rey's first major-label studio album, ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]''. It was officially released as a single on July 6, 2012.
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-"'''National Anthem'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Justin Parker]] and [[The Nexus]] and produced by [[Emile Haynie]] and [[Jeff Bhasker]] in 2012. It served as the fifth single from Del Rey's first major-label studio album ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]''. It was officially released as a single on July 6, 2012.
 ==Writing and inspiration==
-Lyrically the track deals with a hedonistic and melodramatic love story with Del Rey commanding her lover to pledge allegiance to her. It is similar in themes to the unreleased track "[[Children Of The Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]", and is possibly about [[J]].
+Lyrically, the track deals with a hedonistic and melodramatic love story with Del Rey commanding her lover to pledge allegiance to her. It is similar in themes to the unreleased track "[[Children Of The Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]", and is possibly about [[J]].
 ==Composition==
-"National Anthem" has been described as an alternative hip hop or trip hop track. Del Rey's vocals on the track employ a rapping-like technique, similar to that in the ''Born to Die'' tracks, "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]" and "[[Diet Mountain Dew (song)|Diet Mountain Dew]]". The song opens with a strings section including firework sound effects before introducing more hip hop inspired beats. It is in the key of C minor with a tempo of 85 BPM. Del Rey's vocal range spans from G3 to Bb4. The song focuses on the spoken hook of "Money is the anthem of success." The verses rhyme scheme focuses on rhymes and half rhymes of "anthem" including "ransom", "standin'" and "landed". The song uses male background vocals of a spoken line from a live performance of "Mary Jane" by Rick James, also used in "[[Blue Jeans (song)|Blue Jeans]]", "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]", "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]" and "[[Without You (song)|Without You]]". Two demos of the song exist, an album demo which features a gospel choir in the chorus, produced by Haynie, and a demo by production duo, The Nexus - which is notably more tailored towards the pop genre.
+"National Anthem" has been described as an alternative hip hop or trip hop track. Del Rey's vocals on the track employ a rapping-like technique, similar to that in the ''Born to Die'' tracks, "[[Diet Mountain Dew (song)|Diet Mountain Dew]]" and "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]". The song opens with a strings section including firework sound effects before introducing more hip hop inspired beats. It is in the key of C minor with a tempo of 85 BPM. Del Rey's vocal range spans from G3 to Bb4. The song focuses on the spoken hook of "Money is the anthem of success." The verses rhyme scheme focuses on rhymes and half rhymes of "anthem" including "ransom", "standin'" and "landed". The song uses male background vocals of a spoken line from a live performance of "Mary Jane" by Rick James, also used in "[[Blue Jeans (song)|Blue Jeans]]", "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]", "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]" and "[[Without You (song)|Without You]]". Two demos of the song exist, an album demo which features a gospel choir in the chorus, produced by Haynie, and a demo by production duo, The Nexus - which is notably more tailored towards the pop genre.
-Some publishing websites like Harry Fox Agency<ref>HFA Song code: N50605</ref> and ASCAP<ref>ISRC Code: T9126568976</ref> are listing [[Penny Foster]] as a co-writer.
+Some publishing websites like Harry Fox Agency<ref>HFA Song code: N50605</ref> and ASCAP<ref>ISRC Code: T9126568976</ref> are listing [[Penny Foster]] as a co-writer. A demo version of the song is registered on ASCAP and lists Justin Parker as a co-writer.<ref>[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/883699761 ASCAP demo credits]</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-Vocally, ''NME'' observed that Del Rey sings like a "perfect mannequin" on "National Anthem", criticizing the track for baldly revisiting the beat-driven chorus of "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]". Further, ''NME'' praised certain elements of the track, saying: "As she sings of a relationship of a well-heeled man and a blank canvas woman, she invokes not only the dreamland of the monied classes (The Hamptons) and their could-be motto 'Money is the anthem of success' but also invokes the spectre of Vietnam with a reference to 'The Queen Of Saigon'."<ref>http://www.nme.com/reviews/lana-del-rey/12563</ref> Digital Spy called the running theme of ''Born to Die'', "demonic Stepford moll", which "National Anthem" fit into.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a390343/lana-del-rey-national-anthem-single-review.html</ref> The track was praised for having a: "laconic, anaesthetised vocal that conjures up images of her swigging from a bottle of Hendricks. There's a deep sadness underneath the sweeping string section and gangster hip-hop beats, but it's the chorus's fleeting glimpse of euphoria that'll keep you coming back."<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a390343/lana-del-rey-national-anthem-single-review.html</ref>
+''NME'' praised certain elements of the track, saying: "As she sings of a relationship of a well-heeled man and a blank canvas woman, she invokes not only the dreamland of the monied classes (The Hamptons) and their could-be motto 'Money is the anthem of success' but also invokes the spectre of Vietnam with a reference to 'The Queen Of Saigon'."<ref>http://www.nme.com/reviews/lana-del-rey/12563</ref> The track was praised for having a: "laconic, anaesthetised vocal that conjures up images of her swigging from a bottle of Hendricks. There's a deep sadness underneath the sweeping string section and gangster hip-hop beats, but it's the chorus's fleeting glimpse of euphoria that'll keep you coming back."<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a390343/lana-del-rey-national-anthem-single-review.html</ref>
+===Charts===
-==Cross-references==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-*"Take your body downtown" is a lyric also found in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]".
+!Chart (2012)
-*A party dress is mentioned in "[[St. Tropez (song)|St. Tropez]]", "[[American (song)|American]]" and "[[Smarty (song)|Smarty]]", among many other songs.
+!Peak<br />
-*Del Rey mentions singing the national anthem in "[[Mermaid Motel (song)|Mermaid Motel]]".
+position
-*The phrase "Queen of Saigon" also appears in "[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]" and "[[Live or Die (song)|Live or Die]]".
+|-
-*The line "wind in my hair" also appears in "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]" and "[[ The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]".
+!Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s</ref>
-*The phrase "heaven's in your eyes" may be inspired by the line "heaven in her eye" from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost" which was later used in [[Tropico (film)|''Tropico'']].
+|40
-*The use of red, white and blue is also present in "[[Axl Rose Husband (song)|Axl Rose Husband]]" and "[[Scarface (song)|Scarface]]".
+|-
-*The phrase "want the things that love can't buy" in the "I Want It All" demo might be a reference to "tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy" from the song "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles.
+!France (SNEP)<ref>http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s</ref>
-*Del Rey also sings about her lover's pants being off in "[[Oooh Baby (song)|Oooh Baby]]".
+|152
-*A mention about a lover putting their hands on Del Rey is also found in "[[You & Me (song)|You &amp; Me]]", "[[Oooh Baby (song)|Oooh Baby]]" and "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]".
+|-
-*A party dress is also mentioned in "[[Hundred Dollar Bill (song)|Hundred Dollar Bill]]" and "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]".
+!UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-07-21/</ref>
+|92
+|-
+!US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/lana+del+rey/chart?f=902</ref>
+|37
+|}
 ==Music videos==
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 |director = [[Lana Del Rey]]
 |producer = Lana Del Rey
-|filmed= Unknown, 2010
+|filmed= Unknown, 2011
-|location= Unknown
+|location= The Wynn Encore, Las Vegas, Nevada
 |vevo views= N/A
 }}
-==== Background and description ====
+====Background and description====
-The original video was much in the style of Del Rey's other homemade clips such as "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]" and "[[On Our Way (song)|On Our Way]]". It featured the album demo of the "National Anthem". It consisted of various film and TV clips such as shots of a Bugatti Veyron and of Elvis and Priscilla Presley's wedding. These shots are interspersed with Del Rey in the Las Vegas hotel, The Wynn, in a blue dress dancing and lipsyncing to the track. In the same setting Del Rey also wears a dark blue jacket. There are occasional clips of Del Rey in a dark wig with large sunglasses on. It is thought to have been recorded in 2010 and leaked in 2012.
+The original video was much in the style of Del Rey's other homemade clips such as "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]" and "[[On Our Way (song)|On Our Way]]". It featured the album demo of the "National Anthem". It consisted of various film and TV clips such as shots of a Bugatti Veyron and of Elvis and Priscilla Presley's wedding. These shots are interspersed with Del Rey in the Las Vegas hotel, The Wynn, in a blue dress dancing and lipsyncing to the track. In the same setting Del Rey also wears a dark blue jacket. There are occasional clips of Del Rey in a dark wig with large sunglasses on. It is thought to have been recorded in 2011 and leaked in 2012.
-==== Behind the scenes ====
+====Behind the scenes====
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 |director =  [[Anthony Mandler]]
 |producer = Lana Del Rey
-|filmed= May, 2012
+|filmed= May 25, 2012
-|location= Unknown
+|location= Gould-Guggenheim Estate, New York
-|vevo views= 66+ Million views
+|vevo views= 98+ Million views
 }}
-==== Background and description ====
+====Background and description====
-The official music video was premiered by Noisey on [[2012/June#June 27|June 27, 2012]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7daxzs-EK2A</ref>, and on [[2012/September#September 5|September 5, 2012]] it was posted to Del Rey's Vevo channel. The video was directed by [[Anthony Mandler]] in May of the same year. It features previous musical collaborator and rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] as her love interest, rather than [[Bradley Soileau]] who featured in her previous two videos.
+The official music video was premiered by Noisey on [[2012/June#June 27|June 27, 2012]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7daxzs-EK2A</ref> and on [[2012/September#September 5|September 5, 2012]], it was posted to Del Rey's Vevo channel. The video was directed by [[Anthony Mandler]] in May of the same year. It features previous musical collaborator and rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] as her love interest, rather than [[Bradley Soileau]] who featured in her previous two videos.
 The video begins with Del Rey portraying Marilyn Monroe singing "[[Happy Birthday, Mr. President (song)|Happy Birthday, Mr. President]]" to Rocky, who portrays John F. Kennedy. After this introduction, Del Rey takes on the persona of Jacqueline Kennedy, and the video adopts a home-movie style depicting the Kennedy's life. The clip ends with a re-enactment of JFK's assassination as Del Rey reads a multi-layered narrative treatment exploring Jacqueline Kennedy's love for her husband. On the death scene, Mandler explained "What you're used to seeing with the Zapruder film, is this very kind of violent, destructive act; I didn't want to go anywhere near that. It was never about re-creating a death scene, it was always about the person sitting next to him." Mandler and Del Rey intended for the video to be about loss and destruction rather than accurately interpreting history.
-The treatment for the video was written by Del Rey with [[ASAP Rocky]] in mind. Del Rey described the video saying "definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever done." It was met with generally favorable reviews and was nominated at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video - International and Best Styling in a Video. In 2018, the video placed #51 on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s '100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century' list, adding "All of Lana Del Rey’s music videos are cinematic -- it’s kind of her thing -- but “National Anthem” has a movie-quality plot to boot."<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8466543/100-greatest-music-videos-of-the-21st-century Billboard Staff (July 24, 2018). "The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: Critics' Picks". ''Billboard''.]</ref>
+The treatment for the video was written by Del Rey with [[ASAP Rocky]] in mind. Del Rey described the video saying "definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever done." It was met with generally favorable reviews and was nominated at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video - International and Best Styling in a Video. In 2018, the video placed #51 on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s '100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century' list, adding "All of Lana Del Rey’s music videos are cinematic -- it’s kind of her thing -- but “National Anthem” has a movie-quality plot to boot."<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8466543/100-greatest-music-videos-of-the-21st-century Billboard Staff (July 24, 2018). "The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: Critics' Picks". ''Billboard''.]</ref>
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 | rowspan="2" |UK Music Video Awards
 |Best Pop Video - International
+|{{Nom}}
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 | rowspan="2" |<ref>http://www.ukmva.com/user/docs/UKMVAs_2012_Nominations_PR.pdf</ref>
 |-
 |Best Styling in a Video
+|{{Nom}}
-| class="no table-no2" style="padding-right:0.4em;padding-left:0.4em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;background:rgb(255,221,221);" |Nominated
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |2013
 |Xbox Entertainment Awards
 |Best Music Video
+|{{Nom}}
-| class="no table-no2" style="padding-right:0.4em;padding-left:0.4em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;background:rgb(255,221,221);" |Nominated
 |<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2013/04/09/xbox-entertainment-awards-finalists-include-halo-4-walking-dead/</ref>
 |-
 |MTV Video Music Awards
 |Best Art Direction
+|{{Nom}}
-| class="no table-no2" style="padding-right:0.4em;padding-left:0.4em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;background:rgb(255,221,221);" |Nominated
 |<ref>https://www.spin.com/2013/08/mtv-video-music-awards-2013-winners-vma/</ref>
 |}
+==Cross-references==
+*A mention about a lover putting their hands on Del Rey is also found in "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]", "[[Oooh Baby (song)|Oooh Baby]]" and "[[You & Me (song)|You &amp; Me]]".
+*A party dress is also mentioned in "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]" and "[[Hundred Dollar Bill (song)|Hundred Dollar Bill]]".
+*Del Rey also sings about her lover's pants being off in "[[Oooh Baby (song)|Oooh Baby]]".
+*Del Rey mentions singing the national anthem in "[[Mermaid Motel (song)|Mermaid Motel]]".
+*Diamonds are mentioned in several of Del Rey songs, such as "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]", "[[Fake Diamond (song)|Fake Diamond]]", "[[Fine China (song)|Fine China]]", "[[Last Girl on Earth (song)|Last Girl on Earth]]", "[[Money Power Glory (song)|Money Power Glory]]", "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]" and "[[Young and Beautiful (song)|Young and Beautiful]]", among several others.
+*"The Hamptons" is an exclusive and expensive area of Long Island for rich families. It is speculated this place was where John F. Kennedy would take Marilyn Monroe when they had an affair.
+*The use of red, white and blue is also present in "[[Axl Rose Husband (song)|Axl Rose Husband]]" and "[[Scarface (song)|Scarface]]".
+*The lyric "Heaven's in your eyes" may be inspired by the line "Heaven in her eye" from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost", which was also used in Del Rey's short film [[Tropico (film)|''Tropico'']]. The line also appears in "[[Starry Eyed (song)|Starry Eyed]]".
+*The lyric "Queen of Saigon" is also used in "[[Live or Die (song)|Live or Die]]" and "[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]".
+*The lyric "Standing ovation" used in the "I Want It All" demo is also used in the demo of "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Freak_(song) Freak]".
+*The lyric "Take your body downtown" is also used in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]".
+*The lyric "want the things that love can't buy" in the "I Want It All" demo may be a reference to the lyric "tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy" from the song "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles.
+*The lyric "Wind in my hair" is also used in "Burning Desire" and "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]".
 ==Official versions==
-Multiple versions of the song exist including the album version, the video version, and various demos. An edited version was released as promo in Europe and is based on the album version. The first demo (retroactively named "[[The Nexus]] demo") leaked on November 6, 2011, preceding the song's official release on ''Born to Die'', and the second demo leaked June 9, 2012.
+Multiple versions of the song exist including the album version, the video version, and various demos. An edited version was released as promo in Europe and is based on the album version. "National Anthem (Demo 1)" leaked on November 6, 2011, preceding the song's official release on ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]. ''"National Anthem (Demo 2)" leaked on June 9, 2012.
+The song was also previously titled "I Want it All" in 2010. Three demos of the song exist under this name. The second demo of "I Want it All" leaked in full on April 17, 2017, followed by the original file leaking in .wav format on December 23, 2023. The first demo of "I Want it All" leaked on January 31, 2020. A third demo of "I Want it All" has yet to leak. All versions of this demo were produced by [[The Nexus]].
 *Album version — 3:51
+**Instrumental version — 3:50
 *Radio edit — 3:39
+*Edit — 3:27
 *Music video version (with monologue and introduction) — 7:49
-*Instrumental version — 3:50
+*"I Want it All" demo version 1 <span>— 3:48</span>
-*"The Nexus demo" (demo version one) — 3:32
+*"I Want it All" demo version 2 <span>— 3:46</span>
-*Demo version two — 3:22
+*"I Want it All" demo version 3 <span>— Unknown</span>
-*"I Want It All" (version 2) (demo 4) — 3:46
+*Demo version 1 (or "The Nexus Demo") <span>— 3:32</span>
-*"I Want It All" (version 3) (demo 5) — Unknown (3 snippets leaked)
+*Demo version 2 — 3:24
+*Paradise Tour version — 4:42
-===I Want It All===
-"I Want It All" is an unreleased demo by Lana Del Rey recorded in 2010. It serves as an early version of "National Anthem", however the demo has a different chorus, the inclusion of an extra verse after the bridge and an alternate outro section. The first snippet of "I Want It All" leaked on August 29, 2016, followed by another snippet on December 17, 2016, and on March 24, 2017, a low quality extended snippet leaked. Fans have reported there are three versions of this demo, and that the snippets are from the third version. The second version leaked in full on April 17, 2017. All versions of this demo were produced by The Nexus.
 ==Lyrics==
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 So before we go out, what's your address?
-I'm your national anthem
+I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
+Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
-God, you're so handsome
+He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
-Take me to the Hamptons
+Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
-Bugatti veyron
-He loves to romance 'em
-Reckless abandon
-Holdin' me for ransom
-Upper echelon
 He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
-Wind in my hair
+Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
+I said, "Can we party later on?"
-Hand on the back of my neck
-I said, "Can we party later on?" He said, "Yes".
+He said, "Yes, yes, yes"
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Booyah baby bow down making me say wow now
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Sugar sugar how now take your body downtown
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Red, white, blue is in the sky
+Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
@@ Line 166: / Line 182: @@
 Everybody knows it, it's a fact
 Kiss, kiss
-I sing the national anthem while I'm standin' over your body, hold you like a python
-And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
-See what you've done to me
-King of chevron
+I sing the national anthem while I'm standin' over your body
+Hold you like a python
+And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
+See what you've done to me, King of Chevron?
 He said to be cool, but I'm already coolest
 I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
 Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
-("Yes, of course I will my darling")
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Booyah baby bow down making me say wow now
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Sugar sugar how now take your body downtown
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Red, white, blue is in the sky
+Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
-It's a love story for the new age
+It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
-For the sixth page
 We're on a quick, sick rampage
 Wining and dining, drinking and driving
-Excessive buying overdose and dying
+Excessive buying, overdose and dying
 On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
 Blurring the lines between real and the fake
 Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
 He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
-Keep me safe, in his belltower hotel
+Keep me safe, in his Bell Tower Hotel
 Money is the anthem of success
 So put on mascara and your party dress
-I'm your national anthem
+I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
-Boy, put your hands up
 Give me a standing ovation
+Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of
+Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon
-Boy, you have landed
-Babe in the land of
-Sweetness and sweetness and danger - queen of Saigon
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Booyah baby bow down making me say wow now
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-Sugar sugar how now take your body downtown
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Red, white, blue is in the sky
+Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
+Money is the anthem
+God, you're so handsome
+Money is the anthem, of success
+Money is the anthem
+God, you're so handsome
+Money is the anthem, of success
+Money is the anthem
+God, you're so handsome
+Money is the anthem, of success
 Money is the anthem
@@ Line 219: / Line 243: @@
 }}
-===''The Nexus'' demo version===
+===Demo version 1 ("The Nexus" demo) ===
 {{Scroll box
 |content=<poem>
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 So before we go out, what's your address?
-I'm your national anthem, god, you're so handsome
+I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
-Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron
+Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
 He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
 Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
+He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
-He says to be cool but I don't know how yet
 Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
 I said, "Can we party later on?"
-He said, "Yes, yes, yes."
+He said, "Yes, yes, yes"
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
 Money is the reason we exist
-Everybody knows it, it's a fact, kiss, kiss
+Everybody knows it, it's a fact
+Kiss, kiss
-I sing the national anthem while I'm standin'
+I sing the national anthem while I'm standing over your body
-Over your body, hold you like a python
+Hold you like a python
 And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
-See what you've done to me? King of Chevron
+See what you've done to me, King of Chevron?
+You said to be cool, but I'm already coolest
-You said to be cool but I'm already coolest
+I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
+Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
-I said to get real
+(Yes, of course I will, my darling)
-Don't you know who you're dealing with?
-Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
-("Yes, of course I will, my darling!")
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
-It's a love story for the new age
+It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
-For the sixth page we're on a quick sick rampage
+We're on a quick sick rampage
 Wining and dining, drinking and driving
 Excessive buying, overdose and dying
 On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
 Blurring the lines between real and the fake
 Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
 He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
@@ Line 286: / Line 302: @@
 I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
 Give me a standing ovation
-Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of sweetness and danger
+Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of
-Queen of Saigon
+Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
@@ Line 317: / Line 331: @@
 }}
-===Demo version two===
+===Demo version 2 ===
 {{Scroll box
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 So before we go out, what's your address?
-I'm your national anthem, god, you're so handsome
+I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
-Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron
+Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
 He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
 Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
+He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
-He says to be cool but I don't know how yet
 Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
 I said, "Can we party later on?"
-He said, "Yes, yes, yes."
+He said, "Yes, yes, yes"
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
 Money is the reason we exist
-Everybody knows it, it's a fact, kiss, kiss
+Everybody knows it, it's a fact
+Kiss, kiss
-I sing the national anthem while I'm standin'
+I sing the national anthem while I'm standing over your body
-Over your body, hold you like a python
+Hold you like a python
 And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
 See what you've done to me? King of Chevron
 You said to be cool but I'm already coolest
-I said to get real
+I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
-Don't you know who you're dealing with?
+Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
+(Yes, of course I will, my darling)
-Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
-("Yes, of course I will, my darling!")
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
-It's a love story for the new age
+It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
-For the sixth page we're on a quick sick rampage
+We're on a quick sick rampage
 Wining and dining, drinking and driving
 Excessive buying, overdose and dying
 On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
 Blurring the lines between real and the fake
 Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
 He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
@@ Line 384: / Line 390: @@
 I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up
 Give me a standing ovation
-Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of sweetness and danger
+Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of
-Queen of Saigon
+Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Booyah, baby, bow down
+(Booyah, baby, bow down, making me so wow now)
-Makin' me say wow now)
 Tell me I'm your national anthem
-(Sugar, sugar, how now
+(Sugar, sugar, how now, take your body downtown)
-Take your body downtown)
 Red, white, blue's in the sky
-Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes
+Summer's in the air, and baby, Heaven's in your eyes
 I'm your national anthem
@@ Line 415: / Line 419: @@
 }}
-=== "I Want It All" (version two) ===
+=== "I Want it All" demo versions 1 & 2 ===
 {{Scroll box|content = <poem>
 Money is the anthem of success
 So before we go out, what's your address?
-I'm the national anthem, god, you're so handsome
+I'm your national anthem, God, you're so handsome
-Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron
+Take me to the Hampton's, Bugatti Veyron
 He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon
 Holdin' me for ransom, upper echelon
+He says to be cool, but I don't know how yet
-He says to be cool but I don't know how yet
 Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck
 I said, "Can we party later on?"
-He said "Yes, yes, yes..."
+He said, "Yes, yes, yes"
 (Of course we can, my darling)
@@ Line 441: / Line 444: @@
 Money is the reason we exist
-Everybody knows it, it's a fact, kiss, kiss
+Everybody knows it, it's a fact
+Kiss, kiss
-I sing the national anthem while I am standin'
+I sing the national anthem while I am standing over your body
-Over your body, hold you like a python
+Hold you like a python
 And you can't keep your hands off me or your pants on
 See what you done to me? King of Chevron
+He says to be cool, but I'm already coolest
+I said to get real, don't you know who you're dealing with?
-He says to be cool but I'm already coolest
+Umm, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
-I said to get real
-Don't you know who you're dealing with?
-Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
 (Yes, of course I will, my darling)
@@ Line 463: / Line 465: @@
 Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye-bye
-It's a love story for the new age
+It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page
-For the sixth page, we're on a quick sick rampage
+We're on a quick sick rampage
-Wining and dining
+Wining and dining, drinking and driving
+Excessive buying, overdose and dying
-Drinkin' and drivin'
-Excessive buying, overdose and dyin'
 On our drugs and our love and our dreams and our rage
 Blurring the lines between real and the fake
 Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me
 He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell
@@ Line 480: / Line 480: @@
 I'm the national anthem, boy, put your hands up
 Give me a standing ovation
-Boy, you have landed, babe in the land of sweetness and danger
+Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of
-Queen of Saigon
+Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon
 He says to be cool and I know he means it
-He's lovin' my look and I'm lovin' all his strategic ways
+He's loving my look and I'm loving all his strategic ways
-I said "do you think you'll kill for me one day?"
+I said, "Do you think you'll kill for me one day?"
 (Yes, of course I will, my darling)
@@ Line 512: / Line 512: @@
 ==Commercial release==
-"National Anthem" was released as a digital EP in Ireland on June 6, 2012, and in the UK on June 8, 2012. On June 9, 2012 it was released as a 7" picture disc vinyl in the UK. It charted at 37 on Billboard's US Rock Songs chart, 40 on Belgium's Ultratip Flanders chart, 92 on the United Kingdom's Official Chart Company chart and 152 on France's SNEP chart.
+"National Anthem" was released as a digital EP in Ireland on July 6, 2012, and in the UK on July 8, 2012. On July 9, 2012, it was released as a 7" picture disc vinyl in the UK. It charted at 37 on Billboard's US Rock Songs chart, 40 on Belgium's Ultratip Flanders chart, 92 on the United Kingdom's Official Chart Company chart and 152 on France's SNEP chart.
 ===Physical releases===
 ;'''United Kingdom (3710053)'''
 (45RPM)
-{{Template:Discobox
+{{Discobox
 |glabel = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
 |gformat = 7" picture disc vinyl in plastic sleeve
-|gdate = 9 June, 2012|gcode = 00602537100538
+|gdate = 9 July 2012|gcode = 00602537100538
 |gphotog = Naomi Shon
 |gdesign = Unknown|image = NA Vinyl.jpg}}
-{{Template:Tracklist
+{{Tracklist
 |title1 = National Anthem
 |title2 = National Anthem
@@ Line 532: / Line 532: @@
 ;'''National Anthem (Remixes) - EP'''
-{{Template:Discobox
+{{Discobox
 |glabel = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
 |gformat = Digital
-|gdate = 6 June, 2012
+|gdate = 6 July 2012
 |gcode = None
 |gphotog = Naomi Shon
 |gdesign = Unknown
 |image = NA itunes.jpg}}
-{{Template:Tracklist
+{{Tracklist
 |title1 = National Anthem
 |length1 = 3:50
@@ Line 573: / Line 573: @@
 ==Credits==
 ;'''Personnel'''
-*Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
+*[[Lana Del Rey]] — vocals, songwriting
-*Justin Parker — songwriting
+*[[Justin Parker]] — songwriting
-*The Nexus — songwriting, vocal production
+*[[The Nexus]] — songwriting, vocal production
-*Emile Haynie — production, drums, keyboards
+*[[Emile Haynie]] — production, drums, keyboards
-*Jeff Bhasker — production assistance, additional keyboards, guitar
+*[[Jeff Bhasker]] — production assistance, additional keyboards, guitar
+*[[Dan Heath]] — strings arrangement, strings conductor
 *James Bauer-Mein, David Sneddon, Emilie Bauer-Mein — backing vocals
-*Larry Gold & Dan Heath — strings arrangement and conduction
+*Larry Gold — strings arrangement, strings conductor
-*Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
+*[[Steve Tirpak]] — strings assistance
 *Manny Marroquin — mixing
-*Erik Madrid & Chris Galland — mixing assistance
+*Erik Madrid and Chris Galland — mixing assistance
 *John Davis — mastering
 ;'''Technical'''
 *Published by BMG Chrysalis / EMI
 *Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, United Kingdom
-==Charts==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-!Chart (2012)
-!Peak<br />
-position
-|-
-!Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s</ref>
-|40
-|-
-!France (SNEP)<ref>http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=National+Anthem&cat=s</ref>
-|152
-|-
-!UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-07-21/</ref>
-|92
-|-
-!US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/lana+del+rey/chart?f=902</ref>
-|37
-|}
-== References ==
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+[[Category:Born to Die Tour songs]]
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+[[Category:Festival Tour (2019) songs]]
+[[Category:Pages with speculation]]