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|producer = Jack Antonoff<br>Lana Del Rey
 
|producer = Jack Antonoff<br>Lana Del Rey
 
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|Singles = {{6S}}
 
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|next = "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]"
 
|next = "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]"
 
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|album = [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]
 
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|recorded = January 29, 2018<br>June 27, 2018 <small>(final)</small>
}}"'''Norman Fucking Rockwell'''" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It is the title track from Del Rey's sixth [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|studio album]] and fifth major-label studio album.
 
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|released = August 30, 2019}}
 
"'''Norman Fucking Rockwell'''" (stylized in [[wikipedia:Letter case#Sentence case|sentence case]] and originally titled "'''Bird World'''") is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It serves as the opening track and the title track from Del Rey's [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|sixth studio album]] and fifth major-label studio album.
   
== Background ==
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==Background==
 
On September 18, 2018, during an interview with Zane Lowe, Del Rey explained the back story behind the title track:<ref>[https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/18/lana-del-rey-norman-fucking-rockwell-album-announce Hussein, Wandera (September 18, 2018) "Lana Del Rey announces Norman Fucking Rockwell album, shares “Venice Bitch”"]</ref>
 
On September 18, 2018, during an interview with Zane Lowe, Del Rey explained the back story behind the title track:<ref>[https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/18/lana-del-rey-norman-fucking-rockwell-album-announce Hussein, Wandera (September 18, 2018) "Lana Del Rey announces Norman Fucking Rockwell album, shares “Venice Bitch”"]</ref>
   
<blockquote>"So the title track is called "'Norman Fucking Rockwell'" and it's kind of about this guy who is such a genius artist but he thinks he’s the shit and he knows it and he like won't shut up talking about it."</blockquote>
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:''"So the title track is called "'Norman Fucking Rockwell'" and it's kind of about this guy who is such a genius artist but he thinks he’s the shit and he knows it and he like won't shut up talking about it."''
   
On June 15, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on her Instagram.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BywLYMmHWJ4/</ref>
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On June 15, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on her Instagram.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BywLYMmHWJ4/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Title track #normanfuckingrockwell @jackantonoff” 15 June 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 16 June 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
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During an Instagram livestream on September 4, 2019, Del Rey revealed the track was originally titled "Bird World". She performed this version featuring verses different from the released version. Some of these unused lyrics and melodies would be reworked into "[[Dark but Just a Game (song)|Dark but Just a Game]]", a song included on her following album, ''[[Chemtrails Over the Country Club (album)|Chemtrails Over the Country Club]]''. Del Rey would go on to say the title track is her favorite song on the album. It was the third song recorded with [[Jack Antonoff]], after "[[Love Song (song)|Love Song]]" and "[[Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It (song)|Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have — but I Have It]]".
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The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List|date=2019-11-18|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|accessdate=2019-11-20}}</ref>
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In mid-2022, the song went viral on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of individual videos made using it, amassing millions of views.
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== Live performances ==
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"Norman Fucking Rockwell" serves as the opening track for the [[Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour]], and was first performed live on September 21, 2019, at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
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== Music video ==
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{{infobox mvideo
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|video = Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell
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|released = December 20, 2019
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|length = 14:06
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|director = [[Chuck Grant]]
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|producer = Chuck Grant, [[Lana Del Rey]]
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|filmed = April, 2018
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|location =Los Angeles, California
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|vevo views = 14+ Million views}}
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==== Background and Description ====
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Del Rey shared a 2-minute clip of a music video for the track on August 31, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B11wjfOhUrL/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Norman fucking Rockwell Jack Antonoff. Video chuck grant”. 31 August 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> It was shot by [[Chuck Grant]] and is a part of a 3-part video with "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]" and "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]". The video was originally set for release in October 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/1167885144604045314 Lana Del Rey (@Lana Del Rey). “Title track”. 31 August 2019. ''Twitter''<nowiki>. [Access date: 31 August 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> On December 17, 2019, Del Rey announced it would actually be released December 20, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MJszyJ1Fd/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Three song video for Norm coming Friday...” 17 December 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 18 December 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> She shared another excerpt from the video the following day.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OT7w2pUP3/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). “Happiness is @yourgirlchuck @missalexkaye @ms.ashrodriguez”. 18 December 2019. ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: 18 December 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
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== Cross-references ==
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* The color blue is also mentioned in many other Del Rey's songs, including "[[Old Money (song)|Old Money]]", "[[Get Free (song)|Get Free]]" and "[[Nectar of the Gods (song)|Nectar of the Gods]]".
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* Poetry is also mentioned in "[[Brooklyn Baby (song)|Brooklyn Baby]]" and "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]".
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* Not being able to change someone's mood is also a theme in "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]".
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* The phrase "color me blue" is similar to "paint me happy and blue" which appears in "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
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* Poets are also referenced in the "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]" monologue and the poems "[[Salamander (poem)|Salamander]]" and "[[Sportcruiser (poem)|Sportcruiser]]".
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*The phrase "your head in your hands" is similar to "my head in my hands" from "[[White Dress (song)|White Dress]]".
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== Official versions ==
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* Album version — 4:09
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** Instrumental version — 4:07
   
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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=== Album version ===
 
{{Scroll box|<poem>
 
{{Scroll box|<poem>
Goddamn, man-child
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Goddamn man-child
You fucked me so good that I almost said "I love you"
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You fucked me so good that I almost said, "I love you"
 
You're fun and you're wild
 
You're fun and you're wild
 
But you don't know the half of the shit that you put me through
 
But you don't know the half of the shit that you put me through
 
 
Your poetry's bad and you blame the news
 
Your poetry's bad and you blame the news
 
But I can't change that and I can't change your mood
 
But I can't change that and I can't change your mood
 
Ah-ah
 
Ah-ah
   
'Cause you're just a man
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'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
 
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
It's just what you do
 
 
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
Your head in your hands
 
As you color me blue
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Your head in your hands as you color me blue
 
Yeah, you're just a man
 
All through and through
 
Your head in your hands
 
As you color me blue
 
 
 
Blue, blue, blue
 
Blue, blue, blue
   
Goddamn, man-child
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Goddamn man-child
 
You act like a kid even though you stand six foot two
 
You act like a kid even though you stand six foot two
Self-loathing poet, unprecedented moral, can you know it all?
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Self-loathing poet, resident Laurel Canyon, know-it-all
 
You talk to the walls when the party gets bored of you
 
You talk to the walls when the party gets bored of you
 
 
But I don't get bored, I just see it through
 
But I don't get bored, I just see it through
 
Why wait for the best when I could have you?
 
Why wait for the best when I could have you?
 
You, ooh
 
You, ooh
   
'Cause you're just a man
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'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
 
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
It's just what you do
 
 
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
Your head in your hands
 
As you color me blue
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Your head in your hands as you color me blue
 
Yeah, you're just a man
 
All through and through
 
Your head in your hands
 
As you color me blue
 
   
 
Blue, blue
 
Blue, blue
 
 
You make me blue
 
You make me blue
Blue, blue, blue
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Blue, blue
Blue, blue, blue</poem>}}
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Blue, blue, blue, blue
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</poem>}}
   
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=== "Bird World" demo version ===
== Credits ==
 
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{{Scroll box|<poem>
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Hey, I heard you left town
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Hey, heard you're back around
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Hey, hey
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Heard you're back in the bar again
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Hangin' out with your stupid friends
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Playing with your guitar again
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But I don't fucking care
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'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
 
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
 
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
 
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
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You keep changing all the time
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You're changing your goddamn mind
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You know you like to shine
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But I don't have a clue
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'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
 
Your head in your hands...
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</poem>}}
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==Credits==
 
;'''Personnel'''
 
;'''Personnel'''
 
* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
 
* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
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;'''Technical'''
 
;'''Technical'''
 
* Mastered at Sterling Sound
 
* Mastered at Sterling Sound
* Recorded at Convay Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / House of Breaking Glass, Seattle, United States
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* Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / House of Breaking Glass, Seattle, United States
* Mixed at Convay Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
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* Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
   
== References ==
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Songs]]
 
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[[Category:Released songs]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]]
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[[Category:Music videos]]
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[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell music videos]]
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[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour songs]]
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[[Category:Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Promotional Tour songs]]

Latest revision as of 16:24, 23 January 2024

"Norman Fucking Rockwell" (stylized in sentence case and originally titled "Bird World") is a song by Lana Del Rey. It serves as the opening track and the title track from Del Rey's sixth studio album and fifth major-label studio album.

Background[]

On September 18, 2018, during an interview with Zane Lowe, Del Rey explained the back story behind the title track:[1]

"So the title track is called "'Norman Fucking Rockwell'" and it's kind of about this guy who is such a genius artist but he thinks he’s the shit and he knows it and he like won't shut up talking about it."

On June 15, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on her Instagram.[2]

During an Instagram livestream on September 4, 2019, Del Rey revealed the track was originally titled "Bird World". She performed this version featuring verses different from the released version. Some of these unused lyrics and melodies would be reworked into "Dark but Just a Game", a song included on her following album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Del Rey would go on to say the title track is her favorite song on the album. It was the third song recorded with Jack Antonoff, after "Love Song" and "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have — but I Have It".

The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

In mid-2022, the song went viral on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of individual videos made using it, amassing millions of views.

Live performances[]

"Norman Fucking Rockwell" serves as the opening track for the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour, and was first performed live on September 21, 2019, at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.

Music video[]

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Norman_F***ing_Rockwell Released December 20, 2019
Length 14:06
Director Chuck Grant
Producer Chuck Grant, Lana Del Rey
Filmed April, 2018
Location Los Angeles, California
Vevo views 14+ Million views

Background and Description[]

Del Rey shared a 2-minute clip of a music video for the track on August 31, 2019.[4] It was shot by Chuck Grant and is a part of a 3-part video with "Bartender" and "Happiness Is a Butterfly". The video was originally set for release in October 2019.[5] On December 17, 2019, Del Rey announced it would actually be released December 20, 2019.[6] She shared another excerpt from the video the following day.[7]

Cross-references[]

Official versions[]

  • Album version — 4:09
    • Instrumental version — 4:07

Lyrics[]

Album version[]

Goddamn man-child
You fucked me so good that I almost said, "I love you"
You're fun and you're wild
But you don't know the half of the shit that you put me through
Your poetry's bad and you blame the news
But I can't change that and I can't change your mood
Ah-ah

'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
Blue, blue, blue

Goddamn man-child
You act like a kid even though you stand six foot two
Self-loathing poet, resident Laurel Canyon, know-it-all
You talk to the walls when the party gets bored of you
But I don't get bored, I just see it through
Why wait for the best when I could have you?
You, ooh

'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
Your head in your hands as you color me blue

Blue, blue
You make me blue
Blue, blue
Blue, blue, blue, blue

"Bird World" demo version[]

Hey, I heard you left town
Hey, heard you're back around
Hey, hey
Heard you're back in the bar again
Hangin' out with your stupid friends
Playing with your guitar again
But I don't fucking care

'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
Your head in your hands as you color me blue
Yeah, you're just a man, all through and through
Your head in your hands as you color me blue

You keep changing all the time
You're changing your goddamn mind
You know you like to shine
But I don't have a clue

'Cause you're just a man, it's just what you do
Your head in your hands...

Credits[]

Personnel
  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
  • Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, piano
  • Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
  • Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
  • Evan Smith — saxophone
  • Phillip Peterson — baritone, cello, flugelbone
  • Victoria Parker — violin
  • Chris Gehringer — mastering
  • Will Quinnell — assistant mastering
Technical
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound
  • Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / House of Breaking Glass, Seattle, United States
  • Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States

References[]