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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]]<br>Kieran De Jour
 
|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]]<br>Kieran De Jour
 
|producer = [[Emile Haynie]]
 
|producer = [[Emile Haynie]]
|altproducer = Rick Nowels
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|altproducer = [[Patrik Berger]]<br>Rick Nowels
 
|time = 4:25<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 
|time = 4:25<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 
|Source = [[File:Btdogo.png|125px|link=Born to Die (album)]]
 
|Source = [[File:Btdogo.png|125px|link=Born to Die (album)]]
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|previous = "[[Million Dollar Man (song)|Million Dollar Man]]"
 
|previous = "[[Million Dollar Man (song)|Million Dollar Man]]"
 
|next = "[[This Is What Makes Us Girls (song)|This Is What Makes Us Girls]]"
 
|next = "[[This Is What Makes Us Girls (song)|This Is What Makes Us Girls]]"
|released = June 22, 2012}}
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|released = June 22, 2012
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|Last single image = BJ itunes.jpg
"'''Summertime Sadness'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]], Kieran De Jour and [[Rick Nowels]] in 2011. Nowels also assisted in the song's production along with [[Emile Haynie]]. Taken from Del Rey's first major-label album ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', the song was released as the album's fourth official single worldwide on June 22, 2012. A remix was made by [[Cedric Gervais]] which found the track worldwide commercial success.
 
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|Last single link = Blue Jeans (song)
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|Last single title = Blue Jeans
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|This single image = SS Cover.jpg
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|This single link = Summertime Sadness (song)
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|This single title = Summertime Sadness
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|Next single image = NA itunes.jpg
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|Next single link = National Anthem (song)
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|Next single title = National Anthem
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}}"'''Summertime Sadness'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]], Kieran De Jour and [[Rick Nowels]] in 2011. Nowels also assisted in the song's production along with [[Emile Haynie]]. Taken from Del Rey's first major-label album ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', the song was released as the album's fourth official single worldwide on June 22, 2012. A remix was made by [[Cedric Gervais]] which found the track worldwide commercial success.
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== Background ==
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About the writing of the song, Del Rey told ''SuperSuper'' that the reason she loved "Summertime Sadness" was because "I love it because I didn't compromise when I wrote it at all — I wrote exactly what I felt, and put a melody to it that was perfect for the words. I was staying in Santa Monica, California with my composer and best friend, [[Dan Heath]]. I would sit under the telephone wires and listen to them sizzle in the warm air while he went to work. I wanted to take the electricity and absorb it so it would make me feel alive and electric again. I felt happy in the warm weather and started writing about how sad and gorgeous the summertime felt to me." <ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a815836/the-surprising-stories-behind-six-of-lana-del-reys-biggest-hits/ "The surprising stories behind six of Lana Del Rey's biggest hits." ''Digital Spy''.]</ref>
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A second version of the song tagged as "Alternate Final", also known as "Final 2" exists. It was produced by [[Patrik Berger]]. Three snippets of this version leaked between 2016 and 2017, with the last one leaking on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream. The first snippet was leaked in May 2016 and the second one on April 20, 2017. This version has a more rock and electronic sound, featuring an electronic guitar. At first, it was mistaken as a demo or a different radio mix but the leaker confirmed it to be a different version of the album's track. It leaked in full on January 31, 2020.
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The original file of the leaked demo is called "Summertime Sadness KM mix 017".
   
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
 
"Summertime Sadness" is a trip hop ballad written in the key of C♯ Minor. Del Rey's vocals cover exactly two octaves, ranging from C♯3 to C♯5. It is performed at approximately 112 beats per minute and runs at a duration of four minutes and twenty-five seconds.
 
"Summertime Sadness" is a trip hop ballad written in the key of C♯ Minor. Del Rey's vocals cover exactly two octaves, ranging from C♯3 to C♯5. It is performed at approximately 112 beats per minute and runs at a duration of four minutes and twenty-five seconds.
 
A second version of the song tagged as "Final 2" exists. It was produced by someone who worked on the album, but finally was produced by [[Emile Haynie]]. Three snippets of this version leaked between 2016 and 2017, with the last one leaking on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream. The first snippet was leaked in May 2016 and the second one on April 20, 2017. This version has a more rock and electronic sound, featuring an electronic guitar. At first, it was mistaken as a demo or a different radio mix but the leaker confirmed it to be a different version of the album's track.
 
   
 
== Critical reception ==
 
== Critical reception ==
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== Live performances ==
 
== Live performances ==
Del Rey first performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom on [[2011/December#December 5|December 5, 2011]], before the song was officially released. At the end of the performance, she stated: "I know you don't care, but you're gonna fucking like it when it's on the record." The song is now one of the songs Del Rey performs live most frequently, it has been included in the setlist for the [[Born to Die Tour]], [[Paradise Tour]], [[Endless Summer Tour]], [[Festival Tour]], and [[LA to the Moon Tour]].
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Del Rey first performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom on [[2011/December#December 5|December 5, 2011]], before the song was officially released. At the end of the performance, she stated: "I know you don't care, but you're gonna fucking like it when it's on the record." The song is now one of the songs Del Rey performs live most frequently, it has been included in the setlist for most of her concert [[:Category:Concert tours|tours]].
 
==Cross-references==
 
*"My bad baby" is also a phrase in "[[Pretty Baby (song)|Pretty Baby]]".
 
*"I'm on fire" is also a lyric in "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]", "[[Sad Girl (song)|Sad Girl]]", "[[Baby Blue Love (song)|Baby Blue Love]]" and thematically similar to a lyric in "[[Lucky Ones (song)|Lucky Ones]]".
 
*A red dress is also mentioned in "[[Yes to Heaven (song)|Yes to Heaven]]", "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]", "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]", "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]" and "[[Criminals Run the World (song)|Criminals Run the World]]".
 
*The phrase "pale moonlight" is mentioned in "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]" and "[[Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight (song)|Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight]]".
 
*Kissing hard is also mentioned in "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]" and "[[Roses (song)|Roses]]".
 
*Del Rey remarks "oh my God" in "[[Heroin (song)|Heroin]]", "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing]]", "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]" and "[[Paradise (song)|Paradise]]".
 
   
 
==Music video==
 
==Music video==
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|released = June 22, 2012.
 
|released = June 22, 2012.
 
|length= 4:25
 
|length= 4:25
|director = Kyle Newman, [[Spencer Susser]]
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|director = [[Kyle Newman]], [[Spencer Susser]]
 
|producer =Tova Dann
 
|producer =Tova Dann
 
|filmed= April—May, 2012
 
|filmed= April—May, 2012
 
|location=Pasadena, California
 
|location=Pasadena, California
|vevo views= 98+ Million views
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|vevo views= 304+ Million views
 
}}
 
}}
   
==== Background ====
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==== '''Background''' ====
The music video for "Summertime Sadness" was filmed in April and May of 2012. It was directed by Kyle Newman and [[Spencer Susser]]. Newman's wife, actress [[Jaime King]], stars alongside Del Rey in the video, and said that, "It's about not being able to live without the one you love, friend or lover it doesn't matter, that's whatever you want it to be." Actor Alex Pettyfer reportedly also helped out on set as a production assistant.
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The music video for "Summertime Sadness" was filmed in April and May of 2012. It was directed by [[Kyle Newman]] and [[Spencer Susser]]. Newman's ex-wife, actress [[Jaime King]], stars alongside Del Rey in the video, and said that, "It's about not being able to live without the one you love, friend or lover it doesn't matter, that's whatever you want it to be." Actor Alex Pettyfer reportedly also helped out on set as a production assistant.
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The radio mix edit of the video was released on July 20, 2012, in Germany on ClipFish.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120723060429if_/http://www.clipfish.de/musikvideos/video/3816557/lana-del-rey-summertime-sadness/</ref> The same day, the video with the album version of the song was released worldwide on Del Rey's official YouTube channel.
 
The radio mix edit of the video was released on July 20, 2012, in Germany on ClipFish.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120723060429if_/http://www.clipfish.de/musikvideos/video/3816557/lana-del-rey-summertime-sadness/</ref> The same day, the video with the album version of the song was released worldwide on Del Rey's official YouTube channel.
   
==== Description ====
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==== '''Description''' ====
 
The music video for the song features two lovers, one played by Jaime King and the other played by Del Rey. As the storyline progresses, one of the lovers commit suicide by jumping from perilous heights.
 
The music video for the song features two lovers, one played by Jaime King and the other played by Del Rey. As the storyline progresses, one of the lovers commit suicide by jumping from perilous heights.
   
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{{SSMVGallery}}
 
{{SSMVGallery}}
   
==== Remix music video ====
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==== '''Remix music video''' ====
   
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The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.[[File:Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais|thumb|330px|none]]
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<div class="thumbinner">
 
[[File:Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais|thumb|330px|none]]
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
   
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== Cross-references ==
The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.
 
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*"My bad baby" is also a phrase in "[[Pretty Baby (song)|Pretty Baby]]".
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*"I'm on fire" is also a lyric in "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]", "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]", "[[Sad Girl (song)|Sad Girl]]", "[[Baby Blue Love (song)|Baby Blue Love]]" and thematically similar to a lyric in "[[Lucky Ones (song)|Lucky Ones]]". This lyric might be a reference to the song "I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen.
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*A red dress is also mentioned in "[[Yes to Heaven (song)|Yes to Heaven]]", "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]", "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]", "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]" and "[[Criminals Run the World (song)|Criminals Run the World]]".
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*The phrase "pale moonlight" is mentioned in "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]" and "[[Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight (song)|Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight]]".
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*Kissing hard is also mentioned in "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]" and "[[Roses (song)|Roses]]".
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*Del Rey remarks "oh my God" in "[[Heroin (song)|Heroin]]", "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing]]", "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]" and "[[Paradise (song)|Paradise]]".
   
 
== Official versions ==
 
== Official versions ==
 
* Album version — 4:25
 
* Album version — 4:25
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** Instrumental version — 4:24
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** A cappella version — 3:58
 
* Single version — 4:23
 
* Single version — 4:23
 
* Music video version — 4:42
 
* Music video version — 4:42
 
* Radio mix — 4:12
 
* Radio mix — 4:12
 
* Radio mix, extended version — 5:06
 
* Radio mix, extended version — 5:06
* Instrumental version — 4:24
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* Edit version — 3:07
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* Demo version — 4:13 <small>(produced by Rick Nowels)</small>
* Radio edit — 3:09
 
* Demo version 14:13 <small>(produced by Rick Nowels)</small>
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* Alternate final5:22 <small>(produced by Patrik Berger)</small>
* Final version 2 (snippet 1)0:22
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*Paradise Tour version — 4:12
* Final version 2 (snippet 2)  — 0:14
 
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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===Album version===
 
{{Scroll box
 
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
 
|content=<poem>
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Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
 
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
 
Nothin' scares me anymore
 
Nothin' scares me anymore
(One, two, three, four)
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(1, 2, 3, 4)
   
 
Kiss me hard before you go
 
Kiss me hard before you go
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh
   
 
I'm feelin' electric tonight
 
I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about ninety-nine
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Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
 
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
 
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
 
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
 
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
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Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
 
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
 
Nothin' scares me anymore
 
Nothin' scares me anymore
(One, two, three, four)
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(1, 2, 3, 4)
   
 
Kiss me hard before you go
 
Kiss me hard before you go
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh
   
 
Think I'll miss you forever
 
Think I'll miss you forever
 
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
 
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
 
Later's better than never
 
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive
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Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive
   
 
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh
   
 
Kiss me hard before you go
 
Kiss me hard before you go
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
 
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh
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</poem>
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}}
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===Radio edit===
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{{Scroll box
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|content=<poem>
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Kiss me hard before you go
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Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
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I got my red dress on tonight
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Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
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Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
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High heels off, I'm feelin' alive
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Oh my God, I feel it in the air
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Telephone wires above
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Are sizzlin' like a snare
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Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
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Nothin' scares me anymore
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(1, 2, 3, 4)
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Kiss me hard before you go
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Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
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I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
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I'm feelin' electric tonight
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Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
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Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
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I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
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Oh my God, I feel it in the air
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Telephone wires above
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Are sizzlin' like a snare
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Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
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Nothin' scares me anymore
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(1, 2, 3, 4)
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Kiss me hard before you go
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Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
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I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
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I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
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</poem>
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}}
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===Demo version ===
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{{Scroll box
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|content=<poem>
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Kiss me hard before you go
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Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
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I got my red dress on tonight
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Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
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Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
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High heels off, I'm feelin' alive
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  +
Oh my God, I feel it in the air
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Telephone wires above
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Are sizzlin' like a snare
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Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
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Nothin' scares me anymore
  +
(1, 2, 3, 4)
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Oh, oh
  +
  +
I'm feelin' electric tonight
  +
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
  +
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
  +
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
  +
  +
Oh my God, I feel it in the air
  +
Telephone wires above
  +
Are sizzlin' like a snare
  +
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
  +
Nothin' scares me anymore
  +
(1, 2, 3, 4)
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
  +
I just wanted you to know
  +
That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
  +
  +
Think I'll miss you forever
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Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
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Later's better than never
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Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive
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I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
  +
I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
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  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
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</poem>
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}}
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===Alternate final===
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{{Scroll box
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|content=<poem>
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Kiss me hard before you go
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Summertime sadness
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I just wanted you to know
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That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got my red dress on tonight
  +
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
  +
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
  +
High heels off, I'm feelin' alive
  +
  +
Oh my God, I feel it in the air
  +
Telephone wires above
  +
Are sizzlin' like a snare
  +
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
  +
Nothin' scares me anymore
  +
(1, 2, 3, 4)
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
  +
I just wanted you to know
  +
That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Oh, oh
  +
  +
I'm feelin' electric tonight
  +
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
  +
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
  +
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
  +
  +
Oh my God, I feel it in the air
  +
Telephone wires above
  +
Are sizzlin' like a snare
  +
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
  +
Nothin' scares me anymore
  +
(1, 2, 3, 4)
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
  +
I just wanted you to know
  +
That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Oh, oh
  +
  +
Think I'll miss you forever
  +
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
  +
Later's better than never
  +
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive
  +
  +
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Oh, oh
  +
  +
Kiss me hard before you go
  +
Summertime sadness
  +
I just wanted you to know
  +
That baby, you the best
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
  +
Oh, oh
  +
  +
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
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Got that summertime, summertime sadness
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Oh, oh
 
</poem>
 
</poem>
 
}}
 
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==Promotional releases==
 
==Promotional releases==
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{{SSPromo}}
===''Summertime Sadness'' CD by ''Vertigo'' in Germany, Austria & Switzerland===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS1A.jpg|<small>Front cover</small>
 
SS3.jpg|<small>Back cover</small>
 
SS2.jpg|<small>CD</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness - The Remix EP'' 12" Vinyl by ''Universal Music Group'' in Germany===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS4.jpg|<small>Front cover</small>
 
SS5.jpg|<small>Back cover</small>
 
SS6.jpg|<small>Side A</small>
 
SS7.jpg|<small>Side B</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness'' CD by ''Polydor'' and ''Universal Music France'' in France===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS8.jpg|<small>Front cover</small>
 
SS9.jpg|<small>Back cover</small>
 
SS10.jpg|<small>CD</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes)'' 12" Vinyl by ''RvS Music'' in UK===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS11.jpg|<small>Side A</small>
 
SS12.jpg|<small>Side B</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)'' CD by ''Universal Music'' in Netherlands===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS13.jpg|<small>Front cover</small>
 
SS14.jpg|<small>Back cover</small>
 
SS15.jpg|<small>CD</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)'' CD by ''Polydor'' and ''Spinnin' Records'' in UK===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS16.jpg|<small>Front cover</small>
 
SS17.jpg|<small>Back cover</small>
 
SS18.jpg|<small>CD</small>
 
</gallery>
 
 
===''Summertime Sadness'' CD by ''Universal Music'' in Sweden===
 
<gallery spacing="small" widths="100">
 
SS19.jpg|<small>CD</small>
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
==[[List of remixes|Official remixes]]==
 
==[[List of remixes|Official remixes]]==
*Adam Freeland Dub Mix - 7:05
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*Adam Freeland Dub Mix 7:05
*Adam Freeland Vox Mix - 7:04
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*Adam Freeland Vox Mix 7:04
*Asadinho Dub - 7:45
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*Asadinho Dub 7:45
*Asadinho Instrumental - 7:00<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300203</ref>
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*Asadinho Instrumental 7:00<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300203</ref>
*Asadinho Main Vocal Mix - 8:34<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300201</ref>
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*Asadinho Main Vocal Mix 8:34<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300201</ref>
*Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit / DJ Soft Edit - 3:34<ref>ISRC: GBUM71306781</ref>
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*Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit / DJ Soft Edit 3:34<ref>ISRC: GBUM71306781</ref>
*Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit - 3:34<ref>ISRC: GBUM71304610</ref>
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*Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit 3:34<ref>ISRC: GBUM71304610</ref>
*Cedric Gervais Remix (PIU - Ultimate Dance Workout Edit) - 6:21<ref>ISRC: GBCEN1300829</ref>
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*Cedric Gervais Remix (PIU - Ultimate Dance Workout Edit) 6:21<ref>ISRC: GBCEN1300829</ref>
*Cedric Gervais Remix (Running Trax Summer Edit - 40 Min Mix) - 6:51<ref>ISRC: GBUM71300535</ref>
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*Cedric Gervais Remix (Running Trax Summer Edit - 40 Min Mix) 6:51<ref>ISRC: GBUM71300535</ref>
*Cedric Gervais Extended Remix - 6:50<ref>ISRC: GBUM71301475</ref>
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*Cedric Gervais Extended Remix 6:50<ref>ISRC: GBUM71301475</ref>
*Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix - 6:41
+
*Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix 6:41
*Hannes Fischer Nightflight Radio Edit - 3:52
+
*Hannes Fischer Nightflight Radio Edit 3:52
*Marbert Rocel Remix - 5:41
+
*Marbert Rocel Remix 5:41
*MK Feel It In The Air Remix - 8:19
+
*MK Feel It In The Air Remix 8:19
*MK In The Air Remix - 4:03
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*MK In The Air Remix 4:03
*MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix - 5:40
+
*MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix 5:40
*MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix / Soft Edit - 5:36<ref>ISRC: GBUM71304655</ref>
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*MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix / Soft Edit 5:36<ref>ISRC: GBUM71304655</ref>
*Monsieur Adi Remix - 4:46
+
*Monsieur Adi Remix 4:46
*Nick Warren's Instrumental Remix - 10:32
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*Nick Warren's Instrumental Remix 10:32
*Nick Warren's Skandik Dub - 10:40
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*Nick Warren's Skandik Dub 10:40
*Nick Warren's Vocal Remix - 10:34
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*Nick Warren's Vocal Remix 10:34
*Panic City Remix - 5:07
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*Panic City Remix 5:07
*Ryan Hemsworth Remix - 4:10
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*Ryan Hemsworth Remix 4:10
*Simon Large MK Dub - 6:53
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*Simon Large MK Dub 6:53
*Todd Terry Dub - 5:37
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*Todd Terry Dub 5:37
*Todd Terry Remix - 6:35
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*Todd Terry Remix 6:35
*Toyboy & Robin Remix - 4:05
+
*Toyboy & Robin Remix 4:05
*Twinsmatic Remix - 4:21
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*Twinsmatic Remix 4:21
   
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==
 
===Song===
 
===Song===
 
;'''Personnel'''
 
;'''Personnel'''
*Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
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*[[Lana Del Rey]] — vocals, songwriting
*Rick Nowels — songwriting, co-production, additional strings
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*[[Rick Nowels]] — songwriting, co-production (album version), production (radio mix), additional strings
*Emile Haynie — production, drums, keyboards
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*[[Emile Haynie]] — production, drums, keyboards
 
*Larry Gold — strings arrangement and conduction
 
*Larry Gold — strings arrangement and conduction
 
*Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
 
*Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
*Dan Heath — flute
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*[[Dan Heath]] — flute
*Patrick Warren — additional strings, guitar and keyboards
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*[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Warren Patrick Warren] — additional strings, guitar and keyboards
*Devrim Karaoglu — additional pads
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*[[Devrim Karaoğlu|Devrim Karaoglu]] — additional pads, production (radio mix)
*Dan Grech-Marguerat — mixing
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*[[Dan Grech-Marguerat]] — mixing
 
*Duncan Fuller — mixing assistance
 
*Duncan Fuller — mixing assistance
 
*John Davis — mastering
 
*John Davis — mastering
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*[[Patrik Berger]] — production (alternate final version)
 
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;'''Technical'''
 
*Published by EMI
 
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|4x Platinum<sup>[sales of remix + original version]</sup>
|1,000,000<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge</ref>
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Revision as of 19:16, 11 June 2021

"Summertime Sadness" is a song written by Lana Del Rey, Kieran De Jour and Rick Nowels in 2011. Nowels also assisted in the song's production along with Emile Haynie. Taken from Del Rey's first major-label album Born to Die, the song was released as the album's fourth official single worldwide on June 22, 2012. A remix was made by Cedric Gervais which found the track worldwide commercial success.

Background

About the writing of the song, Del Rey told SuperSuper that the reason she loved "Summertime Sadness" was because "I love it because I didn't compromise when I wrote it at all — I wrote exactly what I felt, and put a melody to it that was perfect for the words. I was staying in Santa Monica, California with my composer and best friend, Dan Heath. I would sit under the telephone wires and listen to them sizzle in the warm air while he went to work. I wanted to take the electricity and absorb it so it would make me feel alive and electric again. I felt happy in the warm weather and started writing about how sad and gorgeous the summertime felt to me." [1]

A second version of the song tagged as "Alternate Final", also known as "Final 2" exists. It was produced by Patrik Berger. Three snippets of this version leaked between 2016 and 2017, with the last one leaking on August 31, 2017 during an Instagram livestream. The first snippet was leaked in May 2016 and the second one on April 20, 2017. This version has a more rock and electronic sound, featuring an electronic guitar. At first, it was mistaken as a demo or a different radio mix but the leaker confirmed it to be a different version of the album's track. It leaked in full on January 31, 2020.

The original file of the leaked demo is called "Summertime Sadness KM mix 017".

Composition

"Summertime Sadness" is a trip hop ballad written in the key of C♯ Minor. Del Rey's vocals cover exactly two octaves, ranging from C♯3 to C♯5. It is performed at approximately 112 beats per minute and runs at a duration of four minutes and twenty-five seconds.

Critical reception

In his track-by-track review of Born to Die for Billboard magazine Andrew Hampp wrote about "Summertime Sadness" that "the pouty title alone drew giggles at Del Rey's Bowery gig, but the song itself proves to be one of the more durable tracks here even if its lyrics start to get redundant ('Kiss me hard before you go... That baby you're the best')".[2] Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush noted that "on an album marked by shoe gazing moments, [the song] is Lana Del Rey at her most head down. But even though there is a palpable damaged girl in her voice, she commands attention with her lazy delivery."[3] Los Angeles Times named it among the best tracks on the album along with "Video Games" and "Dark Paradise".[4]

Live performances

Del Rey first performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom on December 5, 2011, before the song was officially released. At the end of the performance, she stated: "I know you don't care, but you're gonna fucking like it when it's on the record." The song is now one of the songs Del Rey performs live most frequently, it has been included in the setlist for most of her concert tours.

Music video

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Summertime_Sadness Released June 22, 2012.
Length 4:25
Director Kyle Newman, Spencer Susser
Producer Tova Dann
Filmed April—May, 2012
Location Pasadena, California
Vevo views 304+ Million views

Background

The music video for "Summertime Sadness" was filmed in April and May of 2012. It was directed by Kyle Newman and Spencer Susser. Newman's ex-wife, actress Jaime King, stars alongside Del Rey in the video, and said that, "It's about not being able to live without the one you love, friend or lover it doesn't matter, that's whatever you want it to be." Actor Alex Pettyfer reportedly also helped out on set as a production assistant.

The radio mix edit of the video was released on July 20, 2012, in Germany on ClipFish.[5] The same day, the video with the album version of the song was released worldwide on Del Rey's official YouTube channel.

Description

The music video for the song features two lovers, one played by Jaime King and the other played by Del Rey. As the storyline progresses, one of the lovers commit suicide by jumping from perilous heights.

The music video opens with the clouds parting during which a female voice is heard speaking through a phone call, telling her lover, "remember, i'll always love you, bye", then it shows Del Rey singing the opening verse before jumping from a cliff overlooking a waterfall. The video traces the women's relationship with spliced together through film bits – much like the effects used in her earlier efforts – and foggy scenes of the stars pouting and glancing seductively over their shoulders. The final sixty seconds of the video features both the grief stricken lovers falling in slow motion off of a bridge, suicidal after realizing the irreparability of their relationship. "I just wanted you to know," Del Rey intones as she tumbles slowly into the abyss, "that baby you were the best."

Behind the scenes

Remix music video

The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.

Lana_Del_Rey,_Cedric_Gervais_-_Summertime_Sadness_Lana_Del_Rey_vs._Cedric_Gervais

Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais

Cross-references

Official versions

  • Album version — 4:25
    • Instrumental version — 4:24
    • A cappella version — 3:58
  • Single version — 4:23
  • Music video version — 4:42
  • Radio mix — 4:12
  • Radio mix, extended version — 5:06
  • Edit version — 3:07
  • Demo version — 4:13 (produced by Rick Nowels)
  • Alternate final — 5:22 (produced by Patrik Berger)
  • Paradise Tour version — 4:12

Lyrics

Album version

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got my red dress on tonight
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feelin' alive

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Radio edit

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got my red dress on tonight
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feelin' alive

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Demo version

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got my red dress on tonight
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feelin' alive

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Alternate final

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got my red dress on tonight
Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feelin' alive

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight

Oh my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above
Are sizzlin' like a snare
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive, drive

Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby, you the best

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh

Commercial release

Summertime Sadness (Remixes) - EP
SS Slimcase Cover Label: Universal Music
Format: Digital
Released: June 22, 2012
Barcode: None
Photography: Spencer Susser
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Radio Mix) 4:12
2. "Summertime Sadness"   4:25
3. "Summertime Sadness" (Radio Mix, Extended Version) 5:06
4. "Summertime Sadness" (Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix) 6:41
German CD single
SS Slimcase Cover Label: Vertigo Berlin
Format: CD in slimcase
Released: July 13, 2012
Barcode: 0602537102631
Photography: Spencer Susser
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Radio Mix) 4:12
2. "Summertime Sadness"   4:25
German 12" remixes EP
SS Vinyl Label: Stranger
Format: 12" vinyl in cardsleeve
Released: July, 2012
Barcode: 0602537105106
Photography: Nicole Nodland
Design: Unknown


SIDE A (45RPM)

# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Todd Terry Remix) 6:35
2. "Summertime Sadness" (Todd Terry Dub) 5:37

SIDE B (45RPM)

# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix) 6:41
2. "Summertime Sadness" (Marbert Rocel Remix) 5:41
Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes)
Summertime Sadness Asadinho Label: RvS
Format: Digital, 12" vinyl
Released: Various
Barcode:
Photography: None
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Asadinho Main Vocal Mix) 8:34
2. "Summertime Sadness" (Asadinho Dub) 7:45
3. "Summertime Sadness" (Asadinho Instrumental) 7:00
Summertime Sadness (Nick Warren Remixes)
Summetime Sadness Nick Warren Label: Hope Recordings
Format: Digital
Released: February, 2013
Barcode: None
Photography: None
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Nick Warren's Vocal Remix) 10:34
2. "Summertime Sadness" (Nick Warren's Skandik Dub) 10:40
3. "Summertime Sadness" (Nick Warren's Instrumental Remix) 10:32
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Single
Summertime Sadness Remix Label: Spinnin' Records
Format: Digital
Released: July 11, 2013
Barcode: None
Photography: None
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Cedric Gervais Remix) 3:34
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Extended Remix) - Single
Summertime Sadness Extended Remix Label: Spinnin' Records
Format: Digital
Released: February 24, 2014
Barcode: None
Photography: None
Design: Unknown
# Name Time
1. "Summertime Sadness" (Cedric Gervais Extended Remix) 6:52

Promotional releases

Summertime Sadness CD by Vertigo in Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Summertime Sadness - The Remix EP 12" Vinyl by Universal Music Group in Germany

Summertime Sadness CD by Polydor and Universal Music France in France

Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes) 12" Vinyl by RvS Music in UK

Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) CD by Universal Music in Netherlands

Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) CD by Polydor and Spinnin' Records in UK

Summertime Sadness CD by Universal Music in Sweden

Official remixes

  • Adam Freeland Dub Mix — 7:05
  • Adam Freeland Vox Mix — 7:04
  • Asadinho Dub — 7:45
  • Asadinho Instrumental — 7:00[6]
  • Asadinho Main Vocal Mix — 8:34[7]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit / DJ Soft Edit — 3:34[8]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit — 3:34[9]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix (PIU - Ultimate Dance Workout Edit) — 6:21[10]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix (Running Trax Summer Edit - 40 Min Mix) — 6:51[11]
  • Cedric Gervais Extended Remix — 6:50[12]
  • Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix — 6:41
  • Hannes Fischer Nightflight Radio Edit — 3:52
  • Marbert Rocel Remix — 5:41
  • MK Feel It In The Air Remix — 8:19
  • MK In The Air Remix — 4:03
  • MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix — 5:40
  • MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix / Soft Edit — 5:36[13]
  • Monsieur Adi Remix — 4:46
  • Nick Warren's Instrumental Remix — 10:32
  • Nick Warren's Skandik Dub — 10:40
  • Nick Warren's Vocal Remix — 10:34
  • Panic City Remix — 5:07
  • Ryan Hemsworth Remix — 4:10
  • Simon Large MK Dub — 6:53
  • Todd Terry Dub — 5:37
  • Todd Terry Remix — 6:35
  • Toyboy & Robin Remix — 4:05
  • Twinsmatic Remix — 4:21

Credits

Song

Personnel
  • Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
  • Rick Nowels — songwriting, co-production (album version), production (radio mix), additional strings
  • Emile Haynie — production, drums, keyboards
  • Larry Gold — strings arrangement and conduction
  • Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
  • Dan Heath — flute
  • Patrick Warren — additional strings, guitar and keyboards
  • Devrim Karaoglu — additional pads, production (radio mix)
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat — mixing
  • Duncan Fuller — mixing assistance
  • John Davis — mastering
  • Patrik Berger — production (alternate final version)
Technical
  • Published by EMI
  • Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, United Kingdom
  • Mixed at Miloco's Engine Room, London, United Kingdom

Music video

Personnel
  • Spencer Susser — director, editor
  • Kyle Newman — assistant director
  • Tova Dann — producer
  • Morgan Susser — director of photography

Charts (original version)

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–14) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 17
Bulgaria (BAMP)[17] 3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 42
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 36
France (SNEP)[20] 56
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 4
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[22] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[23] 10
Italy (FIMI)[24] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 23
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 53
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 3
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[30] 5


Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Germany (Media Control AG)[31] 21
Chart (2013) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[32] 58
Chart (2014) Position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)[33] 67

Certifications (original version)

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[35] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[36] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[37] Platinum 60,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] Gold 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] 4x Platinum[sales of remix + original version] 4,000,000[40]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "The surprising stories behind six of Lana Del Rey's biggest hits." Digital Spy.
  2. http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067142/lana-del-reys-born-to-die-track-by-track-review
  3. http://popcrush.com/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review
  4. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/lana-del-rey-born-to-die.html
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723060429if_/http://www.clipfish.de/musikvideos/video/3816557/lana-del-rey-summertime-sadness/
  6. ISRC: GB7EJ1300203
  7. ISRC: GB7EJ1300201
  8. ISRC: GBUM71306781
  9. ISRC: GBUM71304610
  10. ISRC: GBCEN1300829
  11. ISRC: GBUM71300535
  12. ISRC: GBUM71301475
  13. ISRC: GBUM71304655
  14. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  15. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  16. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  17. http://www.bamp-bg.org/2009-07-08-09-48-53/nielsen/362-15102012-21102012.html
  18. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R
  19. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R
  20. http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  21. http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Lana+Del+Rey&title=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s&country=de
  22. http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-03/greece
  23. http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2012&week=39
  24. http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1671
  25. http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  26. http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2012&idlisty=849#title
  27. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R
  28. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  29. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  30. http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/Lana+Del+Rey/chart?f=902
  31. http://www.mix1.de/charts/jahrescharts-2012-singles.htm
  32. http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013
  33. http://www.fimi.it/5233
  34. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
  35. http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Summertime+Sadness&strInterpret=Lana+Del+Rey&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked
  36. http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php
  37. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas
  38. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Lana+Del+Rey+Summertime+Sadness
  39. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Summertime+Sadness%22
  40. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge
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