Changes: Summertime Sadness (song)

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Lana Del Rey

Writer(s)

Lana Del Rey
Rick Nowels
Kieran De Jour

Producer(s)

Emile Haynie
Rick Nowels
Devrim Karaoglu

Released

June 22, 2012

Length

4:25
4:13 (Demo)

From

Single(s)

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

Promotional single(s)

"Off to the Races"
"Carmen"

*Born to Die* track listing
"Million Dollar Man"	"This Is What Makes Us Girls"

"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 and Devrim Karaoglu. Taken from Lana'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.

Cross-references

"My bad baby" is also a lyric in "Pretty Baby"
A "red dress" is also mentioned in "Yes to Heaven", "Cruel World", "Off to the Races", "Carmen" and "Criminals Run the World".

Composition

"Summertime Sadness" is a trip hop ballad written in the key of C♯ Minor. Lana's vocals cover exactly two octaves, ranging from C♯3 to C♯5.

Critical reception (original version)

In his track-by-track review 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')".^[1] 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."^[2] Los Angeles Times named it among the best tracks on the album along with "Video Games" and "Dark Paradise".^[3]

Live performances

Del Rey first performed the song at the Bowery Ballroom on December 5, 2011. 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."

Charts and certifications (original version)

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–14)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	17
Bulgaria (BAMP)^[7]	3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)^[8]	42
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[9]	36
France (SNEP)^[10]	56
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	4
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)^[12]	3
Israel (Media Forest)^[13]	10
Italy (FIMI)^[14]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	23
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[16]	1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[17]	53
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	3
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[20]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Germany (Media Control AG)^[21]	21

Chart (2013)	Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[22]	58

Chart (2014)	Position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)^[23]	67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[24]	Gold	15,000^x
Germany (BVMI)^[25]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)^[26]	2× Platinum	60,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[27]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[28]	Gold	15,000^x
United States (RIAA)^[29]	Platinum^{[sales of remix + original version]}	588,000^[30]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Official versions

Album version 4:25
Radio mix 4:12
Radio mix extended version 5:06
Demo 4:13

Commercial release

Summertime Sadness (Remixes) - EP

	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"	4:23
3.	"Summertime Sadness" (Radio Mix, Extended Version)	5:06
4.	"Summertime Sadness" (Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix)	6:41

German CD single

	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"	4:23

German 12" remixes EP

	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) - EP

	Label: RvS Format: Digital, 12" vinyl Released: Various Barcode: 0602537102631 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

Music video

Music video	Information
	Released	June 22, 2012.
	Length	4:25
	Director	Kyle Newman, Spencer Susser
	Producer	Emile Haynie Rick Nowels Devrim Karaoglu
	Filmed	April and May of 2012
	Location
	Vevo views	75+ 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 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. 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 Lana 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

Summertime Sadness Lana del Rey behind the scenes

Remix music video

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

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

Lyrics

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.
(One, two, three, four).

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, oh, oh, oh, oh.

I'm feelin' electric tonight,
Cruisin' down the coast,
Goin' about ninety-nine.
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.
(One, two, three, four).

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, oh, oh, 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.

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

Credits

Song

Personnel

Guitar — Patrick Warren
Strings — Patrick Warren & Rick Nowels
Strings assistant —Steve Tirpak
Strings arrangement — Larry Gold
Drums — Emile Haynie
Keyboards — Emile Haynie & Patrick Warren
Flute — Dan Heath
Pads — Devrim Karaglu
Mixing — Dan Grech Margurat fo 365 Artists
Assistant mixing — Duncan Fulle

Music video

Director — Spencer Susser
Assistant director — Kyle Newman
Producer — Tova Dann
Editor — Spencer Susser
Director of Photography — Morgan Susser

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"

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