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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]] and Devrim Karaoglu. Taken from Lana'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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"'''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 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.
 
==Cross-references==
  
==Cross-references==
 
*"My bad baby" is also a lyric in "[[Pretty Baby (song)|Pretty Baby]]"
  
*"My bad baby" is also a lyric in "[[Pretty Baby (song)|Pretty Baby]]"
 
*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]]".
  
*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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==Composition==
  
==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.
  
"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.
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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 the [[Born to Die Tour]], [[Paradise Tour]], [[Endless Summer Tour]], and [[Festival Tour]].
  
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]], and [[Festival Tour]].
   
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==Music video==
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==Charts and certifications (original version)==
  
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{{infobox mvideo
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{| class="" style="background-color:transparent; color:inherit; width:100%;"
  
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|video = Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
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|released = June 22, 2012.
  +
|length= 4:25
  +
|director = Kyle Newman, [[Spencer Susser]]
  +
|producer = Emile Haynie<br/>
  +
Rick Nowels<br/>
  +
Devrim Karaoglu<br/>
  +
|filmed= April and May of 2012
  +
|location=
  +
|vevo views= 79+ Million views
  +
}}
   
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==== Background ====
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| valign="top" style="width:50%;" |
  
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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 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.
   
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=== Weekly charts ===
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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.
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  
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|-
  
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!Chart (2012–14)
  
−
!Peak<br>position
  
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|-
  
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!Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|8
  
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|-
  
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!Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|15
  
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|-
  
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!Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|17
  
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|-
  
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!Bulgaria (BAMP)<ref>http://www.bamp-bg.org/2009-07-08-09-48-53/nielsen/362-15102012-21102012.html</ref>
  
−
|3
  
−
|-
  
−
!Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  
−
|42
  
−
|-
  
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!Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  
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|36
  
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|-
  
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!France (SNEP)<ref>http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|56
  
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|-
  
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!Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Lana+Del+Rey&title=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s&country=de</ref>
  
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|4
  
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|-
  
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!Greece Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-03/greece</ref>
  
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|3
  
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|-
  
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!Israel (Media Forest)<ref>http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2012&week=39</ref>
  
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|10
  
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|-
  
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!Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1671</ref>
  
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|6
  
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|-
  
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!New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|23
  
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|-
  
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!Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2012&idlisty=849#title</ref>
  
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|1
  
−
|-
  
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!Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  
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|53
  
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|-
  
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!Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|20
  
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|-
  
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!Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  
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|3
  
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|-
  
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!US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/Lana+Del+Rey/chart?f=902</ref>
  
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|5
  
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|}
  
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{{col-2}}
  
   
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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."
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=== Year-end charts ===
  
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{{SSMVGallery}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  
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|-
  
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!Chart (2012)
  
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!Position
  
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|-
  
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!Germany (Media Control AG)<ref>http://www.mix1.de/charts/jahrescharts-2012-singles.htm</ref>
  
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|21
  
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|}
  
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
  
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!Chart (2013)
  
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!Position
  
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|-
  
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!Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013</ref>
  
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|58
  
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|}
  
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
  
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!Chart (2014)
  
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!Position
  
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|-
  
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!Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/5233</ref>
  
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|67
  
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|}
  
   
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=== Certifications ===
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==== Remix music video ====
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  
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<div class="thumb tright" style="position: relative; top: 0px; left: -2px; width:330px; background-color:#eeeeee;">
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|-
  
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<div class="thumbinner">
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!Region
  
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[[File:Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais|thumb|330px|none]]
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!Certification
  
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</div>
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!Sales/shipments
  
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</div>
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|-
  
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!Austria (IFPI Austria)<ref>http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin</ref>
  
  +
The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.
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|Gold
  
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|15,000<sup>x</sup>
  
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|-
  
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!Germany (BVMI)<ref>http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Summertime+Sadness&strInterpret=Lana+Del+Rey&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked</ref>
  
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|Platinum
  
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|300,000<sup>^</sup>
  
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|-
  
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!Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php</ref>
  
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|2× Platinum
  
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|60,000<sup>*</sup>
  
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|-
  
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!Mexico (AMPROFON)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas</ref>
  
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|Platinum
  
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|60,000<sup>^</sup>
  
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|-
  
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!Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Lana+Del+Rey+Summertime+Sadness</ref>
  
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|Gold
  
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|15,000<sup>x</sup>
  
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|-
  
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!United States (RIAA)<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Summertime+Sadness%22</ref>
  
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|Platinum<sup>[sales of remix + original version]</sup>
  
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|588,000<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge</ref>
  
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|-
  
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| colspan="3" |<small><sup>*</sup>sales figures based on certification alone</small>
  
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<small><sup>^</sup>shipments figures based on certification alone</small>
  
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<small><sup>x</sup>unspecified figures based on certification alone</small>
  
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|}
  
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{{col-end}}
  
   
 
== Official versions ==
  
== Official versions ==
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* Demo version 1 – 4:13
  
* Demo version 1 – 4:13
 
* Alternative Final Version (snippet) – 0:22
  
* Alternative Final Version (snippet) – 0:22
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==Lyrics==
  +
{{Scroll box
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|content=<poem>
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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.
  +
</poem>
  +
}}
   
 
==Commercial release==
  
==Commercial release==
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|note1 = Cedric Gervais Extended Remix
  
|note1 = Cedric Gervais Extended Remix
 
|length1 = 6:52}}
  
|length1 = 6:52}}
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==Music video==
  
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{{infobox mvideo
  
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|video = Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
  
−
|released = June 22, 2012.
  
−
|length= 4:25
  
−
|director = Kyle Newman, [[Spencer Susser]]
  
−
|producer = Emile Haynie<br/>
  
−
Rick Nowels<br/>
  
−
Devrim Karaoglu<br/>
  
−
|filmed= April and May of 2012
  
−
|location=
 
−
|vevo views= 79+ 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."
  
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{{SSMVGallery}}
  
−  
−
==== Remix music video ====
  
−  
−
<div class="thumb tright" style="position: relative; top: 0px; left: -2px; width:330px; background-color:#eeeeee;">
  
−
<div class="thumbinner">
  
−
[[File:Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais|thumb|330px|none]]
  
−
</div>
  
−
</div>
  
−  
−
The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.
  
−  
−
==Lyrics==
  
−
{{Scroll box
  
−
|content=<poem>
  
−
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.
  
−
</poem>
  
−
}}
  
   
 
==Credits==
  
==Credits==
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*Editor — Spencer Susser
  
*Editor — Spencer Susser
 
*Director of Photography — Morgan Susser
  
*Director of Photography — Morgan Susser
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==Charts and certifications (original version)==
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{| class="" style="background-color:transparent; color:inherit; width:100%;"
  +
  +
| valign="top" style="width:50%;" |
  +
  +
=== Weekly charts ===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  +
|-
  +
!Chart (2012–14)
  +
!Peak<br>position
  +
|-
  +
!Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|8
  +
|-
  +
!Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|15
  +
|-
  +
!Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|17
  +
|-
  +
!Bulgaria (BAMP)<ref>http://www.bamp-bg.org/2009-07-08-09-48-53/nielsen/362-15102012-21102012.html</ref>
  +
|3
  +
|-
  +
!Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  +
|42
  +
|-
  +
!Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  +
|36
  +
|-
  +
!France (SNEP)<ref>http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|56
  +
|-
  +
!Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Lana+Del+Rey&title=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s&country=de</ref>
  +
|4
  +
|-
  +
!Greece Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-03/greece</ref>
  +
|3
  +
|-
  +
!Israel (Media Forest)<ref>http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2012&week=39</ref>
  +
|10
  +
|-
  +
!Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1671</ref>
  +
|6
  +
|-
  +
!New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|23
  +
|-
  +
!Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2012&idlisty=849#title</ref>
  +
|1
  +
|-
  +
!Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R</ref>
  +
|53
  +
|-
  +
!Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|20
  +
|-
  +
!Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
  +
|3
  +
|-
  +
!US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/Lana+Del+Rey/chart?f=902</ref>
  +
|5
  +
|}
  +
{{col-2}}
  +
  +
=== Year-end charts ===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  +
|-
  +
!Chart (2012)
  +
!Position
  +
|-
  +
!Germany (Media Control AG)<ref>http://www.mix1.de/charts/jahrescharts-2012-singles.htm</ref>
  +
|21
  +
|}
  +
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
  +
!Chart (2013)
  +
!Position
  +
|-
  +
!Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013</ref>
  +
|58
  +
|}
  +
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
  +
!Chart (2014)
  +
!Position
  +
|-
  +
!Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/5233</ref>
  +
|67
  +
|}
  +
  +
=== Certifications ===
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  +
|-
  +
!Region
  +
!Certification
  +
!Sales/shipments
  +
|-
  +
!Austria (IFPI Austria)<ref>http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin</ref>
  +
|Gold
  +
|15,000<sup>x</sup>
  +
|-
  +
!Germany (BVMI)<ref>http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Summertime+Sadness&strInterpret=Lana+Del+Rey&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked</ref>
  +
|Platinum
  +
|300,000<sup>^</sup>
  +
|-
  +
!Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php</ref>
  +
|2× Platinum
  +
|60,000<sup>*</sup>
  +
|-
  +
!Mexico (AMPROFON)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas</ref>
  +
|Platinum
  +
|60,000<sup>^</sup>
  +
|-
  +
!Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Lana+Del+Rey+Summertime+Sadness</ref>
  +
|Gold
  +
|15,000<sup>x</sup>
  +
|-
  +
!United States (RIAA)<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Summertime+Sadness%22</ref>
  +
|Platinum<sup>[sales of remix + original version]</sup>
  +
|588,000<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge</ref>
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="3" |<small><sup>*</sup>sales figures based on certification alone</small>
  +
<small><sup>^</sup>shipments figures based on certification alone</small>
  +
<small><sup>x</sup>unspecified figures based on certification alone</small>
  +
|}
  +
{{col-end}}
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==

Revision as of 05:37, 13 May 2017

"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 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.

Cross-references

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, 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, and Festival Tour.

Music video

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Summertime_Sadness 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 79+ 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

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.

Official versions

  • Album version – 4:25
  • Single version – 4:23
  • Music video version – 4:42
  • Radio mix – 4:12
  • Radio mix, extended version – 5:06
  • Radio mix (version 2) [snippet] - 0:14
  • Instrumental version – 4:24
  • Radio edit – 3:09
  • Demo version 1 – 4:13
  • Alternative Final Version (snippet) – 0:22

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.

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"   4:23
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"   4:23

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

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

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 15,000x
Germany (BVMI)[25] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[26] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] Platinum 60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 15,000x
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

References

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


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