Summertime Sadness (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels Kieran De Jour
Producer(s)	Emile Haynie Rick Nowels Devrim Karaoglu
Length	4:25
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 played a part 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 worldwide single on June 22, 2012.

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.

Remixes

• Asadinho Main Vocal Mix 8:34
• Asadinho Main Dub 7:45
• Asadinho Main Instrumental 7:00
• Cedric Gervais Remix 6:52
• Cedric Gervais Remix Radio Edit 3:34
• Hannes Fischer Nightflight Remix 6:41
• MK Feel It In The Air Remix 8:19
• MK Lee Foss Cold Blooded Remix 5:40
• Nick Warren's Vocal Remix 7:03
• Nick Warren's Skandik Dub 7:06
• Nick Warren's Instrumental Remix 7:01
• Simon Large MK Dub 6:52
• Todd Terry Remix 6:35
• Todd Terry Dub 5:37

Music video

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. As of February 28, 2013 the music video has gained more than 45 million views on YouTube alone.

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.

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.

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.

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.