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|artist = Lana Del Rey
 
|artist = Lana Del Rey
 
|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]]<br>Rick Nowels<br>Devrim Karaoglu
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|producer = [[Emile Haynie]]
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|altproducer = Rick Nowels
 
|time = 4:25<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 
|time = 4:25<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 
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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]] 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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|Last single link = Blue Jeans (song)
==Cross-references==
 
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|Last single title = Blue Jeans
*"My bad baby" is also a lyric in "[[Pretty Baby (song)|Pretty Baby]]"
 
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|This single image = SS Cover.jpg
*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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|This single title = Summertime Sadness
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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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A second version of the song tagged 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".
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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.
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"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 (original version) ==
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== Critical reception ==
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')".<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067142/lana-del-reys-born-to-die-track-by-track-review</ref> 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."<ref>http://popcrush.com/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review</ref> ''Los Angeles Times'' named it among the best tracks on the album along with "Video Games" and "Dark Paradise".<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/lana-del-rey-born-to-die.html</ref>
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In his track-by-track review of ''[[Born to Die (album)|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')".<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067142/lana-del-reys-born-to-die-track-by-track-review</ref> 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."<ref>http://popcrush.com/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review</ref> ''Los Angeles Times'' named it among the best tracks on the album along with "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]" and "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]".<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/lana-del-rey-born-to-die.html</ref>
   
 
== 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]], and [[Festival 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 [https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Concert_tours tours].
   
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==Cross-references==
==Charts and certifications (original version)==
 
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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]]", "[[Sad Girl (song)|Sad Girl]]", "[[Baby Blue Love (song)|Baby Blue Love]]" and thematically similar to a lyric in "[[Lucky Ones (song)|Lucky Ones]]".
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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]]".
   
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==Music video==
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{{infobox mvideo
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|video = Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
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|released = June 22, 2012.
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|length= 4:25
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|director = Kyle Newman, [[Spencer Susser]]
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|producer =Tova Dann
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|filmed= April—May, 2012
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|location=Pasadena, California
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|vevo views= 304+ Million views
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}}
   
=== Weekly charts ===
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==== Background ====
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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.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 
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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.
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!Chart (2012–14)
 
!Peak<br>position
 
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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>
 
|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
 
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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>
 
|4
 
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!Greece Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-03/greece</ref>
 
|3
 
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!Israel (Media Forest)<ref>http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2012&week=39</ref>
 
|10
 
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!Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1671</ref>
 
|6
 
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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>
 
|23
 
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!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
 
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!Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s</ref>
 
|3
 
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!US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/Lana+Del+Rey/chart?f=902</ref>
 
|5
 
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=== Year-end charts ===
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==== Description ====
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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.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 
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!Chart (2012)
 
!Position
 
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!Germany (Media Control AG)<ref>http://www.mix1.de/charts/jahrescharts-2012-singles.htm</ref>
 
|21
 
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
 
!Chart (2013)
 
!Position
 
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!Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013</ref>
 
|58
 
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
 
!Chart (2014)
 
!Position
 
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!Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/5233</ref>
 
|67
 
|}
 
   
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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 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."
=== Certifications ===
 
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{{SSMVGallery}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 
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==== Remix music video ====
!Region
 
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!Certification
 
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!Sales/shipments
 
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[[File:Lana Del Rey, Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais|thumb|330px|none]]
!Austria (IFPI Austria)<ref>http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin</ref>
 
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</div>
|Gold
 
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</div>
|15,000<sup>x</sup>
 
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The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.
!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>
 
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!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>
 
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!Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Lana+Del+Rey+Summertime+Sadness</ref>
 
|Gold
 
|15,000<sup>x</sup>
 
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!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>
 
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| 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>
 
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== Official versions ==
 
== Official versions ==
* Album version4:25
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* Album version — 4:25
* Single version <span>– 4:23</span>
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* Single version — 4:23
* Music video version 4:42
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* Music video version 4:42
* Radio mix 4:12
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* Radio mix 4:12
* Radio mix, extended version 5:06
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* Radio mix, extended version 5:06
* Radio mix (version 2) [snippet] - 0:14
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* Instrumental version 4:24
* Instrumental version <span>– 4:24</span>
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* A cappella version 3:58
* Radio edit 3:09
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* Radio edit 3:09
* Demo version 1 4:13
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* Demo version 1 4:13 <small>(produced by Rick Nowels)</small>
* Demo version 2 (snippet) – 0:22
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* Final version 2 5:22 <small>(produced by Patrik Berger)</small>
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==Lyrics==
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===Album 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
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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
  +
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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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
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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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</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
  +
  +
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
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Are sizzlin' like a snare
  +
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
  +
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
  +
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
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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
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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 one===
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{{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
  +
(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
  +
</poem>
  +
}}
  +
  +
===Final version two===
  +
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|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
  +
(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
  +
</poem>
  +
}}
   
 
==Commercial release==
 
==Commercial release==
===='''Summertime Sadness (Remixes) - EP'''====
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;'''Summertime Sadness (Remixes) - EP'''
 
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===='''German CD single'''====
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;'''German CD single'''
 
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|length2 = 4:25}}
   
===='''German 12" remixes EP'''====
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;'''German 12" remixes EP'''
 
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'''SIDE A (45RPM)'''
 
  +
SIDE A (45RPM)
 
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'''SIDE B (45RPM)'''
 
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SIDE B (45RPM)
 
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===='''Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes)'''====
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;'''Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes)'''
 
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===='''Summertime Sadness (Nick Warren Remixes)'''====
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;'''Summertime Sadness (Nick Warren Remixes)'''
 
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===='''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Single'''====
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;'''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Single'''
 
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|length1 = 3:34}}
   
===='''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Extended Remix) - Single'''====
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;'''Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Extended Remix) - Single'''
 
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|length1 = 6:52}}
 
|length1 = 6:52}}
   
==Music video==
+
==Promotional releases==
  +
{{SSPromo}}
{{infobox mvideo
 
|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= 271+ Million views
 
}}
 
   
  +
==[[List of remixes|Official remixes]]==
==== Background ====
 
  +
*Adam Freeland Dub Mix — 7:05
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.
 
  +
*Adam Freeland Vox Mix — 7:04
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.
 
  +
*Asadinho Dub — 7:45
  +
*Asadinho Instrumental — 7:00<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300203</ref>
  +
*Asadinho Main Vocal Mix — 8:34<ref>ISRC: GB7EJ1300201</ref>
  +
*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>
  +
*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>
  +
*Cedric Gervais Extended Remix — 6:50<ref>ISRC: GBUM71301475</ref>
  +
*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<ref>ISRC: GBUM71304655</ref>
  +
*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==
==== Description ====
 
  +
===Song===
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.
 
  +
;'''Personnel'''
  +
*Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting
  +
*Rick Nowels — songwriting, co-production, 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
  +
*Dan Grech-Marguerat — mixing
  +
*Duncan Fuller — mixing assistance
  +
*John Davis — mastering
  +
;'''Technical'''
  +
*Published by EMI
  +
*Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, United Kingdom
  +
*Mixed at Miloco's Engine Room, London, United Kingdom
   
  +
===Music video===
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."
 
  +
;'''Personnel'''
{{SSMVGallery}}
 
  +
*Spencer Susser — director, editor
  +
*Kyle Newman — assistant director
  +
*Tova Dann — producer
  +
*Morgan Susser — director of photography
   
  +
==Charts (original version)==
==== Remix music video ====
 
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</div>
 
</div>
 
   
  +
=== Weekly charts ===
The video was re-edited to go alongside the release of the Cedric Gervais remix.
 
  +
{| 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
  +
|}
   
==Lyrics==
 
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
 
Kiss me hard before you go,
 
Summertime sadness.
 
I just wanted you to know,
 
That baby, you the best.
 
   
  +
{{col-2}}
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.
 
   
  +
=== Year-end charts ===
Oh my god, I feel it in the air,
 
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
Telephone wires above,
 
  +
|-
Are sizzlin' like a snare.
 
  +
!Chart (2012)
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere,
 
  +
!Position
Nothin' scares me anymore.
 
  +
|-
(One, two, three, four).
 
  +
!Germany (Media Control AG)<ref>http://www.mix1.de/charts/jahrescharts-2012-singles.htm</ref>
  +
|21
  +
|}
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  +
!Chart (2013)
  +
!Position
  +
|-
  +
!Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013</ref>
  +
|58
  +
|}
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
  +
!Chart (2014)
  +
!Position
  +
|-
  +
!Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/5233</ref>
  +
|67
  +
|}
   
  +
{{col-end}}
Kiss me hard before you go,
 
Summertime sadness.
 
I just wanted you to know,
 
That baby, you the best.
 
   
  +
==Certifications (original version)==
I got that summertime,
 
  +
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
Summertime sadness.
 
  +
|-
Su-su-summertime,
 
  +
!Region
Summertime sadness.
 
  +
!Certification
Got that summertime,
 
  +
!Sales/shipments
Summertime sadness.
 
  +
|-
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
 
  +
|Austria (IFPI Austria)<ref>http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin</ref>
 
  +
|Gold
I'm feelin' electric tonight,
 
  +
|15,000*
Cruisin' down the coast,
 
  +
|-
Goin' about ninety-nine.
 
  +
|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>
Got my bad baby,
 
  +
|Platinum
By my heavenly side.
 
  +
|300,000<sup>^</sup>
I know if I go,
 
  +
|-
I'll die happy tonight.
 
  +
|Italy (FIMI)<ref>http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php</ref>
 
  +
|3× Platinum
Oh my god, I feel it in the air,
 
  +
|150,000*
Telephone wires above,
 
  +
|-
Are sizzlin' like a snare.
 
  +
|Mexico (AMPROFON)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas</ref>
Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere,
 
  +
|Platinum
Nothin' scares me anymore.
 
  +
|60,000*
(One, two, three, four).
 
  +
|-
 
  +
|Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)<ref>http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Lana+Del+Rey+Summertime+Sadness</ref>
Kiss me hard before you go,
 
  +
|Gold
Summertime sadness.
 
  +
|15,000<sup>^</sup>
I just wanted you to know,
 
  +
|-
That baby, you the best.
 
  +
|United States (RIAA)<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Summertime+Sadness%22</ref>
 
  +
|Platinum<sup>[sales of remix + original version]</sup>
I got that summertime,
 
  +
|1,000,000<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge</ref>
Summertime sadness.
 
  +
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
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==
 
===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 ==
 
== References ==
  +
{{Reflist}}
<references />
 
 
 
{{Navbox album BTD}}
 
{{Navbox album BTD}}
[[Category:Born to Die music videos]]
+
[[Category:Songs]]
  +
[[Category:Released songs]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die songs]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die songs]]
  +
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die singles]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die singles]]
  +
[[Category:Music videos]]
  +
[[Category:Born to Die music videos]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die Tour songs]]
  +
[[Category:Paradise Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Endless Summer Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Endless Summer Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Festival Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Festival Tour songs]]
[[Category:Music videos]]
+
[[Category:LA to the Moon Tour songs]]
[[Category:Paradise Tour songs]]
+
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour songs]]
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Released songs]]
 

Revision as of 08:51, 24 February 2020

"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

A second version of the song tagged 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')".[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 most of her concert tours.

Cross-references

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 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.[4] 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

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
  • Instrumental version — 4:24
  • A cappella version — 3:58
  • Radio edit — 3:09
  • Demo version 1 — 4:13 (produced by Rick Nowels)
  • Final version 2 — 5:22 (produced by Patrik Berger)

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 one

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

Final version two

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[5]
  • Asadinho Main Vocal Mix — 8:34[6]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit / DJ Soft Edit — 3:34[7]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit — 3:34[8]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix (PIU - Ultimate Dance Workout Edit) — 6:21[9]
  • Cedric Gervais Remix (Running Trax Summer Edit - 40 Min Mix) — 6:51[10]
  • Cedric Gervais Extended Remix — 6:50[11]
  • 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[12]
  • 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, 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
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat — mixing
  • Duncan Fuller — mixing assistance
  • John Davis — mastering
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)[13] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 17
Bulgaria (BAMP)[16] 3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 42
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 36
France (SNEP)[19] 56
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 4
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[22] 10
Italy (FIMI)[23] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 23
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[25] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 53
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 3
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[29] 5


Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Germany (Media Control AG)[30] 21
Chart (2013) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[31] 58
Chart (2014) Position
Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)[32] 67

Certifications (original version)

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[33] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[34] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[35] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] Platinum 60,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Gold 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum[sales of remix + original version] 1,000,000[39]

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

References

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  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
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  5. ISRC: GB7EJ1300203
  6. ISRC: GB7EJ1300201
  7. ISRC: GBUM71306781
  8. ISRC: GBUM71304610
  9. ISRC: GBCEN1300829
  10. ISRC: GBUM71300535
  11. ISRC: GBUM71301475
  12. ISRC: GBUM71304655
  13. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  14. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  15. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
  16. http://www.bamp-bg.org/2009-07-08-09-48-53/nielsen/362-15102012-21102012.html
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  28. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lana+Del+Rey&titel=Summertime+Sadness&cat=s
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  33. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
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  35. http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php
  36. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas
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  38. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Summertime+Sadness%22
  39. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695421/go-behind-lana-del-reys-summertime-surge
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