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"Summer Bummer" (originally titled "So Good" and erroneously released as "Summer Bummber") is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti. It was written and produced by Del Rey, Rocky, Carti, Tyler Williams, Andrew Gradwohl, Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet and Rick Nowels. The song is featured on Del Rey's fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life. It was officially released on July 12, 2017, as the album's third official single.

Background[]

On June 2, 2017, Del Rey revealed that she and ASAP Rocky had collaborated on a track for the album by posting a snippet of the song on Instagram with the caption: "We made a lot of good ones but I think we picked the best ones for the record".[1][dead link] On June 29, SoundHound revealed another preview of the song[2] and on July 8, a third snippet of the song surfaced. On July 9, Del Rey posted a video of herself listening to a snippet of the song and revealed that it would be released on July 12, 2017, along with "Groupie Love", which also features ASAP Rocky.[3]

On July 12, 2017, Zane Lowe premiered both "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" on Beats 1 Radio. Lust for Life was simultaneously put up for pre-order. The song impacted contemporary hit radio in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2017.[4] An alternate mix of the song was accidentally uploaded on Del Rey's Vevo channel, but was taken down immediately and the album version was uploaded a couple of hours later. The mix lasts 4 minutes and 13 seconds and was registered on PPL Repertoire.[5] This version can be heard in the first snippet Del Rey posted of the song online. Moreover, this alternate mix was offered as an instant grab song if Lust for Life was pre-ordered from Del Rey's main website. The track had a typo and was called "Summer Bummber".

Two official remixes of the song, one produced by Snakehips and one produced by Clams Casino, were officially released on August 25, 2017, alongside remixes for "Lust for Life".

A snippet of a demo of the song titled "So Good" with different lyrics leaked on April 4, 2018. At a length time of 5 minutes, it contains a different verse, slightly alternate instrumental mix and features only vocals by Del Rey. On July 6, 2018, a snippet of its outro also leaked. The full demo leaked on December 25, 2018. The a cappella of the demo version leaked on January 12, 2018.

Critical reception and composition[]

Sonically the song is a relaxed trap/hip-hop inspired track in the key of E-flat minor running at approximately 135 beats per minute. Two different official mixes of the song exist, the album version opens with a simple eerie piano chord, while the alternate mix immediately begins with Del Rey singing a line from the chorus.

Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian described the song as a "lazy rap track", noting that "its eerie production and futuristic melancholy [sounds] closer to a track from Frank Ocean’s Blonde than her usual 50s and 60s enthralled shtick".[6] Rebecca Haithcoat of Pitchfork described the song by saying it was "not a traditional contender for the song-of-the-summer flower crown. It’s sticky, but in a dense and oppressive, not light and carefree, way. Even in Del Rey's songs with a cooler temperature, there's a humidity to her voice, a thickness that slows her tongue. Listless delivery paired with such vivid description is a hallmark of her work, and here it functions as a cocoon you don't want to escape even as you feel the knife's edge of danger. ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti's contributions feel a little unnecessary, as Del Rey has no trouble carrying a track on her own. Near the end, her voice suddenly jumps an octave and, for a moment, floats sweetly atop the roiling fever dream".[7] Anna Gaca of Spin compared the song to Honeymoon's "High by the Beach" sonically, saying it was "like a trap-inspired take" on the song.[8]

Live performances[]

Del Rey performed the song live for the first time at her Lust for Life listening party and performance hosted by Spotify at No Vacancy in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 2017.

Cross-references[]

Official versions[]

  • Album version — 4:21
    • Instrumental version — 4:23
  • Clean version — 4:21
  • Alternate mix — 4:13
  • "So Good" demo version — 4:59
    • "So Good" demo a cappella version — 4:59

Lyrics[]

Album version[]

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
It's never too late to be who you wanna be (Swimmin' in my safe)
To say what you wanna say
(Tattoo on my face, swimmin' in my safe)
(Tattoo on my face, swimmin' in my safe)
It's never too late, to leave if you wanna leave
Or to stay if you wanna stay (Better not)

But, baby (Yeah)
I got a feelin' in my bones
(Tattoo on my face, swimmin' in my safe)
Can't get you out of my veins (Yeah, yeah)
You can't escape my affection (Yeah, yeah)
Wrap you up in my daisy chains (What? What? What? What?)

Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (Summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, um (What? What? What? What? What?)

[ASAP Rocky & Playboi Carti]:
Uh, her sophistication makes you wanna quit the bitch you datin'
Let's skip the games, let's quit the playin'
Boo, let's get acquainted (What?)
Notifications sync in place even when we're on vacation (Yeah)
I knew she'd notice like I missed the payment, dang it (What? Ooh)
But bang it like my fingers (Ooh, what?)
She pray to God I made it (What?)
But bankin' like my Franklins (Yeah)
My neighbors stopped the hatin' (Yeah)
What? (What? They been at it, check it out)
Huh? (We been out here, yeah)
Slide inside it (What?)
Diddy Boppin' (What?)
Milly Rockin' (What? What?)
She just might become my lover for real (For real, for real)
I might fuck with her all summer for real (For real, for real)
They better not holla if I cuff her for real (For real, for real)
N**gas better run for cover for real
Goin' bell how I feel, close the deal, pop a seal
Take the whip, two pills on the lips on the real (For real, for real)
Truthfully between you and me I'm usually single
When it's hot outside this, I ride through any hood with the top out
Hop out

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (Summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, um (What? What? What? What? What?)

[Lana Del Rey]:
White lies and black beaches
Miles in between us
Is this love or lust or some game on repeat?
It's like makin' me crazy
Tell me, "Have patience"
Baby, I need this
White lines and black beaches
White lies and black beaches
And blood red sangrias
We traveled for weeks, just to escape your demons
But you've got your reasons in makin'me crazy
But you've got your reasons
White lies and black beaches

[Lana Del Rey & ASAP Rocky]:
High-tops in the summer (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer (Top out, hop out, hop out)

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, mm
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (Summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe (What? What? What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe

Alternate mix[]

[Lana Del Rey]:
Hip-Hop in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
(Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm)
(Mmm, mmm, mmmm)
(Mmm, mmm)

[Lana Del Rey]:
White lies and black beaches
Miles in between us
Is this love or lust or some game on repeat?
It's like makin' me crazy
Tell me, "Have patience"
Baby, I need this
White lines and black beaches
White lies and black beaches
And blood red sangrias
We traveled for weeks, just to escape your demons
But you've got your reasons in makin' me crazy
But you've got your reasons
White lies and black beaches

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
I got a feelin' in my bones
Can't get you out of my veins (Yeah, yeah)
You can't escape my affection (Yeah, yeah)
Wrap you up in my daisy chains (What? What? What? What?)

Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, mmm
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, mmm (What? What? What? What? What?)

[ASAP Rocky & Playboi Carti]:
Uh, her sophistication makes you wanna quit the bitch you datin'
Let's skip the games, let's quit the playin'
Boo, let's get acquainted (What?)
Notifications sync in place even when we're on vacation (Yeah)
I knew she'd notice like I missed the payment, dang it (What? Ooh)
But bang it like my fingers (Ooh, what?)
She pray to God I made it (What?)
But bankin' like my Franklins (Yeah)
My neighbors stopped the hatin' (Yeah)
What? (What? They been at it, check it out)
Huh? (We been out here, yeah)
Slide inside it (What?)
Diddy Boppin' (What?)
Milly Rockin' (What? What?)
She just might become my lover for real (For real)
I might fuck with her all summer for real (Guess I got love on the brain)
They better not holla if I cuff her for real (Babe give into your affection)
Wrap you up in my daisy chains (What? What? What? What?)

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, um (What? What? What? What? What?)

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
Goin' pale, how I feel, close the deal, pop a seal (Hmm, hmm, hmm)
Take the whip, two pills on the lips on the real (Hmm, hmm, hmm) (For real)
Truthfully between you and me I'm usually single
When it's hot outside this, I ride through any hood with the top out
Hop out

[Lana Del Rey & ASAP Rocky]:
High-tops in the summer (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer (Top out, hop out, hop out)
Don't be a bummer (Babe)

[Lana Del Rey, Playboi Carti & ASAP Rocky]:
Hip-Hop in the summer (What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (What? What? Yeah?)
Be my undercover lover, babe
(What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah
What? What? What?)
High-tops in the summer (Summer, what? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe (Summer, what? What? What?)
Be my undercover lover, babe, um (What? What? What? What? What?)
Don't be a bummer, babe

Demo version[]

It's never too late, to be who you wanna be
To say what you wanna say
And it's never too late, to leave if you wanna leave
Or stay if you wanna stay, baby

I got a feelin' in my bones
Can't get you out of my veins
You can't escape my affection
Wrap you up in my daisy chains

Hip-Hop in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover love, babe, mhm
High-tops in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover lover, babe, mhm

It's never too late, to see what I wanna see
Instead of what's in front of me, yeah
And it's never too late, to be free if you wanna be
I can help you if you wanna be, babe

'Cause I got a feelin' in my bones
Guess I got love on the brain
Giving into your affliction
Wrap you up in my daisy chains

Hip-Hop in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover love, babe, mhm
High-tops in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover lover, babe, mhm

High-tops in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Don't be a bummer
Don't be a bummer

'Cause I got a feelin' in my bones
Guess I got love on the brain
Giving into your affliction
Wrap you up in my daisy chains

Hip-Hop in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover love, babe, mhm
High-tops in the summer
Don't be a bummer, babe
Be my undercover lover, babe, mhm

Commercial release[]

Digital release[]

Summer Bummer - Single
Summer Bummer Label: Polydor, Interscope
Format: Digital download
Released: July 12, 2017
Barcode: None
Photography: Neil Krug
Design: Mat Maitland
# Name Time
1. "Summer Bummer" (featuring ASAP Rocky & Playboi Carti) 4:21
Summer Bummer (Snakehips Remix) - Single
Summer Bummer Snakehips Label: Polydor, Interscope
Format: Digital download
Released: August 25, 2017
Barcode: None
Photography: N/A
Design: Uncredited
# Name Time
1. "Summer Bummer" (featuring ASAP Rocky & Playboi Carti) (Snakehips Remix) 4:08
Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix) - Single
Summer Bummer Clams Casino Remix Label: Polydor, Interscope
Format: Digital download
Released: August 25, 2017
Barcode: None
Photography: N/A
Design: Uncredited
# Name Time
1. "Summer Bummer" (featuring ASAP Rocky & Playboi Carti) (Clams Casino Remix) 4:30

Credits[]

Personnel

Charts and certifications[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia Urban (ARIA)[9] 19
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 80
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[12] 2
Scotland (OCC)[13] 86
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 81
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 23

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000

References[]

  1. Del Rey, Lana (June 2, 2017). "We made a lot of good ones but I think we picked the best ones for the record". Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2zP7LFQHp/.
  2. "Summer Bummer by Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti". SoundHound. June 29, 2017. https://soundhound.com/?t=100517783805262297&fb_action_ids=10213370784163641&fb_action_types=soundhound%3Adiscover&_branch_match_id=409165205499715111%C2%A0. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. Del Rey, Lana (July 10, 2017). "2 new tracks w ASAP ROCKY dropping on the 12th...". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/videos/1639957492713361/. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. "BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist". July 28, 2017. Archived from [www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist the original] on July 29, 2017. http://web.archive.org/web/20170729155153/www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist.
  5. ISRC: GBUM71702647
  6. Gibsone, Harriet (July 21, 2017). "Lana Del Rey: Lust for Life review – in a luxurious league of her own". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/21/lana-del-rey-lust-for-life-album-review. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  7. Haithcoat, Rebecca (July 13, 2017). "“Summer Bummer” [ft. A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti]". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-summer-bummer/. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  8. Gaca, Anna (July 12, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Slows Summertime Romance to a Crawl on the A$AP Rocky-Starring “Summer Bummer”". Spin. http://www.spin.com/2017/07/lana-del-rey-summer-bummer-review/. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  9. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809170747/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-singles-chart. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. "Lana Del Rey feat. A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti – Summer Bummer" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  11. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  12. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4381. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  14. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 30, 28 juli 2017". Sverigetopplistan. http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20170721. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  16. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AACmNLVzO9Ob5MeNhMvsiMsda?dl=0&preview=Singles+Accreditations+Report+-+Nov+2023.pdf. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  18. "American single certifications – Lana Del Rey – Summer Bummer". Recording Industry Association of America. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Lana+Del+Rey&ti=Summer+Bummer&format=Single&type=#search_section. Retrieved March 16, 2024.


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