- This article is about the song produced by Dan Auerbach for Ultraviolence. For the 2010 unreleased song of the same name, see Other Woman (song).
"The Other Woman" is a song written by Jessie Mae Robinson which was originally recorded by Sarah Vaughan, but it was popularized by Nina Simone and covered by Lana Del Rey. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence, and serves as the closing track for the standard edition of the album.
Background[]
On March 19, 2011, Del Rey tweeted lyrics of the song, leading some fans to speculate whether the song would be covered in the future, which it was later confirmed to be true.
An early mix leaked on November 10, 2020.
In early 2022, the song went viral on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of individual videos made using it, amassing millions of views.
Cross-references[]
- The title of the song is referenced in "Other Woman" and the monologue of the "Ride" music video.
- Curls are mentioned in "Fucked My Way Up to the Top", "Marilyn Monroe" and "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing".
- Perfume is also mentioned in "Video Games" and "Off to the Races".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 3:01
- Instrumental version — 2:58
- Early mix — 3:01
Lyrics[]
The other woman has time to manicure her nails
The other woman is perfect where her rival fails
And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair anywhere
The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume
The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room
And there are never toys that scatter everywhere
And when her old man comes to call
He finds her waiting like a lonesome queen
'Cause to be by her side
It's such a change from old routine
But the other woman will always cry herself to sleep
The other woman will never have his love to keep
And as the years go by, the other woman will spend her life alone
Alone
Ee-hee, ah-da-ahh, ah-ah
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Alone
Credits[]
Personnel
- Jessie Mae Robinson — songwriting
- Lana Del Rey — vocals
- Dan Auerbach — production, synthesizer
- Collin Dupuis — engineering
- Robert Orton — mixing
- Nick Movshon — drums
- Leon Michaels — synthesizer, Mellotron, saxophone
- Kenny Vaughan — electric guitar
- Russ Pahl — pedal steel
- John Davis — mastering
Technical
- Mixed at Hot Rocks Studios
- Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London
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