"Tulsa Jesus Freak" (originally titled "White Hot Forever") is a song written by Lana Del Rey, which is featured on her seventh studio album and sixth major-label studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
Background[]
When song was titled "White Hot Forever", it was rumored to be the title track for Del Rey's seventh studio album before the title was changed to Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
The song's title was first revealed on July 23, 2020, in an Instagram post by Del Rey herself.
On August 6, 2020, Del Rey posted a snippet of the track to her social media.[1][dead link] Approximately a week later, she archived the video on Instagram, though it is still available on her Facebook page.[2]
On December 18, 2020, it appeared on Shazam alongside the rest of the tracklist for Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
On March 26, 2021, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's B-List playlist. On April 9, while the song played on BBC Radio 1, the broadcast was interrupted to announce the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[3]
A clip of a music video, purported to be the original video of "California" but featuring the audio of and clips from a teaser for "Tulsa Jesus Freak", leaked on August 17, 2024.
Composition[]
The song stylistically has a high use of auto-tune in contrast with her discography. It is composed at a tempo of approximately 161 beats per minute and in the key of D minor.
Cross-references[]
- A ranch is also mentioned in "Dance Till We Die".
- Autotune is also used very heavily in “Birds of a Feather”.
- Gin is also mentioned in "Motel 6".
- Jesus is also mentioned in "Body Electric", "Cherry Blossom", "Diet Mountain Dew", "I Talk to Jesus", "Jesus Is My Boyfriend" and "Mariners Apartment Complex".
- Praying is also mentioned in "Off to the Races" and "Serial Killer".
- The phrase "little piece of Heaven" is also mentioned in "Backfire".
- The Bible is also mentioned in "Cruel World", "I Talk to Jesus" and "Not All Who Wander Are Lost".
- The color white is mentioned in "Blue Jeans", "White Dress" and "White Mustang".
- The phrase "candle in the wind" also appears in "Mariners Apartment Complex" and "Yosemite".
- The phrase "God knows" also appears in "Blue Banisters", "God Knows I Tried" and "Pawn Shop Blues".
- The lyric "We should go back to Arkansas" is similar to the lyric "I go back to Alabama" from "I Talk to Jesus".
- The word "freak" is also mentioned in the song of the same name.
Lyrics[]
You should stay real close to Jesus
Keep that bottle at your hand, my man
Find your way back to my bed again
Sing me like a Bible hymn
We should go back to Arkansas
Trade this body for that can of Gin
Like a little piece of Heaven
No more candle in the wind
You should come back to our place, baby
Don't be afraid of our love
On the second floor, darlin'
In the second flat, hurry up
'Cause down in Arkansas, the stores are all closed
And the kids in their hoodies, they dance super slow
We're white hot forever
And only God knows
You should stay real close to Jesus
Keep that bottle at your hand, my man
Find your way back to my bed again
Sing me like a Bible hymn
We should go back to Arkansas
Trade this body for that can of Gin
Like a little piece of Heaven
No more candle in the wind
We'll be white hot forever (Forever)
White hot forever (Forever)
We'll be white hot forever, and ever and ever, amen
Could I come back to the ranch, baby?
I had to get away for a while
Just to rest my nerves, darlin'
Can I make you laugh with a smile?
You knew when you chose me
I was nothing but ordinary
And now the wind's blowing
Reminding you of what you know
You should stay real close to Jesus
Keep that bottle at your hand, my man
Find your way back to my bed again
Sing me like a Bible hymn
We should go back to Arkansas
Trade this body for that can of Gin
Like a little piece of Heaven
No more candle in the wind
We'll be white hot forever (Forever)
White hot forever (Forever)
White hot forever, and ever, and ever, the end
White hot forever (Forever)
White hot forever (Forever)
White hot forever, and ever, and ever, amen
(You should stay real close to Jesus)
If you don't pray, you'll never learn
(Keep that bottle at your hand, my man)
You know what I'm sayin'?
(Find your way back to my bed again)
(Sing me like a Bible hymn)
(We should go back to Arkansas)
Trade this body for that can of Gin
Like a little piece of Heaven
No more candle in the wind
Credits[]
- Lana Del Rey — songwriter, producer, vocals
- Jack Antonoff — composer, producer, mixer, drums, guitar, percussion, strings, synthesizer
- Laura Sisk — engineer, mixer
- Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer
- John Rooney — assistant recording engineer
- Jon Sher — assistant recording engineer
References[]
- ↑ Lana Del Rey previews new song 'Tulsa Jesus Freak' via Instagram
- ↑ Del Rey, Lana (August 7, 2020). "Tulsa Jesus freak". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=683368445595360. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓁𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓇𝒹 🥀 (April 9, 2021). "NOT THE DEATH OF PRINCE PHILIP BEING ANNOUNCED DURING TULSA JESUS FREAK ON BBC RADIO 💀💀". Twitter. https://twitter.com/LanaGallery/status/1380568648067219461. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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