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'''''Ultraviolence''''' is the third studio album and second major-label studio album by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was officially released on [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]], by Universal Music Group.
 
'''''Ultraviolence''''' is the third studio album and second major-label studio album by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was officially released on [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]], by Universal Music Group.
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
After having commercial success with her first major-label album, ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', Del Rey re-released it accompanied by a standalone EP, ''[[Paradise (EP)|Paradise]]'', in late [[:Category:2012|2012]]. Del Rey presumably began working on her second around this time. She was photographed in a recording studio on [[2013/January#January 27|January 27, 2013]] in Los Angeles, California. She stated that she had been recording in Santa Monica, California to finish the record. In interviews around this time, Del Rey talked about the development of her album, playing tracks, such as "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" and describing the album as dark and spiritual.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21593264 ''Lana Del Rey says her second album will be 'spiritual'']. (February 27, 2013). BBC Newsbeat. <nowiki>[Retrieved June 16, 2014]</nowiki></ref>
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After having commercial success with her first major-label album, ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', Del Rey re-released it accompanied by a standalone EP, ''[[Paradise (EP)|Paradise]]'', in late [[:Category:2012|2012]]. Del Rey presumably began working on her second studio effort around this time. She was photographed in a recording studio on [[2013/January#January 27|January 27, 2013]] in Los Angeles, California. She stated that she had been recording in Santa Monica, California to finish the record. In interviews around this time, Del Rey talked about the development of her album, playing tracks, such as "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" and describing the album as dark and spiritual.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21593264 ''Lana Del Rey says her second album will be 'spiritual'']. (February 27, 2013). BBC Newsbeat. <nowiki>[Retrieved June 16, 2014]</nowiki></ref>
   
When "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" leaked, Del Rey said "I do feel discouraged, yeah. I don't really know what to put on the record. But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens" leaving the fate of the song on the album uncertain. She added, she was working on ''Ultraviolence'' "until my record got leaked last week, 'cause my life is like completely invaded. But yeah, I'm writing songs that I really like right now. They're really low-key and stripped back, all sort of West Coast inspired."
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When "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" leaked, Del Rey said "I do feel discouraged, yeah. I don't really know what to put on the record. But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens" leaving the fate of the song on the album uncertain. She added, she was working on ''Ultraviolence'' "until my record got leaked last week, 'cause my life is like completely invaded. But yeah, I'm writing songs that I really like right now. They're really low-key and stripped back, all sort of West Coast-inspired."
   
The first announcement of the record was made at the premier of Del Rey's short film, ''[[Tropico]]'', at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on [[2013/December#December 4|December 4, 2013]]. While leaving a nightclub in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, she stated to various reporters during a short interview about ''Ultraviolence'' that the album would be released on [[2014/May#May 1|May 1]], although there was no official confirmation from her label. On [[2014/May#May 8|May 8]], Fnac confirmed that the release date has been set for [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]].
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The first announcement of the record was made at the premiere of Del Rey's short film, ''[[Tropico]]'', at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on [[2013/December#December 4|December 4, 2013]]. While leaving a nightclub in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, she stated to various reporters during a short interview about ''Ultraviolence'' that the album would be released on [[2014/May#May 1|May 1]], although there was no official confirmation from her label. On [[2014/May#May 8|May 8]], Fnac confirmed that the release date has been set for [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]].
   
On [[2014/April#April 19|April 19, 2014]], during a show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Del Rey revealed a new song title, "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]", calling it her favorite song from the album. She performed a snippet of the song before opening the show with "[[Cola (song)|Cola]]". On [[2014/May#May 3|May 3, 2014]], a title was revealed in an interview with a French magazine called “Money, Power & Glory”. It was later confirmed that the title was "[[Money Power Glory (song)|Money Power Glory]]".
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On [[2014/April#April 19|April 19, 2014]], during a show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Del Rey revealed a new song titled "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]", calling it her favorite song from the album. She performed a snippet of the song before opening the show with "[[Cola (song)|Cola]]". On [[2014/May#May 3|May 3, 2014]], a title was revealed in an interview with a French magazine called “Money, Power & Glory”. It was later confirmed that the title was "[[Money Power Glory (song)|Money Power Glory]]".
   
The track listing for the album was revealed on [[2014/May#May 8|May 8, 2014]] on Amazon.fr. Del Rey later posted it to her Facebook page. The album art for ''Ultraviolence'' was unveiled on Del Rey's official tumblr on [[2014/May#May 9|May 9, 2014]]. The black and white cover shows Del Rey standing by the open door of a car with "Ultraviolence" written in all caps in the same font as ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' and ''[[Paradise (EP)|Paradise]]''. Unlike to her previous two releases, the photo wasn't taken at a music video shoot.
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The tracklisting for the album was revealed on [[2014/May#May 8|May 8, 2014]] on Amazon.fr. Del Rey later posted it to her Facebook page. The album art for ''Ultraviolence'' was unveiled on Del Rey's official Tumblr on [[2014/May#May 9|May 9, 2014]]. The black and white cover shows Del Rey standing by the open door of a car with "Ultraviolence" written in all caps in the same font as ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' and ''[[Paradise (EP)|Paradise]]''. Unlike her previous two releases, the photo wasn't taken at a music video shoot.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
Del Rey was originally said to be working with the same three writers and producers as she was on ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' ([[Emile Haynie]], [[Justin Parker]] and [[Rick Nowels]]). She also stated that was working with [[Dan Heath]], her boyfriend [[Barrie James O'Neill]] and that she wanted to work with Lou Reed.
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Del Rey was originally said to be working with the same three writers and producers as she did on ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' ([[Emile Haynie]], [[Justin Parker]] and [[Rick Nowels]]). She also stated that she was working with [[Dan Heath]], her then-boyfriend [[Barrie-James O'Neill]], and that she wanted to work with Lou Reed.
   
On [[2014/February#February 20|February 20, 2014]] Del Rey posted a picture of herself and [[Dan Auerbach]] on Twitter with the caption "Me and Dan Auerbach are excited to present you Ultraviolence". Del Rey and Auerbach were rumored to be working together at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee in [[2014/January|January]] and he was said to be producing her upcoming album. During [[2014/May|May, 2014]], Del Rey revealed that the inclusion of Auerbach was last-minute. The two met in New York when the she believed that the record was finished.
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On [[2014/February#February 20|February 20, 2014]], Del Rey posted a picture of herself and [[Dan Auerbach]] on Twitter with the caption "Me and Dan Auerbach are excited to present you Ultraviolence". Del Rey and Auerbach were rumored to be working together at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee in [[2014/January|January]] and he was said to be producing her upcoming album. During [[2014/May|May 2014]], Del Rey revealed that the inclusion of Auerbach was last-minute. The two met in New York when she believed that the record was finished.
   
 
It is believed that few songs from the original production sessions made the final cut on the album as Del Rey said that she and Auerbach were initially scheduled to work together for three days but ended up spending two weeks on recording a full album. This may have been a contribution to her departure from her signature "baroque pop" sound.
 
It is believed that few songs from the original production sessions made the final cut on the album as Del Rey said that she and Auerbach were initially scheduled to work together for three days but ended up spending two weeks on recording a full album. This may have been a contribution to her departure from her signature "baroque pop" sound.
   
 
==Sound and writing==
 
==Sound and writing==
Del Rey stated that the album will be spiritually influenced lyrically. She has also stated that the record will be "a little more stripped down but still cinematic and dark." On [[2014/January#January 25|January 25, 2014]], Del Rey said in a direct message on Twitter to a fan, "[''Ultraviolence''] is absolutely gorgeous - darker then [sic] the first - so dark it's almost unlistenable and wrong. But I love it!"
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Del Rey stated that the album would be spiritually influenced lyrically. She has also stated that the record would be "a little more stripped down but still cinematic and dark." On [[2014/January#January 25|January 25, 2014]], Del Rey said in a direct message on Twitter to a fan, "[''Ultraviolence''] is absolutely gorgeous - darker then [sic] the first - so dark it's almost unlistenable and wrong. But I love it!"
   
While when writing the album there was no running theme, Del Rey stated that there is a narrative, with the opening track "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]" being heavily inspired by the West Coast and then the rest of the album, sonically, moving towards a more Brooklyn sound. In addition, it also features heavy guitars and jazz tones.
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While there was no running theme when writing the album, Del Rey stated that there was a narrative, with the opening track "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]" being heavily inspired by the West Coast and then the rest of the album, sonically, moving towards a more Brooklyn sound. In addition, it also features heavy guitars and jazz tones.
   
The album was written over two years, since the release of ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', but Del Rey felt there was no real substance until [[2013/November|November 2013]] when she sat down with melodies and lyrics she had been working on and wrote the album. Over three weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York, Del Rey recorded the album with [[Rick Nowels]]. By the end of the session the album was complete. However, shortly after [[Dan Auerbach]] and Del Rey met in a club and decided to work together. Two weeks later Del Rey rerecorded the entire album with Auerbach using a Shure SM-58 microphone and a live band. In terms of the title, Del Rey stated it doesn't necessarily intend to reference the novel and film "A Clockwork Orange", which is often credited as coining the term. Rather, Del Rey chose the title because she liked how it sounded.
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Writing for the album began nearly two years after the release of ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'', but Del Rey felt there was no real substance until [[2013/November|November 2013]] when she sat down with melodies and lyrics she had been working on and wrote the album. Del Rey recorded the album with [[Rick Nowels]] over a period of three weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York. By the end of the session, the album was complete. However, shortly after [[Dan Auerbach]] and Del Rey met in a club and decided to work together. Two weeks later Del Rey rerecorded the entire album with Auerbach using a Shure SM-58 microphone and a live band. In terms of the title, Del Rey stated it doesn't necessarily intend to reference the novel and film ''A Clockwork Orange'', which is often credited as coining the term. Rather, Del Rey chose the title because she liked how it sounded.
   
 
== Artwork ==
 
== Artwork ==
Del Rey revealed the official album artwork for ''Ultraviolence ''on [[2014/May#May 9|May 9, 2014]], on the same day that the official track list was revealed. The cover art was shot by [[Neil Krug]] during a promotional photoshoot for the album, and it was designed by Mat Waitland at Big Active. The deluxe edition artwork is very similar to the standard artwork except the title is much smaller. Urban Outfitters stores sold an exclusive LP version of the record with alternate artwork, that was also photographed by [[Neil Krug]].
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Del Rey revealed the official album artwork for ''Ultraviolence ''on [[2014/May#May 9|May 9, 2014]], on the same day that the official tracklist was revealed. The cover art was shot by [[Neil Krug]] during a promotional photoshoot for the album, and it was designed by Mat Waitland at Big Active. The deluxe edition artwork is very similar to the standard artwork except the title is much smaller. Urban Outfitters stores sold an exclusive LP version of the record with alternate artwork, that was also photographed by Neil Krug.
 
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==Release and promotion==
 
==Release and promotion==
On [[2013/December#December 4|December 4, 2013]], at the premiere for ''[[Tropico (film)|Tropico]]'', Del Rey stated "I really just wanted us all to be together so I could try and visually close out my chapter before I release the new record, ''Ultraviolence''". During [[2014/February|February 2014]], she suggested that the record would be released on [[2014/May#May 1|May 1]], but on [[2014/May#May 5|May 5]], at her concert in Montreal, Del Rey told the crowd it would be released in [[2014/June|June]]. On [[2014/May#May 14|May 14]], the official release date was finally revealed.[[File:Ultraviolencedeluxeboxset_transparent.png|190x190px|right]]
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On [[2013/December#December 4|December 4, 2013]], at the premiere for ''[[Tropico (film)|Tropico]]'', Del Rey stated "I really just wanted us all to be together so I could try and visually close out my chapter before I release the new record, ''Ultraviolence''". During [[2014/February|February 2014]], she suggested that the record would be released on [[2014/May#May 1|May 1]], but on [[2014/May#May 5|May 5]], at her concert in Montreal, Del Rey told the crowd it would be released in [[2014/June|June]]. On [[2014/May#May 14|May 14]], the official release date was finally revealed.[[File:Ultraviolencedeluxeboxset_transparent.png|190x190px|right]]
 
A day before its release in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland on [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]], ''Ultraviolence'' leaked through people buying copies a day early. The album was then released on [[2014/June#June 16|June 16]] in France, the UK and Italy, then [[2014/June#June 17|June 17]] in Canada, the US, Spain and Mexico and finally [[2014/June#June 18|June 18]] in Japan.
 
A day before its release in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland on [[2014/June#June 13|June 13, 2014]], ''Ultraviolence'' leaked through people buying copies a day early. The album was then released on [[2014/June#June 16|June 16]] in France, the UK and Italy, then [[2014/June#June 17|June 17]] in Canada, the US, Spain and Mexico and finally [[2014/June#June 18|June 18]] in Japan.
   
Various editions of the album were sold, including standard, deluxe and a "super deluxe" boxset. The ''Ultraviolence'' Deluxe Boxset contained a deluxe 2LP picture disc set of ''Ultraviolence'', a deluxe version of ''Ultraviolence'' on a CD digipack, and four 12" x 12" art prints. The cover of the exclusive set featured the album title printed in black foil. Currently, ''Ultraviolence'' is the only major-label album by Del Rey not to feature her signature name in large type on the front cover of the album.
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Various editions of the album were sold, including standard, deluxe and a "super deluxe" boxset. The ''Ultraviolence'' Deluxe Boxset contained a deluxe 2LP picture disc set of ''Ultraviolence'', a deluxe version of ''Ultraviolence'' on a CD digipack, and four 12" x 12" art prints. The cover of the exclusive set featured the album title printed in black foil. Currently, ''Ultraviolence'' is the only major-label album by Del Rey not to feature her signature name in large type on the front cover of the album.
   
 
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On [[2014/June#June 18|June 18, 2014]], a trailer was released to YouTube and Vevo to promote the album. It featured snippets of all the promotional singles as well as unused shots from the "[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]" music video, similar to the iTunes trailer, which was released on [[2014/May#May 27|May 27, 2014]].
 
On [[2014/June#June 18|June 18, 2014]], a trailer was released to YouTube and Vevo to promote the album. It featured snippets of all the promotional singles as well as unused shots from the "[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]" music video, similar to the iTunes trailer, which was released on [[2014/May#May 27|May 27, 2014]].
   
Del Rey did not promote the album with television performances. Instead relying on a couple of print and radio interviews, music videos, and social media. In September, she first cancelled two private concerts for Virgin Radio in Paris, and then the rest of her European appearances, including an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, due to illness.
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Del Rey did not promote the album with television performances. Instead, she relied on a couple of print and radio interviews, music videos, and social media. In September, she first canceled two private concerts for Virgin Radio in Paris, and then the rest of her European appearances, including an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, due to illness.
   
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====Tour====
{{See also|Endless Summer Tour}}
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{{Main|Endless Summer Tour}}
On [[2014/December#December 1|December 1, 2014]], six months after the release of ''Ultraviolence,'' Del Rey announced the [[Endless Summer Tour]], a formal North American headlining concert tour to further promote the album. Along with this announcement, Del Rey confirmed that [[Courtney Love]] would be opening for the tour. On [[2015/April#April 1|April 1, 2015]], Del Rey announced that [[Grimes]] would be opening for second half of dates. The tour began on [[2015/May#May 7|May 7, 2015]], in The Woodlands, Texas, and concluded on [[2015/June#June 16|June 16, 2015]], in West Palm Peach, Florida.
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On [[2014/December#December 1|December 1, 2014]], six months after the release of ''Ultraviolence,'' Del Rey announced the [[Endless Summer Tour]], a formal North American headlining concert tour to further promote the album. Along with this announcement, Del Rey confirmed that [[Courtney Love]] would be opening for the tour. On [[2015/April#April 1|April 1, 2015]], Del Rey announced that [[Grimes]] would be opening for the second half of dates. The tour began on [[2015/May#May 7|May 7, 2015]], in The Woodlands, Texas, and concluded on [[2015/June#June 16|June 16, 2015]], in West Palm Beach, Florida.
   
 
==Singles==
 
==Singles==
"[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on [[2014/April#April 14|April 14, 2014]]<span>; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to Del Rey's VEVO.</span> It received critical acclaim and performed modestly on the charts, entering the Top 40 in many countries. The official music video was released on [[2014/May#May 7|May 7]].
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"[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on [[2014/April#April 14|April 14, 2014]]<span>; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to Del Rey's Vevo channel.</span> It received critical acclaim and performed modestly on the charts, entering the Top 40 in many countries. The official music video was released on [[2014/May#May 7|May 7]].
   
In the weeks prior to the release of ''Ultraviolence'', three promotional singles were released. "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]" was announced to be the album's first promotional single and was released [[2014/May#May 26|May 26]]. A music video was released on [[2014/June#June 17|June 17]]. "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on [[2014/June#June 4|June 4]]; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to VEVO. Del Rey announced via Instagram that "[[Brooklyn Baby (song)|Brooklyn Baby]]" would be the album's third promotional single. It premiered on [[2014/June#June 8|June 8]].
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In the weeks prior to the release of ''Ultraviolence'', three promotional singles were released. "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]" was announced to be the album's first promotional single and was released [[2014/May#May 26|May 26]]. A music video was released on [[2014/June#June 17|June 17]]. "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on [[2014/June#June 4|June 4]]; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to Vevo. Del Rey announced via Instagram that "[[Brooklyn Baby (song)|Brooklyn Baby]]" would be the album's third promotional single. It premiered on [[2014/June#June 8|June 8]].
   
 
A remix EP for "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" was exclusively released on the [[2014/November#November 21|November 21, 2014]] on Universal's official German page, making it the third official single from the album.<ref>http://www.universal-music.de/main?url=L2xhbmFkZWxyZXkvZGlza29ncmFmaWUvZGV0YWlsL3Byb2R1Y3Q6MjI3NzM4L2JsYWNrLWJlYXV0eQ==&album=227738</ref>
 
A remix EP for "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" was exclusively released on the [[2014/November#November 21|November 21, 2014]] on Universal's official German page, making it the third official single from the album.<ref>http://www.universal-music.de/main?url=L2xhbmFkZWxyZXkvZGlza29ncmFmaWUvZGV0YWlsL3Byb2R1Y3Q6MjI3NzM4L2JsYWNrLWJlYXV0eQ==&album=227738</ref>
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==Critical reception==
 
==Critical reception==
 
{{Album ratings
 
{{Album ratings
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|MC = 74/100
|MC= 74/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ultraviolence/lana-del-rey |title=Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey |accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>
 
|rev1 = AllMusic
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|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/ultraviolence-mw0002677059</ref>
 
|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/ultraviolence-mw0002677059</ref>
|rev2 = ''Clash''
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|rev2 = ''Billboard''
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|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6121485/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-album-review-song-by-song-track-by-track</ref>
|rev2Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name=clashmusic/>
 
|rev3 = ''DIY''
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|rev3 = ''Clash''
|rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="DIYM">{{cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Jamie |url=http://diymag.com/2014/06/13/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-album-review |title=ALBUM REVIEW: LANA DEL REY - ULTRAVIOLENCE |publisher=DIY (magazine) |date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|rev3Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence</ref>
|rev4 = ''Entertainment Weekly''
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|rev4 = Consequence of Sound
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|rev4Score = A<ref>http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/album-review-lana-del-rey-ultraviolence/</ref>
|rev4Score = A<ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20824995,00.html |title=Ultraviolence (2014) |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
 
|rev5 = ''The Guardian''
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|rev5 = ''Entertainment Weekly''
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|rev5Score = A<ref>http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20824995,00.html</ref>
|rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="APGuardian">{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-review |title=Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence review – great songs about awful, boring people |publisher=The Guardian |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>
 
|rev6 = ''The Irish Times''
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|rev6 = ''The Guardian''
|rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=irt>{{cite web |last=Clayton-Lea |first=Tony |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-review-lana-del-rey-s-ultraviolence-1.1828402 |title=Album review: Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence |publisher=The Irish Times |date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-review</ref>
|rev7 = ''New York Daily News''
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|rev7 = ''Los Angeles Times''
|rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="NYDN">{{cite web |last=Farber |first= Jim |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/lana-del-rey-new-album-bad-article-1.1826941 |title=Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence: album review |publisher=New York Daily News |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|rev7Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-20140613-column.html</ref>
|rev8 = ''Slant Magazine''
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|rev8 = ''Pitchfork''
|rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence |title=Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>
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|rev8Score = 7.1/10<ref>http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19449-lana-del-rey-ultraviolence/</ref>
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|rev9 = ''Rolling Stone''
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|rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ultraviolence-20140620</ref>
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|rev10 = ''Slant Magazine''
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|rev10Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} <ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence</ref>
 
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Upon release, ''Ultraviolence'' was met with a positive reaction from most critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album currently holds a score of 74/100 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic" /> Writing in ''The Guardian'', Alexis Petridis wrote that "Every chorus clicks, the melodies are uniformly beautiful, and they soar and swoop, the better to demonstrate Del Rey's increased confidence in her voice. It's all so well done that the fact that the whole album proceeds at the same, somnambulant pace scarcely matters".<ref name="APGuardian" /> Kyle Anderson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote about Del Rey's aesthetic, stating, "Kubrick would have loved Del Rey — a highly stylized vixen who romanticizes fatalism to near-pornographic levels, creating fantastically decadent moments of film-noir melodrama. It's an aesthetic that demands total commitment from both artist and listener, and it would be difficult to buy into if she didn't deliver such fully realized cinema." He also added, "''Ultraviolence'' masterfully melds those elements, and completes the redemption narrative of a singer whose breakout-to-backlash arc on 2012's <em>[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]</em> made her a cautionary tale of music-industry hype." Tony Clayton-Lea of ''The Irish Times'' noted, "What seems certain is that whatever she really is, or whatever she does in her chosen milieu, Del Ray is the best at it."<ref name="irt" /> Jim Farber of ''New York Daily News'' wrote, "Ultimately, she's milking classic male fantasies of the sad Marilyn Monroe, the babe in distress who can only be saved by you - and your dollars."<ref name="NYDN" /> Critic Jamie Hamilton of ''DIY magazine'' reviewed the album on a positive note stating, "Most songs on ''Ultraviolence'' link up with a bluesy smoke of a sound. Whereas ‘[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]’ flirted with gloss and glitz, this is the sound of Lana hitting the road. Producer [[Dan Auerbach]] in tow, most of the time the tempo doesn’t get any quicker than a Kolo Touré sprint." Justin Charity of ''Complex magazine'' noted, "''Ultraviolence'' is a blues affair, with moody innuendo spilling bloody and bold as the opening sequence to a vintage Bond saga." The critic also called it 'intimate', 'drunk driven'.<ref name="cmpxmag">{{cite web |last=Charity|first=Justin |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/ultraviolence-lana-del-rey |title=Lana Del Rey's Retro, Western, Death-Defying "Ultraviolence" |publisher=''Complex Magazine'' |date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 14, 2014}}</ref>Mike Diver for Clash Music commented, "For all its lows-inspired highs, ''Ultraviolence'' is not quite the complete picture. It goes so far as to reflect, albeit perhaps coincidentally, this era: black and white, the colour has to come from the performance, not the film it’s captured on." The critic gave a bottom line for Del Rey—"A bruised beauty, just short of classic status..."<ref name="clashmusic">{{cite web |last=Charity|first=Justin |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence |title=Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence|publisher=''Clash Music''|date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 14, 2014}}</ref>
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Upon release, ''Ultraviolence'' was met with a positive reaction from most critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album currently holds a score of 74/100 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Writing in ''The Guardian'', Alexis Petridis wrote that "Every chorus clicks, the melodies are uniformly beautiful, and they soar and swoop, the better to demonstrate Del Rey's increased confidence in her voice. It's all so well done that the fact that the whole album proceeds at the same, somnambulant pace scarcely matters". Kyle Anderson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote about Del Rey's aesthetic, stating, "Kubrick would have loved Del Rey — a highly stylized vixen who romanticizes fatalism to near-pornographic levels, creating fantastically decadent moments of film-noir melodrama. It's an aesthetic that demands total commitment from both artist and listener, and it would be difficult to buy into if she didn't deliver such fully realized cinema." He also added, "''Ultraviolence'' masterfully melds those elements, and completes the redemption narrative of a singer whose breakout-to-backlash arc on 2012's ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' made her a cautionary tale of music-industry hype." Tony Clayton-Lea of ''The Irish Times'' noted, "What seems certain is that whatever she really is, or whatever she does in her chosen milieu, Del Ray is the best at it." Jim Farber of ''New York Daily News'' wrote, "Ultimately, she's milking classic male fantasies of the sad Marilyn Monroe, the babe in distress who can only be saved by you - and your dollars." Critic Jamie Hamilton of ''DIY magazine'' reviewed the album on a positive note stating, "Most songs on ''Ultraviolence'' link up with a bluesy smoke of a sound. Whereas ‘[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]’ flirted with gloss and glitz, this is the sound of Lana hitting the road. Producer [[Dan Auerbach]] in tow, most of the time the tempo doesn’t get any quicker than a Kolo Touré sprint." Justin Charity of ''Complex magazine'' noted, "''Ultraviolence'' is a blues affair, with moody innuendo spilling bloody and bold as the opening sequence to a vintage Bond saga." The critic also called it 'intimate', 'drunk driven'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Charity|first=Justin |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/ultraviolence-lana-del-rey |title=Lana Del Rey's Retro, Western, Death-Defying "Ultraviolence" |publisher=''Complex Magazine'' |date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 14, 2014}}</ref> Mike Diver for Clash Music commented, "For all its lows-inspired highs, ''Ultraviolence'' is not quite the complete picture. It goes so far as to reflect, albeit perhaps coincidentally, this era: black and white, the color has to come from the performance, not the film it’s captured on." The critic gave a bottom line for Del Rey—"A bruised beauty, just short of classic status..."<ref>{{cite web |last=Charity|first=Justin |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence |title=Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence|publisher=''Clash Music''|date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=June 14, 2014}}</ref> According to Metacritic, ''Ultraviolence'' was the 13th most frequently mentioned album in critic's "year-end" lists.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-albums-of-2014 "Music Critics Top 10 Lists - Best Albums of 2014". ''Metacritic''.]</ref>
   
===Accolades===
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===Year-end lists===
 
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|''Billboard''
 
|''Billboard''
 
|The 14 Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6413826/best-pop-albums-2014</ref>
 
|The 14 Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6413826/best-pop-albums-2014</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|14
|14
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Cosmopolitan''
 
|''Cosmopolitan''
 
|20 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a33585/best-albums-of-2014/</ref>
 
|20 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a33585/best-albums-of-2014/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|7
|7
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Dazed''
 
|''Dazed''
 
|The Top 20 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22834/1/the-top-20-albums-of-2014</ref>
 
|The Top 20 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22834/1/the-top-20-albums-of-2014</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
|3
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Digital Spy''
 
|''Digital Spy''
|Digital Spy's Best Albums of the Year 2014: 15-1<ref>http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22834/1/the-top-20-albums-of-2014</ref>
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|''Digital Spy''<span>'</span>s Best Albums of the Year 2014: 15-1<ref>http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22834/1/the-top-20-albums-of-2014</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|14
|14
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Entertainment Weekly''
 
|''Entertainment Weekly''
 
|10 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://ew.com/gallery/10-best-albums-2014/3-perfume-genius-too-bright</ref>
 
|10 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://ew.com/gallery/10-best-albums-2014/3-perfume-genius-too-bright</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|4
|4
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Gorilla vs. Bear''
 
|''Gorilla vs. Bear''
|Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2014/</ref>
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|''Gorilla vs. Bear''<span>'</span>s Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2014/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|10
|10
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Los Angeles Times''
 
|''Los Angeles Times''
 
|Randall Roberts' Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-roberts-best-pop-albums-list-20141221-column.html</ref>
 
|Randall Roberts' Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-roberts-best-pop-albums-list-20141221-column.html</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|<small>N/A</small>
|N/A
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Mojo''
 
|''Mojo''
|Mojo's 50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.mojo4music.com/17483/50-best-albums-2014-final-score/</ref>
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|''Mojo''<span>'</span>s 50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.mojo4music.com/17483/50-best-albums-2014-final-score/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|40
|40
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''NME''
 
|''NME''
|NME's Top 50 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-top-50-albums-of-2014-1405863</ref>
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|''NME''<span>'</span>s Top 50 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-top-50-albums-of-2014-1405863</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|4
|4
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''NPR''
 
|''NPR''
 
|Ken Tucker's Top 9 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.npr.org/2014/12/16/371184372/ken-tuckers-top-9-albums-of-2014-plus-a-book</ref>
 
|Ken Tucker's Top 9 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.npr.org/2014/12/16/371184372/ken-tuckers-top-9-albums-of-2014-plus-a-book</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|4
|4
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Rolling Stone''
 
|''Rolling Stone''
 
|50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201</ref>
 
|50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|7
|7
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''San Jose Mercury News''
 
|''San Jose Mercury News''
 
|Top 10 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/12/top-10-albums-of-2014-eric-church-run-the-jewels-earn-highest-marks/</ref>
 
|Top 10 Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/12/top-10-albums-of-2014-eric-church-run-the-jewels-earn-highest-marks/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|10
|10
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Slant Magazine''
 
|''Slant Magazine''
 
|The 25 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-albums-of-2014</ref>
 
|The 25 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-albums-of-2014</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
|3
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Spin''
 
|''Spin''
 
|The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.spin.com/2014/12/20-best-pop-albums-2014/</ref>
 
|The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.spin.com/2014/12/20-best-pop-albums-2014/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|5
|5
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Stereogum''
 
|''Stereogum''
 
|The 50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.stereogum.com/1721100/the-50-best-albums-of-2014/franchises/2014-in-review/</ref>
 
|The 50 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://www.stereogum.com/1721100/the-50-best-albums-of-2014/franchises/2014-in-review/</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|12
|12
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''The Boston Globe''
 
|''The Boston Globe''
 
|James Reed's 2014 Best Album Picks<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/12/13/the-best-albums/0JSgHH1CN5C2psdcKUh0RJ/story.html</ref>
 
|James Reed's 2014 Best Album Picks<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/12/13/the-best-albums/0JSgHH1CN5C2psdcKUh0RJ/story.html</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
|1
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Time''
 
|''Time''
 
|Top 10 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://time.com/collection-post/3613540/top-10-best-albums/</ref>
 
|Top 10 Best Albums of 2014<ref>http://time.com/collection-post/3613540/top-10-best-albums/</ref>
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==Scrapped tracks==
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Because the album was reworked with a new producer and a few demos were leaked during the writing sessions, a number of tracks that were written for this album did not make the final cut. "[[Angels Forever, Forever Angels (song)|Angels Forever, Forever Angels]]" was one of the first acknowledged songs to be intended for a new record. Unfortunately, it was leaked on July 18, 2013, along with a "[[Black Beauty (song)|Black Beauty]]" demo, from Nowels' website. Del Rey stated that "Black Beauty" was an important track for the album and its leaking caused the song to have an uncertain fate, but in the end, it was relegated as a bonus track.
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During a track-by-track commentary, Del Rey stated that she had a song called "Melancholia" that was later reworked into "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]".
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"[[Fine China (song)|Fine China]]" and "[[Yes to Heaven (song)|Yes to Heaven]]" were registered on APRA AMCOS website after ''Ultraviolence'' was released, making fans to speculate that they were outtakes. Not much was known about the two songs until the summer of 2016 when snippets were leaked and it was revealed that both songs were recorded in 2013 during the same session with a few important songs from ''Ultraviolence'' like "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]", "[[Sad Girl (song)|Sad Girl]]" and "[[Is This Happiness (song)|Is This Happiness]]". It's unclear why they did not make the final cut but it was speculated that they did not fit the sound of the album after it was reworked with Auerbach. They are also registered on PPL Repertoire and "Yes to Heaven" is titled as "Say Yes to Heaven".
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"[[Your Girl (song)|Your Girl]]" was the only song that fans did not know about it until a person acknowledged it and leaked some snippets during the same time that "Fine China" and "Yes to Heaven" snippets were posted. The song features similar sounding to the tracks from the final tracklist but it may have been cut out in the favor of another song. No registration was found for this song until it was found on PPL Repertoire months after the first snippets were leaked.
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"[[Wait for Life (song)|Wait for Life]]" was another song meant for ''Ultraviolence''. Del Rey and Haynie met at his studio in New York for an album session but instead, they talked about relationships, and spontaneously recorded a demo. Haynie kept the track and released it as a promotional single for his album, ''We Fall''.
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"[[I Can Fly (song)|I Can Fly]]" was recorded during the same session with "Fine China", "Yes to Heaven" and "Your Girl" and the rest of tracks that made the cut ("Shades of Cool", "Sad Girl" and "Is This Happiness") making it an outtake from ''Ultraviolence''. The song was not featured on the final tracklist but was released as a soundtrack for ''Big Eyes'' movie.
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"[[I Talk to Jesus (song)|I Talk to Jesus]]" is a track recorded in 2014, according to its registration on PPL Repertoire. Fans are speculating that it was written for ''Ultraviolence'' since "Wait for Life" was also recorded in that year and meant for the album, but no clear information about this is known. It is also speculated that the track may be a cover of a song by Jon Bon Jovi of the same name.
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"[[Don't Stop (song)|Don't Stop]]" and "[[Queen of Hearts (song)|Queen of Hearts]]" were recorded in early 2013 and may be some of the first songs intended for the album. However, because the timeline of the entire writing process was heavily altered by various events and people, Del Rey completely abandoned this musical and sounding direction and started experimenting with other genres for this record.
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"[[Cherry Blossom (song)|Cherry Blossom]]" and "[[Color Blue (song)|Color Blue]]" are other tracks speculated to have been recorded during the earliest sessions of the album since they date back to 2013.
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"[[Living Legend (song)|Living Legend]]" was also recorded in 2013 around the time of the ''Ultraviolence'' recording sessions and was teased multiple times throughout the album era (such as Facebook posts and the ''Ultraviolence'' album booklet), but did not appear on the album's final tracklist.
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In some photos of Del Rey in the studio recording ''Ultraviolence'', the phrase "Trans Am" could be spotted on her lyric book. It is unknown if it was meant to be the name of a song, or something else.
   
 
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Ultraviolence
Released June 13, 2014
(see release)
Recorded 2013–2014
Length 51:29 (Standard Edition)
55:16 (Austria/German/Swiss Edition)
65:29 (Deluxe Edition)
69:14 (iTunes Store Edition)
70:40 (Target & Fnac Special Edition)
74:25 (Japanese iTunes Store)
Producers Dan Auerbach
Lana Del Rey
Paul Epworth
Lee Foster
Dan Heath
Greg Kurstin
Rick Nowels
Blake Stranathan
Label Labels
Discography
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(2012)

Ultraviolence

(2014)

Honeymoon

(2015)

From Ultraviolence
  1. "West Coast"
    Released: April 14, 2014
  2. "Shades of Cool" (promotional single)
    Released: May 26, 2014
  3. "Ultraviolence" (promotional single)
    Released: June 4, 2014
  4. "Brooklyn Baby" (promotional single)
    Released: June 8, 2014
  5. "Ultraviolence"
    Released: August 18, 2014
  6. "Black Beauty"
    Released: November 21, 2014
Deluxe edition cover
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Alternate cover
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Ultraviolence is the third studio album and second major-label studio album by Lana Del Rey. It was officially released on June 13, 2014, by Universal Music Group.

Background

After having commercial success with her first major-label album, Born to Die, Del Rey re-released it accompanied by a standalone EP, Paradise, in late 2012. Del Rey presumably began working on her second studio effort around this time. She was photographed in a recording studio on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. She stated that she had been recording in Santa Monica, California to finish the record. In interviews around this time, Del Rey talked about the development of her album, playing tracks, such as "Black Beauty" and describing the album as dark and spiritual.[1]

When "Black Beauty" leaked, Del Rey said "I do feel discouraged, yeah. I don't really know what to put on the record. But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens" leaving the fate of the song on the album uncertain. She added, she was working on Ultraviolence "until my record got leaked last week, 'cause my life is like completely invaded. But yeah, I'm writing songs that I really like right now. They're really low-key and stripped back, all sort of West Coast-inspired."

The first announcement of the record was made at the premiere of Del Rey's short film, Tropico, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on December 4, 2013. While leaving a nightclub in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, she stated to various reporters during a short interview about Ultraviolence that the album would be released on May 1, although there was no official confirmation from her label. On May 8, Fnac confirmed that the release date has been set for June 13, 2014.

On April 19, 2014, during a show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Del Rey revealed a new song titled "Cruel World", calling it her favorite song from the album. She performed a snippet of the song before opening the show with "Cola". On May 3, 2014, a title was revealed in an interview with a French magazine called “Money, Power & Glory”. It was later confirmed that the title was "Money Power Glory".

The tracklisting for the album was revealed on May 8, 2014 on Amazon.fr. Del Rey later posted it to her Facebook page. The album art for Ultraviolence was unveiled on Del Rey's official Tumblr on May 9, 2014. The black and white cover shows Del Rey standing by the open door of a car with "Ultraviolence" written in all caps in the same font as Born to Die and Paradise. Unlike her previous two releases, the photo wasn't taken at a music video shoot.

Production

Del Rey was originally said to be working with the same three writers and producers as she did on Born to Die (Emile Haynie, Justin Parker and Rick Nowels). She also stated that she was working with Dan Heath, her then-boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill, and that she wanted to work with Lou Reed.

On February 20, 2014, Del Rey posted a picture of herself and Dan Auerbach on Twitter with the caption "Me and Dan Auerbach are excited to present you Ultraviolence". Del Rey and Auerbach were rumored to be working together at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee in January and he was said to be producing her upcoming album. During May 2014, Del Rey revealed that the inclusion of Auerbach was last-minute. The two met in New York when she believed that the record was finished.

It is believed that few songs from the original production sessions made the final cut on the album as Del Rey said that she and Auerbach were initially scheduled to work together for three days but ended up spending two weeks on recording a full album. This may have been a contribution to her departure from her signature "baroque pop" sound.

Sound and writing

Del Rey stated that the album would be spiritually influenced lyrically. She has also stated that the record would be "a little more stripped down but still cinematic and dark." On January 25, 2014, Del Rey said in a direct message on Twitter to a fan, "[Ultraviolence] is absolutely gorgeous - darker then [sic] the first - so dark it's almost unlistenable and wrong. But I love it!"

While there was no running theme when writing the album, Del Rey stated that there was a narrative, with the opening track "Cruel World" being heavily inspired by the West Coast and then the rest of the album, sonically, moving towards a more Brooklyn sound. In addition, it also features heavy guitars and jazz tones.

Writing for the album began nearly two years after the release of Born to Die, but Del Rey felt there was no real substance until November 2013 when she sat down with melodies and lyrics she had been working on and wrote the album. Del Rey recorded the album with Rick Nowels over a period of three weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York. By the end of the session, the album was complete. However, shortly after Dan Auerbach and Del Rey met in a club and decided to work together. Two weeks later Del Rey rerecorded the entire album with Auerbach using a Shure SM-58 microphone and a live band. In terms of the title, Del Rey stated it doesn't necessarily intend to reference the novel and film A Clockwork Orange, which is often credited as coining the term. Rather, Del Rey chose the title because she liked how it sounded.

Artwork

Del Rey revealed the official album artwork for Ultraviolence on May 9, 2014, on the same day that the official tracklist was revealed. The cover art was shot by Neil Krug during a promotional photoshoot for the album, and it was designed by Mat Waitland at Big Active. The deluxe edition artwork is very similar to the standard artwork except the title is much smaller. Urban Outfitters stores sold an exclusive LP version of the record with alternate artwork, that was also photographed by Neil Krug.

Release and promotion

On December 4, 2013, at the premiere for Tropico, Del Rey stated "I really just wanted us all to be together so I could try and visually close out my chapter before I release the new record, Ultraviolence". During February 2014, she suggested that the record would be released on May 1, but on May 5, at her concert in Montreal, Del Rey told the crowd it would be released in June. On May 14, the official release date was finally revealed.

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A day before its release in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland on June 13, 2014, Ultraviolence leaked through people buying copies a day early. The album was then released on June 16 in France, the UK and Italy, then June 17 in Canada, the US, Spain and Mexico and finally June 18 in Japan.

Various editions of the album were sold, including standard, deluxe and a "super deluxe" boxset. The Ultraviolence Deluxe Boxset contained a deluxe 2LP picture disc set of Ultraviolence, a deluxe version of Ultraviolence on a CD digipack, and four 12" x 12" art prints. The cover of the exclusive set featured the album title printed in black foil. Currently, Ultraviolence is the only major-label album by Del Rey not to feature her signature name in large type on the front cover of the album.

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Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence (Album Trailer)

On June 18, 2014, a trailer was released to YouTube and Vevo to promote the album. It featured snippets of all the promotional singles as well as unused shots from the "West Coast" music video, similar to the iTunes trailer, which was released on May 27, 2014.

Del Rey did not promote the album with television performances. Instead, she relied on a couple of print and radio interviews, music videos, and social media. In September, she first canceled two private concerts for Virgin Radio in Paris, and then the rest of her European appearances, including an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, due to illness.

Tour

Main article: Endless Summer Tour

On December 1, 2014, six months after the release of Ultraviolence, Del Rey announced the Endless Summer Tour, a formal North American headlining concert tour to further promote the album. Along with this announcement, Del Rey confirmed that Courtney Love would be opening for the tour. On April 1, 2015, Del Rey announced that Grimes would be opening for the second half of dates. The tour began on May 7, 2015, in The Woodlands, Texas, and concluded on June 16, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Singles

"West Coast" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on April 14, 2014; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to Del Rey's Vevo channel. It received critical acclaim and performed modestly on the charts, entering the Top 40 in many countries. The official music video was released on May 7.

In the weeks prior to the release of Ultraviolence, three promotional singles were released. "Shades of Cool" was announced to be the album's first promotional single and was released May 26. A music video was released on June 17. "Ultraviolence" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on June 4; the song was then released as a single on iTunes and posted to Vevo. Del Rey announced via Instagram that "Brooklyn Baby" would be the album's third promotional single. It premiered on June 8.

A remix EP for "Black Beauty" was exclusively released on the November 21, 2014 on Universal's official German page, making it the third official single from the album.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar empty[3]
Billboard 4/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar empty[4]
Clash 7/10 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar fullStar fullStar fullStar emptyStar emptyStar empty[5]
Consequence of Sound A[6]
Entertainment Weekly A[7]
The Guardian 4/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar empty[8]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 starsStar fullStar fullStar empty[9]
Pitchfork 7.1/10[10]
Rolling Stone 3Star fullStar fullStar halfStar empty[11]
Slant Magazine 3Star fullStar fullStar halfStar empty [12]

Upon release, Ultraviolence was met with a positive reaction from most critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album currently holds a score of 74/100 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Writing in The Guardian, Alexis Petridis wrote that "Every chorus clicks, the melodies are uniformly beautiful, and they soar and swoop, the better to demonstrate Del Rey's increased confidence in her voice. It's all so well done that the fact that the whole album proceeds at the same, somnambulant pace scarcely matters". Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote about Del Rey's aesthetic, stating, "Kubrick would have loved Del Rey — a highly stylized vixen who romanticizes fatalism to near-pornographic levels, creating fantastically decadent moments of film-noir melodrama. It's an aesthetic that demands total commitment from both artist and listener, and it would be difficult to buy into if she didn't deliver such fully realized cinema." He also added, "Ultraviolence masterfully melds those elements, and completes the redemption narrative of a singer whose breakout-to-backlash arc on 2012's Born to Die made her a cautionary tale of music-industry hype." Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times noted, "What seems certain is that whatever she really is, or whatever she does in her chosen milieu, Del Ray is the best at it." Jim Farber of New York Daily News wrote, "Ultimately, she's milking classic male fantasies of the sad Marilyn Monroe, the babe in distress who can only be saved by you - and your dollars." Critic Jamie Hamilton of DIY magazine reviewed the album on a positive note stating, "Most songs on Ultraviolence link up with a bluesy smoke of a sound. Whereas ‘Born to Die’ flirted with gloss and glitz, this is the sound of Lana hitting the road. Producer Dan Auerbach in tow, most of the time the tempo doesn’t get any quicker than a Kolo Touré sprint." Justin Charity of Complex magazine noted, "Ultraviolence is a blues affair, with moody innuendo spilling bloody and bold as the opening sequence to a vintage Bond saga." The critic also called it 'intimate', 'drunk driven'.[13] Mike Diver for Clash Music commented, "For all its lows-inspired highs, Ultraviolence is not quite the complete picture. It goes so far as to reflect, albeit perhaps coincidentally, this era: black and white, the color has to come from the performance, not the film it’s captured on." The critic gave a bottom line for Del Rey—"A bruised beauty, just short of classic status..."[14] According to Metacritic, Ultraviolence was the 13th most frequently mentioned album in critic's "year-end" lists.[15]

Year-end lists

Publication Accolade Rank
Billboard The 14 Best Pop Albums of 2014[16] 14
Cosmopolitan 20 Best Albums of 2014[17] 7
Dazed The Top 20 Albums of 2014[18] 3
Digital Spy Digital Spy's Best Albums of the Year 2014: 15-1[19] 14
Entertainment Weekly 10 Best Albums of 2014[20] 4
Gorilla vs. Bear Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2014[21] 10
Los Angeles Times Randall Roberts' Best Pop Albums of 2014[22] N/A
Mojo Mojo's 50 Best Albums of 2014[23] 40
NME NME's Top 50 Albums of 2014[24] 4
NPR Ken Tucker's Top 9 Albums of 2014[25] 4
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2014[26] 7
San Jose Mercury News Top 10 Albums of 2014[27] 10
Slant Magazine The 25 Best Albums of 2014[28] 3
Spin The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014[29] 5
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2014[30] 12
The Boston Globe James Reed's 2014 Best Album Picks[31] 1
Time Top 10 Best Albums of 2014[32] 6

Commercial performance

On June 18, 2014, Billboard estimated that Ultraviolence would sell approximately 175-180,000 copies in first-week United States sales.[33] The album debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200, with sales of 182,000, making it Lana Del Rey's first number-one album in the United States.[34] Worldwide, the album sold over 356,000 units in its first week and debuted at number-one on Mediatraffic's Global Album Chart. By the end of 2014, the album had sold over 1.2 million copies.

The album also debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number one which is her first album to top that chart. Entirely, without much promotion of the album, Ultraviolence has made a good commercial performance universally with an exception of Asia. Overall, Ultraviolence debuted at number one in twelve countries and the Top 5 of eight other countries. Ultraviolence was certified Gold in Canada on June 25, and Silver in the United Kingdom on June 27.

Track listing

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Cruel World"  Lana Del Rey, Blake StranathanDan Auerbach 6:39
2. "Ultraviolence"  Del Rey, Dan HeathAuerbach 4:11
3. "Shades of Cool"  Del Rey, Rick NowelsAuerbach 5:42
4. "Brooklyn Baby"  Del Rey, Barrie-James O'NeillAuerbach 5:52
5. "West Coast"  Del Rey, NowelsAuerbach 4:17
6. "Sad Girl"  Del Rey, NowelsAuerbach, Nowels (vocals) 5:18
7. "Pretty When You Cry"  Del Rey, StranathanDel Rey, Stranathan, Lee Foster 3:54
8. "Money Power Glory"  Del Rey, Greg KurstinKurstin 4:31
9. "Fucked My Way Up to the Top"  Del Rey, HeathAuerbach 3:32
10. "Old Money"  Del Rey, Heath, Robbie FitzsimmonsHeath 4:31
11. "The Other Woman"  Jessie Mae RobinsonAuerbach 3:02
Total length:
51:29

Scrapped tracks

Because the album was reworked with a new producer and a few demos were leaked during the writing sessions, a number of tracks that were written for this album did not make the final cut. "Angels Forever, Forever Angels" was one of the first acknowledged songs to be intended for a new record. Unfortunately, it was leaked on July 18, 2013, along with a "Black Beauty" demo, from Nowels' website. Del Rey stated that "Black Beauty" was an important track for the album and its leaking caused the song to have an uncertain fate, but in the end, it was relegated as a bonus track.

During a track-by-track commentary, Del Rey stated that she had a song called "Melancholia" that was later reworked into "Ultraviolence".

"Fine China" and "Yes to Heaven" were registered on APRA AMCOS website after Ultraviolence was released, making fans to speculate that they were outtakes. Not much was known about the two songs until the summer of 2016 when snippets were leaked and it was revealed that both songs were recorded in 2013 during the same session with a few important songs from Ultraviolence like "Shades of Cool", "Sad Girl" and "Is This Happiness". It's unclear why they did not make the final cut but it was speculated that they did not fit the sound of the album after it was reworked with Auerbach. They are also registered on PPL Repertoire and "Yes to Heaven" is titled as "Say Yes to Heaven".

"Your Girl" was the only song that fans did not know about it until a person acknowledged it and leaked some snippets during the same time that "Fine China" and "Yes to Heaven" snippets were posted. The song features similar sounding to the tracks from the final tracklist but it may have been cut out in the favor of another song. No registration was found for this song until it was found on PPL Repertoire months after the first snippets were leaked.

"Wait for Life" was another song meant for Ultraviolence. Del Rey and Haynie met at his studio in New York for an album session but instead, they talked about relationships, and spontaneously recorded a demo. Haynie kept the track and released it as a promotional single for his album, We Fall.

"I Can Fly" was recorded during the same session with "Fine China", "Yes to Heaven" and "Your Girl" and the rest of tracks that made the cut ("Shades of Cool", "Sad Girl" and "Is This Happiness") making it an outtake from Ultraviolence. The song was not featured on the final tracklist but was released as a soundtrack for Big Eyes movie.

"I Talk to Jesus" is a track recorded in 2014, according to its registration on PPL Repertoire. Fans are speculating that it was written for Ultraviolence since "Wait for Life" was also recorded in that year and meant for the album, but no clear information about this is known. It is also speculated that the track may be a cover of a song by Jon Bon Jovi of the same name.

"Don't Stop" and "Queen of Hearts" were recorded in early 2013 and may be some of the first songs intended for the album. However, because the timeline of the entire writing process was heavily altered by various events and people, Del Rey completely abandoned this musical and sounding direction and started experimenting with other genres for this record.

"Cherry Blossom" and "Color Blue" are other tracks speculated to have been recorded during the earliest sessions of the album since they date back to 2013.

"Living Legend" was also recorded in 2013 around the time of the Ultraviolence recording sessions and was teased multiple times throughout the album era (such as Facebook posts and the Ultraviolence album booklet), but did not appear on the album's final tracklist.

In some photos of Del Rey in the studio recording Ultraviolence, the phrase "Trans Am" could be spotted on her lyric book. It is unknown if it was meant to be the name of a song, or something else.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ultraviolence.

Performance credits
  • Lana Del Rey - vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 2, 5)
  • Dan Auerbach - background vocals (track 14)
  • Seth Kaufman - background vocals (tracks 4, 14)
  • Alfreda McCrary Lee - background vocals (track 2)
  • Ann McCrary - background vocals (track 2)
  • Regina McCrary - background vocals (track 2)
Instruments
  • Dan Auerbach - claps (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 14); shaker, 12-string acoustic guitar (track 5); synthesizer (tracks 5, 6, 11, 14)
  • Collin Dupuis - drum programming (tracks 2, 3, 9, 14); synthesizer (track 6)
  • Brian Griffin - drums (tracks 6, 13)
  • Ed Harcourt - piano (track 12)
  • Tom Herbert - bass guitar (track 12)
  • Seth Kaufman - synthesizer, claps (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9); omnichord (track 3); percussion (track 4)
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen - philicorda, mellotron (track 12)
  • Leon Michaels - claps (track 1); synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 14); piano (tracks 2, 9); mellotron (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14); tambourine, percussion, tenor saxophone (track 4, 11)
  • Nick Movshon - claps (track 1); bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 9); upright bass (track 4); drums (tracks 4, 5, 6, 11, 14)
  • Rick Nowels - piano (track 12)
  • Russ Pahl - pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 11); electric guitar (tracks 3, 14); acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 6)
  • Blake Stranathan - guitar (tracks 7, 13)
  • Pablo Tato - guitar (track 12)
  • Leo Taylor - drums (track 12)
  • Kenny Vaughan - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 11); acoustic guitar (track 4); synthesizer, mellotron (track 6)
  • Maximilian Weissenfeldt - claps (track 1); drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9)
Technical and production
  • Dan Auerbach - production (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14); mixing (tracks 2, 14)
  • Julian Burg - additional engineering (track 8)
  • Vira Byramji - assistant engineer (track 13)
  • John Davis - mastering (all tracks)
  • Lana Del Rey - production (tracks 7, 13)
  • Collin Dupuis - engineering (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14); mixing (tracks 2, 14)
  • Paul Epworth - production (track 12)
  • Lee Foster - production (tracks 7, 13)
  • Milton Gutiérrez - engineering (track 10)
  • Dan Heath - production, arrangement (track 10)
  • Phil Joly - engineering (track 7); tracking engineer, mixing (track 13)
  • Greg Kurstin - production, mixing (track 8)
  • Neil Krug - photography
  • Mat Maitland - design
  • Matthew McGaughey - orchestration (track 10)
  • Kieron Menzies - vocal engineering (tracks 6, 12)
  • Rick Nowels - vocal production (tracks 6, 12); production (track 13)
  • Alex Pasco - additional engineering (track 8)
  • Robert Orton - mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Myan Soffia - additional photography
  • Blake Stranathan - production (tracks 7, 16)
  • Matt Wiggins - engineering (track 12)
  • Andy Zisakis - assistant engineer (track 10)

Gallery

Digital Booklet

iTunes Deluxe (UK)
Art originals
Special edition credits

Art prints shot by Neil Krug

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF) 4
Australian Albums (ARIA) 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 1
Brazil Albums (ABPD) 3
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 1
Chinese Albums (Sino Chart) 4
Croatian International Albums (HDU) 7
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 1
French Albums (SNEP) 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 3
Greek Albums (IFPI) 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 6
Irish Albums (IRMA) 2
Italian Albums (FIMI) 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 50
Korean Albums (Gaon) 28
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Mexican Albums Chart 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV) 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 3
Scottish Albums (OCC) 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 2
Taiwanese Western Albums (G-Music) 7
UK Albums (Official Chart Company) 1
US Billboard 200 1
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) 1
World (United World Album Chart)[35] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 21
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 49
Germany (Official German Charts) 27
Italian Albums (FIMI) 58
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 33
Polish Albums (ZPAV) 23
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade) 16
UK Albums (Official Chart Company) 53
US Billboard 200 43
World (United World Album Chart)[36] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 7,500*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 40,000*
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 40,000^
France (SNEP) Platinum 100,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 100,000^
Italy (FIMI) Gold 25,000*
Italy (FIMI) Gold 25,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

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

External links

  • Buy Ultraviolence on iTunes.
  • Buy Ultraviolence on Google Play.
  • Buy Ultraviolence on Amazon.
  • Stream Ultraviolence on Spotify.

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