"Us Against the World" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and produced by The Rural.
Background
Del Rey uploaded the song to her defunct SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs "On Our Way", "Hundred Dollar Bill", "Velvet Crowbar", "Kinda Outta Luck" and "You Can Be the Boss".[1]
After being deleted from SoundCloud, the song leaked on December 20, 2012. The full instrumental surfaced online on August 13, 2016. Two vocal outtakes leaked on March 6, 2017. A snippet of an a cappella demo and a snippet of an acoustic demo of the song also leaked at different times. On June 5, 2017, a vocal outtake of the song was leaked.
On July 27, 2017, during an Instagram livestream, Del Rey mentioned that the song was amongst her favorite unreleased songs, which she wanted to release sometime in the future.
Live performances
Del Rey performed the song several times as part of the setlist for the 2015 Endless Summer Tour. The first performance was on the first date on May 7th in The Woodlands, Texas, alongside the other unreleased songs "Serial Killer" and "You Can Be the Boss".[2][3][4]
Cross-references
- Cola is referenced in many other songs such as "Serial Killer" and the song of the same name.
- Getting high is referenced in many other songs, such as "Born to Die".
- Being the "queen of New York" is also mentioned in "Summer of Sam", "Old Money" and "Party Girl".
- The title is referenced to in the lyrics of "Back to tha Basics".
- The chorus is almost identical to the one in "Party Girl".
Official versions
- Studio version — 3:10
- Instrumental version — 3:14
- Acoustic demo (snippet) — 0:47
Lyrics
What do you need to get high for when your baby's so to die for?
Quit your job, let's make a ride for it
If you want it supersize, I can do that for ya
If you want it double fries, I can do that for ya
If you want a good surprise, I can do that for ya
If you won't believe your eyes, I can do that for ya
What do you need to get high for when your baby's so to die for?
Quit your job, let's make a ride for
It's us against the world
If you want a cola, I can make it colder
If you want a bad girl, nobody's bolder
And if you want the queen of New York
Then you better call me, call me
If you want some dirty lies, I can do that for ya
Watch me dance for other guys, I can do that for ya
Tell you everything's alright, I can do that for ya
Never ever leave your side, I can do that for ya
What do I need to get high for?
There ain't no reason to cry for
Quit your job, let's make a life
Boy, it's us against the world
If you want a cola, I can make it colder
If you want a bad girl, nobody's bolder
And if you want the queen of New York
Then you better call me, call me
Lights (lights), sights (sights)
Buy me Coca-Cola in the middle of the night
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Lights (lights), sights (sights)
Buy me Coca-Cola in the middle of the night
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
What do you need to get high for when your baby's so to die for?
Quit your job, let's make a ride for
It's us against the world
If you want a cola, I can make it colder
If you want a bad girl, nobody's bolder
And if you want the queen of New York
Then you better call me, call me
If you want a cola, I can make it colder
If you want a bad girl, nobody's bolder
And if you want the queen of New York
Then you better call me, call me
References
- ↑ Lanadelrey. (2010) Lana Del Rey on SoundCloud. Wayback Machine. [Access Date: September 22, 2017]
- ↑ Lana Del Rey News (@QualityLana). ""Us Against The World" soundcheck in Texas! #EndlessSummerTour" May 7, 2015. Twitter. [Access Date: May 7, 2015]
- ↑ Williams, Dane. (2015) "Warming up for the #EndlessSummerTour @lanadelrey @blake_lee @mrbironic". Instagram. [Access date May 7, 2015]
- ↑ Ldr Fansite. (2015) "Lana Del Rey rehearsing "You Can Be The Boss" for the Endless Summer Tour". YouTube. [Access Date: June 10, 2017]