Lana Del Rey Wiki
Register
Lana Del Rey Wiki
No edit summary
Tag: Visual edit
Tag: Visual edit
(9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 37: Line 37:
   
 
=== Year-end lists ===
 
=== Year-end lists ===
''Venice Beach'' ranked on many critics 2018 year end lists.
+
''Venice Bitch'' ranked on many critics 2018 year end lists.
 
{|
 
{|
|Crack Magazine
+
!Crack Magazine
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>2
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>2
 
|-
 
|-
|Dazed
+
!Dazed
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>8
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>8
 
|-
 
|-
 
!Hot Press
|Esquire
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|Hot Press
 
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>16
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>16
 
|-
 
|-
|Idolator
+
!Idolator
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>1
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>1
 
|-
 
|-
|Noisey
+
!Noisey
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>4
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>4
 
|-
 
|-
|Paper
+
!Paper
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>3
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>3
 
|-
 
|-
|Pitchfork
+
!Pitchfork
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>37
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>37
 
|-
 
|-
|Slant Magazine
+
!Slant Magazine
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>21
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>21
 
|-
 
|-
|Spin
+
!Spin
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>3
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>3
 
|-
 
|-
|Uproxx
+
!Uproxx
 
|
 
|
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>11
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>11
Line 84: Line 81:
   
 
== Live performances ==
 
== Live performances ==
Lana performed the song live for the first time at a Apple Event on [[2018/October#October 30|October 30, 2018]] changing the lyrics "Bitch" to "Chick".<ref>https://globalnews.ca/news/4611965/lana-del-rey-new-single/</ref>
+
Lana performed the song live for the first time at a Apple Event on [[2018/October#October 30|October 30, 2018]] changing the lyrics "Bitch" to "Chick" and "Fucks" to "Cares".<ref>https://globalnews.ca/news/4611965/lana-del-rey-new-single/</ref>
   
 
== Artwork ==
 
== Artwork ==
Line 97: Line 94:
 
*Being an ice queen is also mentioned in an unreleased song "[[Crooked Cop (song)|Crooked Cop]]".
 
*Being an ice queen is also mentioned in an unreleased song "[[Crooked Cop (song)|Crooked Cop]]".
 
*Direct reference to "[[Hangin' Around (song)|Hangin' Around]]".
 
*Direct reference to "[[Hangin' Around (song)|Hangin' Around]]".
  +
*Leather is also mentioned in "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]" and "[[Freak (song)|Freak]]".
   
 
==Music video==
 
==Music video==
Line 107: Line 105:
 
|filmed=
 
|filmed=
 
|location=
 
|location=
|vevo views= 7+ Million views
+
|vevo views= 10+ Million views
}}The music video was shot by [[Chuck Grant]] and released simultaneously with the track. It features Del Rey's backup dancers [[Ashley Rodriguez]] and [[Alexandria Kaye]] who previously appeared in the video for "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]".
+
}}The music video was shot by [[Chuck Grant]] with Del Rey's iPhone and released simultaneously with the track. It features Del Rey's backup dancers [[Ashley Rodriguez]] and [[Alexandria Kaye]] who previously appeared in the video for "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]".
   
 
On January 11, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the music video for "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]" on Instagram, and it revealed that clips from that video were featured in the "Venice Bitch" and "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]" music video.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfNuY0juH7/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Norman Fucking Rockwell @yourgirlchuck @follow_ashley @missalexkaye". (January 11, 2019). ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: January 11, 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
 
On January 11, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the music video for "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]" on Instagram, and it revealed that clips from that video were featured in the "Venice Bitch" and "[[Mariners Apartment Complex (song)|Mariners Apartment Complex]]" music video.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfNuY0juH7/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). "Norman Fucking Rockwell @yourgirlchuck @follow_ashley @missalexkaye". (January 11, 2019). ''Instagram''<nowiki>. [Access date: January 11, 2019]</nowiki>]</ref>
Line 254: Line 252:
 
;'''Technical'''
 
;'''Technical'''
 
* Mastered at Sterling Sound
 
* Mastered at Sterling Sound
* Recorded at Convay Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Ventlake Recording, Los Angeles, United States / Henmon Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
+
* Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Westlake Recording, Los Angeles, United States / Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
* Mixed at Convay Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
+
* Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
Line 271: Line 269:
 
[[Category:Music videos]]
 
[[Category:Music videos]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell music videos]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell music videos]]
  +
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour songs]]

Revision as of 13:35, 7 August 2020

"Venice Bitch" is a song written by Lana Del Rey and produced by Jack Antonoff. The song was released on September 18, 2018 and it serves as the second single from her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!.

Background

On September 12, 2018, The Fader announced Del Rey would release the song on September 18, 2018 and it would be accompanied by a music video shot by Chuck Grant. "Venice Bitch" and "Mariners Apartment Complex" serve as singles for Del Rey's upcoming album, which will be released on August 30, 2019.[1]

The song premiered on Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe.[2] Before the release, Lowe announced on Twitter that the track length was 10 minutes.[3] During the interview, Del Rey explained her managers' reaction to her interest in releasing the track as a single. 

"I played it for my managers and I was like, "yeah I think this is the single I want to put out". And they were like "It's 10 minutes long, are you kidding me? It's called “Venice Bitch”. Like why do you do this to us? Can you make a three minute normal pop song?" I was like "well, end of summer, some people just wanna drive around for 10 minutes get lost in some electric guitar"."

Composition

"Venice Bitch" runs at 9 minutes and 36 seconds long, making it Del Rey's longest-running track released to date. Running at a moderate tempo of 79 beats per minute, the track consists of drums, guitar, piano, and electric guitar mainly. Towards half of the song, there is a long instrumental part, which shows an electric guitar solo. The chorus repeats itself several times throughout the song, and Del Rey's vocals during the bridge and towards the end of the song are airy and layered, similar to those of "West Coast".

Critical reception

Pitchfork named the song "Best New Track" upon its release. In the review, critic Sam Sodomsky compared the song to "Mariners Apartment Complex", stating that the singles were "set in the golden haze of 1970s FM radio". Sodomsky wrote that the track was unlike anything Del Rey had ever written and that while it's nearly 10 minutes long, it's also "one of her most gripping", and added "she has never allowed herself to sink so completely into an atmosphere, burrowing deep into the song's dark blue, moody grooves".[4]

Year-end lists

Venice Bitch ranked on many critics 2018 year end lists.

Crack Magazine

2

Dazed

8

Hot Press

16

Idolator

1

Noisey

4

Paper

3

Pitchfork

37

Slant Magazine

21

Spin

3

Uproxx

11

Live performances

Lana performed the song live for the first time at a Apple Event on October 30, 2018 changing the lyrics "Bitch" to "Chick" and "Fucks" to "Cares".[5]

Artwork

The single's official artwork was shot by Del Rey.

Cross-references

  • "Nothing gold can stay" is a reference to the poem of the same title written in 1923 by Robert Frost, which was also referenced in "Music to Watch Boys To".
  • Direct reference to the album title Norman Fucking Rockwell.
  • Del Rey sings about her jealousy explicitly in the unreleased song "Jealous Girl".
  • Direct reference to the 1968 hit single "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells.
  • Del Rey refers to herself as "insane", possible reference to earlier song "Born to Die" wherein she sings "you like your girls insane".
  • Being an ice queen is also mentioned in an unreleased song "Crooked Cop".
  • Direct reference to "Hangin' Around".
  • Leather is also mentioned in "Off to the Races" and "Freak".

Music video

Music video Information
Lana_Del_Rey_-_Venice_Bitch Released September 18, 2018
Length 9:41
Director Chuck Grant
Producer
Filmed
Location
Vevo views 10+ Million views

The music video was shot by Chuck Grant with Del Rey's iPhone and released simultaneously with the track. It features Del Rey's backup dancers Ashley Rodriguez and Alexandria Kaye who previously appeared in the video for "Mariners Apartment Complex".

On January 11, 2019, Del Rey posted a snippet of the music video for "Happiness Is a Butterfly" on Instagram, and it revealed that clips from that video were featured in the "Venice Bitch" and "Mariners Apartment Complex" music video.[6]

Official versions

  • Album version — 9:37
  • Single version — 9:36

Lyrics

Fear fun, fear love
Fresh out of fucks, forever
Tryin' to be stronger for you
Ice cream, ice queen
I dream in jeans and leather
Life's dream, I'm sweet for you

Oh, God, miss you on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Callin' out, bang bang, kiss kiss

You're in the yard, I light the fire
And as the summer fades away
Nothing gold can stay
You write, I tour, we make it work
You're beautiful and I'm insane
We're American-made

Give me hallmark
One dream, one life, one lover
Paint me happy and blue
Norman Rockwell
No hype under our covers
It's just me and you

Oh, God, miss you on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Callin' out, bang bang, kiss kiss

You're in the yard, I light the fire
And as the summer fades away
Nothing gold can stay
You write, I tour, we make it work
You're beautiful and I'm insane
We're American-made

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss
Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss

Oh, God, want you on my lips (I do, I do)
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
(Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss)
Yeah, yeah

Young baby is back in town now
You should come on, come over
We'll be hanging around now
You should come on, come over

Oh, God, I love him on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
Touch me with your fingertips
It's me, your little Venice bitch

Ba-back in the garden
We're getting high now, because we're older
Me, myself, I like diamonds
My baby, crimson and clover

(La-la-la-la-la-la, losers)
(Beautiful losers)
(La-la-la-la-la-la, losers)
(Beautiful, losers)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, whatever
Everything, whatever
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whatever
Everything, whatever

(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful)
(Beautiful, beautiful)
(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful)
(Beautiful, beautiful)

(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful)
(Beautiful, beautiful)
(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful)
(Beautiful, beautiful)

Back in the garden
We're getting high now, because we're older
Me and myself, I like diamonds
My baby, crimson and clover

Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey

Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey

Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over

If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love

If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love

If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love

Credits

Personnel
  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals, background vocals
  • Jack Antonoff — songwriting, production, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, piano, programming, mixing
  • Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
  • Jon Sher — recording
  • Derrick Stockwell — recording
  • Greg Eliason — recording
  • Chris Gehringer — mastering
  • Will Quinnell — mastering
Technical
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound
  • Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Westlake Recording, Los Angeles, United States / Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States
  • Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States

External links

References