"Wild at Heart" is a song by Lana Del Rey, which is featured on her seventh studio album, Chemtrails Over The Country Club. It was originally intended to be featured on her sixth studio album and fifth major-label studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell, but was ultimately cut from the final tracklist.[1]
Background[]
On December 18, 2020, it appeared on Shazam alongside the rest of the tracklist for Chemtrails Over The Country Club.
Del Rey mentioned the title in her Twitter status from July 31, 2019:
- "I made this necklace last week at xiv karats and I’m so proud of it! coordinates of la on the front Wild at heart on the back"[2]
Cross-references[]
- Polka dots are also mentioned in "Put the Radio On".
- Joe is also mentioned in the album version of "How to Disappear".
- The musical interlude from "How to Disappear" is used as the chorus.
- Hearts are also mentioned in "Arcadia", "Million Dollar Man", "Queen Of Hearts", "Heartshaped Chevrolet" and "Breaking My Heart".
- The phrase "I like you lots" is similar to "I like you a lot" in "Music to Watch Boys To", "Breaking My Heart", "You Can Be The Boss", and "Black Bathing Suit", stylized as "I liked you a lot" in "White Mustang". It is also similar to "I like you quite a lot" in "Lolita".
- Being wild is also mentioned in "Nectar of the Gods" ,"Never Let Me Go", "Cherry Blossom" and "Wild One".
- The line "What would you do if I wouldn't sing for them no more?" is similar to the line "And I will never sing again" from "Swan Song".
- Drinking Jack and Coke is also mention in "Girl That Got Away".
- John is also mentioned in “Loved You Then and Now”.
Lyrics[]
What would you do if I told you
It made me crazy
To see your pretty pics on Sunset Boulevard?
And it makes me lazy
So I smoke cigarettes
Just to understand the smog
I love you lots like polka dots
You're killing me more
Than coffee pots and Insta thots
With every drop I pour
And if I had to do it all again
I would because, babe, in the end
It brought me here to you
I left Calabasas, escaped all the ashes, ran into the dark
And it made me wild, wild, wild at heart
The cameras have flashes, they cause the car crashes
But I'm not a star
If you love me, you'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
If they love me, they'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
What would you do if I wouldn't sing for them no more?
Like if you heard I was out in the bars drinkin' Jack and Coke
Going crazy for anyone who would listen to my stories, babe?
Time after time, I think about leaving
But you know that I never do, just 'cause you keep me believin'
I love you lots, despite the odds
You're killing me, Joe
And all these thoughts brought us apart
And that's okay, too
'Cause even in the worst of times
You saw the best of me
And that's why I stay here with you
I left Calabasas, escaped all the ashes, ran into the dark
And it made me wild, wild, wild at heart
The cameras have flashes, they cause the car crashes
But I'm not a star
If you love me, you'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
If you love me, you'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
'Cause, baby, I'm wild at heart
If you love me, you'll love me
'Cause I'm wild at heart
Baby, I'm wild, wild at heart
If they love me, they'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
If they love me, they'll love me
'Cause I'm wild, wild at heart
Credits[]
- Lana Del Rey — vocals, producer
- Jack Antonoff — composer, producer, mixer, bass, drums, 12-string acoustic guitar, guitar, mellotron, piano, synthesizer
- Laura Sisk — engineer, mixer
- Evan Smith — brass band
- Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer
- John Rooney — assistant recording engineer
- Jon Sher — assistant recording engineer