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"Your Girl" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was co-written and produced by Rick Nowels in 2013. The song is registered on PPL Repertoire.[1]

Background[]

The song was recorded during November 2013, in the same sessions as "I Can Fly", "Say Yes to Heaven", "Shades of Cool", "Is This Happiness", "Fine China", and "Sad Girl", for Ultraviolence. The track was ultimately cut from the final tracklist.

In 2016, Patrick Warren, who had worked with Del Rey and Nowels around the time the song was originally recorded, was the subject of a phishing attack, where a fan impersonated Del Rey's team to convince Warren to send them the song and related project materials.[S 1] Warren had the stems for the parts of the song that he recorded - namely the keys and strings - and limited access to the other stems produced by Nowels and other musicians who worked on the track in 2013. Under the impression that the attack was genuine contact from Del Rey's team, Warren produced a new version of the song in 2016 using the limited original material from 2013 as well as newly recorded instrumentation.[S 2] This 2016 version was forwarded, alongside both the original and new stems he had, to the attacker.[S 1]

Three snippets, including snippets of stems of the track, leaked on August 15, 2016. The full instrumental lacking a drum stem leaked on January 28, 2017, followed by another snippet on March 21. A variety of instrumental stems condensed into one file also leaked around this time. A fan-edited full version of Patrick Warren's edit leaked on April 18, and the full version without the fan edit would leak on May 22, 2020. A snippet of Rick Nowels original version leaked on March 31, 2023, followed by its leak in full on December 21. The name of the file was titled "Your Girl KM mix 011", which suggests the song was mixed by longtime Nowels collaborator Kieron Menzies.

On April 1, 2023, the second version of the song leaked. This version, produced by Nowels and mixed by Rob Orton, was mastered in 2014 for inclusion on Ultraviolence.[S 3] The instrumental of this version leaked in lossless quality on June 21, 2024. On June 19, 2023, it was revealed that STINT also produced a version of the song.[S 4]

Composition and writing[]

"Your Girl" is a slow rock ballad with elements of blues, soul and jazz. The song is set in the key of D minor playing at approximately 120 beats per minute. Instrumentation for the track consists of a synthesized bass, strumming electric guitar, strings and a prominent use of an organ in the chorus. Lyrically, the track depicts Del Rey, tired from performing, asking an old flame to carry her to her bed while lamenting about how their relationship could have been.

Cross-references[]

Official versions[]

  • Version 1 (produced by Rick Nowels) — 4:16
    • Stem instrumental — 4:04
    • Stem edit (edited by Patrick Warren) — 4:26
  • Version 2 (mastered; produced by Rick Nowels) — 4:12
    • Instrumental version — 4:11
  • Version 3 (produced by STINT) — Unknown

Lyrics[]

Version 1[]

Carry me off the stage, I can't do this anymore
Been gone for three years, is that enough for you, boy?
Carry me to my bed, paint my toenails blue
Tell me all about the things that you and I will never do

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Carry me off the stage, I've had too much to drink
Been on tour too long and I've had too much time to think
Carry me to my bed, lay me in a bed of down
Kiss me on my hair, remind me of the way we were, not now

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Late at night, lady of Versailles
Call me late if you wanna get high
Late at night, lady of Versailles
You and I get to know one another
Late at night, lady of Versailles
Call me late if you wanna get high
Late at night, baby, you and I
Can get to know one another

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh

Version 2[]

Ooh, ooh, ahh

Carry me off the stage, I can't do this anymore
Been gone for three years, is that enough for you, boy?
Carry me to my bed, paint my toenails blue
Tell me all about the things that you and I will never do

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Carry me off the stage, I've had too much to drink
Been on tour too long and I've had too much time to think
Carry me to my bed, lay me in a bed of down
Kiss me on my hair, remind me of the way we were, not now

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Late at night, lady of Versailles
Call me late if you wanna get high
Late at night, lady of Versailles
You and I get to know one another
Late at night, lady of Versailles
Call me late if you wanna get high
Late at night, baby, you and I
Can get to know one another

I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl
I wish I was your girl, ahh

Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh

References[]

  1. ISRC Code: GBUM71402154

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  2. This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  3. This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Eclipse, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  4. This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Unknown, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
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