Lust for Life Lana Did It Again
"Lust for Life" is a song by Lana Del Rey featuring The Weeknd. It is the championship track from Del Rey'southward fifth studio album and quaternary major-label studio album. It was co-written with The Weeknd, Max Martin and Rick Nowels and co-produced with Nowels, Kieron Menzies and Dean Reid, with boosted production past Martin. The vocal was officially released as the second single from Animalism for Life on April 19, 2017.
Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Writing and production
- three Commercial functioning
- 4 Disquisitional reception and limerick
- five Live performances
- half dozen Music video
- 6.i Groundwork
- 6.two Description
- 6.3 Photoshoot past Neil Krug
- 6.4 Behind the scenes
- 7 Cross-references
- viii Official versions
- 9 Lyrics
- nine.1 Album version & "BladeRunner" demo version
- 9.2 Radio edit
- 9.3 Demo versions 1 & ii
- 9.iv Demo version 3 (produced past Max Martin)
- 10 Commercial release
- 10.one Digital release
- 10.2 Physical release
- 11 Promotional release
- 11.1 Lust for Life CD by Polydor in France
- eleven.2 Lust for Life CD by Polydor in France
- 12 Credits
- 13 Charts
- 14 External links
- 15 References
Background [ ]
The song was registered at ASCAP Ace Repertory under Del Rey's proper noun during March 2017, with The Weeknd credited as a co-writer under his real name Abel Tesfaye.[1] Later the vocal was registered, Del Rey teased the collaboration on March 26, when she tweeted The Weeknd'southward signature 'XO' logo,[2], and she also teased it when she included the aforementioned 'XO' logo in the Lust for Life album trailer.
The song was officially released worldwide on April nineteen, 2017, shortly later on being premiered worldwide on BBC Radio 1.[three] The song serves as the 4th collaboration between Del Rey and The Weeknd, the get-go three existence his tracks, "Prisoner", "Party Monster", and "Stargirl Interlude". "Lust for Life" was the first track Del Rey released that features some other artist.
On August 25, 2017, two official remixes of the song, ane produced by BloodPop® and i by The Avener were officially released alongside remixes for "Summer Bummer".
On Baronial 31, 2017, the total instrumental leaked.
On Jan 29, 2020, a demo lasting half dozen minutes was leaked on a Russian site. This version was written solely with Rick Nowels, before Max Martin'south rework. At least two more demos are rumored to be, 1 described every bit a "bract runner" version, and the other similar to the album version sans The Weeknd's contribution. Two demos of the song, the "blade runner" version and the 3rd demo, produced by Max Martin, leaked in full on October 15, 2020.
On June 11, 2020, a snippet of a supposed second demo leaked online. A second snippet of this demo leaked 2 days later, with the full demo leaking hours afterward. The instrumental of this demo leaked on October 3, 2020.
Writing and production [ ]
In an interview with Courtney Love for Dazed magazine, Del Rey opened up about writing "Lust for Life" and stated that it was the first song she wrote for the album. She loved the vocal but felt "it wasn't correct", so while in process of finishing the vocal, Del Rey flew to Sweden to meet with Max Martin, who brash her to plow what had previously been a verse into the song'south chorus. According to Rick Nowels: "It was ane of the kickoff songs written for the album, and nosotros completed the first version, and it was a beautiful piece of art. Information technology's ane of my favourite songs. During the process of making the tape Lana had a meeting with Max Martin and he said: 'That verse could exist a chorus!' — ie. the 'Take off your clothes' function, which originally was a verse. At that place was a lot of energy in the room effectually making a hit single, so we rewrote it and made that the chorus of the song. In the cease at that place were ii versions of the song, with the new version ending up on the anthology" [forty].
Producer and engineer Dean Reid added "The original song was a long ballad with pads and vocals, and and then Max's crew rearranged it into more of a pop structure with beats, and and then Lana wanted to exercise more of a '50s doo-wop style spoken-word matter in the verses" [twoscore]. Engineer Kieron Menzies gave more insight about the vocal'due south composition by maxim that "The first version was more than ominous, but the spoken words and Motown/Phil Spector beat in the verses gave it more of a Shangri-Las vibe and a walking-in-the-sand feeling. It too added to the future-retro thing that Lana is so fond of. Throughout the making of the album she kept talking well-nigh Blade Runner being an inspiration." [twoscore]
When Del Rey had returned to her main producer Rick Nowels, she felt like she really wanted The Weeknd sing the chorus, whom she is very shut with and has worked with before. He "rewrote a little scrap of it," but she still felt like it was missing something, so she "went back for a fourth fourth dimension and layered it up with harmonies", and felt that she was finally happy with the song.[4] Nowels called the original version of the song "a beautiful art vocal, it's quite touching".[5]
Commercial performance [ ]
Upon release, "Animalism for Life" was a success for Del Rey commercially. The song rapidly went to #one on the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 nautical chart,[six] becoming her second consecutive single from Lust for Life to do and so, and in less than 24 hours the official sound gained over four.7 million views on YouTube. The track also peaked at #3 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Charts.
Disquisitional reception and limerick [ ]
Composed in the key of East-flat major at a midtempo 100 beats per minute, Idolator characterized "Animalism for Life" equally a "witchy dream pop" song,[7] also equally describing it equally a breathtakingly aggressive rail with "throwback to the wall of sound product of the '60s with the lush, beautiful harmonies associated with acts similar The Shangri-Las".[8] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork called the vocal "the auditory equivalent of a perfume commercial, all wisps of sensations and hints of feeling".[ix] At the end of 2017, Rolling Stone placed the song at number 9 on their list of the "50 Best Songs of 2017", calling it a "darkly lustrous duet".[10]
Live performances [ ]
Del Rey performed a solo version of the song live for the very outset time on May xx, 2017, in Carson, California, for the KROQ Weenie Roast, and again on May 27, 2017, in Hull, United Kingdom, for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. Del Rey too performed the song at her Lust for Life listening party and operation hosted past Spotify at No Vacancy in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 2017. Information technology was performed at various other 2017 shows and in 2018 it was included every bit part of the setlist for the LA to the Moon Bout.
Music video [ ]
| Music video | Information | |
|---|---|---|
 | Released | May 22, 2017 |
| Length | v:19 | |
| Director | Rich Lee | |
| Producer | ||
| Filmed | April, 2017 | |
| Location | California | |
| Vevo views | 177+ Million views | |
Background [ ]
After releasing an official audio video for "Animalism for Life" most a month prior, on May 14, 2017, Del Rey appear that an official music video for the song would be released shortly, and on May nineteen she posted a teaser featuring a clip of the video on social media.[11] On May 21, Del Rey revealed that the video would be released the next day and likewise posted several behind-the-scenes photos taken by Neil Krug as well every bit some other brusque teaser clip of the video. The official music video was uploaded to Del Rey'southward Vevo aqueduct on May 22, 2017.
Description [ ]
The video kicks off with footage of outer space, and gradually zooms out from the eye of Del Rey's eye to reveal Del Rey in a Television receiver studio. She is wearing a cerise dress and performing simply choreographed moves with her two backup dancers, Alexandria Kaye and Ashley Rodriguez, who are in the background. Every bit the track moves into the chorus, Del Rey climbs upward a ladder that leads her up the "H" of the famed Hollywood sign, where The Weeknd is there to pull her to the meridian. The duo brand the sign their playground, sitting on the edge of the letters and running all the mode beyond, until Del Rey slides down the "D" and they both land in a field of orange flowers. To close the video, it zooms out to show the world illuminated with a large peace sign.
Photoshoot by Neil Krug [ ]
Behind the scenes [ ]
Cross-references [ ]
- Del Rey similarly calls her boyfriend "cool" in "Brooklyn Babe", "The Next Best American Record", "Ridin'", "Push Me Downwards", and alludes to it in "National Canticle".
- The "H of the Hollywood sign" is also mentioned in the Lust for Life album trailer monologue.
- The lyrics "take off, take off" are melodically similar to the lyrics "hello, hello" in "Without Yous".
- The same sound of a motorcycle revving its engine heard in the intro can also be heard in "Become Gratuitous".
- The phrase "gotta dance til we die" is similar to "nosotros'll dance until we die" from "Take Me to Paris".
- The lyrics "we're the masters of our own fate, we're the captains of our own soul" is a reference to the poem "Invictus" past Ernst Henley.
- Gold is also mentioned in "Ultraviolence", "Heavy Hitter" and "Music to Lookout Boys To".
- The lyrics "In that location'due south no stopping at present, green lights forever" are like to "We can never stop movin', we see nothin' but the green lights" from "God Salve Our Immature Blood".
- References to swimming pools, which appear in the demo, are also present in "Trash Magic", "Off to the Races" and "Heavy Hitter", among many other songs.
- Hollywood is a recurrent place on several lyrics, including the song of the same name, equally well every bit "Hollywood's Expressionless", "Happiness Is A Butterfly", "Terrence Loves You", The Weeknd vocal featuring Lana; "Prisoner" among many others, too as the verse form "Tessa DiPietro".
- July is likewise mentioned in "Young and Beautiful", "I Tin can Wing" and the demo version of "Cute People Beautiful Problems".
- The lyric "only the adept dice young" is a direct reference to the 1977 song "Only the Good Die Young" past Billy Joel.
- The lyrics "blue skies forever" might be a reference to the 1983 song "Blue Skies Forever" by Frankie Miller.
- The phrase "nosotros're the masters of our own fate" is similar to "I'm the primary of my destiny" from "Summer of Sam".
- Reference to "Trip the light fantastic toe Till We Die".
- The phrase "it's funny how some things just change in a day" from demos 1 & 2 is similar to "the world can change in a day" from "Swan Song".
Official versions [ ]
- Anthology version — 4:24
- Instrumental version — 4:24
- Radio edit — 3:40
- Music video version — v:19
- Demo version ane — half dozen:02 (produced by Rick Nowels)
- Demo version ii — v:52
- Instrumental version — six:01
- Demo version iii ("Max Martin's demo") — 3:43 (produced past Max Martin)
- Demo version 4 ("BladeRunner version") with The Weeknd — 4:23 (produced by Max Martin)
Lyrics [ ]
Album version & "BladeRunner" demo version [ ]
[Lana Del Rey]:
Climb up the H of the Hollywood sign (Yeah)
In these stolen moments, the world is mine (Doo-wop, doo-wop)
At that place's nobody hither, just us together (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
Keeping it hot, like July forever
'Cause we're the masters of our own fate
We're the captains of our own souls
There's no style for u.s. to complain
'Cause boy we're aureate, male child we're aureate
And I was similar
Take off, take off
Take off all your wearing apparel
Accept off, take off
Take off all your dress
Accept off, take off
Take off all of your clothes
[The Weeknd]:
They say only the skilful die immature
That just ain't right
'Crusade we're having too much fun
Too much fun tonight
Yeah
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
And a lust for life, and a animalism for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps united states of america alive, keeps us live
Keeps us live, keeps us alive
And a animalism for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a animalism for life
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
Keeps the states alive, keeps u.s.a. live
[Lana Del Rey]:
We dance on the H of the Hollywood sign (Yeah)
Till we run out of breath
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
Gotta dance till we dice (Doo-wop, doo-wop)
[Lana Del Rey]:
My boyfriend's back and he'southward cooler than always (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
There's no more night
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
Blue skies forever
[The Weeknd]:
'Cause we're the masters of our ain fate
We're the captains of our own souls
And then in that location's no need for the states to hesitate
Nosotros're all lonely, let'southward take control
And I was like
Take off, take off
Take off all your apparel
Accept off, take off
Have off all your clothes
Take off, take off
Have off all of your clothes
[Lana Del Rey]:
They say only the good die immature
That merely ain't right
'Cause nosotros're having too much fun
Too much fun tonight
[The Weeknd]:
Yeah
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
And a animalism for life, and a animalism for life
And a animalism for life, and a animalism for life
Keeps u.s. live, keeps us alive
Keeps u.s.a. alive, keeps us alive
[Lana Del Rey]:
My boyfriend's back and he's cooler than ever
In that location'due south no more dark
[The Weeknd]:
Blue skies forever
[Lana Del Rey]:
I told you twice
In our honey letter of the alphabet
There's no stopping at present
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
Dark-green lights forever
[Lana Del Rey]:
And I was like
Take off, take off
Accept off all your clothes
Take off, take off
Take off all your apparel
Take off, accept off
Have off all of your clothes
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
And a animalism for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps the states alive, keeps united states of america alive
Keeps us live, keeps us alive
And a animalism for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps usa alive, keeps us live
Keeps us alive, keeps united states alive
Radio edit [ ]
[Lana Del Rey]:
Climb upward the H of the Hollywood sign (Yeah)
In these stolen moments, the globe is mine (Doo-wop, doo-wop)
There's nobody hither, just us together (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
Keeping information technology hot, similar July forever
'Cause we're the masters of our own fate
We're the captains of our ain souls
There's no fashion for us to complain
'Cause boy we're gilded, boy we're gold
And I was like
Take off, take off
Take off all your clothes
Take off, take off
Take off all your dress
Take off, take off
Have off all of your clothes
[The Weeknd]:
They say only the good die young
That merely ain't right
'Cause we're having as well much fun
As well much fun tonight
Yeah
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a animalism for life
Keeps the states alive, keeps us alive
Keeps us alive, keeps the states alive
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a animalism for life, and a lust for life
Keeps u.s.a. alive, keeps u.s.a. alive
Keeps united states of america alive, keeps us live
[Lana Del Rey]:
We trip the light fantastic on the H of the Hollywood sign (Yeah)
Till we run out of breath
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
Gotta dance till we die (Doo-wop, doo-wop)
[Lana Del Rey]:
My boyfriend'south dorsum and he'south cooler than always (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
There's no more night
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
Bluish skies forever
[The Weeknd]:
'Cause we're the masters of our own fate
Nosotros're the captains of our ain souls
So in that location'due south no need for us to hesitate
We're all alone, allow's take control
And I was like
Take off, take off
Accept off all your dress
Take off, take off
Accept off all your apparel
Take off, take off
Accept off all of your dress
[Lana Del Rey]:
They say only the good die young
That but ain't right
'Crusade nosotros're having besides much fun
As well much fun tonight
[The Weeknd]:
Yeah
[Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd]:
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps united states alive, keeps united states live
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a animalism for life
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
Keeps us alive, keeps the states alive
And a lust for life, and a animalism for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps united states of america alive, keeps united states alive
Keeps u.s. live, keeps u.s. alive
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
And a lust for life, and a lust for life
Keeps us alive, keeps us alive
Keeps us alive, keeps us live
Demo versions one & 2 [ ]
Have off, take off
Take off all your wearing apparel
Accept off, take off
Accept off all your clothes
Take off, take off
Have off all of your clothes
They say only the good die young
That only aint us
Plus you're having as well much fun
You're not in a rush
But it's funny how some things only change in a twenty-four hour period, or even in an hour
I'chiliad similar a wild caged brute, lying by the pond pool, losing all my power
It's funny how my life just stopped and shifted from meeting y'all as a stranger
Now I'm like a wild caged animal, lying by the swimming pool, trying to await for danger
Just my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
But my animalism for life
Animalism for life
Keeps me live
Take off, take off
Take off all your wearing apparel
Take off, have off
Take off all your apparel
Take off, take off
Accept off all of your clothes
They say only the good die young
That simply aint right
'Cause we're having too much fun
Too much fun tonight
Only information technology'southward funny how some things just change in a day, or even in an hour
Now I'm similar a wild caged animal, sitting by the pond pool, losing all my power
Information technology's funny how a life can alter or be shaped from passing past a stranger
Now I'm like a wild caged brute, lying by the swimming pool, trying to look for danger
But my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
But my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
It's funny how some things just change in a solar day, or fifty-fifty in an hour
At present I'1000 like a wild caged creature, sitting by the swimming pool, losing all my power
It's funny how a life can change or be shaped from passing by a stranger
Now I'm like a wild caged beast, lying by the swimming pool, trying to look for danger
Only my animalism for life
Animalism for life
Keeps me live
Only my lust for life
Animalism for life
Keeps me alive
Ooh
Oh
Oh
Demo version 3 (produced past Max Martin) [ ]
One pes in the door
I've been trying
To go your attention
Is it working out nevertheless?
Dearest me or dear me non
I don't care anymore
Only, baby, I've been dying
To get your attention
And I was like
Take off, take off
Have off all your apparel
Take off, take off
Take off all your clothes
Take off, accept off
Take off all your dress
They say just the good die young
That only ain't u.s.a.
Plus you're having besides much fun
You're non in a rush
But my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
But my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
My boyfriend's back and he's cooler than always
At that place's no more night, blue skies forever
One day or one dark
I've been trying
To make a connection
Is it working or not?
Beloved me or love me not
I don't care anymore
'Crusade babe I've been dying
To taste your affection
And I was like
Take off, take off
Take off all your clothes
Take off, have off
Take off all your clothes
Take off, take off
Take off all your clothes
They say only the skillful die young
That just ain't the states
Plus yous're having too much fun
You lot're not in a rush
Only my lust for life
Lust for life
Keeps me alive
But my animalism for life
Lust for life
Keeps me live
My young man'south back and he'south cooler than ever
At that place's no more nighttime, blueish skies forever
Commercial release [ ]
Digital release [ ]
- Lust for Life - Unmarried
 | Label: Polydor, Interscope Format: Digital download Released: April 19, 2017 Barcode: None Photography: Neil Krug Design: Uncredited |
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| # | Name | Time | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Animalism for Life" (featuring The Weeknd) | 4:24 | |||||||
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- Lust for Life (BloodPop® Remix) - Unmarried
 | Label: Polydor, Interscope Format: Digital download Released: August 25, 2017 Barcode: None Photography: Uncredited Design: Uncredited |
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| # | Proper noun | Time | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Animalism for Life" (featuring The Weeknd) (BloodPop® Remix) | three:22 | |||||||
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- Lust for Life (The Avener Rework) - Unmarried
 | Label: Polydor, Interscope Format: Digital download Released: August 25, 2017 Barcode: None Photography: N/A Design: Uncredited |
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| # | Name | Time | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Lust for Life" (featuring The Weeknd) (The Avener Rework) | four:12 | |||||||
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Physical release [ ]
- Dear / Animalism for Life Limited LP
 | Label: Polydor, Interscope Format: ten" vinyl Released: September xv, 2017 Barcode: 44292373 Photography: Neil Krug Design: Uncredited |
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| # | Name | Time | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ane. | "Love" | four:32 | |||||||
| 2. | "Lust for Life" (featuring The Weeknd) | 4:24 | |||||||
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Promotional release [ ]
Lust for Life CD by Polydor in France [ ]
Lust for Life CD by Polydor in France [ ]
Credits [ ]
- Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — vocals, songwriting, production
- Abel Tesfaye — vocals, songwriting
- Rick Nowels — songwriting, product, piano, Mellotron, synth pad
- Max Martin — songwriting, additional production, Juno bass
- Dean Reid — production, engineering, mixing, drums, percussion, bass guitar, synth guitar, vocoder, furnishings
- Kieron Menzies — production, technology, mixing, drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, strings, tape loops
- Jordan Stilwell & Trevor Yasuda — engineering science
- Adam Ayan — mastering
- David Levita — electric guitar
- Zac Rae — synthesizer
- Ali Payami — drum programming
- Mighty Mike — bongo
- Technical
- Published by MXM (administered by Kobalt) (ASCAP) / R-Rated Music administered by EMI April Music Rights Inc. (Global Music Rights) / Songs Music Music Publishing, LLC o/b/o Songs of SMP (ASCAP) / Sony / ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
- Recorded at The Greenish Edifice, Los Angeles and Hampstead Studios, London
- Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
- The Weeknd appears courtesy of The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Charts [ ]
External links [ ]
- Buy/stream "Lust for Life"
References [ ]
Source: https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Lust_for_Life_(song)
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