Summertime Sadness
"Summertime Sadness" is a pop/trip hop song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It is from her second studio album, Born to Die (2012).[1] It was released on June 22, 2012. In the spring of 2013, it reached number one in Poland,[2] Ukraine, and Armenia. It also reached the top 10 in 6 european countries. Trap and House remixes of the song helped Del Rey break into the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. That chart is where the song became a modest hit. Because of this, the single gave Del Rey her first US number-one single in August 2013.[3]
There was a remix of the song by Cedric Gervais in the summer of 2013. It was released to American contemporary hit radio during the same time the remix was released. Because of this, it helped the single become a sleeper hit.[4]
The song's lyrics according to Lana are about a good friend of hers who died by his own hand and she is sad this summer as he is gone and summer is in full bloom.[5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Billboard - Reviews - Lana del Rey's 'Born to Die': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum".
- ↑ http://www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2013/T40m0805.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Cedric Gervais Talks 'Summertime Sadness' Remix Smash, Linking with Lana del Rey and Blowing up". Billboard.
- ↑ "A Tale of Two Lovers Committing Suicide is the Reason for Lana del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" | VH1 Music News". Archived from the original on 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ "WATCH: Lana del Rey & Jaime King Play Suicidal Lesbian Lovers". HuffPost. 20 July 2012.
- ↑ "Lana del Rey "Summertime Sadness" Lyrics Meaning: Is She Really Sad? - Popdust". Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
