“Looking For America” (from English - “In Search of America”) is a song by Lana Del Rey , released as a non-album single on August 9, 2019 via Interscope and Polydor Records . The song was co-written by Del Rey and co-produced by producer Jack Antonoff .
| Looking for america | ||||
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| Lana Del Rey Single | ||||
| Released | August 9, 2019 | |||
| Format | Digital distribution | |||
| Recorded by | August 5, 2019 | |||
| Duration | 2:42 | |||
| Producer | Jack Antonoff , Del Rey | |||
| Songwriter | Del Rey, Antonoff | |||
| Label | Interscope , Polydor | |||
| Timeline of the Lana Del Rey Singles | ||||
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Content
Creation History
The prerequisites for writing the song were the massacres in the American cities of El Paso , Texas and Dayton , Ohio , which occurred on August 3 and 4, 2019, respectively [1] . Del Rey wrote the song on the morning of August 5, on the way from Montecito to Los Angeles, and recorded it in the studio with producer Jack Antonoff and sound engineer Laura Sisk that day. “I know that I’m not a politician, and I’m not trying to be him, so I'm sorry that I have my own opinion - but in the light of all the massacres and shootings that really influenced me, literally at the cellular level, I wanted to share this video with you <...>, ”the performer wrote on Instagram ; in the video, she is accompanied on the guitar by Antonoff [2] . “Looking For America” became available for listening on Spotify [3] and iTunes [4] on August 9 [5] , along with a cover version of “Season of the Witch” recorded for the movie “ Scary Stories for a Story in the Dark ” [6] . On the day of the track’s release, Del Rey announced that all proceeds from Looking For America’s sales would go to the families of those killed in El Paso, Dayton, and Gilroy [7] .
Critical Reaction
List of Songs
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| one. | "Looking For America" | Lana Del Rey | Jack Antonoff | 2:42 | |||||
Record Members
Data adapted from Tidal site [8] .
- Lana Del Rey - vocals , songwriter , producer
- Jack Antonoff - producer, acoustic guitar , electric guitar , drums , mellotron , rhodes piano , mixing
- Laura Sisk - mixing
- John Sher - Assistant Engineer
- Chris Goeringer - mastering
Notes
- ↑ Maeve McDermott. Lana Del Rey wishes for a country "without the guns" on new song "Looking for America" . USA Today (August 6, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 9, 2019.
- ↑ Emily Zemler. Hear Lana Del Rey Respond to Mass Shootings on "Looking for America" . Rolling Stone (August 6, 2019). Date accessed August 8, 2019. Archived August 7, 2019.
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - “Looking For America” . Spotify (August 9, 2019). Date accessed August 8, 2019. Archived August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - “Looking For America” . iTunes (August 9, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Hunter Harris. Lana Del Rey Wrote and Recorded a New Somber Song About Mass Shootings . Vulture (August 6, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 6, 2019.
- ↑ Tosten Burks. Lana Del Rey Previews New Song About Mass Shootings in America . Spin (August 5, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 9, 2019.
- ↑ Elizabeth Grant. Thinking of everyone this morning - we finished our song and just want to let you know all of my proceeds are going to Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund, El Paso Community Relief Fund and Dayton Foundation . Twitter (August 9, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 9, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Lana Del Rey - “Looking For America” . Tidal . Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived August 9, 2019.
Links
- Lyrics "Looking For America" . Lana Del Rey. - List of songs on the AZ-Lyrics website. Date accessed August 8, 2019.
- Looking For America (audio-video )