Album · 2012
Born to Die
by Lana Del Rey
Born to Die is a 2012 pop album by Lana Del Rey. It runs 23 tracks across 94 minutes on Polydor. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.7/5 from 482 ratings.
Pop · Art Pop · Chamber Pop
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- 3.7 /5
- 482 ratings
- 60 /100
- 10 critics
- 23
- Tracks
- 94 min
- Runtime
- 112 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
482 ratings · avg 3.7
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
Born to Die sounds like a record by someone who watched a lot of old films and let the strings do the crying. "Video Games" is why it lasts: slow, mostly harp and strings, and it still stops a room. The middle stretch is weaker. "Diet Mountain Dew" and "Carmen" lean on the pose more than the song. The 2012 reviews treated the pose as the whole record, which missed how good the ballads are. Pitchfork gave it a 5.5 and later moved it to 7.8, and that second number is close to where I sit. It has 661 weeks on the Billboard 200 now. People kept coming back for the songs, not the arguments about her.
18 people have played it start to finish
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Critics
10 publications
- The Guardian4/5
- The Daily Telegraph4/5
- NME8/10
- Entertainment WeeklyC+
- Spin6/10
- Pitchfork5.5/10
- AllMusic2.5/5
- Chicago Tribune2/4
- Rolling Stone2/5
- The Independent2/5
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.2/10
- Metacriticaggregate62/100
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23 tracks · 94 min
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About
Born to Die is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. The album was released on January 27, 2012 on iTunes and on January 31, 2012 by Interscope Records, Polydor Records, and Stranger Records. After signing a record contract with Stranger in June 2011, released her debut single, "Video Games", which propelled her to online popularity. "Video Games" was included on Born to Die, which yielded five further singles: "Born to Die", "Blue Jeans", "National Anthem", "Summertime Sadness", and "Dark Paradise". Musically, Born to Die is a pop album that derives characteristics from such musical genres as alternative hip hop, trip hop, and indie pop. Critical reaction was polarized, with some praising its distinctive sound, while others criticized the songs' repetitiveness and the melodramatic production, which they thought was too overwhelming over the course of 12 to 15 tracks. Despite attracting polarization from music commentators, the album was generally a commercial success. It topped the charts in eleven countries including Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. As of November 2012, Born to Die has sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide.
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Born to Die was also named as the third biggest selling album of 2012 on the UK iTunes Chart. Del Rey embarked on a worldwide tour in 2011 in support of her debut album. In November 2012, Del Rey reissued a "Paradise" edition of Born to Die which features an additional nine tracks. "Blue Velvet", a popular 1960s song, was covered by Del Rey and used as a promotional single for the re-release, while "Ride" served as the first traditional single. "Cola" was then announced to be released as the EP's second official single.
In brief
- Is Born to Die good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Born to Die 3.7/5 from 482 ratings.
- When was Born to Die released?
- Born to Die was released in 2012 on Polydor.
- How many tracks are on Born to Die?
- Born to Die has 23 tracks, with a runtime of 94 minutes.
- What genre is Born to Die?
- Born to Die is catalogued under Pop, Art Pop, Chamber Pop.
- What BPM is Born to Die?
- Born to Die runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Born to Die?
- Listeners of Born to Die also rate Starboy by The Weeknd, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Melodrama by Lorde.
Born to Die at a glance
- Labels
- Polydor Records, Interscope Records
- Produced by
- Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Rick Nowels, Al Shux, Chris Braide, Robopop
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