Album · 2012
Paradise
by Lana Del Rey
Paradise by Lana Del Rey (2012) is rated 3.3/5 from 2 ratings on Riffiter.
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Paradise is the Born to Die universe with the camp dialed up and the strings swelling higher: "Ride"'s monologue manifesto, "Cola"'s opening line built to scandalize, "Gods & Monsters" as mission statement. Eight tracks of deliberate American mythmaking. The EP-as-epilogue that ended up defining her aesthetic as much as the album it followed.
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8 tracks · 33 min
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Paradise is the third extended play and second major release by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey; it was released on November 9, 2012 by Universal Music. It was additionally packaged with the reissue of her second studio album, Born to Die (2012), titled Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Del Rey enlisted collaborators including producers Rick Nowels, Justin Parker and Rick Rubin. The EP's sound has been described as baroque pop and trip hop. Upon its release, Paradise received generally favorable reviews from music critics. The extended play debuted at No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 67,000 copies. It also debuted at No. 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked within the top five of various other Billboard charts. Charting across Europe, the EP became a top 10 hit in Flanders and Poland, charting within the top 20 in Wallonia and the Netherlands.
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The EP's lead single was the ballad "Ride", which became a modest hit in the United States, Switzerland, Ireland and France and reached the top 10 in Russia. "Blue Velvet" (a cover of the popular 1950s track) and "Burning Desire" were released as promotional singles. Music videos for "Ride", "Blue Velvet", "Bel Air" and "Burning Desire" were posted to Vevo and YouTube to help promote the EP. In December 2013, Del Rey released the Anthony Mandler-directed Tropico, a short film that includes the songs "Body Electric", "Gods & Monsters" and "Bel Air". That same month, an EP of the same name was made available for digital purchase, containing the film along with the three aforementioned songs. In 2014, the EP was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
In brief
- Is Paradise good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Paradise 3.3/5 from 2 ratings.
- When was Paradise released?
- Paradise was released in 2012 on Polydor.
- How many tracks are on Paradise?
- Paradise has 8 tracks, with a runtime of 33 minutes.
- What genre is Paradise?
- Paradise is catalogued under Pop.