''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition'' is the
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of American singer-songwriter
Lana Del Rey
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's major-label debut studio album ''
Born to Die
''Born to Die'' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records. The album was reissued on November 9, 2012, as an ...
'' (2012). It was released on November 9, 2012, by
Interscope
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and
Polydor Records
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. Released ten months after the original, ''The Paradise Edition'' features eight newly recorded tracks, which were simultaneously made available on the standalone
extended play
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Paradise
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'' (2012). Although having worked with several producers for each record,
Emile Haynie
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and
Rick Nowels
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s in Europe, where it charted separately from ''Born to Die'' and ''Paradise''. While the project was not directly supported by
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s of its own, the tracks "
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" and "
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" were released from ''Paradise'' on September 25, 2012, and March 13, 2013, while "
Dark Paradise
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" was serviced from ''Born to Die'' on March 1, 2013. A remix of the track "
Summertime Sadness
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" from ''Born to Die'', produced by
Cedric Gervais
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, was released independently from either project on July 11, 2013; it was later included on select reissues of ''The Paradise Edition'' after experiencing success on record charts worldwide.
Background and release
Del Rey released her second studio album and major-label debut ''
Born to Die
''Born to Die'' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records. The album was reissued on November 9, 2012, as an ...
'' in January 2012 by
Interscope Records
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,
Polydor Records
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, and Stranger Records. It debuted at number two on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies; in doing so, it became the highest opening week for a major-label debut by a female artist since ''
Dream with Me
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entered at number two in the United States. In July, Del Rey expressed her intentions release an expanded version of ''Born to Die'' subtitled ''The Paradise Edition'', which was initially expected to contain seven newly recorded tracks to supplement the original record.
Del Rey unveiled its cover in September, in which she is photographed in a beige-colored one-piece swimsuit standing before a tropical background, and elaborated that the reissue would contain the fifteen-track deluxe version of ''Born to Die'' and nine previously unreleased songs.
The final product was first released on November 9 in Australia,
and was later made available on November 13 in the United States.
''The Paradise Edition'' was packaged as a two-
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product in its physical variation,
while a
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version was serviced to
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s.
The newly recorded material was simultaneously made available on the standalone
extended play
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Paradise
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'' (2012). ''The Paradise Edition'' was released in
vinyl record
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packaging on November 20; it came with the vinyl for ''Paradise'', and designated a slipcase to hold a separately-purchased vinyl of ''Born to Die''.
A limited edition
box set
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Music
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of the project was released on December 4, 2012; it contained the physical version of the record, an eight-track remix disc, a six-music video DVD, four printed photographs, and a two-track vinyl record with remixes of "
Blue Velvet".
New material
The eight tracks appended on ''The Paradise Edition'' exemplify a "cinematic" musical style first introduced through ''Born to Die'', and incorporates frequent electric guitar and piano instrumentation like the preceding record. The newly recorded material employs more profane language than the original record, particularly with descriptions of sexual encounters. The second disc commences with the track "
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", which Tom Breihan from ''Stereogum'' described as a "string-drenched ballad" that saw Del Rey exploring the "crossover-soul-pop" musical styles that British singer
Adele
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is commonly associated with. The follow-up track "
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" heavily integrates
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references in its lyrics, and employs minimalist piano and string instrumentation that Sian Watson from ''
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'' felt placed the "smoky, effortless vocals" at the forefront of the song. "
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" begins with the lines "My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola / My eyes are wide like cherry pies", which ''
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'' Enio Chiola felt solidified the recurring concept of "a girl trying to find her father in her elder lovers" that unifies the additional tracks.
The fourth track "Body Electric" was distinguished by Jesse Cataldo of ''
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'' for its string instrumentation, which he described as a "pre-established atmospheric skeletion" given the frequency of their usage on the disc. "Blue Velvet" is a
cover version
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of the 1950s track written by
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and Lee Moris, and was interpreted by Chiola as a "romantic tribute of lovelorn and loss."
On the track "Gods & Monsters", Carl Williott from ''
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'' noted that Del Rey delivered the lyrics "I was an angel / Looking to get fucked hard" and "Fuck yeah, give it to me / This is heaven, what I truly want" with a "sultry numbness" that avoided coming across as a generic song about sex.
"
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" first appeared on Del Rey's debut studio album ''
Lana Del Ray
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'' (2010); David Edwards of ''
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'' ...
'' described the track as "stammeringly beautiful", and directed his commentary towards the genuine emotions of "a heartbeat away from collapse." According to Williott, the eighth and final track "
Bel Air" is a "melancholy waltz" that notably employs a "forest nymph chant" during its refrain.
Promotion
"
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" was originally announced as the
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from ''The Paradise Edition'',
although the track was later recognized as an offering from the standalone extended play ''Paradise''; it was premiered and released through the
iTunes Store
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on September 25, 2012.
The song respectively peaked at numbers 21 and 26 on the U.S. ''
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''
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and
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component charts, and performed sporadically across international singles charts. After ''The Paradise Edition'' was released, "
Dark Paradise
"Dark Paradise" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album, ''Born to Die'' (2012). It was written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, while production was handled by Emile Haynie. Nowels and Devrim K ...
" was serviced as the sixth single from ''Born to Die'' on March 1, 2013, and reached the lower ends of select European singles charts.
Commercial performance
''The Paradise Edition'' charted together with ''Born to Die'' on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200, and consequently assisted its parent record in rising from number 79 to number 37 with release-week sales of 16,000 copies.
Having charted separately from ''Born to Die'' and ''Paradise'' throughout much of Europe, the record performed moderately on international
record chart
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s. It charted at number four on the
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,
and respectively reached numbers 6 and 15 on the Belgian
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charts in Flanders and Wallonia.
The project peaked at number 15 on the Dutch
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,
and appeared at number 22 on both
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and the Swedish
Sverigetopplistan.
Although a specific charting position was not released, ''The Paradise Edition'' was certified gold by the
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
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in France.
[ In Oceania, it reached number 17 on the Australian ]ARIA Charts
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, and was acknowledged with a platinum certification in the country.[ The project also reached number six on the ]Official New Zealand Music Chart
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, where it was eventually certified platinum.[
]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition''.
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* signifies a remixer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition''.
Disc 1
;Performance credits
* Lana Del Rey
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– vocals
* Emilie Bauer-Mein – backing vocals
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* James Bauer-Mein – backing vocals
* Lenha Labelle – French vocals
* David Sneddon
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– backing vocals
* Hannah Robinson
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– backing vocals
* Maria Vidal
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– additional vocals
;Instruments
* Patrik Berger – guitar
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, bass guitar
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, percussion
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, synthesizer
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, sampler, drum programming
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* Jeff Bhasker
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– guitar ; keyboards
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; additional keyboards ; additional strings
* Chris Braide
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– guitar, acoustic piano
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, strings, drum programming
* Pelle Hansen – cello
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* Emile Haynie
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– drums
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; keyboards ; additional keyboards ; guitar
* Dan Heath – flute , additional strings
* Erik Holm – viola
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* Liam Howe
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– additional keyboards, programming
* Devrim Karaoglu – additional synthesizer, orchestral drums ; additional pads
* Brent Kolatalo
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– additional drums
* Ken Lewis - additional vocal noises ; additional drums
* Rick Nowels
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* Al Shux
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– guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming
* Sacha Skarbek
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– omnichord
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* Fredrik Syberg – violin
* Patrick Warren – chamberlain strings ; additional strings ; guitar, keyboards ; strings, secondary strings
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* Carl Bagge – string arrangements
* Patrik Berger – production
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* Jeff Bhasker – co-production , additional production
* Chris Braide – production
* Lorenzo Cosi – engineering
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* Mike Daly
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– vocal production
* John Davis – mastering
* Duncan Fuller – mixing assistant
* Chris Galland – mixing assistant
* Larry Gold – string arrangements, conductor
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* Dan Grech-Marguerat
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– mixing
* Emile Haynie – production
* Dan Heath – string arrangements, conductor
* Liam Howe – co-production
* Brent Kolatalo – additional recording
* Erik Madrid – mixing assistant
* Manny Marroquin
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– mixing
* Kieron Menzies – engineering
* The Nexus – vocal production
* Rick Nowels – co-production ; vocal production
* Justin Parker
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– vocal production ; additional production
* Robopop
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Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born J ...
– production, mixing
* Al Shux – production, vocal production
* Steve Tirpak
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– string assistant
Disc 2
;Performance credits
* Lana Del Rey – vocals ; backing vocals
;Instruments
* James Gadson
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– drums
* Emile Haynie – drums ; additional keyboards
* Dan Heath – percussion ; horns ; keyboards ; strings ; piano
* Devrim Karaoglu – drums
* Jason Lader
Jason Lader is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer from New York. He is also known for playing bass guitar, keyboards, piano, guitar, and as a programmer. He was a member of the band Furslide, and has since worked with Howard ...
– bass guitar
* Tim Larcombe – keyboards, guitar, drums
* The Larry Gold Orchestra – strings
* Songa Lee – violin
* Kieron Menzies – drum programming
* Rick Nowels – synthesizer ; keyboards ; bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums ; piano, mellotron, strings
* Tim Pierce
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– electric guitar ; slide guitar
* Zac Rae – piano, keyboards
* Kathleen Sloan
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Early life
Sloan grew up in a ranching family in Breckenridge, Texas. At 15, Sloan left home and enrolled in the Young Artist Program at the Cl ...
– violin
* Patrick Warren – electric guitar, synthesizer, piano ; strings, glockenspiel, brass ; organ ; dulcitone, bells, Optigan, mellotron
;Technical and production
* Graham Archer – vocal engineering
* Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
* Spencer Burgess Jr. – recording assistant
* Nikki Calvert – engineering
* Jeremy Cochise Ball – mixing
* John Davis – mastering
* DK – co-production
* Tom Elmhirst
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– mixing
* Chris Garcia – additional recording ; recording
* Larry Gold – string arrangements
* Emile Haynie – co-production ; production ; additional production
* Dan Heath – string arrangements ; orchestral arrangements ; production ; engineering
* Jason Lader – recording
* Tim Larcombe – production
* Eric Lynn – recording assistant
* Kieron Menzies – recording, mixing
* Rick Nowels – production
* Sean Oakley – recording assistant
* Robert Orton - mixing
* Tucker Robinson – string recording ; engineering
* Jeff Rothschild – mixing
* Rick Rubin
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Rubin helped popu ...
– production
* Andrew Scheps – mixing
* Peter Stanislaus – mixing
* Jordan Stilwell – additional recording
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2012 albums
Albums produced by Jeff Bhasker
Albums produced by Emile Haynie
Albums produced by Rick Nowels
Albums produced by Al Shux
Albums produced by Rick Rubin
Interscope Records albums
Lana Del Rey albums
Polydor Records albums
Reissue albums
Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums
Indie pop albums by American artists
Baroque pop albums
Sadcore albums
Trip hop albums by American artists