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813: 605:, Dale Eisinger ranked the cover eighth on the magazine's list of "The 50 Best Pop Album Covers of the Past Five Years", commending its usage of the typeface Steelfish and speaking favorably of the "ominous" feeling it evoked, which he credited to "the shadows or whatever the shapes in the background are how properly Lana can affect her detached and still-flawless persona to a simple gaze". The album's track listing was announced on January 9, 2012, while the record was released on January 31 in the United States; it became Del Rey's major-label debut after she secured a distribution arrangement with 42: 2135:, Del Rey became the main focus of attention of the press for her image as well as her music. Since her debut with "Video Games", Del Rey had been causing many to begin to accuse her of trying to erase her past with a different type of songs and style. Considering the album's composition and her appearance, many tabloids began to question her authenticity and claim that her success was due only to her beauty. Also, speculation arose that Del Rey was just a character created by Lizzy Grant and pop music industry, with her label trying to get a place and audience within indie music. 963:" was released as Del Rey's debut single on October 10, 2011. The song received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Del Rey's vocals and considered it one of the best songs of 2011. "Video Games" attained worldwide success, reaching number one in Germany and top-ten positions in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video, directed and edited by Del Rey, contained video clips of skateboarders, cartoons, shots from old afties, and paparazzi footage of 621: 14476: 1007:" was released as a promotional single in The Netherlands on January 6, 2012. A music video, directed by Del Rey, was released on December 22, 2011. "Carmen" was released as a promotional single in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on January 26, 2012. On February 27, 2012, Del Rey revealed on Facebook that the video for "Carmen" was shot and would be finished being edited that day. It was released on April 21, 2012. 1316: 1311: 1306: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1216: 1166: 1128: 1123: 1095: 1090: 1301: 1296: 1239: 1234: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1118: 1113: 1085: 1080: 1075: 949:"I feel like 'Video Games' and 'Blue Jeans' and 'Born to Die' are all like part of a trilogy; I had met this guy and I was really struck by him visually and when it became clear that we couldn't be together anymore, I just knew in my heart that I would still honor that relationship for a long time... It was just more about living in the memories of the best of the past and just honoring that time." 2116:"It's common knowledge, at this point, that Lana Del Rey is Lizzy Grant's invented persona, an entirely new character that she created when her own music didn't seem to be going anywhere But when 'Video Games' hit as hard and as early as it did, she suddenly had to rush out an album, and she didn't have the luxury of figuring out the different directions that this character could go." 41: 784:, wrote that "National Anthem" seems "lost in a messy blend of money, sex, and corporate greed, but it is the rousing yet graceful arrangement that solidifies the song's point of view as a clever critique of a society that is just as messy as these words". "National Anthem", Lamb says, fits into the lyrical structure of 1375:

writer Sal Cinquemani commented that several tracks had their production changed for the album, making tracks such as "National Anthem" and "This Is What Makes Us Girls" less "radio-friendly". Cinquemani wrote, "ironically, the album's sole weakness is the strength of its immaculate production, which

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I would have loved to be part of the indie community. But I wasn't. I was looking for a community, I don't even know any people who are musicians. I never met that indie popular indie, whoever the fuck that is. Who IS indie? First of all, I can't really get my head around what indie music is. Because

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s Lindsay Zoladz commented: "The album's point of view—if you could call it that—feels awkward and out of date... never allows tension or complexity into the mix, and its take on female sexuality ends up feeling thoroughly tame. For all of its coos about love and devotion, it's the album equivalent

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also noted that Del Rey's vocals have "so much potential and yet unrefined", and said that despite having standout tracks like "Summertime Sadness" and "Dark Paradise", listening to the album "has become tiring and woozy, like if you'd taken a half-dozen Ambiens when you'd put the record on—and now

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critic John Bush wrote: "There is a chasm that separates 'Video Games' from the other material and performances on the album, which aims for exactly the same target—sultry, sexy, wasted—but with none of the same lyrical grace, emotional power, or sympathetic productions... an intriguing start, but

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noted the songs are extremely similar, commenting that "her (alleged) agents clearly having stumbled upon a formula with which they can (allegedly) print money and (allegedly) further consign Lana's secretive, (allegedly) real debut LP to the annals of history. You didn't hear it from us, right?".

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commented that, despite Del Rey's nervousness and anxiety while performing live, she "sang with considerable confidence, though her transitions from husky, come-hither sexuality to bratty, girlish petulance could be rather jarring". Del Rey also performed "Video Games" on Dutch television program

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is about these wilderness years. A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York. And when I write about the thing that I've lost I feel like I'm writing about alcohol because that was the first love of my life. Sure, there have been people, but

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with sales of 48,791, whose 16,968 digital copies. The album remained at the top position the following week with 23,888 copies sold. As of June 2014, it has sold over 500,000 copies in France. In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number two on the charts, spending forty weeks in the

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came out in defense of the artist as well, writing: "The weirder strain of criticism concerns authenticity Detractors cite a variety of presumed conspiracies, some involving the influence of her father, Rob Grant The rumor of manipulative managers guiding her; the reality of professional

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and sold 116,745 copies. By accumulating digital sales of 50,007, the album became the fifth album ever to sell upwards of 50,000 downloads in a single week. Additionally, it was the fastest selling album of 2012, becoming the first album to reach 100,000 copies sold in that year.

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if you've heard of it, it's sort of pop music, right? Because it's, like, popular? Or is it just that it's not on the radio? It's not like I was in an indie community and then I blew up. It's like, I was living on the street and I'm not – like, for real, you know what I'm saying?

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declared that the lyrics, with their "pop-trash perversity", were the strength of the album, but that Del Rey had a voice that was "pinched and prim" and "wasn't ready to make an album yet". He concluded, "Given her chic image, it's a surprise how dull, dreary and pop-starved

2090:, and shipped over 500,000 units in the country by January 2013, getting Gold certification. On the week ending August 31, 2013, though the album was in its eighty-first week on the chart, it re-entered the top twenty at number 20, selling 13,000 copies. As of January 2024, 1600:"one of the greatest major-label debut albums of the century," stating that "it's still a gorgeous album that we love to revisit every now and then," while marking "Off to the Races", "National Anthem" and "Dark Paradise" as standouts. On a similar note, Angelina Fay from 748:

noted that the track "almost falls under the weight of this persona. There's none of 'Video Games''s measured, piano-led reflection. Instead the psychosexual rumblings of the lyrics and the dual voices she uses offset the comparatively simple musical shades on display."

13338: 472:, becoming Del Rey's highest charting single in the US at the time. The album polarized contemporary critics; praises were towards the album's distinctive sound, and criticism targeted its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies. Del Rey's image during promotion of 1548:"came from nowhere with a fully formed aesthetic that was perhaps too much too soon," arguing that "it felt time-displaced and familiar all at once, like discovering a cassette tape from that part of the 90s where trip hop invaded pop." Dan Solomon, writing for 2152:

wrote: "If you want an explanation for the unlikely rise of Lana Del Rey, it isn't that hard to find. Ignore accusations of cynical marketing and inauthenticity, or speculation about surgery and daddy's money – that's not important. And don't get distracted by

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was the fifth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 3.4 million copies. By June 2014, the album had sold seven million copies worldwide. As of April 2024, the album has allegedly sold eighteen million equivalent album units worldwide since release.

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and their "hedonic outpourings", "Lana Del Rey's partying is fuelled by a knowing sadness, and sung in that laconic, hypnotic voice, which ultimately saves this thoroughly dissolute, feminist nightmare of a record for the romantics among us".

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The singer's first singles, "Video Games" and "Born to Die" were described variously as "quasi-cabaret balladry", "woozy and sometimes soporific soundtrack soul", and "pop". Del Rey described "Video Games" as "Hollywood sadcore". Tim Lee of

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was "potty but occasionally excellent" and rating it as "her worst album." However, he called "Video Games" "an alarmingly great song", described "Radio" as "gorgeous" and praised Del Rey as "the perfect artist of our times."

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also proved to be in favor of Del Rey, declaring: "I was initially puzzled by the accusations of inauthenticity that were hurled with such vehemence and frequency at Lana Del Rey in the wake of her meteoric rise to

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is "beautifully turned pop music, which is more than enough", with most melodies "constructed magnificently", but that Del Rey "doesn't have the lyrical equipment to develop a persona throughout the album."

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songwriters working for her and how Grant's top lip got so big so fast Surely no equivalent male star would be subject of the same level of examination." Sharing a similar view, Ann Lee wrote in

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Del Rey is going to have to hit the books if she wants to stay as successful as her career promised early on". Channing Freeman of Sputnikmusic disliked the album, saying, "The worst thing about

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remained atop the chart in its second week, selling an additional 60,000 copies. In the UK, the album was certified five-times platinum and by March 2023 had sold 1.4 million copies.

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statistics or the hyperbole, this isn't about new media. It's about something older and more mysterious than that; the extraordinary, resilient power of pop music". Sasha Frere Jones of

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on September 28, 2011, during a pivotal scene, propelling Del Rey into the mainstream. Del Rey also promoted the album with performances in a number of live appearances, including for

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as one of the 100 songs that defined the 2010s, adding that it influenced "a sonic shift that completely changed the pop landscape." Critics and journalists alike agree that

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I was a big drinker at the time. I would drink every day. I would drink alone. I thought the whole concept was so fucking cool. A great deal of what I wrote on

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62 based on 37 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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s Kevin Lincoln commented that Lana was manufactured by her label and used "Video Games" as a form of advertising. In defense of the singer, Jaime Gill from

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proud." However, he noted that the album "loses steam midway," calling closing track "This Is What Makes Us Girls" a "saving grace." Jesse Cataldo from

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in that the theme is that of a "bitter, albeit narcotized, criticism of all of the wealth and emotional artifice Lana Del Rey is accused of embracing".

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has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, and has been certified five-times platinum by the RIAA for album units equivalent to five million.

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observed that Del Rey sings like a "perfect mannequin" on "National Anthem", criticizing the track for baldly revisiting the beat-driven chorus of "

436:. The album was the world's fifth best-selling album of 2012. In 2023, it became the second album by a woman to spend more than 500 weeks on the US 14540: 7749: 2236:"the most powerful moment in her career," while arguing that Del Rey brought "the sound looking for." Del Rey herself stated in an interview with 9649: 9476: 9199: 7258: 13120: 9923: 1610:, argued that Del Rey "was too special to live in the shadows of other artists she just had to find her path to that point." Rob Harvilla from 8885: 7775: 6184: 905:, while creating her own music videos for several tracks such as "Blue Jeans" and "Off to the Races". On January 14, 2012, Del Rey appeared on 484:

scene. Despite an initially ambivalent reception, the album has been retrospectively ranked in best-of lists by several publications including

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As of 2014, the album has sold seven million copies, although coverage of the album in 2024 suggests current sales exceeding eighteen million.

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included the title track in their Songs That Defined the Decade list and called it "one of the most standout musical moments on the album."

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After settling on her current stage name, Del Rey signed a recording contract with Stranger Records in June 2011, and released the track "

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Alex Pappademas questioned if "there any way to separate the Internet hatred of Lana Del Rey from her sort of surprisingly good album."

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from November 4, 2011 to September 25, 2012. Mainly consisting of concerts in Europe, the tour also visited North America and Australia.

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Lana Del Ray, and a perceived lack of motivation during production, she found herself in conflict with the record label and her producer

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5 Point Records, and began planning her debut studio album. But after hiring new management services, taking an interest in adopting the

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features the same cinematic composition. The lyrics are about love, sex, and drugs, and feature prominent references to 1950s and 1960s

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agreed that the album is "still great to rediscover" and praised it as "timeless in every sense of the word." Rhian Daly, writing for

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has received retrospective reviews through the years, with many critics and journalists giving it a second chance and publishing

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falling down while intoxicated. The music video helped increase Del Rey's online popularity. The second single and title track, "

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gave a positive review, saying: "Although it's not quite the perfect pop record 'Video Games' might have led us to wish for,

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commented that the album "isn't perfect", criticizing the production of songs such as "Dark Paradise", but concluded that

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in 2019 that "there's been a major sonic shift culturally. I think I had a lot to do with that." Omar N. Goulding from

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In the United States, the album attained first-week sales of 77,000 copies, subsequently debuting at number two on the

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is "one of the main catalysts for pop's mid-2010s shift from brash EDM to a moodier, hip-hop-inflected palette."

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by Nicole Nodland, while Del Rey and David Bowden oversaw the overall direction for its packaging. On behalf of

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Laden with indie pop, sad-core soul and slight hints of hip-hop, Born To Die is a mash-up of alternative genres

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media accused her of an inauthentic persona that was the result of forced marketing to gain an audience in the

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Del Rey's second best album, describing it as a "startlingly composed premiere effort." Miranda Mikkola from

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to perform "Blue Jeans" and "Video Games". Her performance soon came under scrutiny, and was criticized by

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named Del Rey one of the "five people who helped shape the culture of the past decade." Max Migowsky from

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discourse now a conversation so tediously narrow," praising the album as "thrillingly rich." In 2021,

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aloofness, the album lives down to the harshest preconceptions against pop music". Randall Roberts of

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played another Del Rey song, "Blue Jeans", on February 14, 2012, during the last scene of episode 13.

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s Evan Rytlewski panned the album, writing, "Shallow and overwrought, with periodic echoes of

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included the album at number 70 on its 2019 list of The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century.

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as " blueprint for a new sonic world" and describing its sound as the feminine equivalent of

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described her as "the figurehead of an entire generation," while Zachary Small from

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still marks the arrival of a fresh—and refreshingly self-aware—sensibility in pop."

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Before the album's release, Del Rey had attracted attention with her 2011 singles "

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in November 2011, Del Rey announced that her second studio album would be titled

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sold 50,000 copies on its first day of release. It debuted at number one on the

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agreed, stating that "in retrospect, it was a dumb conversation." He added that

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s sound, themes and aesthetic left a major impact in popular music. In 2019,

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status last year And I guess we're supposed to lament the fact that, unlike

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as her musical influences. When asked about her musical style, Del Rey said:

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was listed among publications' best-of lists of the 2010s decade, including

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of a faked orgasm—a collection of torch songs with no fire". Alex Denney of

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A 22-second sample of the song's chorus, features Del Rey incorporating a

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about the industry's perspective on Del Rey. Meaghan Garvey, writing for

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after its premiere. During an appearance on the French television series

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She gave several interviews to newspapers and online magazines such as

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is written about her experiences with alcohol while living in New York:

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was pulled out of circulation before physical versions were produced.

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In 2007, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Grant signed a recording contract with the

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included it in their "Rescored" list, with Anna Gaca claiming that "

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beats and a cinematic sound reminiscent of the 1950s. Thematically,

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This article is about the album by Lana Del Rey. For the song, see

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Lana Del Rey, Scala, London/Wild Beasts, The Cathedral, Manchester

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gave a negative review, criticizing the repetitive production.

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Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas

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Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas

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Lee, Tim; Welsh, David; Hubbard, Michael (November 30, 2011).

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languor that’s more mainstream than ever." Craig Jenkins from

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NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|The Official New Zealand Music Chart

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Devrim Karaoglu – additional synthesizer, orchestral drums

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Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (September 13, 2019).

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stated that "it's crystal-clear is the mastermind behind

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can be a bit overwhelming over the course of 12 tracks."

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persona over a "lush-strings-meet-hard-beats" background.

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Born to Die: The Paradise Edition § Release history

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at age 14 to get sober from alcoholism and said much of

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had a rather mixed retrospective review, writing that

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turned out to be a sign of things to come, like genre-

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