I was like, James Dean - for sure, you so fresh to. It charted in over 10 countries and went Gold in Canada and Italy. Moreover the video was nominated for a couple of UK Music Video Awards. Blue Jeans - Lana del Rey Blue jeans, white shirt, walked into the room, you know you make my eyes burn. It is a downtempo surf ballad with hip hop influences. Produced by Emile Haynie, the song was written by Del Rey, Haynie, and Dan Heath. It was released on April 8, 2012, by Interscope Records as the third single from the record. In fact the backlash was so severe that Lana postponed a tour she was scheduled to embark on shortly thereafter.īut the track itself proved to be a moderate hit for the artist. Blue Jeans is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album Born to Die (2012). Said video co-starred a model by the name of Bradley Solieau, who portrays the singer’s romantic interest.Ī live performance of this song, which Del Rey rendered on Saturday Night Live in early 2012, went down in infamy. First off, many people felt that at that point in her career she had not earned to right to perform at such a popular venue. And secondly, to put things succinctly, afterwards many people concluded that she bombed the performance. Del Rey titled that album “Born to Die”. And the track was also later issued as the third single from that project.ĭel Rey came out with three different videos for this single. The first was put together by the singer herself. The second one features her performing the song live. And lastly was a standard-narrative video which had Yoann Lemoine as its director.
Interscope Records came out with “Blue Jeans” on 27 January 2012 as part of Lana Del Rey’s second album. Lana Del Rey co-wrote this song alongside Dan Heath and the track’s producer, Emile Haynie. You were sorta punk rock I grew up on hip hop But you fit me better than my favorite sweater And I know. So conclusively, the way Del Rey paints the situation is that even when they were together it was not an ideal relationship from her perspective. Yet regardless she was deeply in love and committed accordingly. And along those same lines she is telling this individual that her feelings for him, despite his departure, will never die. Blue jeans, white shirt Walked into the room You know, you made my eyes burn It was like James Dean, for sure You so fresh to death And sick as ca-cancer. Dealer If I were to make the 25 Unreleased Collection album: titled. The singer does not want him to go and in the process assures him that they “don’t need no money”. So he tricks her into believing that he will in fact stay. But at the end of the day, he does leave to ‘chase paper’, i.e. If I were to make a Lana Greatest Hits album: 1.
You see, she and this guy initiated a romance which she is fully committed to, for life. However, by the time the second verse rolls around, dude has decided to bounce on her. His reason being that he has ‘big gangsta dreams’. Or another way of looking at it is that he has decided to engage in some risky behavior in the name of quick acquisition of cash.
The tune itself is lilting and catchy, lulling us as it surrounds us with its melody, much like the water that eventually surrounds and envelops Del Rey.The title of this track alludes to the idea of Lana comparing the addressee, her lover, to mid-20 th century sex symbol James Dean (1931-1955). Or stated otherwise, she’s really digging him and finds him sexy.īut more importantly is how the narrative ultimately plays out. Week-by-week music charts, peak chart positions and airplay stats. We watch as the singer immerses herself more and more deeply into a pool of water, unaware of the alligators that circle her, and the vicious plan they have to come between the singer and her lover: a plan that ultimately ends in tragedy. Blue Jeans (RAC Mix) by Lana Del Rey chart history on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and YouTube. She has has been called a “gangsta Nancy Sinatra”, after all. Additionally, 8 April saw the release of single “Blue Jeans”, from Born to Die, produced by Polydor Records.ĭirected by Yoann Lemoine, the video is as haunting as the song, and echoes a dark side that seems to be characteristic of Del Rey’s music videos in general. She recently received the honor of “Best International Newcomer” at the Brit Awards in the UK.
Her first major label album, Born to Die has hit number one on 19 countries’ iTunes album charts, and has gone multiplatinum in several European nations.