“It’s a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I wrote it at all”: The making of Lana Del Rey’s sleeper hit

The first inklings of the song came to Del Rey in 2011 during a trip to California, which directly inspired the lyrics. “Summertime Sadness is a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I ...
Phoenix New Times

Why “Summertime Sadness,” and Not “Blurred Lines,” Is The Song of the Summer

Summer of 2013 can more or less be summed up with three songs–Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness.” All three tunes are a little ...
Rolling Stone

Lana Del Rey’s Odd ‘Summertime Sadness’ Success

Around this time two years ago, the mysterious singer Lana Del Rey played Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery, setting off a hype cycle that, at the time, littered the Internet with thinkpieces and ...
Billboard

Rick Nowels, Lana Del Rey Co-Writer, Talks ‘Summertime Sadness’ and His Catalog Of Hits

For more than 25 years, Rick Nowels has crafted some of the most memorable hooks in pop music. Currently, Nowels is back on the Hot 100 as co-writer (and co-producer) with Lana Del Rey on "Summertime… ...
Indiatimes

Watch Popular English Official Music Video Song 'Summertime Sadness' Sung By Lana Del Rey

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Miami New Times

Cedric Gervais on His Breakout Hit “Summertime Sadness” and Ultra’s Influence

Miami’s globetrotting house DJ Cedric Gervais first made waves by debuting his controversial song “Molly” at Ultra Music Festival 2012. The next year, his remix of Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” ...
Rolling Stone

Miley Cyrus Sings Lana Del Rey’s ‘Summertime Sadness’

But where Del Rey’s voice sounded suitably morose on the original version, Cyrus handled the song with a unique confidence that still sounds depressed, but in a maybe less hopeless way. Overall, it’s ...
Yahoo

Lana Del Rey Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Summertime Sadness’ Music Video

Lana Del Rey has reached a settlement to end a lawsuit claiming her music video for “Summertime Sadness” featured 17 seconds of material lifted directly from a copyrighted short film, weeks after a ...
SheKnows

Download or Delete: Miley Cyrus covers “Summertime Sadness

Is Miley Cyrus‘ cover of Lana Del Rey‘s “Summertime Sadness” a true masterpiece… or just cool because it’s Cyrus? Twerking extraordinaire Miley Cyrus stopped by the BBC One Live Lounge this week and ...
NJ.com

Song of the Week: 'Summertime Sadness,' Lana Del Rey

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Us Weekly

Miley Cyrus Covers Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” On BBC Radio

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Check out my @BBCR1 live lounge cover of Summertime Sadness,” the “We Can’t Stop” singer tweeted ...