Del Rey's role in the video was compared to Lolita and A Streetcar Named Desire. The accompanying music video for "Ride" was directed by Anthony Mandler, and was released on October 12, 2012. While only a modest hit in the United States, Switzerland, Ireland, and France, the song reached the top 10 in Russia. "Ride" received critical acclaim from music critics, who compared Del Rey's vocals with that of Adele and Brandon Flowers of The Killers.
The cover for the song depicts Del Rey on a tire swing, wearing cowboy boots and a denim jacket. "Ride" is a ballad that thematically involves parental problems, alcohol consumption, and loneliness. The song was written by Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker, while produced by Rick Rubin, the song served as the reissue's first single on Septemthrough Interscope Records. In addition to 3 songs from Lana Del Rey's latest album, 2012's Paradise, there are also some classic American tunes from the '30s, '50s, and '70s and an excerpt from the Allen Ginsberg poem, "Howl," that go hand-in-hand with characters impersonating Elvis, John Wayne, and Marilyn Monroe.Īt the screening of the film last night in LA, Lana Del Rey also revealed that her next album will be called Ultraviolence - a phrase coined by Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange." Ride" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey from her third extended play (EP), Paradise (2012). Things seem to fall into 3 distinct acts as the setting progresses from a Garden of Eden type of backdrop to a strip club to a country paradise. Without giving too much away, there's a lot to process here. Tropico is a statement on American culture past and present. You can judge for yourself whether you buy into Lana Del Rey's bittersweet depictions of sexual exploitation, violence, romance, and escapism. It's a very ambitious project, featuring Lana playing the part of a stripper and albino model Shaun Ross as her love interest. The 27 minute film includes 2 minutes of just credits at the end. Months after we first reported that Lana Del Rey was working on a short film called Tropico, the starlet premiered it last night in Los Angeles and it's currently available through Vevo.
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