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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 by Interscope Records and Polydor Records. Del Rey collaborated with producers including Patrik Berger, Jeff Bhasker, Chris Braide, Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Rick Nowels, Robopop and Al Shux to achieve her desired sound.
After attaining online success after its initial premiere on June 29, 2011, 'Video Games' was released as the lead single from Born to Die on October 7, 2011; it peaked at number ninety-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its follow-up singles 'Born to Die', 'Off to the Races', 'Blue Jeans', 'Summertime Sadness', 'National Anthem', and 'Dark Paradise' achieved varying levels of success. French producer Cedric Gervais' remix of 'Summertime Sadness' was released on July 11, 2013 and became Del Rey's highest-charting single in the United States, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Del Rey promoted Born to Die with several televised performances, including a widely criticized appearance on Saturday Night Live. The album was reissued on November 9, 2012 as an expanded version subtitled The Paradise Edition, which was packaged with Del Rey's third extended playParadise (2012). Born to Die has sold 7 million copies worldwide as of June 2014.[1]
Born to Die received generally mixed reviews from music critics; some commended its distinctive production, however, its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies were a recurring complaint. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling one million units. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Born To Die was the fifth global best-selling album of 2012.[2]Born to Die reached the peak positions on eleven international record charts.
As of January 2018, Born to Die is one of only three albums released by a female artist to have spent more than 300 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]
In 2007, Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Grant signed a recording contract with the independent record label 5 Point Records, and began planning for her debut studio album. However, after hiring new management services, taking an interest in adopting the stage name Lana Del Ray, and a perceived lack of motivation during production, she found herself in conflict with the record label and her producer David Kahne.[citation needed] The final product, Lana Del Ray, was digitally released in January 2010, and her stage name was respelled Lana Del Rey shortly after its launch.[citation needed] Grant was successfully bought out of her recording contract upon the request of her manager; consequently, Lana Del Ray was pulled out of circulation before physical versions were produced.[4]
After settling with her current stage name, Del Rey signed a recording contract with Stranger Records in June 2011, and released the track 'Video Games'.[5] Initially, she had released the song because it was her 'favorite' and had no intentions of releasing it as a single, although the video went viral on YouTube after its premiere.[6] During an appearance on the French television series Taratata in November 2011, Del Rey announced that her second studio album would be titled Born to Die.[7]
The photograph used on the cover for Born to Die was shot by Nicole Nodland, while Del Rey and David Bowden oversaw the overall direction for its packaging. On behalf of Complex, 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 [and] how properly Lana can affect her detached and still-flawless persona to a simple gaze'.[8] The album's track listing was announced on January 9, 2012,[9] while the record itself was released on January 31 in the United States; it became Del Rey's major-label debut after she secured a distribution arrangement with Interscope Records.[10]
A 22-second sample of the song's chorus, features Del Rey incorporating a Jessica Rabbit persona over a 'lush-strings-meet-hard-beats' background.[11] | |
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Born to Die's music style has been described as alternative pop,[12]baroque pop,[13]indie pop,[14]sadcore[14] and trip hop.[15][16]
In regard to the style of her vocals on the album, Del Rey stated: 'people weren't taking me very seriously, so I lowered my voice, believing that it would help me stand out. Now I sing quite low.. well, for a female anyway'.[17] The singer's first singles, 'Video Games' and 'Born to Die' were described variously as 'quasi-cabaret balladry',[18] 'woozy and sometimes soporific soundtrack soul',[19] and 'pop'.[20] Del Rey described 'Video Games' as 'Hollywood sadcore'.[21] Tim Lee of musicOMH 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?'.[22] Del Rey was described as a 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra',[23] although she cites Britney Spears, Elvis Presley and Antony and the Johnsons as her musical influences.[24]When asked about her musical style, Del Rey stated:
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 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?[10]
The lyrics of 'Off to the Races' have been described as 'a freak show of inappropriate co-dependency',[25] with a chorus that recalls Sheryl Crow's 'down and out drunken loner persona' in her 1994 single 'Leaving Las Vegas'.[25] Pryia Elan of NME noted that the track 'almost falls under the weight of this persona. There's none of 'Video Games'' measured, piano-led reflection. Instead the psychosexual rumblings of the lyrics and the dual voices she uses off set the comparatively simple musical shades on display.'[25]
Del Rey's vocals on 'Off to the Races', 'National Anthem', and 'Diet Mountain Dew' were described as 'chatty' and 'almost rapping'.[26][27] Del Rey's vocals on 'Million Dollar Man' were likened to those of 'a highly medicated Fiona Apple'.[27] Compared to soundtracks for James Bond films, Born to Die contains trip hop beats and a cinematic sound reminiscent of the 1950s.[27] Thematically, Born to Die refers to sex and drugs, with Del Rey playing a Lolita-esque persona.[26] Bill Lamb, a reviewer at About.com, 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'.[28] 'National Anthem', Lamb says, fits into the lyrical structure of Born to Die in that the theme, as a whole, is that of a 'bitter, albeit narcotized, criticism of all of the wealth and emotional artifice Lana Del Rey is accused of embracing'.[28]NME observed that Del Rey sings like a 'perfect mannequin' on 'National Anthem', criticizing the track for baldly revisiting the beat-driven chorus of 'Born to Die'.[29]
'Video Games' was featured for the first time on The CW's Ringer on September 28, 2011 during a pivotal scene, propelling Del Rey into the mainstream.[30] Del Rey also promoted the album with performances in a number of live appearances, including for MTV Push,[31] and at the Bowery Ballroom, where, according to Eliot Glazer of New York, 'the polarizing indie hipstress brought her 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra' swagu'.[32] Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone commented that, despite Del Rey being nervous and anxious while performing her songs live, she 'sang with considerable confidence, though her transitions from husky, come-hither sexuality to bratty, girlish petulance could be rather jarring'.[33] Del Rey also performed 'Video Games' on Dutch television program De Wereld Draait Door,[34] on British music television show Later.. with Jools Holland,[35] and on a show at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California.[36] Del Rey also gave several interviews for newspapers and online magazines such as The Quietus,[37]The Observer,[38] and Pitchfork,[39] while creating her own music videos for several tracks such as 'Blue Jeans' and 'Off to the Races'.[40][41] On January 14, 2012, Del Rey appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform 'Blue Jeans' and 'Video Games'. Her performance soon came under scrutiny, and was criticized by NBC anchor Brian Williams, who referred to the performance as 'the worst in SNL history'.[42] Hosts Andy Samberg and Daniel Radcliffe came to her defense, with the latter stating that the criticism towards her was less about the performance and more about 'her past and her family'.[42]Ringer played another Del Rey song, 'Blue Jeans', on February 14, 2012 during the last scene of episode 13.[43]
—Lana Del Rey[44]
'Video Games' was released as Del Rey's debut single on October 10, 2011.[45] The song received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Del Rey's vocals and considered it as one of the best songs of 2011.[46][47] '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.[48][49][50] An accompanying music video, directed and edited by Del Rey, contained video clips of skateboarders, cartoons, shots from old afties, and paparazzi footage of Paz de la Huerta falling down while intoxicated.[51] The music video helped increase Del Rey's online popularity.[51] The second single and title track, 'Born to Die', was released as a digital download on December 30, 2011.[52] The music video for it leaked on December 14, 2011,[53] and was based on a concept created by the singer, while being directed by Yoann Lemoine.[54]Rolling Stone gave the music video a generally favorable review.[55]
Del Rey announced 'Blue Jeans' as the third single from the album following 'Video Games' and 'Born to Die'. It was officially released on April 6, 2012.[56] An accompanying music video, directed by Yoann Lemoine, premiered around the web on March 19, 2012.[57] 'Summertime Sadness' was released as the fourth single on June 22, 2012. The official music video was released on July 20, 2012.'National Anthem' was announced as the fifth single and was released on July 6, 2012. The music video for 'National Anthem' was released on June 27, 2012. 'Dark Paradise' was released as the final single on March 1, 2013 only in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Poland.
'Radio' charted at number 67 in France. 'Without You' debuted at number 121 in the UK.[58] 'Off to the Races' was released as a promotional single in The Netherlands on January 6, 2012.[59] A music video, directed by Del Rey, was released on December 22, 2011.[60] 'Carmen' was released as a promotional single in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on January 26, 2012.[61][62][63] On February 27, 2012, Del Rey revealed through her Facebook profile that the video for the song 'Carmen' was shot and would be finished being edited that day. The video for 'Carmen' was released on April 21, 2012.[64]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[65] |
Metacritic | 62/100[66] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [67] |
Chicago Tribune | [68] |
The Daily Telegraph | [69] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[70] |
The Guardian | [71] |
The Independent | [72] |
NME | 8/10[73] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[27] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
Spin | 6/10[74] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean 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'.[66] This however makes Born to Die Del Rey's worst reviewed album to date, since all of her later albums were better received by critics[75].
Jaime Gill of BBC Music commented that the album 'isn't perfect', criticizing the production of songs such as 'Dark Paradise'. However, Gill concluded that Born to Die is the most distinctive debut album since Glasvegas's eponymous disc released in 2008.[76]Slant Magazine 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'.[11] Cinquemani stated that, 'ironically, the album's sole weakness is the strength of its immaculate production, which can be a bit overwhelming over the course of 12 tracks.'[11]Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said that Born to Die is 'beautifully turned pop music, which is more than enough', with most melodies 'constructed magnificently', while also stating that Del Rey 'doesn't have the lyrical equipment to develop a persona throughout the album.'[71]Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune gave a negative review, and highly criticized the repetitive production.[72][68]
Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone declared that the lyrics, with their 'pop-trash perversity', where the strength of the album but that Del Rey had a voice that was 'pinched and prim' and that she 'wasn't ready to make an album yet'. Sheffield concluded, 'Given her chic image, it's a surprise how dull, dreary and pop-starved Born to Die is.'[15]AllMusic 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 Del Rey is going to have to hit the books if she wants to stay as successful as her career promised early on'.[67] Channing Freeman of Sputnikmusic disliked the album, saying 'The worst thing about Born to Die is that even its great songs contain problems'.[77]The Observer's Kitty Empire said that, unlike pop singers Lady Gaga and Katy Perry 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'.[78]
The A.V. Club's Evan Rytlewski panned the album, calling it 'Shallow and overwrought, with periodic echoes of Kesha's Valley Girl aloofness, the album lives down to the harshest preconceptions against pop music'.[79] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times also noted that the singer's vocals have 'so much potential and yet [are] unrefined', and said that despite having stand out 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 you're getting very, very sleepy'.[80]Pitchfork's Lindsay Zoladz commented: 'The album's point of view—if you could call it that—feels awkward and out of date.. [it] 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 of a faked orgasm—a collection of torch songs with no fire'.[27] Alex Denney of NME gave a positive review, saying: 'Although it's not quite the perfect pop record 'Video Games' might have led us to wish for, Born To Die still marks the arrival of a fresh—and refreshingly self-aware—sensibility in pop.'[73]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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NME | 50 Best Albums of 2012 | 45 | [81] |
Fact | The 50 Best Albums of 2012 | 19 | [82] |
The Guardian | Best Albums of 2012 | 17 | [83] |
Uncut | Uncut's Top 75 New Albums of 2012 | 51 | [84] |
Billboard | The 20 Best Albums of 2010s (So Far) | 20 | [85] |
Complex | The 50 Best Albums of 2012 | 4 | [86] |
In the United Kingdom, Born to Die sold 50,000 copies on its first day of release.[87] It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart 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.[88] Additionally, it was the fastest selling album of 2012, becoming the first album to reach 100,000 copies sold in that year.[89]Born to Die remained atop the chart in its second week, selling an additional 60,000 copies.[90] As of November 2013, the album had sold over 836,000 copies in the UK.[91]
In France, the album debuted at number one on the French Albums Chart with sales of 48,791, whose 16,968 digital copies.[92] The album remained at the top position the following week with 23,888 copies sold.[93] As of June 2014, it has sold over 500,000 copies in France.[94] In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number two on the charts, spending forty weeks in the chart. After the conjunction of Born to Die: The Paradise Edition, the album charted at number six.[95] 'Born to Die' is the fifty-seventh best charting album of all time in New Zealand.[96]
In the United States, the album attained first-week sales of 77,000 copies, subsequently debuting at number two on the Billboard 200, behind Adele's 21,[97] and shipped over 500,000 units in the country by January 2013, getting Gold certification.[98] On the week ending August 31, 2013, though the album was over its 80th week on the chart, it re-entered the Top 20. As of June 2014, Born to Die has sold 1,100,000 copies in the United States, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[99][100] In Italy, the album debuted at number five. The following week, it fell to number nine. In the first two weeks, the album sold 6,271 copies. As of June 2012, the album has sold 24,372 copies in Italy. After the re-release in November 2012, the album rose from 27 to 14. The album has since been certified Gold[citation needed]. Following an iTunes discount, the album re-entered the iTunes Top 10 and jumped from 57 to 31 on the Italian Charts on the week-ending April 28, 2013.[citation needed] On the week-ending June 2, 2013, the album spent its seventieth week on the chart and fell ten spots to number 46.[citation needed]
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Born to Die was the fifth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 3.4 million copies.[101][102][103] As of January 2018, Born To Die is one of only three albums released by a female artist to have spent more than 300 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, along with Adele's 21 and Carole King's Tapestry.[3]
—Tom Breihan of Stereogum[104]
With the release of Born to Die, Del Rey became the main focus of attention of the press for her image as well as her music.[105] 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.[106] 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.[107][108]
Business Insider's Kevin Lincoln commented that Lana was manufactured by her label and used 'Video Games' as a form of advertising.[106] In defense of the singer, Jaime Gill from BBC Music 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 YouTube 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'.[109] Sasha Frere Jones of The New Yorker 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 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.'[104] Sharing a similar view, Ann Lee wrote in Metro: 'I know it's fun to slate [Lana] but she's got a great voice – that's a fact'.[110] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine 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 it girl status last year [..] And I guess we're supposed to lament the fact that, unlike Amy Winehouse, she doesn't appear to have a predilection for dope or booze to back up her supposed bad-girl bona fides. But since when exactly has 'authenticity' ever been a criterion in pop music?'.[111]
Despite years of personal criticism, including her Saturday Night Live performance being considered one of the worst of all time,[112][113][114] music magazines such as Billboard, NME and Complex listed Born to Die among the best albums of its decade.[85][115][116]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die.[117]
Born to Die – Standard edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Born to Die' |
| 4:46 | |
2. | 'Off to the Races' |
| 5:00 | |
3. | 'Blue Jeans' | Haynie | 3:30 | |
4. | 'Video Games' |
| Robopop | 4:42 |
5. | 'Diet Mountain Dew' |
| 3:43 | |
6. | 'National Anthem' |
| 3:51 | |
7. | 'Dark Paradise' |
| 4:03 | |
8. | 'Radio' |
| 3:34 | |
9. | 'Carmen' |
| 4:08 | |
10. | 'Million Dollar Man' |
| 3:51 | |
11. | 'Summertime Sadness' |
| 4:25 | |
12. | 'This Is What Makes Us Girls' |
| 3:58 | |
Total length: | 49:28 |
Born to Die – North American iTunes Store and Japanese editions (bonus track)[118][119][120][121] | |||
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Video Games' (Joy Orbison Remix) | 4:59 |
Born to Die – French standard edition (bonus track)[122][123] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Born to Die' (Woodkid and The Shoes Remix) |
| 4:01 |
Born to Die – Target edition (bonus tracks)[124] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Without You' | Haynie | 3:49 | |
14. | 'Lolita' |
| 3:40 | |
Total length: | 56:51 |
Born to Die – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
15. | 'Lucky Ones' |
| 3:45 | |
Total length: | 60:40 |
Born to Die – French deluxe edition (bonus track)[125] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
16. | 'Video Games' (White Lies C-Mix) |
| 7:32 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born to Die.[126]
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[206] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[208] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[209] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[210] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[211] | Platinum | 40,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[212] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
Colombia (ASINCOL)[213] | Gold | 5,000 |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[214] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
France (SNEP)[94] | Diamond | 500,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[215] | 7× Gold | 700,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[216] | Gold | 3,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[217] | Platinum | 60,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[218] | Platinum+Gold | 90,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[219] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[220] | Gold | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[221] | Diamond | 100,000* |
Portugal (AFP)[222] | 2× Platinum | 40,000^ |
Russia (NFPF)[176] | Platinum | 10,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[223] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[224] | 2× Platinum | 60,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[226] | 3× Platinum | 1,089,554[225] |
United States (RIAA)[227] | Platinum | 1,500,000[3] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[228] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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Germany | January 27, 2012 |
| Universal Music | [229][230][231] | |
Ireland | Polydor | [232] | |||
France | January 30, 2012 | Universal Music | [233][234] | ||
United Kingdom |
| Polydor | [235][236][237] | ||
United States | January 31, 2012 |
| [238][239] | ||
Australia | February 3, 2012 | CD | Universal Music | [240] | |
Japan | February 8, 2012 | [241] | |||
United States | February 21, 2012 | LP |
| [242] |
..her debut alternative pop album, Born to Die..
..the hip-hop-inflected baroque-pop of Born to Die
Laden with indie pop, sad-core soul and slight hints of hip-hop, Born To Die is a mash-up of alternative genres
.. the lugubrious trip-hop textures of her 2012 debut, 'Born to Die'..
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Ready to Die is the fifth and final studio album by American rock band Iggy and the Stooges. The album was released on April 30, 2013, by Fat Possum Records.[3] The album debuted at number 96 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
On February 25, 2013, Iggy Pop announced that The Stooges' fifth album Ready to Die would be released on April 30, 2013.[5] In July 2013, in an interview with Guitar World, Iggy Pop spoke about the song titled 'DD's', saying: 'It's funny that that song gets a lot of attention. If it was as bad as some people say it is, it wouldn't be getting noticed. But it's getting noticed as much as its subject gets noticed.'[6]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[7] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | C[9] |
Consequence of Sound | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [10] |
The Guardian | [11] |
The Independent | [12] |
NME | 8/10[2] |
Pitchfork | 5.6/10[13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
Slant Magazine | [15] |
Ready to Die was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 66, based on 35 reviews.[7] On April 28, 2013, in the first major review of the album, authorized Stooges biographer Jeffrey Morgan wrote on his website: 'Strangely believe it, this new 40th Anniversary Edition ain’t all that bad. I could continue waxing euphonic about how fantoonie this sonic sizzler is, but your time would be far better spent spinning it instead.'[16]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying 'Ready to Die is, against all odds, a terrific Stooges album.'[8] Ryan Bray of Consequence of Sound gave the album three and a half stars out of four, saying 'Ready to Die is another torrid tour de force from a band built for speed, not comfort.'[1]
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Tim Stegall of The Austin Chronicle gave the album four out of five stars, writing that 'Ready to Die finds the quintet on Fat Possum, making them indie artists for the first time, and they give their new label the best produced, loudest, and slickest – without sacrificing any primal grit and drive – Stooges disc yet.'[17] Jason Heller of The A.V. Club gave the album a C, saying, 'Luckily there are enough high points on the album to mark it as a clear improvement over The Weirdness.'[9] Julian Marszalek of The Quietus gave the album positive review, but added that '[i]t's not going to replace the band's first three peerless albums in your affections, and the chances of frequent revisits after its initial satisfying of curiosity are low.'[18] Jamie Fullerton of NME gave the album an eight out of ten, saying 'The most significant thing about the album is the return of guitarist James Williamson following the death of Ron Asheton in 2009.'[2]
Kitty Empire of The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars saying, 'Obviously, RTD is no sequel to Raw Power. But there is an oomph to it. Despite being crass and ill-judged, RTD is actually fun in parts.'[11] Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the album one and a half stars out of five, saying, 'The odd duck here is the surprisingly gentle 'The Departed', a slide guitar–laced burble which compares Iggy Pop to the yellowed pages of a photo album. It's honest and introspective, and has no place whatsoever on a Stooges album, a fact that only serves as a reminder that a new Stooges album has no real place in the year 2013.'[15] Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune gave the album three out of four stars, saying 'Though it is nowhere near as indelible as the Stooges' first three landmark albums, Ready to Die is much stronger than the band's 2007 comeback, The Weirdness.'[10] Jon Young of Spin gave the album an eight out of ten, saying 'Ready to Die is a weirdly exhilarating gem, thanks to Iggy's fiery eloquence and the Stooges' still-raw power. Apparently rock'n'roll can be an old man's game after all.'[19]
All tracks written by Iggy Pop and James Williamson except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Burn' | 3:37 | |
2. | 'Sex & Money' | 3:18 | |
3. | 'Job' | 3:05 | |
4. | 'Gun' | 3:07 | |
5. | 'Unfriendly World' | 3:46 | |
6. | 'Ready to Die' | 3:06 | |
7. | 'DD's' | 3:12 | |
8. | 'Dirty Deal' | 3:42 | |
9. | 'Beat That Guy' | 3:15 | |
10. | 'The Departed' | Pop, Williamson, Scott Asheton | 4:36 |
Total length: | 34:44 |
iTunes bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | 'Dying Breed' | 3:12 |
Japan bonus track | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
11. | 'The Departed' (Instrumental version) | Pop, Williamson, Asheton | 4:36 |
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