VIDEO GAMES
LANA DEL REY
SONGWRITERS: ELIZABETH GRANT; JUSTIN PARKER & LANA
DEL REY
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: BORN TO DIE: THE PARADISE EDITION
LABEL: STRANGER RECORDS
GENRE: INDIE
YEAR: 2012
"Video Games" is a song recorded by
American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album and major label debut, Born to Die(2012).
The song was produced by Robopop while the
lyrics were written by Del Rey and Justin Parker.
It was first released to the Internet on June 29, 2011, was later released on
her extended play, Lana Del Rey, and
re-released as the lead single from her
second studio album, Born to Die, on October 7, 2011, through Interscope Records.
"Video Games" is a baroque pop ballad where the protagonist who, despite being ignored by her
significant other, resolves to love him regardless.
"Video Games" has received
widespread critical acclaim from critics,
many of whom praised the uniqueness of Del Rey's vocal performance and the
song's cinematic production. The song has been considered Del Rey's
"breakthrough hit" and was a commercial success, peaking at number
one in Germany, Iceland and Luxembourg, reaching a top ten position in Belgium,
France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and peaked at 91 on Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold. The accompanying music video was
directed and edited by Del Rey herself, combining scenes of her performing the
song filmed on a webcam with clips of
archive footage.
"Video Games" won na Ivor Novello
Award for "Best Contemporary
Song" in 2012 and was nominated for several other awards shortly after
release. At the Q Awards 2019,
the song has been named as the song of the decade and was ranked ninth on Pitchfork's
100 Best Songs of the 2010s.
Swinging in the
backyard
Pull up in your fast car
Whistling my name
Open up a beer
And you say, "Get over here
And play a video game"
I'm in his favourite
sundress
Watchin' me get undressed
Take that body downtown
I say, "You the
bestest"
Lean in for a big kiss
Put his favourite perfume on
Go play your video game
It's you, it's you,
it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you wanna do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I
ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
And, baby, now you do
Singin' in the old
bars
Swingin' with the old stars
Livin' for the fame
Kissin' in the blue
dark
Playin' pool and wild darts
Video games
He holds me in his big Arms
Drunk and I am seeing stars
This is all I think of
Watchin' all our
friends fall
In and out of Old Paul's
This is my idea of fun
Playin' video games
It's you, it's you,
it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you wanna do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I
ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
And, baby, now you do
It's you, it's you,
it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you wanna do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I
ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
And, baby, now you do
Hmm, hmm, hmm
(Now you do)
(Now you do)
Now you do
(Now, now you do)
(Now you do)
(Now you do).
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