Lana Del Rey – Young and Beautiful (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

Listen to the “Young and Beautiful” song by American singer and songwriter, Lana Del Rey. The 10-year-old piece produced by Dan Heath, Al Shux & Rick Nowels was used for the soundtrack to the drama film The Great Gatsby. Watch the video, stream, read the lyrics, buy the track.

Lana Del Rey Young And Beautiful

Contemporary music critics lauded the single, calling it “haunting” and “somber”. Lyrically, “Young and Beautiful” follows a young lover’s apprehension about whether love can last. A music video, directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed by Sophie Muller, was released on May 10, 2013.

“Young and Beautiful” reached the top ten in Australia where it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In May 2013, the song broke into the Billboard Hot 100; it peaked at 22 on the chart, making it Del Rey’s highest peak up to that point. Shortly after, the song also peaked at 3 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.

Del Rey and Nowels received accolades for their songwriting from various music and film awards, including nominations for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and Best Song at the 19th Critics’ Choice Awards. They eventually won Best Original Song at the 18th Satellite Awards. On January 26, 2014, “Young and Beautiful” was announced as number 7 on the annual Triple J’s Hottest 100 in Australia. In 2022, the song appeared in the trailer of the Amazon Prime Video documentary Lucy and Desi, which focuses on the love story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, stars of the sitcom I Love Lucy.

Lana Del Rey – Young and Beautiful (prod. Dan Heath, Al Shux & Rick Nowels)

1 January 2013
1 Song, 3 minutes
This Compilation ℗ 2013 Interscope Records

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