High by the Beach
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| Single by Lana Del Rey | ||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Honeymoon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | August 10, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4:17 | |||||||||||||||||
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"High by the Beach" is a song recorded by American singer Lana Del Rey and the first single from her fourth studio album, Honeymoon (2015). Written by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies. A synth-led trap-pop ballad, it is more uptempo and pop-indebted than Del Rey's previous releases, but prominently recalls the hip hop and trip hop influences of her 2012 album, Born to Die. The song is based around electronic production, a trap beat and an orchestral organ arrangement.
Preceded by a premature online leak, "High by the Beach" was released as the lead single from Honeymoon on August 10, 2015. "High by the Beach" debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 a week after its release, spending three weeks on the chart altogether. The song also ranked at number 89 in Triple J's Hottest 100 songs of 2015 in Australia.
"High by the Beach" was written by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies, and was recorded as one of the last tracks for Del Rey's fourth studio album, Honeymoon (2015). Its development started with its chorus, which was inspired by a period when Lana Del Rey frequently drove by the beach. In an interview for Apple Music's Beats 1, she said: "It had an Andrew Sisters vibe. The harmony sounded almost monotone. It had this weird drone to it, but with this beat it had a trap aspect".
"High by the Beach" is a synth-led,trap-pop ballad. Relatively upbeat and structurally sedate, it serves as a combination of all Del Rey's musical styles, particularly recalling the hip hop and trip hop influences of Born to Die (2012). It is more uptempo and pop-indebted than her previous releases, and is based around laidback, airy electronic production and a swooning orchestral arrangement. The song comprises a slow and clear trap beat, prominent, dreamy synth beeps, hip hop-influenced percussions and Roland TR-808 drums; in contrast with brooding, eerie organ instrumentation, pertaining to an additional slow and airy feel. The drums were noted to put emphasis on its hi-hat.
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