Lana Del Rey (EP)
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| Released | January 10, 2012 | |||
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Lana Del Rey is the second EP by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 10, 2012 in the United States and Canada through Interscope Records. After publishing two unsuccessful works, her first EP, Kill Kill (2008) and her first studio album, Lana Del Ray (2010), the four-track EP was released in anticipation of Del Rey's major label debut Born to Die (2012). The tracks are influenced by several genres, including indie pop, hip hop, and alternative music. The lyrics and melody were written primarily by Del Rey, Patrik Berger, and Justin Parker. Production of the album was led by Emile Haynie, who also co-wrote "Blue Jeans".
Contemporary critics gave mixed reviews of the EP. Music videos accompanied each single, which were produced by Del Rey herself and uploaded to YouTube. Although the video for "Video Games" that Del Rey filmed with her webcam was not intended as a single at the time, it garnered enough online buzz to be noticed by Stranger Records, opening the opportunity for Del Rey to sign a joint record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records, leading to the eventual publication of the EP and additional videos for "Blue Jeans" and "Born to Die".
Selling over 24,000 copies in the United States, the EP peaked at number twenty on the US Billboard 200, peaking at six on both US Rock Albums and US Alternative Albums charts by Billboard. All four songs were released as singles on Born to Die, with three charting internationally.
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