Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind explained

Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind
Cover:Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind - Lana Del Rey.jpg
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Type:promo
Artist:Lana Del Rey
Album:Lust for Life
Recorded:April 17, 2017
Genre:Trap
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Producer:
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Rick Nowels
  • Dean Reid
  • Kieron Menzies
Chronology:Lana Del Rey promotional singles
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"Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind" is a trap song written by American songwriters Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels. The song was recorded by Del Rey and placed on her fifth studio album Lust for Life. It was released on May 15, 2017 as a promotional single from the album.

Del Rey wrote the song after attending the Coachella Valley Music Festival in April 2017. The song was written out of guilt of the enjoyment of the festival, during a time tension between the United States and North Korea which began in 2017.

Background and writing

The song was first announced on the Arabic streaming service Anghami on May 13, 2017.[1] The song was then released as a promotional single from Lust for Life on May 15, 2017.[2]

Del Rey wrote the song and posted a video of herself on Instagram singing a short snippet of it on April 17, 2017. She recorded the video after attending the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, and she captioned the video saying:

Composition

"Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind" has been described by The Guardian as a "sedated trap track".[3] It is a ballad that Exclaim! has described as "an electronic spin on Lana's classic torch-song style".[4] The song's chorus is a "lyrical hat-tip" to "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6] 82
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] 14

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: We might be getting another new Lana Del Rey track, 'Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind', tomorrow Dork. May 14, 2017. Dork. May 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind - Single by Lana Del Rey on Apple Music. iTunes. May 20, 2017.
  3. Web site: Lana Del Rey: Lust for Life review – in a luxurious league of her own. July 21, 2017. The Guardian. July 22, 2017. Gibsone. Harriet.
  4. Web site: Listen to Lana Del Rey's New Song "Coachella - Woodstock in My Mind". Hudson. Alex. May 15, 2017. Exclaim!. July 26, 2017.
  5. Web site: Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind / Lana Del Rey TIDAL. listen.tidal.com. May 20, 2017.
  6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 20, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. May 20, 2017.
  7. http://www.billboard.com/artist/306420/lana-del-rey/chart?f=1085 "Lana Del Rey – Chart history" Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales for Lana Del Rey.