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{{Short description|2023 single by Lana Del Rey}} |
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| name = The Grants |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Lana Del Rey]] |
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| released = {{Start date|2023|03|14}} |
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| length = 4:55 |
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| label = * [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
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* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] |
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| writer = * Lana Del Rey |
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* Mike Hermosa |
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| producer = * Lana Del Rey |
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* Drew Erickson |
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* [[Zach Dawes]] |
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| prev_title = [[A&W (song)|A&W]] |
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| prev_year = 2023 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZegtK54DC4c|"The Grants"}}|header=Audio video|type=single}} |
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"'''The Grants'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Lana Del Rey]] from her ninth studio album, ''[[Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd]]'' (2023). |
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==Background and release== |
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On December 7, 2022, American singer-songwriter [[Lana Del Rey]] said her ninth studio album, ''[[Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd]]'', was due for release sometime in early 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Lana Del Rey Announces New Album ''Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'' |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/lana-del-rey-did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214232222/https://consequence.net/2022/12/lana-del-rey-did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd/ |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> To accompany the announcement, she made the album available for preorder and released its title track, "[[Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (song)|Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd]]", as a single.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Lana Del Rey Announces New Album with Surprise Single Drop |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lana-del-rey-new-album-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-1235452967/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214083044/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lana-del-rey-new-album-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-1235452967/ |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]}}</ref> |
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Del Rey announced the album's cover art and list of songs the following month. Apart from the title track, which is the second on the list, a song named "[[A&W (song)|A&W]]" appears as the fourth track and "The Grants" as the opener.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Did You Know That There's a Lana Del Rey Album Coming This March? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/lana-del-rey-new-album-release-date-ocean-blvd.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312063731/https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/lana-del-rey-new-album-release-date-ocean-blvd.html |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref> "A&W" was the next single from the album, released on February 14, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Shares New Song 'A&W' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-shares-new-song-a-and-w-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142555/https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-shares-new-song-a-and-w-listen/ |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and "The Grants" was the third. Del Rey released it on March 14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Listen to Lana Del Rey's New Song 'The Grants' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-lana-del-rey-new-song-the-grants/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314214839/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-lana-del-rey-new-song-the-grants/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Music and lyrics == |
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"The Grants" was written by Del Rey alongside Mike Hermosa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Listen to Lana Del Rey's Sweeping New Song 'The Grants' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-lana-del-reys-sweeping-new-song-the-grants-3413537 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314214855/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-lana-del-reys-sweeping-new-song-the-grants-3413537 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The song is built around soft piano chords alongside harmonizing background vocals reminiscent of gospel music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Sadie |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Hear Lana Del Rey's Stunning, Surprise Single About Her Family, 'The Grants' |url=https://www.altpress.com/lana-del-rey-the-grants-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230314215511/https://www.altpress.com/lana-del-rey-the-grants-listen/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Alternative Press]] |language=en}}</ref> Melodye Perry, [[Pattie Howard]], and Shikena Jones provide the background vocals, all of whom appeared in ''[[20 Feet from Stardom]]'', a 2013 documentary that focused on the lives of background vocalists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Shares New Track 'The Grants' |url=https://diymag.com/news/lana-del-rey-new-track-the-grants-listen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314215337/https://diymag.com/news/lana-del-rey-new-track-the-grants-listen |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] |language=en}}</ref> The song begins with their attempts to sing the chorus, with some instruction among one of them: "One more time, you ready?"<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Embraces the Sweet Memories on Surprise Single 'The Grants' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lana-del-rey-drops-the-grants-1234696496/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314210514/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lana-del-rey-drops-the-grants-1234696496/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Takes It to Church on 'The Grants' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/lana-del-rey-the-grants.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212331/https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/lana-del-rey-the-grants.html |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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In "The Grants", Del Rey reinforces the gospel-influenced composition through the lyrics. She uses religious imagery to address either a lover or a family member who might disappear from her life soon and says she will always remember her memories of them.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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<blockquote>Do you think about Heaven? Do you think about me? |
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My pastor told me, 'When you leave, all you take is your memories.' |
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And I'm gonna take mine of you with me.</blockquote> |
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Del Rey spoke to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' that much of her album revolves around her family affairs;<ref name=":1" /> "The Grants" derives the name after the family of Del Rey, whose real name is Lizzie Grant.<ref name=":0" /> It references her grandfather who died during a climb to the [[Rocky Mountains]] through the lyrics "Like '[[Rocky Mountain High]]' / The way [[John Denver]] sings".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Eddie |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Gets Sentimental About Family on New Song 'The Grants' |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/lana-del-rey-the-grants-stream/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314194527/https://consequence.net/2023/03/lana-del-rey-the-grants-stream/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> An ode to her other family members can be found in the bridge:<ref name=":2" /> |
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<blockquote>My sister's first-born child, I'm gonna take that too with me. |
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My grandmother's last smile, I'm gonna take that too with me. |
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It's a beautiful life. Remember that too for me.</blockquote> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Lana Del Rey songs}} |
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[[Category:2023 songs]] |
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[[Category:2023 singles]] |
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[[Category:Lana Del Rey songs]] |
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[[Category:Interscope Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Polydor Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Lana Del Rey]] |
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Lana Del Rey]] |
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"The Grants" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey from her ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023).
Background and release
On December 7, 2022, American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey said her ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, was due for release sometime in early 2023.[1] To accompany the announcement, she made the album available for preorder and released its title track, "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd", as a single.[2]
Del Rey announced the album's cover art and list of songs the following month. Apart from the title track, which is the second on the list, a song named "A&W" appears as the fourth track and "The Grants" as the opener.[3] "A&W" was the next single from the album, released on February 14, 2023,[4] and "The Grants" was the third. Del Rey released it on March 14.[5]
Music and lyrics
"The Grants" was written by Del Rey alongside Mike Hermosa.[6] The song is built around soft piano chords alongside harmonizing background vocals reminiscent of gospel music.[7] Melodye Perry, Pattie Howard, and Shikena Jones provide the background vocals, all of whom appeared in 20 Feet from Stardom, a 2013 documentary that focused on the lives of background vocalists.[8] The song begins with their attempts to sing the chorus, with some instruction among one of them: "One more time, you ready?"[9][10]
In "The Grants", Del Rey reinforces the gospel-influenced composition through the lyrics. She uses religious imagery to address either a lover or a family member who might disappear from her life soon and says she will always remember her memories of them.[7][9]
Do you think about Heaven? Do you think about me?
My pastor told me, 'When you leave, all you take is your memories.'
And I'm gonna take mine of you with me.
Del Rey spoke to Billboard that much of her album revolves around her family affairs;[7] "The Grants" derives the name after the family of Del Rey, whose real name is Lizzie Grant.[6] It references her grandfather who died during a climb to the Rocky Mountains through the lyrics "Like 'Rocky Mountain High' / The way John Denver sings".[11] An ode to her other family members can be found in the bridge:[9]
My sister's first-born child, I'm gonna take that too with me.
My grandmother's last smile, I'm gonna take that too with me.
It's a beautiful life. Remember that too for me.
References
- ^ Young, Alex (December 7, 2022). "Lana Del Rey Announces New Album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd". Consequence. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Thania (December 7, 2022). "Lana Del Rey Announces New Album with Surprise Single Drop". Variety. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Curto, Justin (January 13, 2023). "Did You Know That There's a Lana Del Rey Album Coming This March?". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (February 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rey Shares New Song 'A&W'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (March 14, 2023). "Listen to Lana Del Rey's New Song 'The Grants'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Richards, Will (March 14, 2023). "Listen to Lana Del Rey's Sweeping New Song 'The Grants'". NME. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Bell, Sadie (March 14, 2023). "Hear Lana Del Rey's Stunning, Surprise Single About Her Family, 'The Grants'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Lana Del Rey Shares New Track 'The Grants'". DIY. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Mier, Tomás (March 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rey Embraces the Sweet Memories on Surprise Single 'The Grants'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Curto, Justin (March 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rey Takes It to Church on 'The Grants'". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Fu, Eddie (March 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rey Gets Sentimental About Family on New Song 'The Grants'". Consequence. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.