where it was released as an EP, Paradise was released in the United Kingdom as a re-release of Born to Die. The nine tracks were issued as a stand-alone CD or vinyl EP titled Paradise, in a two-disc set including the original Born to Die album tracks, as well as in a deluxe box set including both the album and the EP, a remix CD including eight remixes of songs from Born to Die, a DVD with six music videos and a two-track vinyl 7" single of "Blue Velvet". He singled out the lyrics of "Body Electric" (" Elvis is my daddy/ Marilyn's my mother/ Jesus is my bestest friend/ We get crazy every Friday night/ drop it like it's hot in the pale moonlight") as being "cliché[d]" and "babyish", a trend pervading the entire album. Another MTV review said: "On 'Ride,' Rey sings what she knows best: loneliness, some daddy issues and day-drinking. The album's lead single was the ballad " Ride", which became a modest hit in the United States, Switzerland, Ireland and France and reached the top 10 in Russia.

It starts with a very good opening nearly pricks up again in the bridge but really sizzles out in the end. On October 10, Del Rey premiered the music video for "Ride" at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California. citation needed] In an interview with Tim Blackwell for radio station Nova 100 in Melbourne, Australia, Del Rey added that her upcoming November release would not be a new album, but more like an EP, which she described as the "Paradise Edition" of Born to Die. Top positions in the charts worldwide, countless reports, awards, TV appearances, concerts, festivals and all the wonderful covers and cover stories: Lana Del Rey already deserves the title "Artist of the Year"!Even before its release, the song "Cola" received media attention due to the controversial nature of its lyrics. On September 20, 2012, "Blue Velvet" was made available for purchase via digital download as the first promotional single from the EP. Additionally, Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020). I bought this thinking it was the original double LP plus the Paradise edition mini LP, only to find that the mini LP was being sold alone for 40€.

The song was made available for purchase via digital download on March 19, 2013 as the EP's second and final promo single. On September 13, 2012, the lead single of Paradise was confirmed to be "Ride", the accompanying music video being shot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally appearing on Del Rey's first EP, Kill Kill, and her debut album, Lana Del Ray, "Yayo" was re-recorded for inclusion on Paradise. my friend has just kindly gifted me born to die paradise edition for my birthday however the only vinyl in there is paradise. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The songs on this album are the sort of songs that you feel nervous to breathe when you are listening to. Elsewhere, there's more talk of bad boys, cherry pie and other old fashioned glamourisms much like its parent album, but there's still progression to be found. Current single "Ride" finds her wearing The Boss's influence on her sleeve most plainly with its galloping verses and sweeping melody, albeit delivered with Lana's '50s-styled Hollywood demeanour.

John Bush of AllMusic commented that the EP kept the glacial string arrangements and slow drums that characterized the cinematic atmosphere of Born to Die, while improving in terms of vocals. Her ninth studio album, “Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” was released on all platforms March 24th 2023. To promote the album, two promotional singles were also released, a cover version of "Blue Velvet" and "Burning Desire".Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. Released ten months after the original, The Paradise Edition features eight newly recorded tracks, which were simultaneously made available on the standalone extended play Paradise (2012).

Disagreeing with this position, Carl Williot of Idolator said that "Yayo" should have been a single. She achieved critical and commercial success with her second album, Born to Die (2012), which contained the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness". The third single from Paradise and the eighth single overall from Born to Die, was announced as " Cola" on November 14, 2012. Hindustan Times criticized the song snippet, saying it proved she was running out of ideas and that her songs all sounded strangely similar. That same month, an EP of the same name was made available for digital purchase, containing the film along with the three aforementioned songs.I'm not gonna review the music as you probably like the album/artist already if your dropping money on a vinyl version.