| "Shades of Cool" | ||||
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| Single by Lana Del Rey | ||||
| from the album Ultraviolence | ||||
| Released | May 26, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Easy Eye Sound (Nashville) | |||
| Length | 5:42 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dan Auerbach | |||
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| "Shades of Cool" on YouTube | ||||
"Shades of Cool" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, taken from her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014). It was written by Del Rey and Rick Nowels, and produced by Dan Auerbach. The song was released on May 26, 2014 by Interscope Records as the second single from Ultraviolence. Lyrically, the single talks about an "unfixable" man.
"Shades of Cool" received general acclaim from music critics, who praised its musical style. Commercially, the single peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 40 of a few record charts in Europe. A music video for "Shades of Cool" was directed by Jake Nava and was described as a film noir visual.