Ultraviolence (album)

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Ultraviolence
A black and white photo of a fair-skinned, dark-haired woman wearing a sheer white V-neck T-Shirt and a white strapless bra, standing beside a car. Her hand is resting on the opened left car door and the word "Ultraviolence", stylized in all capital letters, is placed on the lower part of the picture.
Studio album by
Lana Del Rey
ReleasedJune 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
Recorded2013–2014
Studio
  • Easy Eye Sound (Nashville)
  • The Bridge (Glendale, California)
  • Electric Lady (New York City)
  • Echo (Los Angeles)
  • The Church (London)
  • The Green Building (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length51:24
Label
Producer
Lana Del Rey chronology
Tropico
(2013) 		Ultraviolence
(2014) 		Honeymoon
(2015)
Singles from Ultraviolence
  1. "West Coast"
    Released: April 14, 2014
  2. "Shades of Cool"
    Released: May 26, 2014
  3. "Ultraviolence"
    Released: June 4, 2014
  4. "Brooklyn Baby"
    Released: June 8, 2014

Ultraviolence is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released on June 13, 2014, by Polydor and Interscope Records. Originally dismissing the possibility of releasing another record after her major-label debut Born to Die (2012), Del Rey began planning its follow-up in 2013. Production continued into 2014, at which time she heavily collaborated with Dan Auerbach to revamp what she initially considered to be the completed record. The album saw additional contributions from producers such as Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Daniel Heath, and Rick Nowels, and features a more guitar-based sound than Del Rey's previous releases.[a]

Ultraviolence received positive reviews, with reviewers praising the album's lyricism, cohesiveness, production and Del Rey's vocal performance. The album was frequently ranked by various publications as among the best albums of the year as well as the decade, with Metacritic citing it as the 13th-most frequently mentioned album in critics "year-end" lists in 2014.[2] Ultraviolence became a global success, debuting at number one in eleven countries, including the United States with first-week sales of 182,000 copies, becoming the best-selling debut week of Del Rey's career and reached the top five in over twenty territories.

To promote the album, four singles were released, "West Coast", "Shades of Cool", "Ultraviolence" and "Brooklyn Baby". In May 2015, Del Rey embarked on The Endless Summer Tour featuring live shows with singers Courtney Love and Grimes, to support the album. It started on May 7, 2015 and ended on June 16, 2015.

  1. ^ "How Lana Del Rey Fought to Get Her Radical 'Ultraviolence' LP Released". Rolling Stone. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Music Critic Top 10 Lists – Best Albums of 2014". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.


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