Big Eyes (song)

"Big Eyes"
Song by Lana Del Rey
from the album Big Eyes: Music from the Original Motion Picture
ReleasedDecember 23, 2014
Length4:41
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Dan Heath
Producer(s)Dan Heath
Audio
"Big Eyes" on YouTube

"Big Eyes" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was written by Del Rey and producer Dan Heath and served as the title track to Tim Burton's film Big Eyes. It was officially released on December 23, 2014 via digital download by Interscope Records as part of the movie's soundtrack album. The song's lyrics make reference to the lead character's emotions as she discovers her paintings being sold in a supermarket in the middle of the film.

The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.[1] On December 13, the song was shortlisted as one of 79 potential nominees for the Academy Awards for Best Original Song, but failed to earn a nomination.[2]

  1. ^ "2015 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS". 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Academy selects 79 eligible songs". December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.