Groupie Love
"Groupie Love" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey featuring American rapper ASAP Rocky featured on her fifth studio album Lust for Life. The song was released for digital download on July 12, 2017, alongside "Summer Bummer" featuring ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti, as a promotional single with the pre-order of the album. The song was later sent to Italian radio on July 28, 2017 as the album's fourth single.[2] The song was written by Del Rey, Rick Nowels and Rakim Mayers with the production being handled by Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies, Hector Delgado and Dean Reid.
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| Single by Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky | ||||
| from the album Lust for Life | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 4:24 | |||
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Critical reception
"Groupie Love" received mixed reviews from critics. Dan Weiss of Consequence of Sound criticized ASAP Rocky's contribution, saying that it "adds nothing" to the track.[3] Ana Gaca of Spin said that "'Groupie Love' relegates Rocky to a pop song's standard third verse rap feature, where any supposed romantic chemistry falls flat. Del Rey's choruses are almost lush enough to sell a vision of vintage backstage hedonism, but she winds up tripping over the clichés she idolizes. The very first lines—"You're in the bar / Playing guitar"—should have been struck as soon as they were written."[4]
Matt F of HotNewHipHop said that "Groupie Love" "captures a similar, gently warped vibe that her previous music has fostered over the years".[5] Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine said that compared with "Summer Bummer", "Groupie Love" is more a retro-minded pop song featuring Del Rey's signature sonorous, reverb-coated vocals.[6]
Odette Yiu of juice.com.sg described the song as a "soul-folk-trap melange that gets her point across. And from it all beams an effusive self-confidence and surety that is new to her oeuvre. "It's so sweet, / Swingin' to the beat / When I know that you're doing it / All for me," she croons, her voice sultry and seductive, the tone both transfixed and transfixing, and almost tauntingly knowing." Yiu also said that Rocky "plays so much more than second fiddle. He's the match to Lana's gushing oil wells and child-lipped, rose-eyed, ceaseless caresses of affection: The "You and I 'til the day we die" to her "It's like magic, babe, isn't life wonderful?" Gone are the dreary days of her Born to Die sadness."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Groupie Love" | 4:24 |
Credits
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
Management
- Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
- Published by A$AP Rocky Music Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
- Published by R-Rated Music administered by EMI April Music Inc (Global Music Rights)
- A$AP Rocky appears courtesy of A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production
- ASAP Rocky – vocals, songwriting
- Rick Nowels – songwriting, production, Mellotron, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer program, vibraphone
- Hector Delgado – production, engineering, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer
- Kieron Menzies – production, engineering, keyboard, drums, mixing, percussion, synthesizer
- Dean Reid – production, engineering, bass guitar, vocoder, mixing, sound effects
- Trevor Yasuda – engineering, keyboards
- Patrick Warren – keyboards, piano, strings
- Zac Rae – keyboards, electric guitar
- David Levita – electric guitar
- Berkay Birecikli – percussion
- Mighty Mike – sound effects
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[9] | 141 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10] | 8 |
| US Alternative Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] | 13 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | July 12, 2017 | Interscope | [12] | |
| Italy | July 28, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Polydor | [2] |
References
- Alexa Camp (July 12, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Drops Two New Songs: 'Summer Bummer' and 'Groupie Love' – The House Next Door – Slant". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Lana Del Rey’s foray into hip-hop might seem long overdue, but judging by the languid tempos of “Summer Bummer” and “Groupie Love,” two newly released songs from her forthcoming album, Lust for Life, the singer-songwriter is perfectly fine taking her sweet time [...] “Groupie Love,” a more retro-minded pop song featuring Del Rey’s signature sonorous, reverb-coated vocals
- Ceschi, Isabella (July 24, 2017). "Lana Del Rey – Groupie Love (feat. A$AP Rocky) (Radio Date: 28-07-2017)" (in Italian). EarOne. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- "Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Review: Lana Del Rey – "Summer Bummer"". Spin. July 12, 2017.
- "Lana Del Rey – Groupie Love Feat. A$AP Rocky". HotNewHipHop.
- "Lana Del Rey Drops Two New Songs: "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" – The House Next Door". Slant Magazine.
- "Review: Lana Del Rey's "Groupie Love feat. A$AP Rocky" – JUICE Singapore". juice.com.sg. July 13, 2017.
- ""Groupie Love" by Lana Del Rey on Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- "Lescharts.com – Lana Del Rey feat. A$AP Rocky – Groupie Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- "Alternative Digital Song Sales : July 29, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2019. (subscription required)
- "Amazon.com: Groupie Love [feat. A$AP Rocky] [Explicit]: Lana Del Rey: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Retrieved August 8, 2017.