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''Lana Del Rey'' is the second extended play (EP) by American recording artist Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 10, 2012 in the United States and Canada through Interscope Records. After publishing two unsuccessful works, her first EP, ''Kill Kill''; and her first studio album, ''Lana Del Ray'', the four-track EP was released in anticipation of Del Rey's major label debut ''Born to Die'' (2012). The tracks are influenced by several genres, including indie pop, hip hop, and alternative rock. The lyrics and melody were written primarily by Del Rey, Patrik Berger, and Justin Parker. Production of the album was led by Emile Haynie, who also co-wrote "Blue Jeans". Contemporary critics gave mixed reviews of the EP. Music videos accompanied each single, which were produced by Del Rey herself and uploaded to YouTube. Although the video for "Video Games" that Del Rey filmed with her webcam was not intended as a single at the time, it garnered enough online buzz to be noticed by Stranger Records, opening the opportunity for Del Rey to sign a joint record deal with Interscope and Polydor, leading to the eventual publication of the EP and additional videos for "Blue Jeans" and "Born to Die". Selling over 24,000 copies in the United States, the EP peaked at number twenty on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at six on the Rock Albums chart and six on the Alternative Albums chart. All four songs were released as singles on ''Born to Die'', with three charting internationally. ==Background== Del Rey was born in New York City, New York in 1985 and was raised in Lake Placid, a quiet village outside of New York. At age fifteen, she was sent to boarding school in Connecticut, before moving to New York City at eighteen to study metaphysics at Fordham University. While attending the university, according to Del Rey, her musical experience began here, discovering the right acquaintances on her own. After her uncle taught her how to play guitar, she realized that she could probably write "a million" songs with only those six chords. She then began performing in clubs in New York City, using various stage names such as Sparkle Rope Jump Queen and Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena. Recalling the experience, Del Rey said, "I was always singing, but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn – I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point – and that was it". At age twenty, Del Rey signed a USD$10,000 recording contract and moved to a trailer park in New Jersey. The album that she recorded was later shelved, catalyzing her to pivot her focus. Instead, she began work in community service, and for the next five years, worked at homeless outreach, drug, and alcohol rehabilitation centers.〔 She was quoted in an interview as saying, "The only passionate people I met in New York, were social workers." A few years later, Del Rey signed to 5 Point Records, an independent record label owned by David Kahne. With the label, she released the three-track EP, ''Kill Kill'', in October 2008 and a full-length studio album ''Lana Del Ray'' in 2010. After hearing Del Rey's demo, Kahne contacted her; she obliged, knowing his reputation as a producer and his wish to produce music other than pop. Del Rey also explained why she then changed her stage name from Lizzy Grant to Lana Del Rey: "I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba – Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue". After uploading a few of her tracks to her YouTube channel, Del Rey was discovered and got signed by Stranger Records to release her debut single "Video Games". She told ''The Observer'' that "Video Games" was never intended to be a single, but she enjoyed the video and uploaded on the internet.〔 The song earned her a Q Award for "Next Big Thing" in October 2011. Later that month, she signed a joint record deal with Interscope Records and Polydor to release her second studio album, ''Born to Die''.〔 Del Rey built anticipation to the album by doing a number of live appearances, such as promotional concerts at the Bowery Ballroom and at the Chateau Marmont, and with performances at television shows such as ''De Wereld Draait Door'', and ''Later... with Jools Holland''. To further promote the upcoming release of ''Born to Die'', Interscope Records released the EP in the United States and Canada on January 10, 2012. The four tracks that appear on the EP ("Video Games", "Born to Die", "Blue Jeans", and "Off to the Races") were previously available for purchase as singles in international markets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lana Del Rey (EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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