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{{Short description|2012 EP by Lana Del Rey}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Paradise
| type         = EP
| artist       = [[Lana Del Rey]]
| cover        = Paradise EP.png
| border       = yes
| alt          = Clad in a gold-colored one piece swimsuit from the waist up, a Caucasian female with red-painted lips and a long, brownish red hair stares forward before a tropical background with the words "Lana Del Rey" above her and the word "Paradise" below in all capital letters.
| released     = {{Start date|2012|11|9}}
| recorded     = 2012
| venue        =
| studio       =
* Electric Lemon
* [[Sarm Studios|Sarm West]] (London)
* [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] (Malibu)
* The Green Building (Santa Monica, California)
* The Square (London)
* [[Westlake Recording Studios|Westlake]] (Los Angeles)
| genre        = <!-- Sourced in the lead section of the article. Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Baroque pop]]
* [[trip hop]]
| length       = {{duration|m=34|s=03}}
| label        =
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| producer     =
* [[Emile Haynie]]
* [[Rick Nowels]]
* Dan Heath
* [[Rick Rubin]]
| prev_title   = [[Born to Die]]
| prev_year    = 2012
| next_title   = [[Born to Die: The Paradise Edition]]
| next_year    = 2012
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Paradise
| type        = EP
| single1     = [[Ride (Lana Del Rey song)|Ride]]
| single1date = September 25, 2012
}}
}}
'''''Paradise''''' is the third [[extended play]] (EP) by American singer-songwriter [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was released on November 9, 2012, in [[Australasia]] and November 11, 2012, worldwide by [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] and [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]. It was additionally packaged with the reissue of her second studio album, ''[[Born to Die]]'' (2012), titled ''[[Born to Die: The Paradise Edition]].'' Grant enlisted collaborators including producers [[Rick Nowels]], [[Justin Parker]] and [[Rick Rubin]]. The EP's sound has been described as [[baroque pop]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence|title= Lizzy Grant – Ultraviolence|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|date=June 12, 2014|quote=...the hip-hop-inflected baroque-pop of Born to Die and its follow-up EP, Paradise|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> and [[trip hop]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalcomment.com/review-lana-del-reys-born-to-die-paradise-edition/#|title=Review: Lana Del Rey's Born To Die – Paradise Edition|work=Global Comment|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref>
Upon its release, ''Paradise'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. The extended play debuted at No. 10 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 67,000 copies. It also debuted at No. 10 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and peaked within the top five of various other [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]. In Europe, the EP charted within top 10 in Flanders and Poland as well as within the top 20 in Wallonia and the Netherlands.
The EP's lead single was the [[ballad]] "[[Ride (Lana Del Rey song)|Ride]]", which became a modest hit in the United States, Switzerland, Ireland and France and reached the top 10 in Russia. "[[Blue Velvet (song)|Blue Velvet]]" (a cover of the popular 1950s track) and "[[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]" were released as promotional singles. Music videos for "Ride", "Blue Velvet", "[[Bel Air (song)|Bel Air]]" and "Burning Desire" were posted to [[Vevo]] and YouTube to help promote the EP.
In December 2013, Del Rey released the [[Anthony Mandler]]-directed ''[[Tropico (2013 film)|Tropico]]'', a short film that includes the songs "Body Electric", "Gods & Monsters" and "Bel Air". That same month, an EP [[Tropico (EP)|of the same name]] was made available for digital purchase, containing the film along with the three aforementioned songs. In 2014, ''Paradise'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]] at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]].
==Background==
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In an interview with ''[[RTVE]]'' on June 15, 2012, Del Rey announced that she had been working on a new album due in November, and that five tracks had already been written,<ref name="RTVE">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/radio/20120615/lana-del-rey-electrica-amon-tobin-calentando-motores-para-su-espectacular-show-sonar/536599.shtml |title=Lana del Rey, eléctrica y Amon Tobin calentando motores para su espectacular show en Sónar|website=[[RTVE]]|language=es|date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> two of them being "[[Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Rey song)|Young and Beautiful]]"{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} and "Gods and Monsters",{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} and another track titled "Body Electric", which was performed and announced as one of her songs at [[BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend|BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend]].{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} In an interview with Tim Blackwell for radio station [[Nova 100]] in Melbourne, Australia, Del Rey added that her upcoming November release would not be a new album, but more like an EP, which she described as the "Paradise Edition" of ''Born to Die''.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Del Rey stated that the new release would contain approximately seven new songs.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
''Paradise'' was released on November 12, 2012 in the UK and one day later in the US. The prior album's re-release, titled ''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition'', was available for pre-order offering an immediate download of "Burning Desire" in some countries.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/th/album/born-to-die-paradise-edition/id563964613 | title =iTunes – Music – Born to Die – The Paradise Edition – Lana Del Rey | date =September 2012 | access-date =September 24, 2012 |work=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> The nine tracks were issued as a stand-alone CD or vinyl EP titled ''Paradise'', in a two-disc set including the original ''Born to Die'' album tracks, as well as in a deluxe box set including both the album and the EP, a remix CD including eight remixes of songs from ''Born to Die'', a DVD with six music videos and a two-track vinyl 7" single of "Blue Velvet".<ref name=mtvparadise>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Lana Del Rey's Paradise Edition Of Debut Features Eight New Songs|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694392/lana-del-rey-paradise-edition.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926195440/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694392/lana-del-rey-paradise-edition.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2012|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=billboard2>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Lana Del Rey Releases 'Ride' Single From 'Born To Die' Deluxe Edition|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474939/lana-del-rey-releases-ride-single-from-born-to-die-deluxe-edition|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Media Group|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> Two remixes of ''Blue Velvet'' were included on the special edition of ''Paradise'' exclusively at [[Target Corporation|Target]] stores, however the remixes were not included on ''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition''.
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==Promotion==
On the day of "Ride"'s release as the EP's first single, Del Rey uploaded a teaser trailer to video-hosting website YouTube, that contained snippets of each track on ''Born to Die: The Paradise Edition''.<ref name=mtvparadise/> To promote the album, two promotional singles were also released, a cover version of "Blue Velvet" and "Burning Desire". "Blue Velvet" was used in a television commercial for [[H&M]]. "Burning Desire", the album's second promotional single, was used to promote the [[Jaguar F-Type]] model; at a promotional concert, Del Rey sang the song, wearing red lipstick, because the model features a built-in lipstick holder.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey adds female touch to new Jaguar|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/54438/Lana-Del-Rey-adds-female-touch-to-new-Jaguar/|work=[[OK!]]|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925052247/http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/54438/Lana-Del-Rey-adds-female-touch-to-new-Jaguar/|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unlike in the US. where it was released as an EP, ''Paradise'' was released in the United Kingdom as a re-release of ''Born to Die''. The song served as the soundtrack for a short film called ''Desire'',<ref name=burningdesiremtv>{{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Luke|title=New Video: Lana Del Rey: 'Burning Desire'|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/02/15/lana-del-rey-burning-desire-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217064404/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/02/15/lana-del-rey-burning-desire-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2013|work=MTV Buzzworthy|publisher=Viacom|access-date=16 February 2013}}</ref> directed by [[Ridley Scott]] and starring [[Damian Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=VIDEO: Lana Del Rey sings Burning Desire live at Paris Jaguar F-Type launch|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2012/09/27/video-lana-del-ray-sings-burning-desire-live-at-paris-jaguar-f-type-launch-97319-31919644/|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-date=21 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221100817/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2012/09/27/video-lana-del-ray-sings-burning-desire-live-at-paris-jaguar-f-type-launch-97319-31919644/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Sophie|title=Lana Del Rey sings a song about a car. Riiiight.|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2012/09/Lana-Del-Rey-sings-a-song-about-a-car-Riiiight/|work=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat World]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]]|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003002610/http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2012/09/Lana-Del-Rey-sings-a-song-about-a-car-Riiiight/|archive-date=3 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nissim|first=Mayer|title=Lana Del Rey unveils new Jaguar F-Type – video, pictures|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a409449/lana-del-rey-unveils-new-jaguar-f-type-video-pictures.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=October 2012|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines]]|access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abramovitch|first=Seth|title=Lana Del Rey Unveils New Jaguar Coupe at Paris Auto Show|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-del-rey-jaguar-coupe-paris-374533|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=11 October 2012|date=26 September 2012}}</ref> A promotional video for "Burning Desire" appeared online on [[Valentine's Day]] 2013, featuring Del Rey as her usual [[lounge music|lounge singer]] persona, interspersed with snippets of the Jaguar F-Type.<ref name=burningdesiremtv/> Directed by Ridley Scott, the video was filmed in the [[Rivoli Ballroom]] in London's South end.<ref name=burningdesiremtv/>
On November 30, 2012, Del Rey was a musical guest on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' and performed her current single, "Ride".<ref>{{cite web|title=Later... with Jools Holland, Series 41, Episode 10|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p6q5s|work=[[BBC Two]]}}</ref>
===Singles===
[[File:Lana Del Rey Jaguar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Del Rey appearing in a photoshoot for the [[Jaguar F-Type]] automobile in 2012, for which "Burning Desire" served as a promotional single for the EP.|alt=A brunette female wearing a white dress poses on a red luxury car]]
On September 13, 2012, the lead single of ''Paradise'' was confirmed to be "Ride", the accompanying music video being shot in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.lvrj.com/news/-high-roller-star-loving-limelight-169593236.html | title ='High Roller' star loving limelight | first=Norm | last=Clarke | date =September 13, 2012 | access-date =September 14, 2012 | journal=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | publisher=[[Stephens Media (newspapers)|Stephens Media LLC]]}}</ref> It was eventually released for purchase on September 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.rdio.com/artist/Lana_Del_Rey/album/Ride/track/Ride/ |title =Lana Del Rey – Rid – Rdio |year =2012 |access-date =September 24, 2012 |work =[[Rdio]] |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121028120310/http://www.rdio.com/artist/Lana_Del_Rey/album/Ride/track/Ride/ |archive-date =October 28, 2012 |url-status =dead }}</ref> On October 10, Del Rey premiered the music video for "Ride" at the [[American Cinematheque#American Cinematheque's Theaters|Aero Theatre]] in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey premieres her new Ride music video in Santa Monica|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/pictures-today/2012/10/11/lana-del-rey-ride-music-video-santa-monica|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]|access-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018045023/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/pictures-today/2012/10/11/lana-del-rey-ride-music-video-santa-monica|archive-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> On October 12, the music video for "Ride" was released online.<ref name=nme2>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Lucy|title=Lana Del Rey Channels Blanche DuBois In Music Video For 'Ride'|url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&title=lana_del_rey_channels_blanche_dubois_in_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> Del Rey portrays a prostitute in the video,<ref name=ok!>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey plays a prostitute in new 'Ride' video, has some old truckers for customers|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/54978/Lana-Del-Rey-plays-a-prostitute-in-new-Ride-video-has-some-old-truckers-for-customers/|work=[[OK!]]|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]|access-date=12 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610075223/http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/54978/Lana-Del-Rey-plays-a-prostitute-in-new-Ride-video-has-some-old-truckers-for-customers|archive-date=10 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> which the [[NME]] described as "not exactly empowering," and said might be seen as "anti-feminist".<ref name=nme2/> To further promote the single and album, an EP was released containing remixes of "Ride" by artists including [[Sohn (musician)|Sohn]], [[MJ Cole]], Eli Escobar, [[14th (band)|14th]], Wes James and [[James Lavelle]].<ref name=prnewswire>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey Debuts at #10 on Billboard 200 With 'Paradise' EP (Interscope/Polydor)|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lana-del-rey-debuts-at-10-on-billboard-200-with-paradise-ep-interscopepolydor-180400941.html|work=[[PR Newswire]]|publisher=[[United Business Media]]|access-date=22 November 2012|location=Santa Monica, California|date=21 November 2012}}</ref>
On September 19, the music video for "Blue Velvet" was released through [[H&M]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEA3bc-3p0 | title = Lana Del Rey – Blue Velvet | date = September 19, 2012 | access-date =September 20, 2012 | work = [[H&M]] | publisher = YouTube}}</ref> On September 20, 2012, "Blue Velvet" was made available for purchase via digital download as the first promotional single from the EP.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Velvet/dp/B0098YZQUI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347790550&sr=8-1|title =Lana Del Rey: Blue Velvet|date =September 2012|access-date =September 16, 2012|work =[[Amazon.com]]|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053745/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Velvet/dp/B0098YZQUI/ref%3Dsr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347790550&sr=8-1|archive-date =May 9, 2013}}</ref> People who preordered the EP received an immediate download of "Burning Desire". On February 14, 2013, the music video for "Burning Desire" was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey unveils 'Burning Desire' video|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lana-del-rey/68720|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|access-date=February 15, 2013|date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> The song was made available for purchase via digital download on March 19, 2013 as the EP's second and final promo single.<ref name=amazondesire>{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Burning Desire – Lana Del Rey|url=https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Desire/dp/B00BQBOMWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365188415&sr=8-1&keywords=lana+burning+desire|work=Amazon.com|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref>
===Other songs===
The third single from ''Paradise'' and the eighth single overall from ''Born to Die'', was announced as "[[Cola (Lana Del Rey song)|Cola]]" on November 14, 2012.<ref name=digicola>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Lana Del Rey confirms new single 'Cola' – listen|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a438077/lana-del-rey-confirms-new-single-cola-listen.html?rss|work=Digital Spy|date=14 November 2012|publisher=Hearst Magazines|access-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> However, a release date for the single never materialized. Because the description of the trailer listed the song "Cola" as "Pussy", it led to speculation about the song being titled "Pussy" or having a subtitle of that name,<ref name=pussy>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey debuts new single 'Ride'|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lana-del-rey/66302|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> but no alternate titles were confirmed,<ref name=mtvparadise/><ref name=billboard2/> and the official [[iTunes]] preorder did not acknowledge any alternate title.<ref name=itunes>{{cite web|title=Born to Die – The Paradise Edition|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/paradise/id564997103|work=[[iTunes Store]]|date=January 2012|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> "Fresh" and "is-she-serious?" have been some of the reactions to the profane lyrics included on "Cola".<ref name=stuff>{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Genevieve|title=Lana Del Rey releases afterthought|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/7725851/Lana-Del-Rey-releases-afterthought|work=[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]|date=24 September 2012|publisher=[[Haymarket Publishing]]|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' criticized the song snippet, saying it proved she was running out of ideas and that her songs all sounded strangely similar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey floats latest album sampler|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Lana-Del-Rey-floats-latest-album-sampler/Article1-935533.aspx|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|access-date=26 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925202426/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Lana-Del-Rey-floats-latest-album-sampler/Article1-935533.aspx|archive-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> When asked about the origin of the lyrics to "Cola", Del Rey said: "I have a Scottish boyfriend, and that's just what he says!" Defending the track, she said that her record label had reservations about releasing it.<ref name=digireview>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Lana Del Rey defends controversial 'p**sy Cola' lyric|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a436692/lana-del-rey-defends-controversial-psy-cola-lyric.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=8 November 2012|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines]]|access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref>
The song "Body Electric" alludes to [[Walt Whitman]] in the lyric, "Whitman is my daddy". The song's chorus of "I sing the body electric" is a direct reference to his poem "[[I Sing the Body Electric (Whitman)|I Sing the Body Electric]]".<ref name=whitman>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey hates personal critics|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/309071-lana-del-rey-hates-personal-critics/|work=[[STV (TV network)|STV]]|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV Group plc]]|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134425/http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/309071-lana-del-rey-hates-personal-critics/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Alex|title=Here's Lana Del Rey's new Walt Whitman-referencing track, 'The Body Electric'|url=http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/184151/heres-lana-del-reys-new-walt-whitman-referencing-track-the-body-electric/|work=[[Death and Taxes (website)|Death and Taxes]]|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Del Rey had previously cited Whitman as an inspiration, recalling his [[chapbook]] ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'' as instrumental to her songwriting.<ref name=whitman/>
Originally appearing on Del Rey's first EP, ''[[Kill Kill]]'', and her debut album, ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]'', "Yayo" was re-recorded for inclusion on ''Paradise''.<ref name="index">{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/Lizzy_grant2.shtml|work=Index Magazine|title=Lizzy Grant Interview|author=Tremblay, Brea|access-date=2012-04-18|year=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Maloy|first1=Sarah|last2=Lipshutz|first2=Jason|title=Lana Del Rey Unveils 10-Minute 'Ride' Video: Watch|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/474676/lana-del-rey-unveils-10-minute-ride-video-watch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>
A promotional video for the closing track, "Bel Air", was released on November 8, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Lana Del Rey reveals 'Bel Air' music video|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a436592/lana-del-rey-reveals-bel-air-music-video.html|work=Digital Spy|date=8 November 2012|publisher=Hearst Magazines|access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> The video featured outtakes from the "[[Summertime Sadness]]" music video.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sia|first=Nicole|title=Lana Del Rey Shrouds 'Bel Air' in Smoke|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/11/lana-del-rey-bel-air-video/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[Buzz Media]]|access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> In the song, Del Rey sings, "Roses, Bel Air, take me there/ I’ve been waiting to meet you/ Palm trees, in the light, I can see, late at night/ Darling I’m willing to greet you/ Come to me, baby."<ref>{{cite web|last=Depland|first=Michael|title=New Video: Lana Del Rey, 'Bel Air'|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/11/08/lana-del-rey-bel-air-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111181241/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/11/08/lana-del-rey-bel-air-video|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2012|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised the shift in [[persona]] that Del Rey exhibited in the video, noting a significant difference from her usual [[Americana music|Americana]] [[Lounge music|lounge singer]], [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie O]] and [[Motorcycle club|biker chick]] [[alter ego]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lana Del Rey Goes Up in Smoke in 'Bel Air'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/lana-del-rey-goes-up-in-smoke-in-bel-air-20121108|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=8 November 2012|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|access-date=8 November 2012|archive-date=10 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110213816/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/lana-del-rey-goes-up-in-smoke-in-bel-air-20121108|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Film===
{{Main|Tropico (2013 film){{!}}''Tropico'' (2013 film)}}
Alongside ''Paradise'', Del Rey released a short film titled ''Tropico'' that featured the songs "Body Electric", "Gods and Monsters" and "Bel Air".<ref name="tropico1">{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey, as the Virgin Mother, Hints 'Tropico' Film Will Send Her Career to Heaven|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/lana-del-rey-farewell-project-tropico-short-film/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[Spin Media]]|access-date=August 28, 2013|date=August 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="tropico2">{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey confuses fans by tweeting about 'the farewell project'|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lana-del-rey/72098|work=[[NME]]|access-date=August 28, 2013|date=August 18, 2013}}</ref> ''Tropico'' was filmed in late June 2013; it was directed by Anthony Mandler,<ref name="tropico2" /> who also directed Del Rey's earlier music videos for "[[National Anthem (Lana Del Rey song)|National Anthem]]" and "Ride". Via social media platforms, Del Rey released several promotional images for the film, one depicting Del Rey in a [[wimple]] reminiscent of [[Mary, Mother of Jesus]] and another with Del Rey holding a snake and posing as [[Eve]], the biblical wife of [[Adam]] from [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]].<ref name="tropico1" /><ref name="tropico2"/> In August 2013, Del announced on Twitter that the film would have two premieres, one at the [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in Los Angeles and another in an unspecified location in New York; she referred to the short film as a "farewell".<ref name="tropico1"/><ref name="tropico2"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Del Rey|first=Lana|title=TROPICO|url=https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/403796829541629953|publisher=Lana Del Rey|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> Critics noted that this contradicted other claims by Del Rey that she would release a third studio album, coinciding with a demo of the song "[[Black Beauty (Lana del Rey song)|Black Beauty]]" [[Music leak|leaking online]].<ref name="tropico1" /><ref name="tropico2"/> On November 22, 2013, an official trailer for ''Tropico'' was released; at the end of the trailer, it was announced that the film would be uploaded to Del Rey's official Vevo account on December 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg4-WxXvde4 |title=Lana Del Rey – Tropico (Trailer) |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-11-22 |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref> On December 3, she announced on Facebook and Twitter that ''Tropico'' would be screened at the [[Cinerama Dome]] in Hollywood, California on December 4 prior to its Vevo release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/posts/660269120682208 |title=Lana Del Rey – Come watch Tropico Premier with me on Wed... |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 64/100<ref name="metacritic"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=allreview>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=R2626676|last=Bush|first=John|access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/11/lana-del-rey-paradise/ |title=Lana Del Rey: Paradise |magazine=American Songwriter |date=2012-11-20 |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev3Score = 8/10<ref name=drownedinsound>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=David|title=88002 Lana Del Rey Born to Die – The Paradise Edition|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17344/reviews/4145754|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|publisher=Silentway|access-date=18 November 2012|archive-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307132814/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17344/reviews/4145754|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=rollingreview>{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Jody|title=Lana Del Rey Born to Die – Paradise Edition|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/born-to-die-paradise-edition-20121113|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=13 November 2012|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=slant>{{cite web|last=Cataldo|first=Jesse|title=Lana Del Rey Paradise|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lana-del-rey-paradise/2923|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=12 November 2012|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = Sputnikmusic
| rev7Score = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Nick|title=Album Review – Lana Del Rey: Paradise|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/54172/Lana-Del-Rey-Paradise/|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=16 January 2013|date=January 1, 2013}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=mixtape>{{cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Nathan|title=Lana Del Rey Paradise (EP)|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/lana-del-rey-paradise-ep|work=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
}}
''Paradise'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music journalism|contemporary critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP has received an average score of 64, based on 9 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/paradise-ep/lana-del-rey|title=Paradise [EP]|access-date=February 5, 2014|work=[[Metacritic]]|quote="Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critics "}}</ref> Gil Kaufman of [[MTV]] wrote that "[the reissue] is as mellow and languorous... as she was on her debut." On the snippet video, he said, "...the new songs gives a peek at the gangster [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s ongoing fascination with a sleepy, seductive sound and lyrics that mix old-fashion girl group obsession with sometimes profane, shocking new-school swagger."<ref name=mtvparadise/> ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]'' said that the song titles were predictably poker-faced.<ref name=stuff/> "Ride" received widely positive reviews, with the only criticism focused on the unrealistic cover art and coy song title. [[Contactmusic.com]] noticed that the track adhered to Del Rey's trademark sound, stating that the notion of her even having a trademark after one commercially successful album indicates that "we haven't seen the last of her just yet". Of the production itself, it was said that "Ride" was more accomplished than Del Rey's previous endeavors, with the strengths of the track outshining the flaws. The reviewer concluded by saying, "All that doe-eyed "you can be my full-time daddy / baby" shtick is going to start getting a little tired pretty soon, though, we reckon."<ref>{{cite web|title=Lana Del Rey – Will 'Ride' Change Our Minds About Lana Del Rey?|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/will-ride-change-our-minds-about-lana-del-rey_3300850|work=[[Contactmusic.com]]|date=25 September 2012|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref>
''[[NME]]'' said that the most significant lyric in "Ride" read, "I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy".<ref name=pussy/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' agreed, saying the aforementioned lyric was a rare moment of raw emotion by Del Rey.<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Listen to a New Lana Del Rey Song, "Ride"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/47978-listen-to-a-new-lana-del-rey-song-ride/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=25 September 2012|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote: "Ride' is a long, dreamy ballad that swells into full view during the chorus, when the singer declares, 'Been trying' hard not to get into trouble/But I, I've got a war in my mind… so I just ride."<ref name=billboard>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Lana Del Rey Releases 'Ride' Single From 'Born to Die' Deluxe Edition|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474939/lana-del-rey-releases-ride-single-from-born-to-die-deluxe-edition|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Media Group|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> [[MTV]] called "Ride" a "slow burn" and "as mellow and languorous...as on her debut."<ref name="mtvparadise"/> Another MTV review said: "On 'Ride,' Rey sings what she knows best: loneliness, some daddy issues and day-drinking. All of this is probably a metaphor for something, but honestly, we’re still trying to figure out what those 'Born To Die' tigers mean."<ref>{{cite web|last=Ayers|first=Mike|title=Stream Lana Del Rey's New Track "Ride"|url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/09/25/lana-del-rey-ride-song-stream/|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-date=30 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930041519/http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/09/25/lana-del-rey-ride-song-stream/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cameron Matthew of [[Spinner (website)|Spinner]] noted that Del Rey "amped up on the smokey vocals" with "Ride".<ref>{{cite web|last=Matthews|first=Cameron|title=Joey Ramone's 'New York City,' New Neil Young Song & More|url=http://www.spinner.com/2012/09/25/news-joey-ramones-new-york-city-new-neil-young-and-more/|work=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102011004/http://www.spinner.com/2012/09/25/news-joey-ramones-new-york-city-new-neil-young-and-more/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Canada.com]] reviewer Leah Collins called "Bel Air" an [[Enya]]-channeled, eerie [[waltz]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Leah|title=Lana Del Rey debuts 'Bel Air' video, teases short film, avoids Fresh Prince references|url=http://o.canada.com/2012/11/08/lana-del-rey-debuts-bel-air-video-teases-short-film/|work=[[Canada.com]]|publisher=[[Postmedia News]]|access-date=9 November 2012|archive-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111052554/http://o.canada.com/2012/11/08/lana-del-rey-debuts-bel-air-video-teases-short-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Conversely, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called both "Bel Air" and "Yayo" "filler tracks".<ref>{{cite news|last=Watson|first=Sian|title=Lana Del Rey's 'Paradise' Sees Singer Working Through Same Themes|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/review-lana-del-rey-paradise-review_n_2118735.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=15 November 2012|date=12 November 2012}}</ref> Disagreeing with this position, Carl Williot of [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] said that "Yayo" should have been a single.<ref name=idolator>{{cite web|last=Williot|first=Carl|title=Lana Del Rey's 'Paradise': Album Review|url=http://idolator.com/7264232/lana-del-rey-paradise-review|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=13 November 2012 |publisher=[[Buzz Media]]|access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> Calling it Del Rey's most interesting song to date, Williot compared the narration on "Yayo" to the plight of [[Anna Nicole Smith]] and said it was "woozy" and "[[burlesque]]".<ref name=idolator/> As a whole, Williot noted the theme between ''Born to Die'' and ''Paradise'' shifted from [[Paraphilic infantilism|infantilization]] on the former to sexualization on the EP; songs such as "Burning Desire" and "Ride" were decisively more mature than tracks like "[[Video Games (Lana Del Rey song)|Video Games]]" from the singer's mainstream debut.<ref name=idolator/> Closing the review, Williot said the EP was best listened to "while wearing formal cocktail attire that has become slightly rumpled following some sort of intense argument and/or sexual dalliance."<ref name=idolator/> John Bush of [[AllMusic]] commented that the EP kept the glacial string arrangements and slow drums that characterized the cinematic atmosphere of ''Born to Die'', while improving in terms of vocals.<ref name=allreview/> However, Bush panned the songwriting and lyrical content of ''Paradise''. He singled out the lyrics of "Body Electric" ("[[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] is my daddy/ [[Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn]]'s my mother/ Jesus is my bestest friend/ We get crazy every Friday night/ [[Drop It Like It's Hot]] in the pale moonlight") as being "cliché[d]" and "babyish", a trend pervading the entire album.<ref name=allreview/> On a positive note, Bush proposed that "Blue Velvet" proved Del Rey was more than capable of performing vocally when given tasteful content.<ref name=allreview/> Bush concluded that, overall, Del Rey had lyrically remained in stasis, with the album serving as fodder for her hype and image. According to Bush, the album's significance was embodied by a [[simile]] from "Gods and Monsters": "Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, [[Life imitating art|life imitates art]]."<ref name=allreview/> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the EP "surprisingly strong".<ref>{{cite news|last=Wood|first=Mikael|title=Perspective: Christina Aguilera, Lana Del Rey play with personas|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-1113-aguilera-del-rey-20121113,0,89437.story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=16 November 2012|date=13 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[Digital Spy]]'' said:
{{multiple image|left|caption_align=left
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| width1 = 150
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| width2 = 148
| footer = In "Body Electric", Del Rey lends tribute to both [[Elvis Presley]] (left) and [[Marilyn Monroe]] (right). Music reviewer Carl Williot considered the shout-out clichéd, while other reviewers praised the songwriting.}}
{{Cquote|Current single "Ride" finds her wearing [[Bruce Springsteen|The Boss]]'s influence on her sleeve most plainly with its galloping verses and sweeping melody, albeit delivered with Lana's '50s-styled Hollywood demeanour. Elsewhere, there's more talk of bad boys, cherry pie and other old fashioned glamourisms much like its parent album, but there's still progression to be found. The multiple hooks in "Cola" feel polished without compromising her rebellious nature (she opens it with the line: "My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola"), while the booming "Body Electric" sees her revisiting her Marilyn Monroe persona with more believable results than previous attempts. She treads close to being kooky for the sake of kooky on "Yayo", but when she gets it right in the case of "Bel Air" – a snowy, [[Tim Burton]]-inspired ballad – Lana proves there's plenty more to be excited for on album two.<ref name=digireview/>}}
In January 2013, Nashville-based producer/singer-songwriter [[Shane Tutmarc]] released a cover of ''Ride.''  [[Nashville Scene]] described it as, "a rad little bit of Americana-stalgia, and to be perfectly honest, I vastly prefer Tutmarc's version of "Ride" over Del Rey's — it's a gauzy, dreamy take on a tune that, in Tutmarc's hands, has a pleasant and memorable melody."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13046813/mikky-ekko-on-pitchforktv-shane-tutmarc-covers-lana-del-rey-fresh-quichenight-vid-vidsy-bits|title = Mikky Ekko on Pitchfork.tv; Shane Tutmarc Covers Lana del Rey; Fresh Quichenight Vid &#91;Vidsy Bits&#93;| date=6 February 2013 }}</ref>
{{clear}}
==Commercial performance==
''Paradise'' debuted at No. 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 67,000 copies in its first week.<ref name=prnewswire/> It has since sold over 332,000 copies in the US.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|title=Lana Del Rey's 'West Coast' Set For Strong Hot 100 Debut|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6062527/lana-del-reys-west-coast-set-for-strong-hot-100-debut|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2014|date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>
==Track listing==
All lyrics and melodies written by Lana Del Rey, except on Blue Velvet, written by Lee Morris and Bernie Wayne.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 34:03
| title1 = [[Ride (Lana Del Rey song)|Ride]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Lana Del Rey|Elizabeth Grant]]|[[Justin Parker]]}}
| extra1 = [[Rick Rubin]]
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = American
| writer2 = {{hlist|Grant|[[Rick Nowels]]|[[Emile Haynie]]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Nowels|Haynie <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = [[Cola (Lana Del Rey song)|Cola]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Grant|Nowels}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Nowels|DK <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Body Electric
| writer4 = {{hlist|Grant|Nowels}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Nowels|Dan Heath}}
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = [[Blue Velvet (song)#Lana Del Rey version|Blue Velvet]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Lee Morris|[[Bernie Wayne]]}}
| extra5 = Haynie
| length5 = 2:38
| title6 = [[Gods & Monsters (song)|Gods & Monsters]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Grant|Tim Larcombe}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Larcombe|Haynie <small>({{abbr|add.|additional production}})</small>}}
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Yayo
| writer7 = Grant
| extra7 = {{hlist|Heath|Haynie}}
| length7 = 5:21
| title8 = [[Bel Air (song)|Bel Air]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Grant|Heath}}
| extra8 = Heath
| length8 = 3:57
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = [[iTunes Store]] bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 37:54
| title9 = [[Burning Desire (song)|Burning Desire]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Grant|Parker}}
| extra9 = Haynie
| length9 = 3:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus short film
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 65:00
| title10 = [[Tropico (2013 film)|Tropico]]
| writer10 = Del Rey
| length10 = 28:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = [[Target Corporation|Target]] edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lana-Del-Rey-Paradise/dp/B00A6RP8Z4|title=Lana Del Rey: Paradise: Extra Tracks |website=Amazon.com |access-date=May 21, 2014}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:32
| title9 = Blue Velvet
| note9 = [[Penguin Prison]] Remix
| writer9 = {{hlist|Morris|Wayne}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Haynie|Penguin Prison <small>(remixer)</small>}}
| length9 = 5:03
| title10 = Blue Velvet
| note10 = [[Hans-Peter Lindstrøm|Lindstrøm]] Remix
| writer10 = {{hlist|Morris|Wayne}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Haynie|Lindstrøm <small>(remixer)</small>}}
| length10 = 9:26
}}
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Paradise''.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes| title=Paradise| year=2012| type=booklet| publisher=[[Polydor Records]], [[Interscope Records]]| location=London, England; [[Santa Monica, Los Angeles|Santa Monica]], California}}</ref>
;Performance credits
*[[Lana Del Rey]] – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; backing vocals {{small|(track 7)}}
;Instruments
{{Div col}}
*[[James Gadson]] – drums {{small|(track 1)}}
*[[Emile Haynie]] – drums {{small|(track 2, 7)}}; additional [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]] {{small|(track 7)}}
*Dan Heath – percussion {{small|(track 4)}}; [[French horn|horns]] {{small|(track 6)}}; keyboard {{small|(track 7)}}; [[String instrument|strings]] {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}; piano {{small|(track 8)}}
*Devrim Karaoglu – drums {{small|(track 3)}}
*[[Jason Lader]] – bass guitar {{small|(track 1)}}
*Tim Larcombe – keyboards, guitar, drums {{small|(track 6)}}
*The Larry Gold Orchestra – strings {{small|(track 5)}}
*Songa Lee – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 8)}}
*Kieron Menzies – [[Drum machine|drum programming]] {{small|(track 3)}}
*[[Rick Nowels]] – synthesizer {{small|(track 2)}}; keyboard {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}; bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums {{small|(track 3)}}; piano, [[mellotron]], strings {{small|(track 4)}}
*[[Tim Pierce]] – electric guitar {{small|(track 2)}}; [[slide guitar]] {{small|(tracks 3, 4)}}
*[[Zac Rae]] – piano, keyboard {{small|(track 1)}}
*[[Kathleen Sloan]] – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 8)}}
*[[Patrick Warren]] – electric guitar, synthesizer, piano {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 4)}}; strings, [[glockenspiel]], [[Brass instrument|brass]] {{small|(track 3)}}; organ {{small|(tracks 3, 4)}}; [[dulcitone]], [[Bell (instrument)|bells]], optigon, mellotron {{small|(track 4)}}
{{Div col end}}
;Technical and production
{{Div col}}
*Graham Archer – vocal engineering {{small|(track 7)}}
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant {{small|(track 5)}}
*Spencer Burgess Jr. – recording assistant {{small|(track 5)}}
*Nikki Calvert – [[Record engineer|engineering]] {{small|(track 8)}}
*Jeremy Cochise Ball – [[Mixing engineer|mixing]] {{small|(track 7)}}
*John Davis – mastering {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)}}
*DK – co-production {{small|(track 3)}}
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
*Chris Garcia – additional recording {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}; recording {{small|(track 4)}}
*Larry Gold – string arrangements {{small|(track 5)}}
*Emile Haynie – co-production {{small|(track 2)}}; production {{small|(tracks 5, 7)}}; additional production {{small|(track 6)}}
*Dan Heath – [[Arrangement|string arrangements]] {{small|(tracks 1, 6)}}; orchestral arrangements {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}; production {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 8)}}; engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
*Jason Lader – recording {{small|(track 1)}}
*Tim Larcombe – production {{small|(track 6)}}
*Eric Lynn – recording assistant {{small|(track 1)}}
*Kieron Menzies – recording, mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 4)}}
*Rick Nowels – production {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 4)}}
*Sean Oakley – recording assistant {{small|(track 1)}}
*[[Robert Orton (audio engineer)|Robert Orton]] – mixing {{small|(track 6)}}
*Tucker Robinson – string recording {{small|(track 1)}}; engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
*Jeff Rothschild – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
*[[Rick Rubin]] – production {{small|(track 1)}}
*Andrew Scheps – mixing {{small|(track 1)}}
*Peter Stanislaus – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
*Jordan Stilwell – additional recording {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}
{{Div col end}}
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2012–2014)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Lana Del Rey|album=Paradise|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|10|artist=Lana Del Rey|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|19|artist=Lana Del Rey|album=Born To Die – The Paradise Edition|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Lana Del Rey|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|4|artist=Lana Del Rey|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|4|artist=Lana Del Rey|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardVinyl|10|artist=Lana Del Rey|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums {{!}} Billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 25, 2012}}</ref>
|115
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref>
|28
|}
{{col-end}}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2012|certyear=2014|access-date=August 2, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Lana Del Rey|title=The Paradise Edition|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2012|certyear=2013|access-date=August 2, 2019|source=archive}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"|Region
! scope="col"|Date
! scope="col"|Format
! scope="col"|Catalog
! scope="col"|Label
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"| Australia
| November 9, 2012
| CD
| align="center"| 3720468
| [[Universal Music]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title = Paradise|year = 2012|url = http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2217494/Paradise|publisher = [[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]]|access-date = October 23, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160320064546/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2217494/paradise|archive-date = March 20, 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| United States
| November 13, 2012
| {{flatlist|
* CD
* digital download
* LP}}
| {{n/a}}
| [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
|align="center"|<ref name="Standard">{{cite web|title=Paradise|year=2012|url = https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Lana-Del-Rey/dp/B009LA1QW6|website=Amazon.com|access-date= October 31, 2012}}</ref><ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|title=Paradise by Lana Del Rey|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/paradise/id566465601|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Lana-Del-Rey/dp/B009OXS8RQ|title=Paradise|website=Amazon.com|access-date= October 31, 2012}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Lana Del Rey}}
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[[Category:2012 EPs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Emile Haynie]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rick Nowels]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rick Rubin]]
[[Category:Interscope Records EPs]]
[[Category:Lana Del Rey albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records EPs]]
[[Category:Trip hop EPs]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)]]
[[Category:Baroque pop]]