Interscope issues press release on Lana Del Rey sales
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PRESS RELEASE
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:44 p.m. EST
Lana Del Rey Debuts at #10 on Billboard 200 With 'Paradise' EP (Interscope/Polydor)
Lana's "Ride" Digital Remix EP Out This Week:
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Congratulations to Lana Del Rey whose new eight song 'Paradise' EP debuted this week at #10 on the Billboard 200 selling 67,000 copies in its first week. Rolling Stone called the EP "conceptually sharp" and Entertainment Weekly hailed it as "truly great." See below for what press in the U.S. and U.K. have said about 'Paradise.'
Lana's new music video for the Rick Rubin-produced single "Ride" ( http://youtu.be/Py_-3di1yx0 ) has accumulated over 13 million views on YouTube, while the latest video for "Bel Air" ( http://youtu.be/yq3yT8CkPzY ) released earlier this month already has 3 million views. Her cover of "Blue Velvet" is also featured on 'Paradise' ( http://youtu.be/HLEA3bc-3p0 ).
Lana's "Ride" digital remix EP is out this week on Interscope, featuring remixes by SOHN, MJ COLE and more. Go here for info: http://smarturl.it/RideRemixes
Lana's album 'Born To Die' has now sold over 2.9 million albums and 4.4 million singles worldwide, with over one million singles in the U.S. alone. In Europe, 'Born To Die' has gone Double Platinum in five countries (U.K, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland), Platinum in four countries (Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Africa), and Gold in 12 countries, including Russia, Spain, Brazil, and the Netherlands.
"Ride" Remix EP Tracklist: 1). SOHN remix 2). MJ Cole remix 3). Eli Escobar remix 4). 14TH remix 5). Wes James remix 6). James Lavelle remix
Press on Lana Del Rey's 'Paradise Edition'
"Entrancing" - Associated Press
"Conceptually sharp." - Rolling Stone
"Del Rey is without a doubt an incredible new star who has captured the zeitgeist." - The Daily Record
"Truly great" - Entertainment Weekly
"A David Lynch Delilah ... her vintage 60s charm just might kill you." - Billboard
"Strong" - LA Times
"[Lana's] new EP is so good I'm losing my mind" - Glamour "Effortless, elegant," - Idolator "Shimmeringly beautiful...simply sublime" - Drowned In Sound
Her singles sales BUT those sales for Born To Die are absolutely incredible for an artist who does so badly with singles, so
67k is decent I guess, I hope it does better WW I think if Interscope would've actually tried putting more stock out there it would've done better. I still can't find a copy in store.
Her singles sales BUT those sales for Born To Die are absolutely incredible for an artist who does so badly with singles, so
67k is decent I guess, I hope it does better WW I think if Interscope would've actually tried putting more stock out there it would've done better. I still can't find a copy in store.
67k is great for Lana in the US, especially with a rerelease EP. She'll do very well worldwide.
67k is great for Lana in the US, especially with a rerelease EP. She'll do very well worldwide.
Considering Born To Die debuted with 77k, I guess that is pretty good for a re-release. I wish there wasn't so much competition this week because BTD had a peak of #2 but the highest Paradise will have is probably this week's #10.
Pretty unusual success in these days of singles-driven album sales. Not to mention just 14% of total WW sales from the World's biggest market. Again, a very rare occurrence.
There's no "guessing" or "pretty goods" about the re-release sales. They're AMAZING given her circumstances and the continuous doubt casted over her here. Fabulous Queen.