Honeymoon cover art

  Studio Album · No. 4

Honeymoon Songwriting Credits by Lana Del Rey

2015 Polydor / Interscope 14 tracks 65 min

Produced by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies  ·  Engineered by Chris Garcia, Kieron Menzies, Trevor Yasuda

Polydor / Interscope Baroque PopDream PopTrip Hop
86%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 12 of 14 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 12 / 14 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Lana Del Rey carries a lyricist or composer credit.

86%
12 trackswritten by Lana Del Rey 2 tracksoutside writers
Lana Del Rey's roles on this album

Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist86%
Composer86%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

14
Tracks
7
Lyricists
3
Producers
500,000
US Copies Sold
2015
Released
Data Insight

Honeymoon is Lana Del Rey's most self-directed album to that point: she wrote every original song with Rick Nowels and co-produced the whole record with Nowels and Kieron Menzies, so the credits narrow to a tight three-person core. The only non-Lana writing comes from the T. S. Eliot poem she reads on 'Burnt Norton' and the standard she covers on the closer, underlining how fully she authored the rest.

Honeymoon is the third major-label studio album by Lana Del Rey, released in September 2015 and a return to the slow, lush, cinematic sound of her earlier work after the rock textures of Ultraviolence. Almost entirely self-produced with Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies, it is a hazy, jazz-tinged noir record full of strings, woozy tempos, and old-Hollywood melancholy. Lana Del Rey wrote every original song with Nowels, and the album includes a spoken reading of T. S. Eliot's poem 'Burnt Norton' and a cover of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.' It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold, cementing her reputation as a distinctive, self-directed auteur.

Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Honeymoon
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
2
Music to Watch Boys To
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
3
Terrence Loves You
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
4
God Knows I Tried
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
5
High by the Beach #51
Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Elizabeth GrantRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
6
Freak
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
7
Art Deco
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
8
Burnt Norton (Interlude)
T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Spoken Word)
9
Religion
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
10
Salvatore
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
11
The Blackest Day
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
12
24
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
13
Swan Song
Lana Del ReyRick Nowels Elizabeth GrantRick Nowels Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)
14
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Sol MarcusBennie BenjaminGloria Caldwell Sol MarcusBennie BenjaminGloria Caldwell Lana Del ReyRick NowelsKieron Menzies Lana Del Rey (Lead Vocals)

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Frequently Asked Questions Honeymoon

Who wrote Lana Del Rey's Honeymoon?
Lana Del Rey wrote every original song with Rick Nowels. The album also includes a reading of a T. S. Eliot poem and a cover of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.'
Who produced Honeymoon?
Lana Del Rey self-produced it with Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies, a small core team that shaped its lush, jazzy sound.
What is the Burnt Norton interlude on Honeymoon?
'Burnt Norton' is a spoken reading of part of T. S. Eliot's poem of the same name, credited to Eliot as the writer.
How does Honeymoon compare to Ultraviolence?
It returns to a slow, cinematic, string-laden sound after the guitar rock of Ultraviolence, leaning into jazz and noir atmospheres.
How well did Honeymoon sell?
It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and is certified gold in the United States.
What cover song is on Honeymoon?
The album closes with a cover of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,' written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus.

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