Studio Album · No. 4
Honeymoon Songwriting Credits by Lana Del Rey
Produced by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies · Engineered by Chris Garcia, Kieron Menzies, Trevor Yasuda
Holds writing credit on 12 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 14 documented
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Lana Del Rey carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
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
| # | Title | Lyricist(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) |