Dark Paradise

Album: Born To Die (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • Del Rey declares her undying love for her troubled beau on this song. The singer penned the melancholic tune with San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels, the co-author of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" and Colbie Caillat's 's "Fallin' For You."
  • The song's blippy beats were supplied by hip hop producer Emile Haynie, best known for tracks by Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Eminem.
  • The song was released as the sixth single off Born To Die in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only.

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