Chemtrails over the Country Club (song)

"Chemtrails over the Country Club" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, premiered on January 11, 2021. The song was written and produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff. It is the title track and second single from Del Rey's seventh studio album, Chemtrails over the Country Club, set to be released on March 19, 2021.

"Chemtrails over the Country Club"
Single by Lana Del Rey
from the album Chemtrails over the Country Club
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey singles chronology
"Let Me Love You like a Woman"
(2020)		 "Chemtrails over the Country Club"
(2021)		 "White Dress"
(2021)
Music video
"Chemtrails Over the Country Club" on YouTube

According to Del Rey, she chose "Chemtrails over the Country Club" as the title track of the album because it mentioned "all" of her "stunning girlfriends" ("who so much of the album is about") and "beautiful siblings", and also mentioned "wanting so much to be normal and realizing that when you have an overactive, eccentric mind, a record like Chemtrails is just what you're going to get."[1]

Critical reception

"Chemtrails over the Country Club" received generally positive reviews. In a review for NME, Rhian Daly described the song as "swooning" and "beautiful".[2] In contrast, Justin Curto in a review for Vulture described the song as "one of her classic dreamy love songs" and "more interesting than the middle-of-the-road lead single 'Let Me Love You Like a Woman'" but not necessarily "any more substantive", noting that Del Rey "sways and lilts through the delicate rhythm, eventually finding her way toward a glitchy bridge" but that lyrically she is "only speaking for herself" and "doesn't have much profound to say".[3] Tom Curtis-Horsfall of Giglist opined that "Where Norman Fucking Rockwell! sounded like a dying bugle call for the American Dream, 'Chemtrails over the Country Club' feels like Del Rey now wants to desperately clutch on to that forgotten world of innocence, suburbia, and naivety".[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by the BRTHR duo Alex Lee and Kyle Wrightman[5] and features Del Rey, her sister Chuck Grant and girlfriends Dakota Raine, Valerie Vogt and Alexandria Kaye.[6]

It starts as "a stereotypical Lana Del Rey video" showing her and her friends lounging at a country club pool in a 1960s Americana style, until the music fades out,[7] the aspect ratio changes to widescreen, and the scene cuts to night time when Lana, her sister and three girlfriends turn into werewolves. This is a reference to the bestseller "Women who Run with Wolves", as well as a reference to Lana's zodiac signs juxtaposition, which is mentioned in the lyrics.

The video premiered on YouTube on January 11, 2021.[8]

Charts
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 10
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 154
Greece (IFPI)[11] 10
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 44
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 19
Portugal (AFP)[15] 130
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 94
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 58
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 15

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 11, 2021
[20]
United Kingdom January 15, 2021 Contemporary hit radio Polydor [21]
Italy January 22, 2021 Universal [22]

References
  1. Interview magazine, issue 532, September 2020
  2. Daly, Rhian (January 11, 2021). "Lana Del Rey shares beautiful new song 'Chemtrails Over The Country Club'". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. Curto, Justin (January 15, 2021). "Lana Del Rey Is Only Speaking for Herself Now". Vulture. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. Curtis-Horsfall, Tom (January 28, 2021). "In Review: Lana Del Rey - 'Chemtrails over the Country Club'". Giglist. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. "Lana Del Rey shares new album art and teases music videos ... challenging the "WOC problem"". Eminetra.co.uk. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  6. "Lana Del Rey on Instagram: «Things aren't always the way they appear to be down at the country club @_brthr_ @yourgirlchuck @dakota_raine @valvogt @missalexkaye»". October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. "Lana Del Rey Shares Music Video for 'Chemtrails Over the Country Club'". Rolling Stone. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. "Lana Del Rey Shares Video for New Song "Chemtrails Over the Country Club": Watch". Pitchfork. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over The Country Club" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  10. "Lana Del Rey Chart History - Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. "IFPI Charts — Digital Singles Chart (International) — Week 2/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  13. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  15. "Portuguesecharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over The Country Club". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  16. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over The Country Club". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  19. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  20. https://open.spotify.com/album/5p5cFBRERDfiNJlfABACP0
    https://www.deezer.com/en/album/198978482
  21. "Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  22. https://radiodate.it/radio-date/lana-del-rey-chemtrails-over-the-country-club-221540-22-01-2021-radiodate/
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