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Likely won't happen, but did anyone think 3/29 is when she may release the lead single? it's highly unlikely considering she usually does some promo for a few days before, but I'm just wondering. Late March single would mean a late-May release.

I know everyone is nervous about when the album will be released but rest assured it will. 1) she confirmed when MAC and VB were released that she had the album coming 2) it's been in every music and lifestyle magazine on a list of anticipated records 3) Ben confirmed it would, but that good music takes time 4) she posted a week or so again she was working with Steven Klein on a cover (whether she meant magazine or album...I'm not sure). We need patience. To be honest, I never thought she would release in March. She usually likes releasing over the summer give or take. I have a strange feeling this record will be big for her, whether she wants the attention or not. From the snippets to the general hype to people's opinions having changed about her over time, I think we're going to get something BIG.

It's a Twitter account trolling her. If you look at the other tweets, they're all fake or taking shots at her. Such a loser.

I don't see anything. I think this is a joke.

I get the paranoia b/c Lana is such a loose cannon, but I do think Cinnamon will be on the album. She has teased it quite a bit, and as someone said earlier, most of the music she teases as been on the album, except for RBFY which she also said was a scrapped track. I also think NFR will have, not bangers per se, but more upbeat and interesting songs, like Cinnamon. I don't need a Katy Perry banger from her, that's not why people like her (not just us mainstream too). I'm looking for songs with interesting melodies, which is where I'm hoping this album goes. I hate saying it, but I'm thinking of a Lorde "Melodrama" song, which had no bangers (except for Green Light).

It still says march in one of the articles I read --- how can that be true without any info? Is she just going to drop it? Also, she tends to release records around summer - either just before, during, or just after.

Cinnamon is def more mood - but a banger for her. I think she means banger as in she's not putting out Thank You, Next. But she's never been like that. She doesn't really have any bangers except maybe for a few on BTD. This sounds consistent with what we know of her - so I'm okay. I just wish we would promote more or do ONE TV performance. I thought she might b/c of the Apple Keynote Address, but maybe not. What is odd is that in some ways, in terms of viewership, that's probably larger than an SNL appearance.

It's probably real. Lana usually like releasing albums in the summer. We're probably luck if it's May at this point.

I'm trying to think about when we might get the lead single. WC was in mid-April with UV coming out in mid-June (2 month) HBTB was in early August with HM coming out in min-Sept (6 weeks) Love was in mid-Feb with LFL coming out in mid-July (5 months - but it leaked so they released it early). I predict we won't get a lead single until March with album out in May. At least we have Gucci to look forward to over the next few weeks. Bravo runs a lot of Gucci TV ads, so will be fun to see her on TV more often.

Are we sure that's the video? B/c they already used that footage for Venice Bitch and MAC, I don't see how they can extend it for a third music video. We're sure HIAB is the lead single? Or that it's not something else?

Silly to even ask... but does anyone think we'll get a TV performance (late night show or SNL)? I'm only asking b/c Apple Keynote was a big event - granted online - but lots of people were watching.

Just random thoughts I have: 1) Shocked at how HIADT is still in top 25 on iTunes. She usually gets pretty high but drops quickly and this one is still hanging on. I sort of ragged on it, but knowing now it's just a fan single and having listened, it's gorgeous. There is a universal theme there that I think lots of people identify with. 2) I think the MGK/Lana collar is for his album - not hers. So everyone afraid of rap features (I was not, but I'm probably in the minority) can probably be rest assured. 3) Can't say why - but I'm not sure HIAB is the lead single. I'd be ok if it was, but it feels too uneventful if it were. At the end of the day, she's still a mainstream artist at a bigger label and this is a business. So I don't know... 4) This album is starting to feel very special. I know people compare to UV, but I am feeling a lot of Paradise EP too. Just in terms of the quality of songs. 5) I'm not feeling the stripped back look - BUT we have all the Gucci work coming out (this week maybe?) which helps to remind us of how GLAM she can be (a la BTD, Paradise).

What does it matter if they are on the album or not? Why are people freaking out about that? They are avail to download, they've been released, they've gotten press. It's not like Serial Killer where we have to play it on Youtube :/

I'm so confused. There are two things it could be: 1) HIAB is now renamed Norman Fucking Rockwell - which I don't believe. 2) HIAB is the lead single from Norman Fucking Rockwell - which I also don't believe (b/c she put out a snippet almost a year ago - why make that the lead single) Although HIAB feels older to this small community - but to the general public, no one has ever heard it. So, actually HIAB could very well be the lead single. And yet...Cinnamon and this In Your Car song are far superior. But LDR has a history of not choosing the best songs as singles. I think artists are too close to their work and need someone to say "No, this is it"

What if it was "I'm a Star" haha.

I 100% agree with this. I was re-listening last night and felt that "in Your Car" will be the lead single. We barely got a snippet since the first few mins are the intro music. It's gorgeous and sounds like it pops off. Also, what if it's called "Star"

You can believe all you want, but they were "fan singles" as the press release states. I'm sure they will be on the album, but its not the lead single.

Why is everyone freaking out? I sort of new she wasn't going to be the Hottest Record in the World b/c when you are, that's typically when the song is released (or right after). She released it at midnight - so I think it's just an interview or something.

We haven't yet. The press release for "Hope is a Dangerous Thing..." says that the lead single has yet to come... This is the third "fan track" (with MAC and VB being the first two). See source: https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/lana-del-rey-drops-new-song-hope-is-a-dangerous-thing-for-a-woman-like-me-to-have-but-i-have-it

Okay, after a few listens, I actually like it a lot. It's really haunting. BUT I stand by my original point which was that she should not have released it as a "single". But let's be real: none of these have been singles in the classic sense. She released a 10 min song with 'bitch' in the title and the other is a piano ballad with the longest title known to God, and she says "fuck" in it. We have not yet seen the lead single. Or the lead video for the era that showcases the aesthetic. Does anyone remember her insta-live last week? When someone asked why she was re-shooting the cover art and if it would be "baddie" she said "NO, that's the thing. It's not" which makes me think she might do something bright, maybe neon that contrasts the music. Which would actually be ICONIC AF.

Same...She made MAC and VB seem like random songs, that are part of the album, but not singles. Same with Hope is a Dangerous Thing. I don't think we've had that moment yet. Probably closer to the albums release.

I get these are "singles" - but i still don't think we have gotten the lead single yet. MAC/VB were so far out, and this almost reminds me of when she released Honeymoon before we got HBTB.

I'm so confused. When she released MAC and VB - I sort of got the surfer vibe of the album. They definitely seem more laid-back, cool vibe. Even with the other snippets - Cinnamon, HTD, HIAB - I still got the casual, cool, vibe. This is heavy, deep, and raw. I'm not sure we entirely know the direction of this album.

Is this a beautiful song? yes. Does she sound great? absolutely. Do I think it makes sense for the album? sure. Should we have released this over some of the other snippets we heard, with a long ass title, and dumb af cover art? NOPE.

This was said in another thread, but I think this might be the other song she was planning to put out in Oct. She said she was in a lighter mood for this album, but there was a really serious song she wanted to release. Is this it? Also, I'm convinced we haven't gotten the lead single yet. Everything has been a promo releases and taste of whats to come.