WildMustang 14,760 Posted January 27, 2019 I was 15 when it came out but discovered it a year after.. first song I heard and liked was Blue Jeans but Video Games was the one that made me fall in love with Lana ugh great days 2 Quote ...just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lustforlife 19,008 Posted January 27, 2019 The biggest debut of the decade.. Ariana wishes :makeup: 5 Quote Lust For Dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jvcx 3,644 Posted January 27, 2019 Happy birthday to this iconic debut album! I still remember how I found out about it, everyone was going crazy about it on Twitter so I downloaded the album without listening to any clips or anything and honestly I thought I was about to listen to a typical but very good pop album so imagine my face when I first heard her singing on the title track - I was not expecting that at all. I had to listen the album thrice in full before I got into it and once I did, boy I was hooked and to this day it's still my most played album according to Last.fm with 16,500+ scrobbles in total. However I have to admit I don't return to it that often these days, as you can see from the stats below the last time I listened the whole thing in full was on June 21st in 2017 which I'm not proud about but... yeah. Iconic, life changing and still close to my heart, we have no choice but to stan. even though it's not my number 1 fave from her nowadays I'm currently listening to it in honor of its anniversary but before this, here's when I had last listened to each track. 01. Born to Die 12.01.2019 02. Off to the Races 11.10.2018 03. Blue Jeans 20.12.2018 04. Video Games 11.10.2018 05. Diet Mountain Dew 21.06.2017 06. National Anthem 13.01.2019 07. Dark Paradise 21.06.2017 08. Radio 21.06.2017 09. Carmen 11.10.2018 10. Million Dollar Man 21.06.2017 11. Summertime Sadness 11.08.2017 12. This Is What Makes Us Girls 21.06.2017 13. Without You 21.06.2017 14. Lolita 11.10.2018 15. Lucky Ones 21.06.2017 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PARADIXO 32,960 Posted January 27, 2019 As we all know, Born to Die is one of the most streamed albums of all time and one of the pioneers of the streaming era. These are its impressive numbers. (Only counting official releases) 1. Summertime Sadness 1028m2. Born to Die 664.3m3. Video Games 486m4. Blue Jeans 485m5. National Anthem 232m6. Dark Paradise 120m7. Carmen 97m8. Off to the Races 91m9. Radio 87m10. Diet Mountain Dew 77m11. This Is What Makes Us Girls 66m12. Million Dollar Man 54m13. Without You 53m14. Lucky Ones 43m15. Lolita 42m This year it will have 8 songs with over 100 million plays 15 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veinsineon 77,068 Posted January 27, 2019 I was 11 when my life changed forever! Feels like yesterday 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazzsinger 288 Posted January 27, 2019 the first song I ever heard by Lana was born to die in 2012, when my older sister showed me the music video... BTD was always there for me in my early teen years when I had no one. BTD will always mean so much to me 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazzsinger 288 Posted January 27, 2019 Ok, lil game. How old were you when BtD came out? 18 um 11 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jvcx 3,644 Posted January 27, 2019 Ok, lil game. How old were you when BtD came out? 18 15 (however I had already turned 16 when I first listened to it) and I'll be 23 next Friday Saturday 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fingertips 72,051 Posted January 27, 2019 I don't listen to Born to Die that much any more, but it really did change my life. It still sounds incredible seven years later 2 Quote "You can't be a muse and be happy, too. You can't blacken the pages with Russian poetry and be happy." - Blue Banisters Quote I asked Asmodeus (the demon of lust) to make Miley Cyrus suffer. I am not happy with these new developments. After Miley rips off Lana's aesthetic, she bullies Lana into changing her release date. It is infuriating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dua Lipa 3,797 Posted January 27, 2019 Lana's peak 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pin up galore 19,041 Posted January 27, 2019 are we streaming girlies? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lanalouis1 2,511 Posted January 27, 2019 I can remember being about 10 and watching the BTD video and thinking how effortlessly elegant and beautiful this woman before me was. I was almost intimidated by her grandiose style and beauty - little did I know I'd be crazily stanning her a couple years later 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Hour 5,227 Posted January 27, 2019 Wow. 7 years. I literally remember finding the album on release day via the "new music" Spotify ad like it was yesterday. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godsmonster 14,232 Posted January 27, 2019 You Can Be The Boss should've been a bonus track in place of Lucky Ones TV In Black And White & Serial Killer should have been standard tracks on the album tbh 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 17,942 Posted January 27, 2019 You Can Be The Boss should've been a bonus track in place of Lucky Ones TV In Black And White & Serial Killer should have been standard tracks on the album tbh woah replacing Lucky Ones? no thank you 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fingertips 72,051 Posted January 27, 2019 Off to the Races - Radio - Born to Die - Without You - Video Games Best songs on the album 1 Quote "You can't be a muse and be happy, too. You can't blacken the pages with Russian poetry and be happy." - Blue Banisters Quote I asked Asmodeus (the demon of lust) to make Miley Cyrus suffer. I am not happy with these new developments. After Miley rips off Lana's aesthetic, she bullies Lana into changing her release date. It is infuriating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godsmonster 14,232 Posted January 27, 2019 woah replacing Lucky Ones? no thank you okay you have a point. while i think it's the weakest song on the album, it is a nice closing track 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparklrtrailrheaven 9,065 Posted January 27, 2019 i feel like all of us here are pulling out those "where were you" moments people usually bring up when discussing some historical event -- which, in all fairness, this absolutely is i was 11 at the time, turning 12 a month later -- I didn't hardcore stan yet, but I was definitely aware of LDR at the time, because I remember hearing OTTR, being absolutely in awe, and coming up nearly empty-handed when trying to find more music by her (although, I feel like there was already some unreleased floating around by that point -- I'm almost sure I heard Kill Kill then, and Lizzy Grant stan I am, fell in love with it). anyway, it always blows my mind when people say BTD has aged poorly, because I think it's one of those truly timeless albums. it holds up now even better than it did then, because she was so ahead of the game, and it remains her best work, imo happy birthday, baby 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godsmonster 14,232 Posted January 27, 2019 BTD came out when I was a younger teenager, but I didn't listen to it until I was 17. The first song by her that I heard was technically Video Games, but I hated it. I was hospitalized in the winter of 2014, and when I got back to school, my friend (who tried showing me Video Games) pleaded to give her another chance, and that she felt I would love her song Dark Paradise. The first time I heard it, I fell in love. Soon I listened to Summertime Sadness (I had never heard the song before 2014, I didn't listen to pop or the radio back then). Eventually, I heard the whole album. I fell in love with Diet Mountain Dew, and the rest is history 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cognaclilac 1,538 Posted January 27, 2019 Ok, lil game. How old were you when BtD came out? 18 17 but didnt listen until paradise edition was out but before ride video came out it was on repeat every shower i took a whole mood 2 Quote insanity laughs under pressure -- we're cracking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
