Born to Die - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[American Whore 51,312]

& we're off to the races 

[Lasso 13,197]

I am starting to really love this album  like, I wasn't much of a fan even in 2013 (I preferred her unreleased stuff + the paradise era) but... it's hitting lately idk 

She really caught lightning in a bottle and changed the world 

[mssainttropez 14,759]

BTD (both the album and song) will forever be one of my favorites. Words can’t even describe how much I love BTD. The album is such a great bridge from Lizzy to Lana. 

[Elle 121,279]

An incredible feat for a timeless album x

 

[taco truck 32,987]

1 minute ago, Elle said:

An incredible feat for a timeless album x

 

dare i say no album will ever evoke this energy again... it's become a timeless classic and is a perfect record imo

[itsmarvinabel 746]

Looking into purchasing vinyl records for the first time. Before anything—a proper The Paradise Edition LP never actually existed, right? As in, it was just a variant of the Paradise EP that came bundled with the "limited edition slipcase."

[Wait For Life 16,782]

Look!

[Elle 121,279]

BTD surpassed 5 MILLION daily streams for the first time!! Timeless x

 

[Pink Flamingo 17,145]

50 minutes ago, Elle said:

BTD surpassed 5 MILLION daily streams for the first time!! Timeless x

 

I'm just thinking about the amount of streams it would have now if Lana had acknowledged BTD in its 10 years birthday.

 

An ultra deluxe version with queen of disaster and serial killer

[violentvioletsky 1,427]

This album arrived at a period of time where I was having a spiritual crisis and coming to terms with the inevitability of death. At first I was intimidated and even scared of Lana, with the evocative title ‘Born To Die’ and her almost looking down at you on the cover (it really freaked out my 11/12 year old self lol). I would think to myself ‘No! We weren’t born to die! We were born to live and experience new things' blah blah blah

 

However I ended up revisiting Lana's discography back in 2015/2016. With that I was able to fully embrace the 'darkness' per se and feel more comfortable and in tune with my own sadness. She is one (and will always be) of my favourite musical artists of all time

[Elle 121,279]

On 4/19/2023 at 10:25 PM, Elle said:

BTD surpassed 5 MILLION daily streams for the first time!! Timeless x

 

It’s now surpassed 6 million daily streams… only 6 weeks after this previous post… its power  

 

 

[Lanaparadiserey 23,536]

2 minutes ago, Elle said:

It’s now surpassed 6 million daily streams… only 6 weeks after this previous post… its power  

 

 

Born To Die is literally a classic at this point, no one will ever be able to recreate what she did with this album 

[Ultraviolencez 2,609]

3 minutes ago, Elle said:

It’s now surpassed 6 million daily streams… only 6 weeks after this previous post… its power  

 

 

this album is really timeless

[Dark Angel 202,167]

9 minutes ago, Elle said:

It’s now surpassed 6 million daily streams… only 6 weeks after this previous post… its power  

 

 

 

i'm literally listening to this album right now! it truly is a classic and will be remembered and cherished for generations, the start of a legend

[Thats why they call me Dita 9,765]

I remember when video games hit radio and I loved it and one day on the drive to school my friend ranting how they hated this song and it was soooo depressing 

 

it was just the beginning of being a misunderstood Lana Del Rey fan 

[Eugene 26,669]

masterpiece 

[PARADIXO 32,940]

Mindblowing

[GeminiLanaFan 49,030]

I’ve never heard of an album doing better 11 years after its release 

[ShadesOfFool 20,126]

Shit let me fire it up while we’re at it 

[ivory almond 15,604]

brb gonna go stream btd all day to help it break more records xoxo
sending luv