Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (song)
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| Single by Lana Del Rey | ||||
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| Released | December 7, 2022 | |||
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"Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey from the 2023 studio album of the same name, her ninth album. It was released as the lead single from the album on December 7, 2022.[1][2] Del Rey wrote the song with Mike Hermosa and both produced it with Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, and Zach Dawes.
Background and release[edit]
The song was written by Del Rey and Mike Hermosa, with whom she also co-produced it, alongside Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, and Zach Dawes. The track is a slow dreamy ballad[3] described as baroque orchestral pop.[4]
In an interview with Billie Eilish for Interview, Del Rey revealed that "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" was the first song written for its parent album of the same name. She also shared that the song and title were inspired by a sealed tunnel under the Jergins Trust Building in Long Beach, California, and a 1974 track by Harry Nilsson titled "Don't Forget Me". She had read that "the [tunnel's beautiful] mosaic ceilings were still perfectly preserved, but no one could get in", and was compelled to write a song inspired by Nilsson's track using her own metaphors.[5]
Impact[edit]
The Jergins Tunnel that was referenced in the song received renewed interest after the song was released.[6] In November of 2023, it was announced that the Jergins Tunnel will reopen as a speakeasy that will be part of a new Hard Rock Hotel. The project will be completed in 2027, one year prior to the 2028 Summer Olympics.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork described the song as a "slow, dreamy ballad filled" with "incidental moments" and found the tunnel in the title to be "less a geographic focal point than a window into the potential she sees in the most familiar scenes and well-traveled routes".[3]
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Lana Del Rey – vocals, background vocals, songwriter, producer
- Mike Hermosa – producer, songwriter, acoustic guitar
- Jack Antonoff – producer, drums, electric guitar, synth bassist, programmer, mixer
- Drew Erickson – producer, conductor, string arranger, piano, synth bass
- Zach Dawes – producer
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Benji Lysaght – acoustic guitar, sound effects
- Christine Kim – cello
- Jake Braun – cello
- Logan Hone – clarinet
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Andrew Bulbrook – violin
- Wynton Grant – violin
- Paul J. Cartwright – violin
- Vonciele Faggett – background vocals
- Melodye Perry – background vocals
- Shikena Jones – background vocals
- Laura Sisk – engineer, mixer
- Michael Harris – engineer
- Dean Reid – engineer
- Bill Mims – assistant recording engineer
- Jon Sher – assistant recording engineer
- Mark Aguilar – assistant recording engineer
- Ben Fletcher – assistant recording engineer
- Matt Tuggle – assistant recording engineer
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – assistant recording engineer
- Brian Rajaratnam – assistant recording engineer
- Ivan Handwerk – assistant recording engineer
- Megan Searl – assistant recording engineer
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Greece International (IFPI)[9] | 41 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 87 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 94 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] | 19 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 98 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] | 23 |
References[edit]
- ^ Jones, Damian (December 7, 2022). "Lana Del Rey announces new album and single 'Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'". NME. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie; Mier, Tomás (December 7, 2022). "Lana Del Rey Asks on New Album, 'Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (December 7, 2022). "Lana Del Rey: "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Griffiths, George (December 8, 2022). "Lana Del Rey's ninth album Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd will be released early next year". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Lent, Caitlin (February 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish Fall in Love". Interview Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Hannah (August 1, 2023). "Lana Del Rey: a great American poet". New Statesman. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ Richardson, Brandon (November 13, 2023). "Hard Rock Hotel plans 2027 opening in Long Beach; Jergins Tunnel to be a speakeasy, mayor says". Long Beach Business Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Credits / Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd / Lana Del Rey". Tidal. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "IFPI Charts". www.ifpi.gr. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "2022 50-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2022.