Near the end, her voice suddenly jumps an octave and, for a moment, floats sweetly atop the roiling fever dream." įrank Guan of Vulture stated "Summer Bummer is about love. ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti's contributions feel a little unnecessary, as Del Rey has no trouble carrying a track on her own. Listless delivery paired with such vivid description is a hallmark of her work, and here it functions as a cocoon you don't want to escape even as you feel the knife's edge of danger. Even in Del Rey's songs with a cooler temperature, there's a humidity to her voice, a thickness that slows her tongue. It's sticky, but in a dense and oppressive, not light and carefree way. Sonically, 'Bummer' is like a trap-inspired take on Honeymoon 's High by the Beach, and thematically, it doesn't go anywhere that song didn't already." Pitchfork 's Rebecca Haithcoat said " is not a traditional contender for the song-of-the-summer flower crown. 'White lies'-or maybe that's, ahem, 'white lines'-'and black beaches/And blood red sangrias', she sings later, mirroring a color scheme that dates back to ' Off to the Races'. Anna Gaca of Spin stated "Even as it widens-slightly-the range of her catalog, 'Summer Bummer' is best viewed as a classically Lana Del Rey set piece: a heavily stylized soundtrack for drugs, pools, and high-contrast monochromes. "Summer Bummer" received generally positive reviews from critics. "Summer Bummer" was labeled a hip hop song by Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine, while Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone described the sound of the song as "dark noir- pop style over a rattling trap beat". Īccording to the sheet music published at by Universal Music Publishing Group, "Summer Bummer" is composed in 4Ĥ time and the key of E-flat minor, with a relaxed trap/hip hop and electronica tempo of 67 beats per minute. On June 2, 2017, Del Rey revealed that she and ASAP Rocky had collaborated on a track for the album by posting a snippet of the song on Instagram with the caption: "We made a lot of good ones but I think we picked the best ones for the record". The song was written by Del Rey, Matthew Samuels, Rakim Mayers, Jordan Carter, Tyler Williams, Jahaan Sweet, and Andrew Joseph Gradwohl Jr, with the production being handled by Boi-1da, Sweet, and Rick Nowels. It was later sent to UK contemporary hit radio on July 28 as the album's third single.
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The song was released for digital download on July 12, 2017, alongside "Groupie Love" featuring ASAP Rocky, as a promotional single with the pre-order of the album. " Summer Bummer" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey featuring American rappers ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti featured on her fifth studio album Lust For Life.