Born to Die
by Lana Del Rey
  • Record Label: Polydor
  • Release Date: Jan 31, 2012
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 2350 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,089 out of 2350
  2. Mixed: 80 out of 2350
  3. Negative: 181 out of 2350
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  1. Brad_
    Nov 28, 2012
    8
    This album really introduces Lana Del Rey in mainstream really well. What her and her producer did fantastically is develop this "gangsta Nancy Sinatra" character beautifully, enough to make me as the listener feel enticed and intrigued to hear her next album. I must say the album did give me too many songs as I felt the album merge into one after song 11. I am also in love by the fusionThis album really introduces Lana Del Rey in mainstream really well. What her and her producer did fantastically is develop this "gangsta Nancy Sinatra" character beautifully, enough to make me as the listener feel enticed and intrigued to hear her next album. I must say the album did give me too many songs as I felt the album merge into one after song 11. I am also in love by the fusion of r&b inspired beats with her sultry voice which really gives her a nice niche she can explore.
    Favourite song: Blue Jeans
    Most played: Born to Die Favourite instrumentation: Diet Mountain Dew
    Most interesting: Carmen/Off to the races
    Most fun: Radio    … Expand
  2. leafar0997
    Dec 15, 2012
    8
    Lana is a very mysterious artist. She has a way of writing about love and life in her songs that no one else has. Lana may not have a great voice, but Born To Die is a very good album.
    In a time that the music industry is dominated by the huge bunch of pop artists, Lana came with a great alternative and even old fashion album. Her songs transport us to a dark and unknown world where we    Lana is a very mysterious artist. She has a way of writing about love and life in her songs that no one else has. Lana may not have a great voice, but Born To Die is a very good album.
    In a time that the music industry is dominated by the huge bunch of pop artists, Lana came with a great alternative and even old fashion album. Her songs transport us to a dark and unknown world where we love to be. Some songs are simple but beautiful like "Blue Jeans" or the premiere single "Video Games", and other are magisterially produced like "Born To Die", "Dark Paradise" and the powerful and sexy "National Anthem".
    Many people say that Lana Del Rey is a boring and untalented singer. In my opinion she is great and Born To Die is one of the best albums of the year.    … Expand
  3. Mariana80997
    Apr 26, 2013
    8
    Lana Del Rey is for me one of the best alternative music artists The way she sings and puts all that darkness in her songs is just from another world. Her singles about luxury love and darkness are genious I like more Born to Die than Paradise Edition BTD its estrutured and more toutchy feely
  4. ollydjspurs
    May 4, 2013
    8
    Born to Die shows of Lana's amazing voice and great lyrics. All the songs have their merits but some of the songs are a bit too similar. Putting that aside it is one of the best albums I've heard. Million Dollar Man and Off to the Races are my favourite songs on the album
  5. godwinkent888
    Mar 25, 2014
    8
    I love this album. Lana Del Rey has one of the most distinctive voices ever. Although her shift from a deep, jazzy voice to a high, girly one in some songs can be jarring, her voice can be very expressive. I'll just wrap that up there.
  6. philosophorse
    Mar 14, 2014
    8
    Lana is a good singer, being able to switch from a bird-like falsetto to an elegant deep. I honestly love her so much. But of course, loving someone doesn't mean someone is perfect. Born to Die was exceptional, but exceptionally long. And it tries to squeeze dry Lana of ideas. But when it does, you already love her.
  7. ZhaneJohnson
    Jan 29, 2016
    8
    So powerful debut album. She knows how to talk about pain and to express what she had to live so that she could be the girl that has touched the sky of celebrity!
  8. Barby
    Dec 5, 2014
    8
    Summertime Sadness leaves in me a mix of feelings between deception and hope while I dive through my thoughts, that remind me a lot of good times spent before.
  9. leandroblows
    Sep 18, 2014
    8
    Como evitei esse nome e com apenas um flash, uma cena de Blue Jeans, me encontrei apaixonado(leia-se obcecado) pelo modo dela escrever e interpretar suas canções, não é um disco completamente perfeito, mas chega bem perto, well, I'm waiting for my heaven
  10. Ayron_xcx
    Nov 28, 2017
    8
    Algumas batidas poderiam ser menos repetitivas, mas ainda sim tem uma ótima produção no geral, letras bem escritas que no geral seguem um mesmo tema. Um dos melhores albums de estreia que já ouvi. Destaque para as quatro primeiras músicas que são mais que maravilhosas
  11. Lopesito27
    Jan 23, 2021
    8
    Genre-bending pop with hip-hop beats and a LOT of baroque strings is not something we see everyday and she succesfully makes it work with her unique approach and her ultradescriptive lyrics, which only someone with some serious storytelling skills can write. This cinematic style is something pop should look up to. The only downside to that production is sometimes too dense and dark at theGenre-bending pop with hip-hop beats and a LOT of baroque strings is not something we see everyday and she succesfully makes it work with her unique approach and her ultradescriptive lyrics, which only someone with some serious storytelling skills can write. This cinematic style is something pop should look up to. The only downside to that production is sometimes too dense and dark at the same time, plus it tackles some serious issues with quite an immature approach, if you ask me.… Expand
  12. sobreduardo
    Jan 27, 2017
    8
    An album full of intrigue and unbridled passions where an inexperienced and young Lana del Rey is finding the true love going through a series of unfortunate events.
  13. LanaticMonster
    Jun 17, 2018
    8
    /Born To Die/
    1-Born To Die - 9/10
    2-Off To The Races - 8/10
    3-Blue Jeans - 10/10
    4-Video Games - 10/10
    5-Diet Mountain Dew - 7/10
    6-National Anthem - 9/10
    7-Dark Paradise - 4/10
    8-Radio - 8/10
    9-Carmen - 10/10
    10-Million Dollar Man - 3/10
    11-Summertime Sadness - 7/10
    12-This Is What Makes Us Girls - 10/10
    Cohesion: 6/10
    Lyrics Quality: 4 /10

    Final Score: 7.5/10
  14. Hogdion
    Apr 4, 2019
    8
    A great body of work. The highlights to me, other than the singles, were: Diet Mountain Dew, Dark Paradise, Radio and Carmen. She has a way to connect with her audience.
  15. leostarboy
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    Born to Die is a brilliant album, but it's one that leaves room for a few improvements, and inspires confidence that they'll happen.Confirms her as the most compelling new pop star around: half doomed romantic, half mordant cynic, with a distinctively conflicted vision of how love, fame and America work.
  16. victormesa
    Sep 25, 2019
    8
    Con Born To Die, Lana Del Rey marcó el camino para volver al sonido de viejas épocas, pero también conservando el contemporáneo, aún mejor, haciéndolo más interesante. Ella logra con su música transportarte a otro lugar y aunque las letras realmente no sobresalen, te sientes identificado y te dejas llevar con ellas. Hay grandes himnos que han marcado a toda una generación y cancionesCon Born To Die, Lana Del Rey marcó el camino para volver al sonido de viejas épocas, pero también conservando el contemporáneo, aún mejor, haciéndolo más interesante. Ella logra con su música transportarte a otro lugar y aunque las letras realmente no sobresalen, te sientes identificado y te dejas llevar con ellas. Hay grandes himnos que han marcado a toda una generación y canciones realmente extraordinarias, con otras menos atractivas como 'Lolita' y 'Diet Mountain Dew'. Un álbum épico que marcó la historia del pop actual.… Expand
  17. viniciuspotrich
    May 22, 2019
    8
    Lana del Rey constrói um debut eletrizante em meio a uma estética vintage, porém audaciosa e por vezes chocante.
  18. Milanoo
    Sep 24, 2021
    8
    Beautiful songs from beginning to end. Simply put, one of the best albums of the 2010's.
  19. Javi665445
    Mar 21, 2020
    8
    Very cohesive album full of memorable songs and anthems. Could use some better story writing but overall, I incredibly enjoyed the album.
  20. potasioxd
    Sep 1, 2020
    8
    realmente es un buen álbum, no hay relleno y todas las canciones se complementan. la temática y melodías antiguas le da el toque. mis canciones favoritas son lolita, diet mountain dew y off to the races
  21. AntonRUS
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Пожалуй мой самый любимый альбом когда-либо выпущенный.… Expand
  22. Matirusa
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Some of yall gotta respect this album this masterpiece literally CREATED the modern alternative music.
  23. Wanesta
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    With her debut, Lana Del Rey brought a breath of fresh air with a killer aesthetic. Born to Die shares a common feeling of melancholy, toxic love, and youthful dreams that we all live at some point. Of course, Lana’s vocal performance got far better in her following projects, but it doesn’t remove the quality of this record.
  24. SOPHIEisAnIcon
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Quite of a nice album by Miss Del Ray (except for some cringy lyrics , bt mainly just that) , easy light 8 for me with an score of 8.4 . Favorites were ´´Born To Die`` ,´´Off To The Races``.
  25. Looool172
    Sep 9, 2022
    8
    este álbum fue algo mágico para mi, me encanta como lana usa el alternativo aquí, mi favorita fue this is what make us girls y off to the races, amo esas canciones bastante, lo recomiendo bastante
  26. diegocossi
    Aug 22, 2022
    8
    ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME
    just how Lana was able to introduce all of us to a new kind of pop music and how she was able to combine a very pop style to a 50's beauty queen aestethic.
    Lana really is one of the biggest artist of the world right now
  27. leogarcia132002
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    The album is poetry through and through; I'm sure that in 20 years this will be so acclaimed and all the critics will regret it.
  28. arthiephelipo
    Aug 8, 2023
    8
    não é o melhor album de lana dem rey, mas foi o que início tudo. esse album teve um impacto gigante na indústria da música, criando seu próprio subgênero e inspirando vários artistas em anos seguintes.
  29. AloudSound
    Sep 25, 2012
    7
    "[Born to Die] is a creative little album. Pack with sadcore electronic synthesizers and heavy basslines, Lana's distinctive voice is also interesting. But this makes [Born to Die] a good album, its not a 'meant-to-be mainstream' album, but its a good decent collection."
  30. adhamhany
    Nov 22, 2013
    7
    The strong points of the album are the lyrics and the vocals. The vocals are amazing thanks in part to her already beautiful voice. The music is good, but nothing groundbreaking. The major drawback, however, is the length of the album, especially when more than a few tracks could have been removed. They weren't exactly great.
    In the end, it's a very good album that could have been better.    The strong points of the album are the lyrics and the vocals. The vocals are amazing thanks in part to her already beautiful voice. The music is good, but nothing groundbreaking. The major drawback, however, is the length of the album, especially when more than a few tracks could have been removed. They weren't exactly great.
    In the end, it's a very good album that could have been better. And i believe her future work will be.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. Exclaim
    Feb 28, 2012
    50
    Spread over 12 songs, Del Rey becomes so ordinary, even bland, that no amount of little girl vocals or pouting can save her.
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  2. Mojo
    Feb 27, 2012
    80
    Tune out the background media noise and immerse yourself. [Mar 2012, p.94]
  3. Q Magazine
    Feb 21, 2012
    80
    Confirms her as the most compelling new pop star around: half doomed romantic, half mordant cynic, with a distinctively conflicted vision of how love, fame and America work. [Mar 2012, p.94]
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