Young & Beautiful

"Young and Beautiful" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Released on 23 April 2013, it was the first single from the The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film soundtrack. An alternative rock ballad, "Young and Beautiful" was co-written by Del Rey and the track's producer, Rick Nowels. Contemporary music critics lauded the single, calling it "haunting" and "somber". Lyrically, "Young and Beautiful" follows a young lover's apprehension about aging. A music video, directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed by Sophie Muller, was released on 10 May 2013. In May 2013, the song broke into the Billboard Hot 100; the song peaked at 22 on the chart, making it her highest peak since "Video Games" peaked at 91 in 2012. Shortly after, the song peaked at 3 on the Hot Rock Songs chart and became Del Rey's first top-ten hit on a major U.S. chart. After four weeks, the song charted as number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest peaking single on that chart. Reaching the top ten in Greece and Israel, the song became a number-one hit in Belgium. The album upon which the song is featured, The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, reached number 2 on the American record chart, Billboard 200 with first week sales of over 100,000 copies. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the record gold, making it her second American certified record following "Video Games". Australia's ARIA certified "Young and Beautiful" platinum, her second Australian certification and her third platinum record since her foray into the music industry. (wiki)