Lana Del Rey responds to US mass shootings with tender new song "Looking for America"

06 August 2019, 10:02 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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(Lana Del Rey) (Jack Antonoff)

Lana Del Rey has shared new song "Looking for America", which was created in response to the recent mass shootings in the US.

"Looking for America" is a diversion from Lana Del Rey's forthcoming Norman Fucking Rockwell record, which arrives at the end of this month.

The new song was made with the help of Norman Fucking Rockwell producer Jack Antonoff.

Revealing the new song on Instagram, Lana Del Rey wrote, "Now I know I’m not a politician and I’m not trying to be so excuse me for having an opinion - but in light of all of the mass shootings and the back to back shootings in the last couple of days which really affected me on a cellular level I just wanted to post this video that our engineer Laura took 20 minutes ago. I hope you like it. I’m singing love to the choruses I recorded this morning. I’m going to call it "Looking for America"."

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Hi folks came back early from Montecito with my brother this morning and asked Jack Antonoff to come into town because I had a song on my mind that I wanted to write. Now I know I’m not a politician and I’m not trying to be so excuse me for having an opinion- but in light of all of the mass shootings and the back to back shootings in the last couple of days which really affected me on a cellular level I just wanted to post this video that our engineer Laura took 20 minutes ago. I hope you like it. I’m singing love to the choruses I recorded this morning. I’m going to call it ‘Looking for America ‘ @jackantonoff @sharp_stick
A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on Aug 5, 2019 at 4:03pm PDT

Yesterday (5 August), Lana Del Rey also revealed a cover of Donovan's "Season of the Witch" for new film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which is produced by Guillermo del Toro. Lana Del Rey will present del Toro with his Hollywood Walk of Fame star later today (6 August).

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Ooooh i’m really excited for you to see this amazing movie! SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK @scarystoriesmovie And I’ve got a new spooky cover in there for ya of Season Of The Witch It’s in theaters this Friday produced by Guillermo del Toro and Director, Andre Ovredal!!! Song produced by Jack Antonoff
A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on Aug 5, 2019 at 11:30am PDT