page_title: List of unreleased songs recorded by Lana Del Rey
section_title: Born To Die (2009-12)
hierarchical_section_title: List of unreleased songs recorded by Lana Del Rey / Outtakes / Born To Die (2009-12)
caption_attribution_description: English: Marilyn Monroe at a party, 1955
context_page_description: Since the beginning of her career in 2005, American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey has recorded countless demos and even finalized studio recordings under a series of monikers including Lizzy Grant, Sparkle Jump Rope Queen, May Jailer, and with her former band, The Phenomena. Throughout the years, many of her tracks from these sessions have been leaked online, with Del Rey even furthering the popularity of songs including "Serial Killer" and "You Can Be The Boss" through her live performances. Del Rey has currently only published two previously unreleased songs on a new album, though she has repurposed some of her songs for film soundtracks, including "Elvis" for The King, "Life is Beautiful" for The Age of Adaline, and "I Can Fly" for Big Eyes, while her only song to be re-recorded was "Ghetto Baby" by Cheryl Cole.
  Del Rey stated in 2017 during a show that she intends to release a collection of "25 of [her] favorite" leaked songs of hers. In a livestream in July of that same year, Del Rey said she wanted to release "TV In Black & White", "Us Against The World", "I Caught You Boy", "On Our Way", "Trash Magic", "Hollywood's Dead", and "Hollywood".
context_section_description: "Hundred Dollar Bill"  — The song was recorded in 2009 and leaked in late 2011. Two versions of the songs exist with one being produced by David Kahne and one by Jayson Michael. During her early days performing in clubs, Del Rey would often perform the song alongside "Yayo". The track received one of Del Rey's signature "homemade music videos".
   "Driving In Cars With Boys"  — "Driving In Cars With Boys" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey.
  Background and composition
  The song was produced by The Nexus and written by its members, David Sneddon and James Bauer-Mein, alongside Del Rey. Demos of the song were recorded in 2010 and 2011, causing speculation that it is an outtake from the Born to Die sessions.
  Thematically, the song is about wishing to live life on the edge and to the fullest, with Del Rey declaring she'll "spend her whole life, driving in cars with boys" and how she won't settle down.
  Critical reception
  The song is often praised by critics for its edgy lyrics, vocal delivery, and production. Bustle called the song one of Del Rey's "standout" unreleased tracks. Billboard magazine called the song one of her "gems" that had been "left on the cutting room floor". Dan Weiss of the magazine added that "It's amazing that Del Rey hasn't used the “Be My Baby” beat more often, but when she finally does, it rips full albums by The Raveonettes a new one, with swaggering, huge chord changes and one of her most lyrical choruses ever." The blog, Fluently Forward, praised the song as Del Rey's best unreleased track and called for the song to be professionally mastered and released.
   "Dum Dum"  — Leaked in 2012.
   "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)" / "Teenage Wasteland"  — Recorded in 2010, the song tells the story of two teenagers falling in love.
   "On Our Way"  — The song was recorded in 2010 and leaked in 2012, it was later reworked into an alternative demo titled "Super Movie".
   "Kinda Outta Luck"  — Recorded in 2010, the track received one of Del Rey's signature "homemade video" treatments for its online release.
   "Marilyn Monroe" / "Puppy Love"  — Recorded in 2010, the song leaked in 2012.
   "She's Not Me" / "Ride or Die"  — It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on April 6, 2012.
   "Velvet Crowbar"  — Del Rey uploaded it to her defunct SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010.
   "You Can Be The Boss"  — It was recorded in 2010 and co-written and produced by Joe Henson and Alexis Smith of The Flight. Del Rey uploaded the song to her defunct SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs "On Our Way", "Hundred Dollar Bill", "Velvet Crowbar", "Us Against the World" and "Kinda Outta Luck". During 2010, Del Rey created a homemade music video for the song featuring clips of Del Rey herself singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos. Footage of Del Rey in this video is mostly shot in black and white or muted colors. Del Rey performed the song live several times during her concerts in 2011 and 2012 while promoting Born to Die (2012). On May 7, 2015, Del Rey also performed the song on the opening day of the Endless Summer Tour in The Woodlands, Texas, alongside other unreleased songs, "Serial Killer" and "Us Against the World". She evidently added the track to the setlist for the remainder of the tour.
   "Break My Fall"  — Del Rey wrote and recorded her version of the song in 2010. Singer Diana Vickers did a rendition of the track for her album Music to Make Boys Cry but left the track out after a post-leak track listing revisal.
   "Dreamgirl"  — Recorded in 2011 and leaked in 2019, the song's lyrics were written written as a joke, as expressed by herself during a vocal outtake of the song wherein she says "Whatever this song is a joke anyways". The song uses the same instrumental backing as "Beautifully Bad" by Idle Warship.
   "Hollywood's Dead"  — The song was written with Chris Braide sometime before late April 2011. The song references many old Hollywood celebrities Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Gilbert Roland, as well as rock musicians Jimi Hendrix, Sid Vicious, John Lennon, and Kurt Cobai
caption: Sometimes called "Puppy Love", the song "Marilyn Monroe" was written about the 1960s Hollywood star of the same name.
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