In October, Del Rey said about the prospect of a new album: 'When people ask me about it, I just have to be honest-I really don't know.

I'll never write a song if I don't think it's going to be perfect for the record.' She also stated that she was writing 'low-key and stripped back' songs and was working with Dan Heath, her then boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill and that she wanted to work with Lou Reed. But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens. I don't really know what to put on the record. When the demo version leaked in July, Del Rey stated 'I do feel discouraged, yeah. She mentioned that one of the songs off the album would be called 'Black Beauty'. Musically I've worked with the same three guys'. I've been writing in Santa Monica and I know what the record sounds like. I've been working on it really slowly but I love everything I've done. In May 2015, Del Rey embarked on The Endless Summer Tour featuring live shows with Courtney Love and Grimes, to support the album.ДЄfter the release of Born to Die in 2012, Del Rey dismissed the idea of releasing another album, because she had 'already said everything wanted to say.' However, by February 2013, Del Rey had started work on an album saying, 'It's a little more stripped down but still cinematic and dark. Ultraviolence was preceded by the digital release of five singles, ' West Coast', ' Shades of Cool', ' Ultraviolence', ' Brooklyn Baby' and 'Black Beauty'. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 182,000 copies, becoming Del Rey's first number-one album on the chart and the best-selling debut week of her career. Ultraviolence received positive reviews from music critics. The project saw additional contributions from producers including Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Daniel Heath, and Rick Nowels, and features a more guitar-based sound than Del Rey's previous releases. Production continued into 2014, at which time she heavily collaborated with Dan Auerbach to revamp what she initially considered to be the completed record. Despite originally dismissing the possibility of releasing another record after her major-label debut Born to Die (2012), Del Rey began planning its follow-up in 2013. Ultraviolence is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released on June 13, 2014, by UMG Recordings.

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