The album reached number one in eleven countries and was certified Platinum in eighteen.

After the commercial success of the track, Del Rey signed a recording contract with Interscope Records and Polydor Records for the release of her major-label debut Born to Die (2012). Grant, who by this point had adopted her current stage name Lana Del Rey, signed a recording contract with Stranger Records in 2011 she released her debut single ' Video Games', which she co-wrote with Justin Parker, that year. She assumed the stage name Lana Del Ray for her debut studio album Lana Del Ray (2010) and wrote the majority of the record by herself, although Kahne is credited with co-writing four tracks on the project. Her debut EP Kill Kill (2008) was released by 5 Points Records under her birth name Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Grant its tracks 'Kill Kill' and 'Yayo' were written solely by Grant, while the remaining song 'Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)' was co-written by Grant and David Kahne. Del Rey performing at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, December 2011Īmerican singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey has recorded songs for nine studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), as well as guest features.