Lana Del Rey Is Finally Releasing TikTok Favorite “Say Yes To Heaven”

Billboard’s Visionary Award winner singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey is surprising fans with a unique gift at midnight. The singer, who has released nine studio albums under her stage name, additionally has several unreleased deep cuts that have leaked their way onto the internet over the course of her career. Del Rey’s signature lilting vocals and haunting lyricism popularized several of the tracks with a young teenaged audience. Particularly, the previously unreleased “Say Yes To Heaven” has made huge strides on TikTok. The track has already soundtracked upwards of 471,000 videos, each of which depict unique video trends on the platform.

???? Lana Del Rey will be releasing her unreleased track ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ tonight. pic.twitter.com/rX9T6Xq7ai

— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 18, 2023

Del Rey added the track listing to her official Spotify artist page, where it will reportedly unlock at midnight. The singer has also listed the sped up version that was also popularized through TikTok. Fans of the track are looking forward to streaming it officially, so that Del Rey can reap the benefits of the smash hit.

and we all will be streaming and supporting

— tanyel ???? (@nba_yb_tv) May 18, 2023

The release comes just months after the singer released “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.” Longtime fans of Del Rey often joke that she plans her music releases around her exes’ birthdays. Tomorrow marks ex boyfriend and music producer Jack Donaghue’s birthday. Fans are jokingly thanking him for allegedly pushing Del Rey to release their favorite track.

Lana Del Rey is releasing “Say Yes To Heaven” on Jack Donoghue’s birthday, just like she did with “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” on her another ex boyfriend’s birthday. pic.twitter.com/hnse8Y3CfI

— Lanaism (@LanaismPoland) May 18, 2023

Why The Track Went Viral

The singer-songwriter’s unique retro alternative music became a surprise 2010s hit. Del Rey’s 2013 “Summertime Sadness” was one of several tracks that catapulted her into the mainstream. She went on to pen “Young and Beautiful” for the 2013 adaptation of “The Great Gatsby”, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and more.

Her combination of contemporary melancholia and the struggles of women in old Hollywood found an interesting path into Gen Z’s creative endeavors. Numerous TikTok creators have made “aesthetic videos” depicting unique styles to the tune of Del Rey’s music. The singer placed women into the larger narrative of Americana music, one primarily dominated by men like Bruce Springsteen. Some associate Old Hollywood, Coquette, and Southern American styles with the singer based on the intricately crafted lyrical narratives she creates.

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“Say Yes To Heaven” has notably soundtracked several trends on the platform. The most popular one entailed users lip synching alone to the lyric “I’ve got my eye on you.” The videos were captioned with words of support for friends going through tough times.