Lana Del Rey says new single ‘Bluebird’ was impressed by a chook flying into her window

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The singer launched her new country-inflected single on Friday (April 18), taken from her presently untitled upcoming album. Now, she’s advised followers the music got here from a second when an actual chook appeared to carry her an indication.

In a video shared to Instagram, Del Rey defined: “I had been seeing somebody for a really very long time, and we hadn’t seen one another for some time, and he known as and he requested me if I needed to go for a stroll.

“And I used to be sort of excited, however I didn’t suppose it was an excellent concept. And I mentioned sure, and I began getting dressed, and rapidly, a chook smacked within the double pane window doorways of my bed room, and I used to be shocked.”

She went on to say: “I opened the little door and I noticed this little I feel it was like… little swallow proper there. And I simply was so emotional. As a result of, once you simply know that, one thing is supposed for you, like, generally I really feel like nature has its personal manner of speaking with you, particularly in extraordinarily extreme conditions.”

Del Rey added that she picked up the chook and began to sing, “Little chook, bluebird/Fly away for each of us,” that are lyrics that ended up being included within the music.

“I stored singing, and it did finally sort of stumble away and dizzily flew up onto the little podium that there was there,” Del Rey mentioned, earlier than admitting that she did find yourself occurring the stroll. “I didn’t actually like [how] the stroll led to extra years of confusion,” she added.

‘Bluebird’ follows final week’s (April 11) ethereal launch, ‘Henry, Come On’, the primary preview of the brand new album, which Del Rey mentioned will predominantly characteristic a rustic sound, however with additions and explorations of different genres all through the document. The tracklist has but to be revealed.

The upcoming album, which might be her tenth, was introduced final yr, and was on the time titled ‘The Proper Particular person Will Keep’, and earlier than that, ‘Lasso’. Marking the follow-up to 2023’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Below Ocean Blvd’, the document was earmarked for Might 21, however Del Rey has since warned followers the upcoming album is not going to “come on time” – and, every time it does, it’ll have a brand new title.

“I imply, it’s not going to come back on time, proper?” the Grammy nominee mentioned in a since-deleted Instagram put up. “Like, ought to I even let you know that the title modified once more?”

‘Henry, Come On’ additionally marked her first solo launch in two years, and follows final July’s collaboration with Quavo, ‘Powerful’. The singer spoke to NME concerning the album final Might, and prompt that the lyrics on the LP is perhaps lighter than her newer output.

“I’ve possibly much less to say when it comes to any self-revealing issues like on ‘Tunnel’ or ‘Blue Bannisters’ or ‘Chemtrails Over The Nation Membership’, and simply extra melodic,” she mentioned. “Perhaps extra American Songbook type?”

Del Rey had beforehand mentioned the challenge would arrive final October, later addressing the continuing look ahead to the challenge by saying she was following her instincts after feeling a “literal energetic pause”.

Elsewhere, the ‘Cherry’ artist is about to embark on a UK and Eire stadium tour this summer season, with the dates all coming in assist of ‘The Proper Particular person Will Keep’. On the tail finish of 2024, Del Rey turned the highest-selling solo artist of 2025, the stadium trek promoting out.

Following the announcement of big gigs in Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and London and their subsequent sell-outs, large demand led to a second present within the UK capital being introduced.