

On September 1, Del Rey posted a video on Instagram of herself on the set of the music video for the album title track, and announced that the album's lead single would be the song " Let Me Love You like a Woman", further stating the album would be released "soon" after. On August 7, 2020, Del Rey posted a video on Instagram featuring a snippet of the track "Tulsa Jesus Freak", which would later be included on the album. "Dealer" would not be included on Chemtrails over the Country Club, but eventually appeared on its follow-up Blue Banisters (2021). Additionally, she revealed the title of the song "Dealer", revealing that she was uncertain about including it on the album. After the release of her debut book, Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass in 2020, Del Rey held a book signing, where she revealed that the album had been postponed due to vinyl record production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 25, 2020, the album's final title was revealed to be Chemtrails over the Country Club, scheduled for a Septemrelease. Originally titled White Hot Forever, it was slated for a 2020 release, with Del Rey saying that the album would be released "sometime within the next 12 or 13 months". The album debuted at number one in eight countries, including the United Kingdom, becoming Del Rey's fifth number one album in the country, and reached the top 5 in twenty countries, including the United States, where it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, becoming Del Rey's sixth consecutive top five album in the country.ĭel Rey first announced the album in an interview with Time on August 30, 2019, the release of her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!. Other themes featured on the album are themes of escapism, love, heartbreak, and nostalgia, while encompassing her usual references to Americana, alongside emotions of disillusionment.Ĭhemtrails over the Country Club received acclaim from music critics, with many comparing its sound to its predecessor.

According to Del Rey, the album is about her friends and family. The album features collaborations with Nikki Lane, Weyes Blood, and Zella Day.Ĭhemtrails over the Country Club is described as a folk, country folk, and Americana record. After working with him on her previous studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019), Del Rey enlisted producer Jack Antonoff as her co-producer for the majority of the album, while previous collaborator Rick Nowels produced one of the album's tracks. It was released on March 19, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records. Chemtrails over the Country Club is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.
