"Salvatore" is a song recorded by American recording artist

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for her album ''

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'' (2015). It was written by Del Rey and

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program on September 16, 2015. The song has been described as "old world-inspired", as well as "an Italian serenade".

Background and release

Del Rey spoke to Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 about the song, saying: "It's probably the track that's the most different from the other tracks on the record. It has a little bit of an old-world Italian feel. It's kind of a weirder song but I love the chorus. It's filmic." On September 16, 2015, The song premiered live to BBC Radio 1 by Del Rey from

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. The official audio for the song was supposed to be uploaded to Del Rey's Vevo channel on the same day, but it didn't materialize. "Salvatore" was made available when the album

was released on September 18, 2015.

Critical reception

The song received critical acclaim from

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, who praised Del Rey's vocal performance and said, "'Salvatore' has a wending, almost woozy, style to it. It's a slower track compared to many of the others she's already released off the album, but it keeps with the album's overall dark almost macabre–march towards some fateful end." British singer

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also gave the song "Salvatore" a praise in Vogue magazine, commenting ''"The chorus of this song makes me feel like i'm flying..."''.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the ''

'' liner notes. *

– vocals, songwriting, production *

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, mixed at The Green Building in

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, and mastered at Gateway Mastering in

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References

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