Watch Fontaines D.C. cover Lana Del Rey’s ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge

Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Say Yes to Heaven’ has lived many lives. It was first written in 2012 during sessions for her third album Ultraviolence, but was left off of the record. Years later, a leaked version resurfaced online and entered the TikTok musical ecosystem. Del Rey officially released ‘Say Yes to Heaven’ last year, much to the delight of Irish band Fontaines D.C. who reimagined the track for the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.

Singer Grian Chatten led the performance, pulling the record to deeper depths vocally as he echos Del Rey’s urgent pleading for a lover to run away with her. The full band — including Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Tom Coll, Carlos O’Connell — brought an alternative rock edge to the ambient ballad.

While in the Live Lounge, Fontaines D.C. also performed their single “Favourite” from their recently-released album Romance.

Earlier this year, Chatten also told Rolling Stone UK how it marked the start of a new era for the group.

“We wanted to make sure that people couldn’t squeeze what we’re doing on this record into a box,” Chatten explains. “It’s easy for people who want to hear ‘Boys in the Better Land’ over and over again to decide that that’s what aspects of this record are doing, and we wanted to push away from that. You can feel consistently trapped by people’s ability to perceive you as just one thing.”

The group will also head out on an extensive UK and Europe tour this autumn.

From Rolling Stone.