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"Cleopatra" is a song recorded by American folk rock band the Lumineers. The song serves as the title track to their second studio album of the same name . "Cleopatra" was released as the album's second single on March 25, 2016.
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for Ophelia, Cleopatra, Sleep on the Floor, Angela and My Eyes, all songs from the album Cleopatra. [4] [5] The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017. [6] As of March 5th, 2025 it has over 60 million views.
The song started out as a slower instrumental demo that Jeremiah Fraites, (one sixth of the Lumineers), sent to Wesley Schultz (lead vocalist of the Lumineers), in 2011. [2] According to Schultz, the demo generated enough excitement to work on the project. While playing at a backbar in LA alongside the Lumineers, Schultz wrote the song's hook. [3]
Schultz has stated, "I write the lyrics, and I co-write the songs with Jer," adding "It's never the same thing with each song. Generally speaking it involves a piano, a guitar, and maybe singing, and we usually start out with the chord structure, a set of chords, a melody especially, and then the lyrics usually follow.
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos ... The Lumineers premiered the song "Angela," with a live performance at the iHeartRadio ...
The official music video was released via the Lumineers' YouTube and Vevo accounts on November 16, 2016. As of November 2023, it has gained over 210 million views. [4] The music video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara, who also directed The Ballad of Cleopatra videos compilation, [5] starring Elise Eberle and Adam C. Lively. [6]
The song concludes with Swift going home with a feeling of resignation. She’s not “the one,” but the other person will “find someone.” People drift apart; that doesn’t mean the other ...
The Lumineers then worked extensively with producer Ryan Hadlock in recording their self-titled debut studio album, which was released in April 2012. The album reached number two on the United States Billboard 200 and the top ten of the Australian , Canadian and United Kingdom album charts [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] – it was certified platinum by the ...