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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 January 28th, 2023 it has over 50 million views.
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 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]
The Lumineers also performed the song for KEXP at the Columbia City Theater; and on April 16, 2016, they performed the song for The Saturday Sessions, a weekly music slot featured on the daily morning news program, CBS This Morning. [8] [9] They also performed the song at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards. [10]
In 2012 The Lumineers released their first album, The Lumineers. Three songs from that album (all co-written by Schultz and Fraites) have charted: "Ho Hey", "Stubborn Love", and "Submarines". In 2013 the band released a deluxe edition of their self-titled album. It included 5 bonus tracks, over 25 minutes of video footage, and a 28-page booklet.
The first one released on October 3, 2012 is a collection of live performances and behind the scenes footage shot between April and August 2012 during the Lumineers Big Parade 2012 tour. [1] The 2nd one released on February 7, 2013 centers around a young daughter who is going with her mother as a result of her parents divorcing.
"The Hanging Tree" is composed in the key of A minor with a "moderately, somewhat freely" tempo of 88 beats per minute. Lawrence's vocals span a range of E 3 to A 5 and its chord progression follows a basic sequence of A5–Am–A sus –F/A. [15] It is a folk ballad, [16] [17] accompanied with orchestral strings and a choir.