# Henry, Come On
**"Henry, Come On"** (stylized "Henry, come on") is a country-tinged ballad by the American singer-songwriter [Lana Del Rey](https://www.edgepedia.org/lana-del-rey), released on April 11, 2025 as the lead single from her then-announced tenth studio album, *The Right Person Will Stay*.[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/) • [2](https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Henry-Come-On/full) Del Rey co-wrote the song with the country music songwriter and producer Luke Laird, and the two co-produced it with Drew Erickson.[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/) The copyright is registered to Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Del Rey's legal name, and Luke Robert Laird.[3](https://www.easysong.com/search/songs/song-copyright-holder-information.aspx?s=2737001)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release date | April 11, 2025, as the single *Henry, come on*[4](https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1807425306/henry-come-on) |
| Labels | Polydor Records per the release listing; Pitchfork's review lists Interscope[4](https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1807425306/henry-come-on) • [5](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/) |
| Writers and producers | Lana Del Rey and Luke Laird (writers); Del Rey, Laird, and Drew Erickson (producers)[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/) |
| Length | 5 minutes 11 seconds[6](https://www.redbrick.me/single-review-lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/) |
| Album | Announced as the lead single of *The Right Person Will Stay*, planned for May 21, 2025; the song later appeared on the album *Stove* (2026)[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/) • [7](https://lyricsweb.com/song/lana-del-rey/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on) |
| Early charting | Over 3.36 million streams within one week of release; debuted at no. 16 on the Global Spotify chart[8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-single-review/) |
| First live performance | Stagecoach Festival, Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, April 25, 2025[9](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-performs-at-stagecoach-festival-2025-watch/) |
## Background and release
Del Rey teased the song more than a year before its release. On January 18, 2024, she posted its title over what appeared to be the single's cover art on Instagram, tagging Luke Laird's account.[2](https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Henry-Come-On/full) In late March 2025 she shared a photo captioned "Henry, come on" without further explanation, and streaming platforms revealed the April 11 release date through pre-save links before she confirmed anything herself.[10](https://los40.com/2025/04/10/lana-del-rey-juega-con-sus-oyentes-y-lanza-la-cancion-henry-come-on-por-sorpresa-cuando-sale/) The single arrived without advance announcement, a low-key rollout the Spanish press described as consistent with her recent release strategy.[11](https://los40.com/2025/04/11/lana-del-rey-sorprende-con-el-lanzamiento-de-henry-come-on-el-primer-sencillo-de-su-nuevo-disco/)
The song was positioned as the first taste of *The Right Person Will Stay*, the follow-up to *Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd* (2023), which Del Rey had said would arrive on May 21, 2025.[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/) In a November 2024 post she had thanked collaborators including Laird, Jack Antonoff, Zachary Dawes, and Drew Erickson for their work on the album.[12](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-04-11/lana-del-rey-lanza-por-sorpresa-henry-come-on-la-primera-cancion-de-su-nuevo-disco.html) The album's plans later shifted: a Rolling Stone report quoted Del Rey saying of the album originally titled *The Right Person Will Stay*, "You know it's not going to come on time, right?"[13](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/06/ae/b603402a4e42ba2ce52367e2488d/thelocal518musicandmorereport-2025quarter2.pdf) The song ultimately appeared on the album *[Stove](https://www.edgepedia.org/stove-album)* (2026), between the tracks "I See Only You" and "Bluebird".[7](https://lyricsweb.com/song/lana-del-rey/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on)
## Song and lyrics
The track is a slow, dusty ballad built on acoustic guitar, piano, and wide-ranging string arrangements; the instrumentation credited on the release lists Laird on acoustic guitar and Erickson on piano, with Dean Reid mixing and Ruairí O'Flaherty mastering.[4](https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1807425306/henry-come-on) Reviewers placed it in an alt-pop, country, and folk space, with a spare opening that grows more lush as the song proceeds.[14](https://themusicalhype.com/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-song-review/)
The lyrics address a lover named Henry in country-western terms: "Last call / 'Hey, y'all' / Hang his hat up on the wall / Tell him that his cowgirl is gone / Go on and giddy up / Soft leather, blue jeans."[4](https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1807425306/henry-come-on) Pitchfork's Walden Green, a staff writer at the publication, described the titular Henry as a lonesome cowboy and highlighted the song's interweaving of the divine and the mundane, quoting the lines "Yesterday, I heard God say, 'You were born to be the one / To hold the hand of the man / Who flies too close to the sun'" followed by the deadpan "I'll still be nice to your mom."[5](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/) The Harvard Crimson's review read the Icarus reference as a nod to the double-edged nature of ambition, and noted the singer's move from contralto into a higher register.[8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-single-review/)
## Reception
Pitchfork awarded the song its Best New Track designation on the day of release, calling it "the dusty, lolling ballad" that "channels the divine beauty of the country-western song."[5](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/) The Harvard Crimson gave it four stars, praising its confessional tone and the string arrangements, while observing that its chorus and orchestral breaks drew comparisons to [Miley Cyrus](https://www.edgepedia.org/miley-cyrus)'s "[Wrecking Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/wrecking-ball-miley-cyrus-song)" that inspired fan mashups.[8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-single-review/) Commercially, the song drew over 3.36 million streams in its first week and debuted at number 16 on the Global Spotify chart.[8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-single-review/)
Commentators differed on how country the song actually is. Holler described it as "a tentative but enchanting step into Music City" rather than a full immersion in the genre, and a Medium review argued it is not a country track at all despite the Western-inspired lyrics and [Americana](https://www.edgepedia.org/americana) production.[15](https://holler.country/lyrics/henry-come-on-by-lana-del-rey-lyrics-and-meaning/) • [16](https://medium.com/modern-music-analysis/henry-come-on-by-lana-del-rey-single-review-28c9709c0284) Pitchfork noted it was not Del Rey's first foray into country, pointing to "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" from *Chemtrails Over the Country Club* (2021), but wrote that here she fully embraces the genre's iconography.[5](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/)
## Live performances
Del Rey performed "Henry, Come On" live for the first time on April 25, 2025, headlining the [Stagecoach](https://www.edgepedia.org/stagecoach) country music festival at the [Empire Polo Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/empire-polo-club) in [Indio, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/indio-california), backed by a string ensemble; the performance prompted a mass sing-along according to PAPER Magazine.[9](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-performs-at-stagecoach-festival-2025-watch/) • [17](https://www.papermag.com/lana-del-rey-stagecoach-2025) The set also debuted the unreleased songs "Husband of Mine", "Quiet in the South", and "57.5", along with country-styled versions of "Norman Fucking Rockwell" and "Summertime Sadness" and covers of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads".[18](https://los40.com/2025/04/26/lana-del-rey-estrena-tres-canciones-nuevas-en-stagecoach-festival-2025/) She followed the festival with a run of summer concerts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/)
## References
1. [Matthew Strauss, "Lana Del Rey Finally Releases New Song 'Henry, Come On': Listen", Pitchfork, April 11, 2025](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-finally-releases-new-song-henry-come-on-listen/)
2. ["Full History Of Henry, Come On In Timeline From 2024", Popular Timelines](https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Henry-Come-On/full)
3. ["Henry, Come On" song copyright information, Easy Song](https://www.easysong.com/search/songs/song-copyright-holder-information.aspx?s=2737001)
4. ["Henry, come on – Lana Del Rey: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts", Shazam](https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/1807425306/henry-come-on)
5. [Walden Green, "Lana Del Rey: 'Henry, come on' Track Review", Pitchfork, April 11, 2025](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/)
6. [Jasmine Davies, "Single Review: Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on", Redbrick, May 6, 2025](https://www.redbrick.me/single-review-lana-del-rey-henry-come-on/)
7. ["Henry, come on by Lana Del Rey Lyrics", LyricsWeb](https://lyricsweb.com/song/lana-del-rey/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on)
8. [Laura B. Martens, "'Henry, come on' Single Review: Ethereal Vulnerability", The Harvard Crimson, April 22, 2025](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-single-review/)
9. ["Watch Lana Del Rey Debut New Songs at Stagecoach Festival 2025", Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-performs-at-stagecoach-festival-2025-watch/)
10. ["Lana Del Rey juega con sus oyentes y lanza la canción 'Henry, Come On' por sorpresa", LOS40, April 10, 2025](https://los40.com/2025/04/10/lana-del-rey-juega-con-sus-oyentes-y-lanza-la-cancion-henry-come-on-por-sorpresa-cuando-sale/)
11. ["Lana Del Rey sorprende con el lanzamiento de 'Henry, come on', el primer sencillo de su nuevo disco", LOS40, April 11, 2025](https://los40.com/2025/04/11/lana-del-rey-sorprende-con-el-lanzamiento-de-henry-come-on-el-primer-sencillo-de-su-nuevo-disco/)
12. ["Lana del Rey lanza por sorpresa 'Henry, come on', la primera canción de su nuevo disco", El País, April 11, 2025](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-04-11/lana-del-rey-lanza-por-sorpresa-henry-come-on-la-primera-cancion-de-su-nuevo-disco.html)
13. [Rolling Stone report reproduced in The Local 518 Music and More Report, 2025 Quarter 2](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/06/ae/b603402a4e42ba2ce52367e2488d/thelocal518musicandmorereport-2025quarter2.pdf)
14. ["Lana Del Rey, Henry, come on | Song Review", The Musical Hype](https://themusicalhype.com/lana-del-rey-henry-come-on-song-review/)
15. ["'Henry, come on' by Lana Del Rey – Lyrics & Meaning", Holler](https://holler.country/lyrics/henry-come-on-by-lana-del-rey-lyrics-and-meaning/)
16. ["Henry, Come On by Lana Del Rey | Single Review", Medium, Modern Music Analysis](https://medium.com/modern-music-analysis/henry-come-on-by-lana-del-rey-single-review-28c9709c0284)
17. ["Lana Del Rey at Stagecoach 2025", PAPER Magazine](https://www.papermag.com/lana-del-rey-stagecoach-2025)
18. ["Lana del Rey estrena tres canciones nuevas en Stagecoach Festival 2025", LOS40, April 26, 2025](https://los40.com/2025/04/26/lana-del-rey-estrena-tres-canciones-nuevas-en-stagecoach-festival-2025/)
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