Since being uploaded, it has garnered over 45 million views. It acts as the conclusion to the storyline that began with Sleep on the Floor music video and continued in the video for Angela. The official music video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara, and uploaded to the Lumineers' YouTube and VEVO account on July 7, 2016. Consequence opined that "Cleopatra"'s "melody is Billboard-friendly, but the wistful tale of a bitter, aging woman looking back on her life and loves isn’t usually Billboard’s style." Music video The Daily Texan thought the female-perspective lyricism "riveting" and labelled the song the "record’s standout". Renowned for Sound dubbed "Cleopatra" a suitably named titular track, writing that it was the "perfect taste of the material" on the album "with its slow building beat, infectious chorus and an intriguing tale". "Cleopatra" reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, and reached number three on the Mainstream Rock chart. On March 24, 2016, Zane Lowe premiered the song on Beats 1 Radio. The titular track is the third on Cleopatra, and was described by Schultz as the "bedrock of the album". Musically, "Cleopatra" contains hand-claps and "mounting harmonies," as well as strumming guitar and an "easy, natural flow". The ballad concludes tragically, with the narrator alluding to her eventual death from old age after being "forever late to her own life. The lyrics also mention the lover leaving on a rainy day, tracking mud into the room, which the driver refused to wash off. At sixteen, she withheld an answer to her lover's proposal in the midst of grief, and he promptly departed from their small village. The song outlines Manana's ill-fated love, which ended after her father's death. It was meant to capture the "overflowing" confidence that the Manana possessed, and how in retrospect, it became merely a mask of identity. The lyric reflects the "destiny idea of greatness" that comes with youth, and how she aspired to be a "force of nature". The song opens with the line "I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress,", which is meant to refer to the archetype of the Egyptian queen. He also admired her lack of self-pity and "willingness to confront life." He describes her as a "badass lady - she’ll pick you up at the airport with a cigarette hanging out her mouth and a beer can between legs." Schultz was inspired by her realism, in contrast to the false imagery of contemporary Instagram culture. While Schultz's wife was working on her college thesis in the country, the couple came across Manana, who became the first female taxi driver in Georgia. "Cleopatra" was released as the album's second single on March 25, 2016.Īccording to Wesley Schultz, lead vocalist of the Lumineers, "Cleopatra" tells the life story of a female taxi driver, named Manana, in the Republic of Georgia. The song serves as the title track to their second studio album of the same name. " Cleopatra" is a song recorded by American folk rock band the Lumineers.
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