there for myself, but it's cool being able to share it with people too." Music video A music video for "Mariners Apartment Complex" was released on September 18, 2018, six days after the song's release. The video was filmed by Del Rey's sister, Chuck Grant. Composition "Mariners Apartment Complex" was characterized by Rolling Stones Ryan Reed as a folky psychedelic song. Pitchfork critic Marc Hogan described the song as "a somber 1970s-style rock ballad with piano, acoustic guitar, and swooping strings." Mark Beaumont of NME called it "a classically Del Rey smoulder of silken acoustic country music and orchestral washes." Critical reception The song received widespread acclaim from music critics. Billboards Starr Bowenbank wrote that the song "features Del Rey's lush vocals against a beautiful backdrop of country-influenced guitar work, with her singing in wondrous whispers and dreamy layered harmonies about a beautiful, yet tumultuous, romance." In a review for Pitchfork, Marc Hogan stated that the song "posits a Lana Del Rey who is not only a fully rounded character but also a port in a storm, as recognizable and reassuring as the old AM radio staples the song updates." Rolling Stones Brittany Spanos opined that the song "feels like a spiritual sequel" to Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel #2", stating that "Negating her earliest works, growing out of her previous attitudes and forsaking the image of the Good American Girl looking for a figure to make her feel wanted, desired and cool, this Del Rey has 'become the daddy.'" Anna Gaca from Spin noted that Del Rey "asks your understanding... your forgiveness... your grace... and in return, she offers everything: her power as a cypher and her vulnerability as an individual, bottled up tight in the character of Lana Del Rey and cast into the waves." Critics' lists Rolling Stone and Consequence of Sound ranked "Mariners Apartment Complex" at number 6 and number 29 on their respective lists of the 50 Best Songs of 2018. Credits and personnel Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production Jack Antonoff – production, songwriting, drums, programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, piano, recording engineering, mixing Laura Sisk – recording engineering, mixing, additional programming Jon Sher – assistant recording engineering Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mix engineering Chris Gehringer – mastering Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineering Charts Year-end charts Release history References 2010s ballads 2018 singles 2018 songs Lana Del Rey songs