"brooklyn baby" is a song by american singer and songwriter lana del rey for her third studio album "ultraviolence" (2014). it was written by del rey, and barrie o'neill, while production was handled by dan auerbach. the song was released on june 8, 2014, by polydor records and interscope records, as the fourth single from "ultraviolence". the song's lyrical content is notable for its satirical elements targeting the new york hipster subculture: its chorus highlights "a stable of cliches about hipsters, brooklyn, millennials and other things del rey herself is known to idolize".