“Arcadia” is the fourth single from Lana Del Rey’s eighth studio album Blue Banisters. A snippet of the track and music video was released via Lana’s social media on July 4, 2021, the originally announced released date of the album, alongside a caption that read “TBD”, referring to the release date.

On August 11, 2021, the track was registered on many platforms, hinting at its imminent release.

On September 3, 2021, Lana announced via an Instagram post that the song would be released on Wednesday, September 8, with the caption:

listen to it like you listened to “Video Games”

On September 8, 2021, Lana announced in Social Medias the release with the caption:

good luck little Arcadia, may you fly into the hearts of those who need to hear you