The song uses male background vocals of a spoken line from a live performance of "Mary Jane" by Rick James, also used in " Blue Jeans", " Dark Paradise", " Lolita" and " Without You".
The song focuses on the spoken hook of "Money is the anthem of success." The verses rhyme scheme focuses on rhymes and half rhymes of "anthem" including "ransom", "standin'" and "landed". Del Rey's vocal range spans from G3 to Bb4. It is in the key of C minor with a tempo of 85 BPM. The song opens with a strings section including firework sound effects before introducing more hip hop inspired beats. Del Rey's vocals on the track employ a rapping-like technique, similar to that in the Born to Die tracks, " Diet Mountain Dew" and " Off to the Races". "National Anthem" has been described as an alternative hip hop or trip hop track. It is similar in themes to the unreleased track " Children of the Bad Revolution", and is possibly about J. Lyrically, the track deals with a hedonistic and melodramatic love story with Del Rey commanding her lover to pledge allegiance to her.
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