New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde (born 1996) has recorded songs for three studio albums, one extended play (EP) and guest features. At the age of 13, she was signed to Universal Music Group (UMG) and started to write music.[1] In November 2012, when she was 16 years old,[2] she self-released an EP entitled The Love Club via SoundCloud.[3] It was made available for purchase in March 2013. In September 2013, Lorde released her debut studio album, Pure Heroine, that included "Royals". The record explored a dream pop and minimalist electronic sound. Released in 2017, her second studio album, Melodrama, showcased Lorde's interest in piano instrumentation and maximalist pop music. Lorde's 3rd studio album, Solar Power, was released on 20 August 2021, presenting a sonic shift towards acoustic guitars and stripped-down production[4] alongside a thematic shift towards escapism, introspection, and fame.[5]
In addition to her studio work, Lorde has recorded songs for film soundtracks, including "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", originally recorded by band Tears for Fears, from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and "Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014), Furthermore, she has recorded vocals for features, including "Easy (Switch Screens)" with Son Lux, "Magnets" with Disclosure, and "Don't Take the Money" with Bleachers.
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| Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | |||
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| scope=row | "400 Lux" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [6] | ||
| scope=row | "Big Star" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Biting Down" | Lorde | 2012 | [7] | |||
| scope=row | "Blouse" | Clairo | Sling | 2021 | [8] | ||
| scope=row | "Bravado" | Lorde | 2012 | [9] | |||
| scope=row | "Buzzcut Season" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [10] | ||
| scope=row | "California" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | [11] | ||
| scope=row | "Dominoes" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Don't Take the Money" | Gone Now MTV Unplugged | 2017 | [12] [13] | |||
| scope=row | "Easy (Switch Screens)" | Son Lux featuring Lorde | Alternate Worlds | 2014 | [14] [15] | ||
| scope=row | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Lorde |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | 2013 | [16] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Fallen Fruit" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Flicker (Kanye West Rework)" | Lorde |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | 2014 | [17] | |
| "The Girl, So Confusing Version with Lorde" | Charli XCX and Lorde | Brat | 2024 | [18] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Glory and Gore" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [19] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Green Light" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | [20] [21] | ||
| scope=row | "Hard Feelings/Loveless" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "Helen of Troy" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Hold No Grudge" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Homemade Dynamite" | Lorde |
| Melodrama | 2017 | ||
| scope=row | "Ladder Song" | Lorde |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | 2014 | ||
| scope=row | "Leader of a New Regime" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Liability" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | [22] | ||
| scope=row | "Liability (Reprise)" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "The Love Club" | Lorde | 2012 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Magnets" | Disclosure featuring Lorde |
| Caracal | 2015 | [23] | |
| scope=row | "The Man with the Axe" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Meltdown" | Stromae featuring Pusha T, Q-Tip, Haim and Lorde | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | 2014 | |||
| scope=row | "Million Dollar Bills" | Lorde | 2012 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Mood Ring" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "No Better" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [24] [25] [26] | ||
| scope=row | "Oceanic Feeling" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "The Path" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Perfect Places" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "Reaper" | Clairo | Sling | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Ribs" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [27] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Royals" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2012 | [28] | ||
| scope=row | "Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All)" | Lorde |
| Solar Power | 2021 | ||
| scope=row | "Sober" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "Sober II (Melodrama)" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Solar Power" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Still Sane" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Stoned at the Nail Salon" | Lorde | Solar Power | 2021 | |||
| scope=row | "Supercut" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row | "Swingin Party" | Lorde | 2012 | [29] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Team" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [30] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Tennis Court" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | [31] | ||
| scope=row | "White Teeth Teens" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | |||
| scope=row | "" | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2013 | |||
| scope=row | "Writer in the Dark" | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFFFC0;" | "Yellow Flicker Beat" | Lorde | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | 2014 | [32] |