Homemade Dynamite#Remixes

In an interview with The Spinoff, Lorde described "Homemade Dynamite" as the moment when "everyone's at a good level and maybe the sharp edges of the evening haven't quite shown themselves yet."{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Patrick|title=Lorde breaks down 5 key songs off new album 'Melodrama'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/06/16/lorde-melodrama-key-tracks/102851428/|access-date=18 January 2018|publisher=USA Today|date=16 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915072025/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/06/16/lorde-melodrama-key-tracks/102851428/|archive-date=15 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} During production, the singer mentioned that the song started out with a "bootleg" sound but soon developed into a "shiny pop mix." Producer Frank Dukes brought in bootleg soundboards with drums that were not hi-fi and used keyboard stabs which Lorde gravitated towards. To her, the song represented a departure from the album's breakup theme, as it centred around friendship.

When writing "Homemade Dynamite", Lorde did not have a specific setting or theme in mind. She worked with Swedish pop singer Tove Lo and stated that they both understood each other and spent a "wonderful time" writing. Despite their different musical backgrounds, Lorde was intrigued to work with someone whose production style contrasted with hers. The song was written in Los Angeles at a compound owned by Swedish producer Max Martin which Lorde called the "Gingerbread House". In the studio, the microphone had a mattress around it for noise-cancelling effects.{{cite news|last1=Oliver|first1=Henry|title=The Spinoff Exclusive: Lorde explains the backstory behind every song on her new album|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/19-06-2017/the-spinoff-exclusive-lorde-explains-the-backstory-behind-every-song-on-her-new-album/|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=The Spinoff|date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223215719/https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/19-06-2017/the-spinoff-exclusive-lorde-explains-the-backstory-behind-every-song-on-her-new-album/|archive-date=23 December 2017|df=dmy-all}} Critic Claire Shaffer felt the "cute" vocals on Purity Ring's 2012 song "Fineshrine" were a source of influence on "Homemade Dynamite".{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/lorde-melodrama-influences-frank-ocean-robyn-bowie-prince-628768|title=The Influences On Lorde's 'Melodrama': Frank Ocean, Robyn, Bowie And 10 Other Artists Who Shaped Its Sound|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=24 June 2017|website=Newsweek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906204642/http://www.newsweek.com/lorde-melodrama-influences-frank-ocean-robyn-bowie-prince-628768|archive-date=6 September 2017|url-status=live|access-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

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The song was recorded at two locations in the United States. Recording began at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with help from Tove Lo. The rest of the track was completed at Electric Lady Studios, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Serban Ghenea mixed the song at MixStar Studios with assistance from engineer John Hanes. Laura Sisk served as the audio engineer. It was mastered at Sterling Sound Studios by Randy Merrill. Other personnel include songwriters Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg, Kuk Harrell who provided vocal production, and producer Frank Dukes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Melodrama|others=Lorde|year=2017|publisher=Lava Records / Republic Records}} This is the only track on the record that is not produced or written by Jack Antonoff.

"Homemade Dynamite" is composed in the key of B-flat major with a moderate tempo of 108 beats per minute. Lorde's vocals span a range of F₃ to D₅ and its chord progression follows a basic sequence of Cm–Gm–B{{music|b}}.{{cite news|title=Lorde "Homemade Dynamite" Sheet Music in Bb Major (transposable)|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0176879|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Musicnotes.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011611/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0176879|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} It was described as a mid-tempo R&B{{cite news|title=Lorde pulls in celebrity friends for R&B Homemade Dynamite remix|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/96869105/lorde-pulls-in-celebrity-friends-for-rb-homemade-dynamite-remix|access-date=5 January 2018|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date=15 September 2017}} and synth-pop{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2017-w512456/lorde-homemade-dynamite-w512459|title=50 Best Songs of 2017|author=Christopher R. Weingarten |author2=Brittany Spanos |author3=Charles Aaron |author4=Simon Vozick-Levinson |author5=Maura Johnston |author5-link=Maura Johnston |author6=Will Hermes |author7=Rob Sheffield|date=29 November 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044543/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2017-w512456/lorde-homemade-dynamite-w512459|archive-date=1 December 2017|df=dmy-all}} song with vocal sound effects,{{cite news|last1=Nied|first1=Mike|title=Lorde's 'Melodrama': Album Review|url=https://www.idolator.com/7664835/lorde-melodrama-album-review|access-date=3 January 2018|publisher=Idolator|date=16 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912103718/https://www.idolator.com/7664835/lorde-melodrama-album-review|archive-date=12 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}
{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Caitlin|title=The Dark And Wild Fluorescence Of Lorde's 'Melodrama'|url=http://uproxx.com/music/lorde-melodrama-review/|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Uproxx|date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024140751/http://uproxx.com/music/lorde-melodrama-review/|archive-date=24 October 2017|df=dmy-all}} reverberated percussion,{{cite news |last1=Reily |first1=Emily |title=Lorde: Melodrama Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/lorde/lorde-melodrama-review/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |work=Paste |date=26 June 2017}} a staccato hook,{{cite news|last1=Boyer|first1=Jake|title=Lorde's 'Melodrama' Is a Smart Piece of Pop Perfection|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/06/19/lorde-melodrama-review/|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Highsnobiety|date=19 June 2017|df=dmy-all}} electronic flourishes,{{cite magazine|last1=Battan|first1=Carrie|title=On "Melodrama," Lorde Learns How Messy Adulthood Can Be|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/26/on-melodrama-lorde-learns-how-messy-adulthood-can-be|access-date=3 January 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|date=26 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024084813/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/26/on-melodrama-lorde-learns-how-messy-adulthood-can-be|archive-date=24 October 2017|df=dmy-all}} synthesizers,{{cite news|last1=Marvilli|first1=Joe|title=Lorde: Melodrama – Music Review|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/lorde/melodrama|access-date=3 January 2018|work=No Ripcord|date=21 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054254/http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/lorde/melodrama|archive-date=28 December 2017|df=dmy-all}} and hip hop beats.{{cite news|last1=Kot|first1=Greg|title=Review: Lorde and the 'Melodrama' of innocence lost|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-ent-0616-music-lorde-melodrama-20170616-column.html|access-date=4 January 2018|work=The Chicago Tribune|date=16 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210047/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-ent-0616-music-lorde-melodrama-20170616-column.html|archive-date=16 June 2017|df=dmy-all}} The Chicago Tribune editor Greg Kot noted that Lorde's vocals turn to "rap-singing" in some of the song's verses, while DIY writer Will Richards asserted that her "whispered vocals sound like hurricanes."{{cite news |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=Lorde - Melodrama |url=https://diymag.com/2017/06/20/lorde-melodrama-album-review |access-date=5 September 2020 |work=DIY |date=16 June 2017}} David Greenwald from The Oregonian stated that she delivered the track in falsetto.{{cite news |last1=Greenwald |first1=David |title=Review: The radical self-love of Lorde's 'Melodrama' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2017/06/lorde_melodrama_review.html |access-date=5 September 2020 |work=The Oregonian |date=21 June 2017}}

Several publications interpreted the lines "Might get your friend to drive, but he can hardly see / we'll end up painted on the road in red and chrome, all the broken glass sparkling," as an imagery describing a car crash involving Lorde and her new crush.{{cite news|last1=Petridis|first1=Alex|title=Lorde: Melodrama review – a cocky challenge to her pop rivals|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/16/lorde-melodrama-review-cocky-challenge-pop-rivals|access-date=3 January 2018|work=The Guardian|date=16 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616185013/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/16/lorde-melodrama-review-cocky-challenge-pop-rivals|archive-date=16 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}
{{cite news|last1=Willman|first1=Chris|title=Album Review: Lorde Acts Her Age on 'Melodrama'|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-lorde-acts-her-age-on-melodrama-1202467649/|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Variety|date=15 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004035118/http://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-lorde-acts-her-age-on-melodrama-1202467649/|archive-date=4 October 2017|df=dmy-all}} The Guardian compared the car crash scenario to The Smiths 1992 song "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". Like "The Louvre", this song reveals Lorde's sense of humor and intimacy with the explosion effect she makes.{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Carl|title=Lorde's new album Melodrama, reviewed.|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2017/06/lorde_s_new_album_melodrama_reviewed.html|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Slate|date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102115415/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2017/06/lorde_s_new_album_melodrama_reviewed.html|archive-date=2 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}
{{cite news|last1=Groundwater|first1=Colin|title=Review: Lorde, Melodrama|url=https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/lorde-melodrama|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Pretty Much Amazing|date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011327/https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/lorde-melodrama|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

"Homemade Dynamite" received favourable reviews from music critics. Will Hermes of Rolling Stone called the song's "tiny explosion amid total silence" the most striking part of the album. Hermes also wrote the track was "emblematic of a modern pop record that prizes old-school intimacy."{{cite magazine|last1=Hermes|first1=Will|title=Review: Lorde's 'Melodrama' Is Fantastically Intimate, a Production Tour De Force|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-lordes-melodrama-w487965|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170616160647/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-lordes-melodrama-w487965|archive-date=16 June 2017|df=dmy-all}} Dan Weiss of Consequence of Sound labelled it "excellent" and called the singer's mouth explosion noise "adorable,"{{cite news|last1=Weiss|first1=Dan|title=Lorde – Melodrama|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/06/album-review-lorde-melodrama/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Consequence of Sound|date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011419/https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/06/album-review-lorde-melodrama/|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} while Drowned in Sound editor Joe Giggins called the song's ending "electrifying."{{cite news|last1=Giggins|first1=Joe|title=Album Review: Lorde - Melodrama|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19984/reviews/4151138|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Drowned in Sound|date=17 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191517/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19984/reviews/4151138|archive-date=12 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} Paste writer Emily Reily noted that its production brings an "absolutely liberating chorus."

The Guardian said that while the song was "not bad," there was "nothing melodically or sonically" that would set it apart on a radio playlist. The publication considered it be the weakest song on the record. While Sputnikmusic was more favorable towards the song, the website did share similar sentiments on the track's "sense of familiarity", but stated that it was "quite strong and well-executed."{{cite news|title=Review: Lorde – Melodrama|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/74058/Lorde-Melodrama/|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=17 June 2017}} Despite several mixed reviews, Rolling Stone included "Homemade Dynamite" at number two on their year-end list. The publication called it a "nervously sexy synth-pop thriller." On his list of the Best Songs of the 2010s, Rob Sheffield ranked "Homemade Dynamite" at number 32.{{cite magazine |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Rob Sheffield's 50 Best Songs of the 2010s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-best-songs-2010s-930083/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=23 December 2019}} The song was ranked the 14th greatest song of 2017 by Australian alternative music station Triple J.{{cite web|title=Humble winner: Kendrick Lamar's hit single tops the hottest 100|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 January 2018|access-date=29 January 2018|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/humble-winner-kendrick-lamars-hit-single-tops-the-hottest-100-20180127-h0p9na.html}}

In the United Kingdom, the solo version debuted at number 82 on the chart dated 22 September 2017. It performed similarly in other European countries such as Sweden and Ireland, peaking at number 84 and 61. The song was a commercial success in Belgium, however, charting within the top five on both of the country's main charts. Like the original song, the remix had minor chart placements in Canada and the Netherlands, where it charted at number 54 and 92. The song peaked and debuted at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, recording 5.9 million U.S. streams (up 697%) and 10,000 song sales (up 276%).{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Lorde Debuts With Khalid, Post Malone & SZA|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7981754/hot-100-chart-lorde-debuts-khalid-post-malone-sza|access-date=18 January 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=29 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119114810/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7981754/hot-100-chart-lorde-debuts-khalid-post-malone-sza|archive-date=19 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} The remix managed to enter the top 20 in Lorde's native New Zealand. It also held a moderate placement in Australia, peaking at number 23. Since its release, the remix has received a double platinum certification in Australia, and a platinum certification from the New Zealand and Canada.

Lorde performed "Homemade Dynamite" for the first time at the Coachella Valley Music Festival. She introduced it by saying it was meant to "capture the feeling of a night out, from the high to the low" and the part "where everything is good."{{cite news|last1=Shelter|first1=Carter|title=Watch Lorde Debut New Melodrama Material During Her Coachella Performance|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/lorde-debuted-new-melodrama-material-at-her-coache.html|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Paste|date=17 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011421/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/lorde-debuted-new-melodrama-material-at-her-coache.html|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} The song was to have been premiered at the restaurant and music venue Pappy & Harriet's in California, but was scratched from the set list.{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Steffanee|title=Lorde Shares New Music From Melodrama At Surprise LA Show|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/15/lorde-shares-new-music-from-imelodramai-at-surprise-la-show|access-date=4 January 2018|work=The Fader|date=15 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703162607/http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/15/lorde-shares-new-music-from-imelodramai-at-surprise-la-show|archive-date=3 July 2017|df=dmy-all}} During the performance, Lorde wore a "dazzling silver trousers and an embellished bodice-style top," which The Daily Telegraph noted to be a change in her wardrobe style.{{cite news|last1=Hawkes|first1=Rebecca|title=Lorde sends crowd wild as she performs new song at Coachella|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lorde-sends-crowd-wild-performs-new-song-coachella/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=The Telegraph|date=17 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422140941/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lorde-sends-crowd-wild-performs-new-song-coachella/|archive-date=22 April 2017|df=dmy-all}} The full performance was met with positive reactions from critics,{{cite magazine|last1=Stecher|first1=Nicholas|last2=Appleford|first2=Steve|title=25 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2017: Weekend One|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/25-best-things-we-saw-at-coachella-2017-weekend-one-w477079/lorde-w477215|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503115824/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/25-best-things-we-saw-at-coachella-2017-weekend-one-w477079/lorde-w477215|archive-date=3 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}
{{cite news|last1=Masley|first1=Ed|title=Coachella review: Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Hinds, Twin Peaks, T.S.O.L., Whitney, Toots & the Maytals|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/04/17/coachella-2017-day-3-sunday-review-kendrick-lamar-weekend-1/100472270/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=The Arizona Central|date=17 April 2017}} with Entertainment Weekly calling it one of the festival's highlights.{{cite magazine|last1=Hall|first1=Gerrad|title=11 Coachella highlights: Kendrick Lamar is a DAMN good headliner|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/04/17/coachella-2017-highlights-kendrick-lamar-lady-gaga-drake-lorde/|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=17 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105171917/http://ew.com/music/2017/04/17/coachella-2017-highlights-kendrick-lamar-lady-gaga-drake-lorde/|archive-date=5 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}

During her set at the Osheaga Festival on 4 August 2017, Lorde invited Tove Lo to sing a duet of "Homemade Dynamite" with her.{{cite news|last1=Bowman|first1=Lisa|title=Watch Lorde invite Tove Lo on stage for a duet of 'Homemade Dynamite'|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-lorde-invite-tove-lo-stage-duet-homemade-dynamite-2122479|access-date=4 January 2018|work=NME|date=8 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808225704/http://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-lorde-invite-tove-lo-stage-duet-homemade-dynamite-2122479|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}} The track was also performed at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Lorde said hours before the performance that she was diagnosed with the flu.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2017/8/27/16212692/mtv-vma-2017-lorde-performance-flu|title=Lorde had the flu. She performed at the VMAs anyway.|first=Alex|last=Abad-Santos|date=27 August 2017|website=Vox.com|access-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901064305/https://www.vox.com/2017/8/27/16212692/mtv-vma-2017-lorde-performance-flu|archive-date=1 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} Instead of singing, she opted to perform an interpretive dance. It was met with conflicting reviews from critics and audiences,{{cite magazine|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|last2=Murray|first2=Nick|last3=Shipley|first3=Al|title=Worst: Lorde's Wordless Interpretive Dance|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/vmas-2017-best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-w499822/worst-lordes-wordless-interpretive-dance-w499831|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=28 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914121659/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/vmas-2017-best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-w499822/worst-lordes-wordless-interpretive-dance-w499831|archive-date=14 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} with many calling it "bizarre" and Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine saying it was "utterly horrible";{{cite news |title=Lorde fires up at critics over her weird MTV VMAs performance |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/mtv/music/lorde-fires-up-at-critics-over-her-weird-mtv-vmas-performance/news-story/b432b7c0c8a90a6a9d07c69cbce8efe6 |access-date=13 January 2019 |publisher=news.co.au |date=8 September 2017}} it later became a meme.{{cite magazine|last1=Gajanan|first1=Mahita|title=It's Time to Embrace Lorde's VMA Dance As Your New Favorite Meme|url=https://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Time|date=28 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904222451/http://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/|archive-date=4 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} Lorde later defended her performance in a podcast interview, saying that viewers overreacted to her dancing. She said that it was "sort of embarrassing to watch someone experience intense joy" which she thinks is why people find what she does "disconcerting".{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Lorde Defends Silent VMA Dance Performance: 'It's Sort of Embarrassing to Watch Someone Experience Intense Joy'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7957931/lorde-defends-vma-dance-performance-maron|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=11 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911145227/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7957931/lorde-defends-vma-dance-performance-maron|archive-date=11 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} The song was part of her Melodrama World Tour (2017–2018) set list. She also performed "Homemade Dynamite", with five other songs, as part of a re-imagined Vevo series at the Electric Lady Studios where most of the album was recorded.{{cite magazine|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|title=See Lorde's New Videos for Six Reimagined 'Melodrama' Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-lordes-new-videos-for-six-reimagined-melodrama-songs-w498239|access-date=27 December 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054325/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-lordes-new-videos-for-six-reimagined-melodrama-songs-w498239|archive-date=28 December 2017}}

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| name = Homemade Dynamite

| cover = Homemade_Dynamite.jpg

| alt = A polaroid-style picture of a woman, presumed to be Lorde, surrounded by blue, pink and purple colored balloons.

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| type = single

| artist = Lorde featuring Khalid, Post Malone and SZA

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| recorded =

| studio =

• Conway (Los Angeles, CA)
• Electric Lady (New York, NY)

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| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|R&B}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=34}}

| label = Universal New Zealand

| writer = {{hlist|Ella Yelich-O'Connor|Khalid Robinson|Austin Post|Solána Rowe|Tove Lo|Jakob Jerlström|Ludvig Söderberg}}

| producer = {{hlist|Lorde|Frank Dukes|Kuk Harrell}}

| chronology = Lorde

| prev_title = Perfect Places

| prev_year = 2017

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| next_title = Solar Power

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| next_title = The Weekend

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On 16 September 2017, a remix version featuring vocals from Khalid, Post Malone, and SZA, was released.{{cite news|title=Homemade Dynamite (Remix) [feat. Khalid, Post Malone & SZA] - Single|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/homemade-dynamite-remix-feat-khalid-post-malone-sza-single/1281136659|access-date=4 January 2018|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Music|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105012950/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/homemade-dynamite-remix-feat-khalid-post-malone-sza-single/1281136659|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} Lorde first teased the track on Instagram after the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, with the caption written in 21 asterisks. This was later revealed to be the announcement for the remix.{{cite news|last1=Bowsher|first1=Allison|title=Lorde Drops 'Homemade Dynamite' Remix With Khalid, SZA and Post Malone|url=https://www.much.com/lorde-homemade-dynamite-khalid-sza-post-malone/|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Much|date=14 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192507/https://www.much.com/lorde-homemade-dynamite-khalid-sza-post-malone/|archive-date=4 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} This marked Lorde's first collaboration since "Magnets" (2015) with Disclosure and the first as a lead artist. It was released as the third single from the singer's second album, Melodrama (2017).{{cite news |last1=Dandridge-Lemco |first1=Ben |title=Lorde Recruits SZA, Khalid, And Post Malone For The "Homemade Dynamite" Remix |url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/14/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-sza-khalid-post-malone |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=The Fader |date=14 September 2017}}

The remix's cover art features a "Polaroid-esque portrait in a room of helium balloons" with one hiding Lorde's face.{{cite magazine|last1=Stubblebine|first1=Allison|title=Lorde Teases 'Homemade Dynamite' Remix feat. Khalid, Post Malone, SZA|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7965545/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-post-malone-sza|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=14 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914171936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7965545/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-post-malone-sza|archive-date=14 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} The song maintained its original rhythms, with an extra line in the first chorus and three more verses sung by the featured artists. Khalid, SZA and Post Malone wrote their own verses and Lorde changed parts of the chorus, moving the line "Now you know it's really gonna blow" to the end of the song as the outro.{{cite news|last1=Roth|first1=Madeline|title=Lorde Blows Shit Up On Her 'Homemade Dynamite' Remix With Khalid, SZA, Post Malone|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3036137/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-sza-post-malone/|access-date=14 January 2018|publisher=MTV|date=14 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184349/http://www.mtv.com/news/3036137/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-sza-post-malone/|archive-date=14 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} At the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival, Lorde surprised the crowd by bringing Khalid on-stage to sing the remix.{{cite news|last1=Mastrogiannis|first1=Nicole|title=Lorde Brought Out Khalid for 'Homemade Dynamite' & It Was Perfect|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-09-23-lorde-brought-out-khalid-for-homemade-dynamite-it-was-perfect/|access-date=7 January 2018|publisher=iHeartRadio|date=23 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175201/https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-09-23-lorde-brought-out-khalid-for-homemade-dynamite-it-was-perfect/|archive-date=7 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

The remix received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Several publications praised the verses of the guest vocalists. Billboard magazine called it an "infectious party banger."{{cite magazine|last1=Penrose|first1=Narisha|title=Lorde Unleashes SZA, Khalid & Post Malone-Featuring 'Homemade Dynamite' Remix|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7965645/lorde-homemade-dynamite-sza-post-malone-khalid-remix-stream|access-date=4 January 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=14 September 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124212809/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7965645/lorde-homemade-dynamite-sza-post-malone-khalid-remix-stream|archive-date=24 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} Mike Wass from Idolator stated that the remix had "all the ingredients [for] a multi-format hit."{{cite news|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=Lorde Teams Up With Khalid, Post Malone & SZA On "Homemade Dynamite" Remix|url=http://www.idolator.com/7668719/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-post-malone-sza|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Idolator|date=14 September 2017|df=dmy-all|archive-date=13 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913231951/https://www.idolator.com/7668719/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-khalid-post-malone-sza|url-status=dead}} Exclaim{{'}}s Sarah Murphy said that the "additional verses put a fresh spin on the brooding pop track, while [also] retaining the undeniable infectiousness of the original" version.{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Sarah|title=Lorde Drops "Homemade Dynamite" Remix Featuring Khalid, SZA and Post Malone|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lorde_drops_homemade_dynamite_remix_featuring_khalid_sza_and_post_malone|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Exclaim!|date=14 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192702/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lorde_drops_homemade_dynamite_remix_featuring_khalid_sza_and_post_malone|archive-date=4 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} Noisey editor Phil Witmer called the remix "explosive,"{{cite news|last1=Witmer|first1=Phil|title=Listen to Khalid, SZA, and Post Malone Hop on Lorde's "Homemade Dynamite"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/listen-to-khalid-sza-and-post-malone-hop-on-lordes-homemade-dynamite/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Noisey|date=14 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192714/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/j5gqj7/listen-to-khalid-sza-and-post-malone-hop-on-lordes-homemade-dynamite|archive-date=4 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} while Uproxx labelled it "ethereal."{{cite news|last1=Gelfand|first1=Zac|title=Lorde's Sizzling 'Homemade Dynamite' Remix Is Stacked With Verses From Khalid, SZA And Post Malone|url=http://uproxx.com/music/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Uproxx|date=14 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011753/http://uproxx.com/music/lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix/|archive-date=5 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} Pigeons & Planes placed the remix on its Best Songs of the Week list for 15 September 2017. Charlotte Freitag, writing for the publication, lauded the final chorus which delivers "stunning four-part harmonies."{{cite news|last1=Freitag|first1=Charlotte|title=Best Songs of the Week|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2017/09/best-songs-of-the-week-sept-15-2017/|access-date=4 January 2018|work=Pigeons & Planes|date=15 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104201231/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2017/09/best-songs-of-the-week-sept-15-2017/|archive-date=4 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

Australian radio station Triple J held a contest shortly after the release of Lorde's official remix to find the best remix for "Homemade Dynamite". More than 1,000 entries were submitted. Five finalists were announced before the reveal date: Aela Kae, Eilish Gilligan, Sweet Potato, Tone Youth and Vincent Sole.{{cite news|title=Meet your Lorde Remix competition finalists!|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/triple-j-unearthed-lorde-remix-competition-finalists/9059320|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Triple J|date=18 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124212809/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/triple-j-unearthed-lorde-remix-competition-finalists/9059320|archive-date=24 January 2018|df=dmy-all}} Lorde handpicked the winner, Sweet Potato, saying his submission reminded her of the chopped and screwed vocals she used as a beat in her 2013 song "Million Dollar Bills". Lorde also gave a "highly commended" to Vincent Sole, finding his "house groove [...] super interesting."{{cite news|title=Congrats to the triple j Unearthed Lorde Remix Comp winner!|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/congrats-to-our-lorde-remix-comp-winner/9071594|access-date=4 January 2018|publisher=Triple J|date=23 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124212809/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/congrats-to-our-lorde-remix-comp-winner/9071594|archive-date=24 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – Remix

| title1 = Homemade Dynamite

| note1 = featuring Khalid, Post Malone and SZA

| length1 = 3:34

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Recording and management

• Recorded at Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) and Electric Lady Studios (Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY)
• Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios (New York City)
• Published by Songs Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner Chappell Music Scand (STIM), Wolf Cousins and vocal production administered for Suga Wuga Music, Inc.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Melodrama.

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• Ella Yelich-O’Connor – lead vocals, songwriting, production
• Tove Lo – songwriting
• Laura Sisk - engineer
• Eric Eylands – assistant engineer
• Greg Eliason – assistant engineer
• John Hanes – mixing engineer
• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Frank Dukes – production
• Kuk Harrell – vocal production

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• {{YouTube|id=LONIThD7vO8|title="Homemade Dynamite" (ft. Khalid, Post Malone and SZA) Remix}}

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