List of songs recorded by Lorde
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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.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/performance/8654143/Lorde-NZs-newest-pop-star |title=Lorde: NZ's newest pop star |first=Tom |last=Cardy |work=The Dominion Post |date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204145411/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/performance/8654143/Lorde-NZs-newest-pop-star |archive-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=live }} In November 2012, when she was 16 years old,{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1715048/lorde-number-1-reaction.jhtml| title= Lorde's 'Royals' May Be #1, But She's Still 'Just A Disgusting Person'| first= James| last= Montgomery| publisher= MTV News| date= 3 October 2013| access-date= 5 January 2014| archive-date= 6 January 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031410/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1715048/lorde-number-1-reaction.jhtml| url-status= dead}} she self-released an EP entitled The Love Club via SoundCloud.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5819663/new-zealands-broods-signs-to-capitol-in-us-preps| title=New Zealand's Broods Signs To Capitol In U.S., Preps Debut Album with Lorde's Producer| first=Jason| last=Lipshutz| magazine=Billboard| access-date=5 January 2014| date=5 December 2013| archive-date=5 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305185938/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5819663/new-zealands-broods-signs-to-capitol-in-us-preps| url-status=live}} 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. Solar Power, the artist's third studio album, was released on 20 August 2021 and opted for a sonic shift towards acoustic guitars and sparse production{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=19 August 2021|title=Lorde: Solar Power review – waking up from the nightmare of fame|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/19/lorde-solar-power-review-universal|access-date=24 August 2021|work=The Guardian}} alongside a thematic shift towards escapism, introspection, and solipsism.{{cite web|date=19 August 2021|title=Lorde - Solar Power|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lorde-solar-power|access-date=24 August 2021|work=Clash}}
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, "Don't Take the Money" with Bleachers, and "Girl, So Confusing" with Charli XCX.
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File:Kanye at Lollapalooza Santiago 2011 7.jpg produces "Flicker", a rework of "Yellow Flicker Beat", for the Mockingjay soundtrack]]
File:Stromae @ BSF 2011 (6071475990) (cropped).jpg on the Mockingjay soundtrack]]
File:Oberst sunset junction.jpg of "Ladder Song", which was written by Conor Oberst]]
File:Tove Lo (1) By Daniel Åhs Karlsson.jpeg co-wrote "Homemade Dynamite" for the album Melodrama]]
File:Antonoff in Tucson (cropped).jpg served as a co-writer and co-producer for most of the songs on Melodrama with Lorde]]
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