Lorde built one of modern pop music’s most distinctive catalogs by combining minimalist production, literary songwriting, emotional candor, electronic experimentation, and a willingness to transform her sound with every album. This complete A-to-Z guide gathers her studio tracks, EP recordings, soundtrack songs, collaborations, remixes, alternate-language versions, guest appearances, and standalone singles.

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Lorde’s artistry has been defined by her ability to channel profound introspection and a unique sonic vision into globally resonant music, setting her apart as one of New Zealand’s most accomplished musicians. Born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor on November 7, 1996, in Takapuna, Auckland, she grew up in the nearby suburb of Devonport. Her early interest in literature and music, nurtured by her poet mother, Sonja Yelich, shaped the foundation of her songwriting. By the age of 13, she had signed with Universal Music Group, an early milestone that would lead to an extraordinary career.
Lorde first gained widespread attention through The Love Club EP, a project co-written and produced with Joel Little. Initially shared online before its commercial release, the EP featured “Royals,” a minimalist critique of modern materialism and fame. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and earned Lorde two Grammy Awards in 2014.
Her debut album, Pure Heroine, arrived in 2013 and cemented her status as a trailblazer. Songs including “Team,” “Tennis Court,” “Ribs,” and “A World Alone” paired restrained production with sharp observations about adolescence, suburban life, disconnection, and sudden fame.
Lorde’s second album, Melodrama, followed in 2017. Working closely with Jack Antonoff and other collaborators, she explored heartbreak, parties, solitude, and emotional isolation through vivid electropop arrangements. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and included “Green Light,” “Liability,” “Perfect Places,” and “Supercut.”
In 2021, Lorde took another creative turn with Solar Power, embracing indie folk, acoustic textures, and a nature-inspired aesthetic. The album included “The Path,” “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” “Fallen Fruit,” “Mood Ring,” and “Oceanic Feeling.” She also released Te Ao Mārama, an EP featuring five songs from the album re-recorded in te reo Māori.
Between albums, Lorde continued releasing collaborations and standalone recordings. Her work included the 2024 Talking Heads cover “Take Me to the River,” the celebrated Charli xcx collaboration “Girl, so confusing featuring lorde,” and “Mind Loaded,” recorded with Blood Orange, Caroline Polachek, and Mustafa.
Lorde released her fourth studio album, Virgin, on June 27, 2025. The 11-song record included “Hammer,” “What Was That,” “Shapeshifter,” “Man of the Year,” “Favourite Daughter,” “Current Affairs,” “Clearblue,” “GRWM,” “Broken Glass,” “If She Could See Me Now,” and “David.” The album marked another dramatic shift in her sound, returning to physical electronic production while exploring identity, the body, relationships, and adulthood.
Throughout her career, Lorde has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards and two Brit Awards. Her ability to reinvent herself while maintaining a deeply personal connection with her audience has made her one of the defining voices in contemporary pop music.
Complete List Of Lorde Songs From A to Z
A–E
- “400 Lux” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Big Star” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Biting Down” – The Love Club EP (2013)
- “Blouse” (backing vocals) – Sling by Clairo (2021)
- “Bravado” – The Love Club EP (2013)
- “Broken Glass” – Virgin (2025)
- “Buzzcut Season” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “California” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Clearblue” – Virgin (2025)
- “Current Affairs” – Virgin (2025)
- “David” – Virgin (2025)
- “Dominoes” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Don’t Take the Money” (backing vocals) – Gone Now by Bleachers (2017)
- “Easy (Switch Screens)” (with Son Lux) – Alternate Worlds (2014)
- “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
F–J
- “Fallen Fruit” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Favourite Daughter” – Virgin (2025)
- “Flicker (Kanye West Rework)” – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
- “The Girl, So Confusing Version with Lorde” (with Charli xcx) – Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat (2024)
- “Glory and Gore” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Green Light” – Melodrama (2017)
- “GRWM” – Virgin (2025)
- “Hammer” – Virgin (2025)
- “Hard Feelings/Loveless” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Helen of Troy” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Hine-i-te-Awatea / Oceanic Feeling” (te reo Māori version) – Te Ao Mārama (EP) (2021)
- “Hold No Grudge” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Homemade Dynamite” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Homemade Dynamite” (remix featuring Khalid, Post Malone and SZA) – Standalone single (2017)
- “Hua Pirau / Fallen Fruit” (te reo Māori version) – Te Ao Mārama (EP) (2021)
- “If She Could See Me Now” – Virgin (2025)
K–O
- “Ladder Song” – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
- “Leader of a New Regime” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Liability” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Liability (Reprise)” – Melodrama (2017)
- “The Louvre” – Melodrama (2017)
- “The Love Club” – The Love Club EP (2013)
- “Magnets” (with Disclosure) – Caracal (2015)
- “Man of the Year” – Virgin (2025)
- “The Man with the Axe” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Mata Kohore / Stoned at the Nail Salon” (te reo Māori version) – Te Ao Mārama (EP) (2021)
- “Meltdown” (with Stromae, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM) – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
- “Million Dollar Bills” – The Love Club EP (2013)
- “Mind Loaded” (with Blood Orange, Caroline Polachek and Mustafa) – Essex Honey (2025)
- “Mood Ring” – Solar Power (2021)
- “No Better” – Pure Heroine (extended edition) (2013)
- “Oceanic Feeling” – Solar Power (2021)
P–T
- “The Path” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Perfect Places” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Reaper” (backing vocals) – Sling by Clairo (2021)
- “Ribs” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Royals” – The Love Club EP / Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Secrets from a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Shapeshifter” – Virgin (2025)
- “Sober” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Sober II (Melodrama)” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Solar Power” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Still Sane” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Stoned at the Nail Salon” – Solar Power (2021)
- “Supercut” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Swingin Party” – The Love Club EP (2013)
- “Take Me to the River” – Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense (2024)
- “Te Ao Mārama / Solar Power” (te reo Māori version) – Te Ao Mārama (EP) (2021)
- “Te Ara Tika / The Path” (te reo Māori version) – Te Ao Mārama (EP) (2021)
- “Team” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Team Ball Player Thing” (with #KiwisCureBatten) – Charity single (2015)
- “Tennis Court” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “This Is Not a Game” (with The Chemical Brothers and Miguel) – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
U–Z
- “What Was That” – Virgin (2025)
- “White Teeth Teens” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “A World Alone” – Pure Heroine (2013)
- “Writer in the Dark” – Melodrama (2017)
- “Yellow Flicker Beat” – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
Lorde Studio Albums
- Pure Heroine (2013)
- Melodrama (2017)
- Solar Power (2021)
- Virgin (2025)
Lorde EPs
- The Love Club EP (2013)
- Te Ao Mārama (2021)
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