Melodrama

~ Release by Lorde (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Annotation

Released in standard clear jewel case.

Marketed in Australasia by Universal Music Australia under licence. Made in Australia.

Online orders from Sanity Music came with three bonus artcards.

Tracklist

1▼CD
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1Green Light
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Frank Dukes, Kuk Harrell (task: first verse vocal) and Lorde
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 10) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 82)
recording of:
Green Light
lyricist:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor and Joel Little
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2017)
3:55
2Sober
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready, Brendan Morawski and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Kuk Harrell (task: vocals), Lorde and Malay
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Sober
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:17
3Homemade Dynamite
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason and Eric Eylands
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Frank Dukes, Kuk Harrell (task: vocals) and Lorde
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Homemade Dynamite
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor and Tove Lo
composer:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Jakob Jerlström, Ludvig Söderberg and Tove Lo
publisher:
Songs Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music SCAND and Wolf Cousins
3:10
4The Louvre
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Flume and Malay
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 43)
recording of:
The Louvre
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:31
5Liability
assistant engineer:
Eric Eylands and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost and Joe Visciano
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Liability by Tufts Beelzebubs
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 59)
recording of:
Liability
lyricist and composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:52
6Hard Feelings/Loveless
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands, Barry McCready and Brendan Morawski
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Frank Dukes (task: Loveless)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Jack Antonoff and Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States, Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States
compilation of:
Hard Feelings by Lorde and Loveless by Lorde
recording of:
Hard Feelings/Loveless
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
6:07
7Sober II (Melodrama)
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands, Barry McCready and Ben Sedano
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Kuk Harrell (task: vocals) and S1
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Frank Dukes and Lorde
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sober II (Melodrama)
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:59
8Writer in the Dark
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Writer in the Dark
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:37
9Supercut
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready and Ben Sedano
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Frank Dukes and Malay
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Joel Little and Lorde
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Supercut
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:38
10Liability (reprise)
assistant engineer:
Eric Eylands, Barry McCready and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Liability (reprise)
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Liability
2:16
11Perfect Places
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands, Barry McCready, Seth Paris and Ben Sedano
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Frank Dukes
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Lorde and Andrew Wyatt
additional mixer:
John Hanes
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Perfect Places
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:42

Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Ron Perry
associated singles/EPs:Green Light
Homemade Dynamite (REMIX) by Lorde feat. Khalid, Post Malone & SZA
Liability
Perfect Places
Sober
covers:Piano Dreamers Renditions of Lorde by Piano Dreamers
part of:NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 4) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 7) (order: 7)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 14) (order: 14)
New Zealand Music Awards: Album of the Year (number: 2017) (order: 17)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 17) (order: 17)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (number: 25) (order: 19)
Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 25) (order: 25)
Musikexpress: Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 27) (order: 27)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 65) (order: 65)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2018) (order: 277)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 460) (order: 460)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 460) (order: 460)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1196330 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Lorde/Melodrama [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lorde/melodrama/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/847911/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003031925 [info]
Wikidata:Q28864303 [info]