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.

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-26 11:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Green Light
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician), Kuk Harrell (task: first verse vocal) and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) 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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) 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)
4.253:55
2Sober
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready, Brendan Morawski and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Kuk Harrell (task: vocals), Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Malay (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Sober
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.53:17
3Homemade Dynamite
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason and Eric Eylands
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician), Kuk Harrell (task: vocals) and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Tove Lo
composer:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter), Jakob Jerlström, Ludvig Söderberg and Tove Lo
publisher:
Songs Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music SCAND and Wolf Cousins
43:10
4The Louvre
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Flume (Australian DJ and producer) and Malay (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) 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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.654:31
5Liability
assistant engineer:
Eric Eylands and Barry McCready
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost and Joe Visciano
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 59)
recording of:
Liability
lyricist and composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.352:52
6Hard Feelings/Loveless
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands, Barry McCready and Brendan Morawski
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician) (task: Loveless)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Jack Antonoff and Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) 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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Loveless by Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Hard Feelings/Loveless
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
46:07
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 (producer Larry Griffin, aka S1)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician) and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
42:59
8Writer in the Dark
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.653:37
9Supercut
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Barry McCready and Ben Sedano
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician) and Malay (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Joel Little and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Supercut
lyricist:
Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.54:38
10Liability (reprise)
assistant engineer:
Eric Eylands, Barry McCready and Seth Paris
engineer:
Laura Sisk
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) 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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Liability
3.652:16
11Perfect Places
assistant engineer:
Greg Eliason, Eric Eylands, Barry McCready, Seth Paris and Ben Sedano
engineer:
Laura Sisk
additional producer:
Frank Dukes (Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician)
executive producer:
Jack Antonoff and Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Jack Antonoff, Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Andrew Wyatt (US vocalist, songwriter)
additional mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
vocals:
Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (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 (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) 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 (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jack Antonoff and Ella Yelich-O'Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ducky Donath Music, Songs Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.753:42

Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Ron Perry
associated singles/EPs:Green Light
Homemade Dynamite (REMIX) by Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) feat. Khalid (American R&B singer‐songwriter), 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 (January 10, 2025) (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]