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Lorde Enters Her Latest Era With New Single, ‘What Was That’: Stream It Now

Just a day after surprising fans with an in-person preview of her new single, Lorde has officially dropped her latest track, “What Was That.”

Co-produced by Lorde alongside Jim-E Stack and Dan Nigro, the single arrives as less of a continuation of her previous record and more of a revisiting of her chart-topping 2018 album Melodrama. Though it’s unclear if a concert from Lorde was the original plan, patient fans who remained after being told to move on by law enforcement were rewarded by an appearance from the singer. Thanking fans for their support, Lorde didn’t perform the new single live, but danced along to the track as it was played by Dev Hynes of Blood Orange fame.

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