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Melodrama(Lorde album)

Melodramais the secondstudio albumby New Zealand singer-songwriterLorde.It was released on 16 June 2017 byLavaandRepublic Recordsand distributed throughUniversal.Following the breakthrough success of her debut albumPure Heroine(2013), Lorde retreated from the spotlight, and travelled between New Zealand and the United States. Initially inspired by her disillusionment with fame, she wroteMelodramato capture heartbreak and solitude after her first breakup.

Melodrama
A painting of Lorde resting on a pillow. In the painting, the subject wears a negligée as the bed sheets wrap below the shoulder's surface. It is mainly painted in cool hues while the subject appears in warm hues.
Studio albumby
Lorde
Released16 June 2017(2017-06-16)
Recorded2015–2017
Studio
Genre
Length40:59
Label
Producer
Lordechronology
Pure Heroine
(2013) 		Melodrama
(2017) 		Solar Power
(2021)
SinglesfromMelodrama
  1. "Green Light"
    Released: 2 March 2017
  2. "Perfect Places"
    Released: 1 June 2017
  3. "Homemade Dynamite"
    Released: 16 September 2017

Lorde choseJack Antonoffas the main collaborator because she felt the need to expand her artistry from theJoel Little-producedPure Heroine.The final product is anelectropoprecord incorporatingpiano-based melodies, pulsingsynthesisersand denseelectronicbeats. Critics viewed the album as amaximalistdeparture from the minimalisthip hop-influenced production of its predecessor, and considered it a looseconcept albumchronicling the emotions ensued from a house party. The songs "Green Light","Perfect Places",and"Homemade Dynamite"were released as singles. Lorde promoted the album through several music festivals she headlined, and theMelodrama World Tourin 2017 and 2018.

The album was Lorde's first number one in the United States and Canada, and also peaked atop the charts in Australia and New Zealand. It receivedgold or platinum certificationsin the said countries and the United Kingdom.Melodramareceived universal acclaim from contemporary critics who complimented its sound and Lorde's vocals and direct songwriting; it was featured on various year-end and decade-end lists. It won aNew Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year,and received a nomination forAlbum of the Yearat the60th Annual Grammy Awardsin 2018. In 2020,Melodramaranked at number 460 onRolling Stone'srevision of their500 Greatest Albums of All Timelist.

Background and recording

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Jack Antonoff(pictured) co-wrote and co-produced the majority of the album with Lorde.

In December 2013,Lordeannounced that she had begun writing material for an upcoming second studio album.[1]The following year, she said it was in its early stages and that it was "totally different" from herdebut albumreleased earlier that year; she also said the shift in sound was due to the change in circumstances and settings of her life.[2]Later in 2014,Lionsgateannounced that Lorde would curate thesoundtrackfor the third installment ofThe Hunger Gamesfranchise,which would be followed by the release of the film's lead single "Yellow Flicker Beat"to critical acclaim.[3]

In an interview with Australia'sTriple Jradio network in February 2015,Joel Little,who producedPure Heroine,said he was scheduled to join Lorde for a writing session in a recording studio the following month,[4]although a definite plan was not yet established. More than a year later, he reported that even though he had written a few songs for the album, he would not serve as an executive producer, attributing this to Lorde "trying to do something different".[5]Lorde was eventually featured onDisclosure's track "Magnets"which appears on the duo's 2015 albumCaracal.[6]

In January 2016,The New Zealand Heraldreported that Lorde and James Lowe, her boyfriend, had ended their three-year relationship.[7]The singer confirmed the break-up during interviews following the release of "Green Light"(2017),[8]leading to her indulging in "heavy drinking" and noticing there was an "element of escapism and exploration" in doing so.[9]Lorde eventually replied to a comment on herInstagramaccount in late August 2016 that she completed the writing process ofMelodrama— still untitled at the time — and that she was in the production stages.[10]

The singer went on to announce the album's title on 2 March 2017.[11]She also began posting pictures of herself atElectric Lady Studiosin New York City withJack Antonoffonsocial mediataken in and after December 2015. Further recording sessions took place at Antonoff's home studio inBrooklyn Heights,dubbed Rough Customer Studio, andJungle Cityin New York City, as well asWestlakeandConwayin Los Angeles.[12]The duo recorded for 18 months.[13]Melodramawas released throughUniversal,LavaandRepublic Recordson 16 June 2017.[14]

Writing and production

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Lorde's tendency to draw parallels toGreek tragedies(Medeapictured) was a source of inspiration for the album's title.

Lorde said that during the early stages of writing content forMelodrama,she imagined writing the album from the perspective of aliens stepping outside a hermetically sealed environment for the first time, citing the 1950science fictionshort story"There Will Come Soft Rains"byRay Bradburyas an inspiration. This was a reflection of her disengagement with her early fame. She scrapped the aliens idea and decided to write about her own struggles with the early stages of adulthood.[15]Lorde also took notes from conversations with her friends and would fly multiple times between the United States and New Zealand to examine the world around her.[15]The singer also travelled by helicopter to a rental house onWaiheke Island,where she could write without distractions,[16]would continue working through "false starts, fruitless detours and stretches of inactivity" as she retreated from the public spotlight.[16]

According toThe New York Times,Melodramais about a "grapple with emotions" in the aftermath of a break-up.[16]Interviewed by the publication, Lorde saysMelodramais not simply a "breakup album" but is rather a "record about being alone", featuring both the favourable and unfavourable aspects associated with "heartbreak and solitude".[16]She did, however, call "Green Light" a traditional break-up song.[17]In an interview withVanity Fair,Lorde said the title of the album is a "nod to the types of emotions you experience when you're 19 or 20."[17]She cites her "love of theater" and drawing parallels toGreek tragediesas inspiration for the album's title.[17]According to Lorde, she had to deal with "very serious, vivid feelings" she needed to express after experiencing her first heartbreak and moving out of her parents' home; as a result, she spent time isolated in her own house.[17]

While writing content for the album, Lorde took influence from a number of settings and tested new material by listening todemosthrough earphones at a diner nearColumbus Circle,which she did for about four months to understand how the music would sound in everyday life.[16]The diner usually playedTop 40radio, which she said would occasionally distract her from writing, although she sometimes removed her headphones to let the songs "wash over" her. She also took inspiration from strangers' conversations, often hearing certain phrases that she would think about for hours. These phrases also illustrated a "tableau" in her thoughts.[16]In her home in New Zealand, Lorde had a wall of notes for her songs, which she used to "skim" the whole album; it allowed her to find connections to each track and "fill in their blanks". Each song was colour coded due to hersound-to-colour synesthesia;Lorde arranged the colours according to its theme and emotion.[16]In a 2021 interview withVogue,Lorde stated that the album was also influenced by her use of the drugMDMA.[18]

Artwork

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The cover artwork forMelodramawas painted by American abstract painterSam McKinniss,with whom Lorde had communicated byemail.The pair agreed to meet and started discussing a collaboration. Lorde later visited McKinniss' studio inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn,where she took a liking to a full-figure portrait of the cover photograph ofPrince's 1984 albumPurple Rainand a painting ofLil' Kim.Lorde asked McKinniss to create a painting with a "kind of colorful teenage restlessness and excitement and energy and potential".[19]

McKinniss and Lorde met in November 2016 at his friend's studio on the 42nd floor ofFrank Gehry's8 Spruce Streetskyscraper,[20]which consisted of coloured bulbs on a lighting rig and a space with several windows. For the album shoot, Lorde wore a vintage negligee and posed for two hours. According to McKinniss, the album art is the "converging of two like minds" and "simpatico spirits".[21]The pair considered making the photography session "operatic" andpre-Raphaelite-inspired, but scrapped the idea because they were satisfied with Lorde's facial expressions on the resulting images. McKinniss made two paintings from his photographs; one featured a blue glow with a warm flush on Lorde's cheek and the other has different lighting, with "paler, sweeter" colours.[20]The unused painting was later revealed in an interview with McKinniss forDazed.[22]

NMEplaced the cover on their list of the best album artworks of the 21st century so far.[23]Pasteranked it at number 11 in their year-end list for album covers,[24]and it also appeared onBillboard's unranked list. Tatiano Cirisano, writing for the latter publication, said McKinniss "perfectly communicates the intimacy and coming-of-age storyline" of the record with its "hazy twilight hues and bedside setting".[25]Fusealso ranked the cover in their year-end list.[26]Rolling Stoneranked the artwork at number 67 on their all-time list for album covers.[27]

Music and lyrics

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Among the album's inspirations were the deaths ofDavid Bowie(left) andPrince(right).[28][29]

Lorde's vocals onMelodramahave been noted for her emotional andmultitrackdelivery. She cites the emotional vocals ofKate BushandSinéad O'Connor,as well asLaurie Anderson's use ofvocoderas inspiration for her vocal delivery on the album.[29]The Daily Telegraphwriter Neil McCormick noted that Lorde's vocals locate "different levels of intimacy in different vocaltimbres,multi-tracking her voice so that it often sounds like songs are being delivered by competing versions of herself ".[30]According toNME,different personae of Lorde, ranging from the "strong, composed young woman" to the hidden "psycho", are showcased through her vocal performances on the album.[31]

Melodramais built around Antonoff's signature production, which incorporates drums, synths, layered vocals and straightforwardhooks.[32]Lorde and Antonoff met in early 2014 at aGrammyafter-party and later had several "exploratory" writing sessions before Lorde hired him as the main co-writer on the album. Lorde worked onMelodramain Antonoff's Rough Customer Studios in New York City and at her home in New Zealand.[16]Thesong structureson the record are traditional in construction, with piano-based melodies in contrast with thehip-hopinfluences on Lorde's first album.[33]The singer took aclassicistapproach, usually composing a melody and then trying different vocalfalsettos;Lorde said that because of this, the whole album can be played inacousticform.[16]She also cited her desire to explore a "cathartic mode" for the album. Several publications noted itsmaximalistpop production, a departure from the singer's signature minimalist style.[34]Melodramahas been described bycriticsas apop,[35]electropop,[36]andart poprecord.[37]

The album's lyrics are about heartbreak and solitude.[38]Though it has been denied by Lorde,[16]music critics have describedMelodramaas a looseconcept album.[39]Lorde has stated that the record has only a loose narrative;[40]it follows the framework of a single house party, and the events and moods that ensue.[41]According to the singer, the album'sshift in narrativefocuses on "I" in contrast withPure Heroine's inclusion of "we" and "us". Lorde wanted to showcase contrast, going from "big and grand" to "really tiny and intimate", as well as desired to reference personal events, headlines and themes associated with theWorld Wide Web.[16]She drew inspiration fromPaul Simon's 1986 albumGraceland,describing it as "enlightenment after love lost".[42]Lorde uses numerous metaphors onMelodrama,such as the teeth ofgreat white sharks,continuing her incorporation of teeth in her lyrics.[43]

The singer also citesthe 1975,especially their song "Somebody Else",as inspiration stating:" It influenced the tones and the colors and the emotions "of the album.[44]In addition,Fleetwood Mac,Leonard Cohen,Don Henley,Tom Petty,Phil CollinsandJoni Mitchellwere also noted inspirations.[29]

Songs

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Tracks 1–5

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"The Louvre"
"The Louvre" is anacoustic guitar-drivenelectropopsong with elements ofindie rockandambient music.Influenced byFrank Ocean's 2016 albumBlonde,the song omits achorusdefying the traditional song structure.[29]
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The album's opening track, "Green Light",features titular metaphors; reviewers interpreted the" green light "as a street signal that gives the singer permission to move into the future.[45]It was described by critics as anelectropop,[46]dance-pop,[47]andpost-discosong.[48]Lorde was inspired to write the track after attending aFlorence and the Machineconcert with Antonoff; the writing process took her 18 months to complete.[49]"Sober",which was formed using abongo drum,was written after Lorde played a show atCoachella.The track's instrumentation also includes atenorandbaritone saxophone,a trumpet,[50]as well as the sound of a tiger's roar, which was added when Antonoff looked throughsampleson his computer.[51]

Lorde co-wrote "Homemade Dynamite"withTove Lo.[52]It is the only song on which Antonoff is not credited as a songwriter or producer.[12]Lorde was inspired to write "The Louvre"after listening toFrank Ocean's 2016 albumBlonde.She stated in a podcast interview withThe Spinoffthat she could have made a "big, easy single" but refrained from doing so because she felt it would not mean much to "simplify the journey" or "force a big chorus".[53]She said that the production process was "exciting", stating, "I can use guitars and I can get a big gnarlyFlumebeat and throw it under water. "[54]According toNewsweek,the singer'scadencein some lines almost turns intorapping,which was compared withcross-genremusic.[29]"Liability"is the first piano ballad on the album; in a profile withThe Spinoff,Lorde said was inspired by the track "Higher"fromRihanna's 2016 albumAnti,which she listened to when she took a taxi home from a hike.[49]

Tracks 6–11

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Lorde often listened toPaul Simon's (picturedleft) 1986 albumGracelandon taxis she took on her way home from parties.[29]Critics also notedPhil Collins' (picturedright) signature instrumentation on the album.[29]

The first part of themedleysong "Hard Feelings/Loveless"uses a distorted synthesizer and elements ofindustrial,[55]noise[56]andelectronicagenres.[57]Antonoff said one of his proudest moments while producing the album was the placing of a "synth at the end [of the song] that sounds like metal bending".[58]The first two lines of "Loveless" were sampled from a documentary Lorde watched about Paul Simon's albumGraceland.The drum solo used as the transition instrument linking "Hard Feelings" to "Loveless" was sampled fromPhil Collins' 1981 song "In the Air Tonight".[49]She often listened to thesoft rockmusic of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and Paul Simon while riding the subways in New York City and taking cab rides home from parties inAuckland.[29]

The following track, "Sober II (Melodrama)", a continuation of "Sober", details the emotions and sense of loneliness after a party is over.[59]The song was originally titled "Sober (Interlude)" before its release.[60]Lorde wrote down the main theme of "Writer in the Dark"after waking up in the middle of the night in a stranger's bed, feeling naughty and empowered while doing so. To her, it was a" cool, painful moment "on the record.[42]The singer was inspired to write "Supercut"after driving throughPonsonby Roadin Auckland in a taxi listening to Simon's albumGraceland.[49]Most of the song was constructed using drums, whereas "blanks" were later "filled" with piano sequences.[49]It features an interpolation of a piano riff used in "Green Light". She considered turning "Liability (Reprise)" into ana cappellatrack before deciding to "be sensible" and adding a backing beat.[49]"Perfect Places"was inspired after thedeaths of David BowieandPrinceoccurred, two musicians Lorde states were the most influential for the recording ofMelodrama.[29]

Release and promotion

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See also:Melodrama World Tour
Lorde performing at the Osheaga Festival in 2017

Lorde first promoted the album by posting a link to a website calledimwaitingforit.comto her Twitter account on 27 February 2017.[61]The website featured a short clip of Lorde sitting in a car eating and drinking while a piano-backed track played in the background; this was followed with the dates "3.2.17 NYC" and "3.3.17 NZ" appearing onscreen. The video was titled "M" followed by seven asterisks and ending with "A", which would later be revealed as the album's name.[62]According toFactmagazine, the clip was also broadcast on New Zealand's major television channels.[63]The album was leaked online one day prior to release.[64]

On 2 March 2017, Lorde released "Green Light" as thelead singlefrom the album.[65]The single was universally praised by critics, with many publications placing it in their year-end lists,[66]and was recognised asNME'sSingle of the Year.[67]It was commercially successful, earning platinum in the United States and a triple platinum certification in Australia.[68]The following week, Lorde released "Liability" asMelodrama'sfirstpromotional single.[69]She performed it alongside "Green Light" for the first time on 12 March 2017 episode ofSaturday Night Live.This was her first performance in over two years,[70]and gained positive reviews from critics.[71]

Lorde released "Perfect Places" as the second single fromMelodramaon 1 June 2017.[72]The following week, "Sober" was announced as the album's second promotional single.[73]At the2017 MTV Video Music Awards,Lorde performed an interpretive dance to "Homemade Dynamite", which was met with mixed reviews from critics, some of whom called it "bizarre".[74]Her decision not to sing came after she was diagnosed withinfluenza.[75]Following her performance, Lorde released a remix of "Homemade Dynamite" that featured guest vocals byKhalid,Post MaloneandSZAas the third single from the album on 16 September 2017.[76]To further promote the album, Lorde embarked on aworld tourwith several opening acts; she announced the tour in June 2017. The tour began at theO2 Apollo Manchesterin England on 26 September 2017 and ended on 19 October 2017 inTrondheim, Norway.[77]The Oceania leg consisted of 13 dates. Lorde played an additional 30 shows in North America, which commenced inMilwaukeeon 1 March 2018 and concluded inNashvilleon 15 April 2018.[78]

Commercial performance

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On the USBillboard200,Melodramadebuted at number one with first-week sales of 109,000album-equivalent units,of which 82,000 were pure sales, becoming Lorde's first number one in the United States.[79]The album dropped to number 13 the following week.[80]TheRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) awarded the album agold certification,which denotes 500,000 units in consumption.[81]Melodramawas also her first number-one album in Canada,[82]where it received aplatinum certification.[83]It also debuted atop the charts in Australia[84]and New Zealand,[85]receivingplatinum[86]andquadruple-platinumcertifications in respective countries.[87]It entered theUK Albums Chartat number five[88]and wascertified goldin the United Kingdom.[89]

Critical reception

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Critical response

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.7/10[90]
Metacritic91/100[91]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[92]
The A.V. ClubA[93]
The Daily Telegraph[30]
Entertainment WeeklyA[94]
The Guardian[95]
The Independent[96]
NME[31]
Pitchfork8.8/10[56]
Rolling Stone[55]
ViceB+[97]

Upon release,Melodramareceived widespread acclaim frommusic criticsand fans.[98]AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 91, based on 32 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[91]AnyDecentMusic?compiled 38 reviews and gave it an average score of 8.7 out of 10.[90]

Alexis PetridisofThe Guardiansuggested that the record was a "cocky challenge being issued to her musical contemporaries."[95]In a perfect five-star review,NMEreviewer Dan Stubbs describedMelodramaas a "rudely excellent album", praising its introspection, honesty and cleverness.[31]In contrast, Carl Wilson ofSlateconceded that the record was "kind of a detour" in comparison to 1970s artists such as Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen.[99]

Nolan Feeney ofEntertainment Weeklyawarded the album an A and commended her songwriting skills, describing the album as a "puzzle that'll keep you busy long after the party is over."[94]Pitchforkwriter Stacey Anderson concluded that it was "a sleek and humid pop record full of grief and hedonism, crafted with the utmost care and wisdom."[56]Sal Cinquemani ofSlantechoed Anderson's judgment, describing it as "cathartic, dramatic, and everything else you could want an album titledMelodramato be ".[100]Rolling Stone's Will Hermes lauded its production, labeling it a "tour de force."[55]

The A.V. Clubwriter Meagan Fredette dubbed the record as "rich and cohesive",[93]whileDrowned in Sound's Joe Goggins concluded that Lorde "[operates] at the highest artistic level yet [puts] it across as easy-access modern mainstream pop."[101]Writing forSpin,Anna Gaca quipped thatMelodrama"embodies a strange, studious undoneness, the blacklight black-and-blue of a perfectionist trying to capture imperfect feelings".[102]However, theLos Angeles Timescritic Mikael Wood was less positive; he critiqued the album's storyline theme but acknowledged Lorde's potency when "owning her newfound authority".[103]

Accolades

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Melodramaplaced second on Metacritic's list of the best-received albums of 2017, based on inclusions in mainstream publications' year-end lists.[104]The album ranked at number four onThe Village Voice's annualPazz & Jopmass critics' poll for 2017.[66]Metacritic ranked it the tenth album with most appearances on critics' top 10 best-of-the-decade lists, with 11 points.[105]Regarding reception from music audiences,Rolling Stonereaders votedMelodramathe second most popular album of 2017,[106]whilePitchforkreaders voted it the tenth greatest album of the 2010s, the highest position for a female artist's album on the list.[107]

The album won aNew Zealand Music AwardforAlbum of the Year,[108]and received nominations at theARIA Music Awards[109]and theNMEAwards.[110]At the60th Annual Grammy Awardsin 2018, it was nominated forAlbum of the Year,which went toBruno Mars'24K Magic(2016).[111]A day before the event,Varietyreported that Lorde had declined to perform at the ceremony afterthe Recording Academyasked her to sing with other artists in a tribute toTom Petty.Her decision came after other nominees, who were all male, were given the opportunity to perform by themselves.[112]

Critical rankings forMelodrama
Critic/Organization Time span Rank Published
year
Albumism Decade-end * 2019[113]
AllMusic Year-end * 2017[114]
Decade-end * 2019[115]
Australian Financial Review * 2019[116]
The A.V. Club Year-end 17 2017[117]
BBC 3 2017[118]
Billboard 3 2017[119]
Cajita Musical Decade-end 1 2019[120]
Jon Caramanica(The New York Times) Year-end 7 2017[121]
Jon Pareles(The New York Times) 7 2017[121]
Cleveland Decade-end 22 2019[122]
Complex Year-end 44 2017[123]
Consequence of Sound 1 2017[124]
Decade-end 4 2019[125]
Decade-end (Pop music) 1 2019[126]
2007–2022 75 2023[127]
Crack Decade-end 77 2019[128]
The Daily Beast Year-end 5 2017[129]
Dazed 4 2017[130]
Entertainment Weekly 1 2017[131]
1990–2019 * 2020[132]
Exclaim! Year-end (Pop and rock music) 4 2017[133]
The Forty Five All Time (Sophomore albums) 3 2021[134]
Genius Year-end 6 2017[135]
The Guardian 4 2017[136]
Highsnobiety 3 2017[137]
The Independent 2 2017[138]
Decade-end 8 2019[139]
Insider 8 2019[140]
The Irish Times Year-end * 2017[141]
The Line of Best Fit 11 2017[142]
Loud and Quiet 7 2017[143]
Mary Siroky (Consequence of Sound) 2007–22 (Pop music) 7 2022[144]
The Mercury News Year-end 5 2017[145]
Decade-end 7 2019[146]
Newsweek Year-end * 2017[147]
NME 1 2017[148]
Decade-end 2 2019[149]
NPR Year-end 5 2017[150]
Our Culture Decade-end (Pop music) 1 2019[151]
Paper Decade-end * 2019[152]
Paste Decade-end (Pop music) 12 2019[153]
All Time (Synth-pop) 25 2023[154]
All Time (Breakup albums) 27 2019[155]
All Time 252 2024[156]
Pazz & Jop(The Village Voice) Year-end 4 2018[66]
Pitchfork 5 2017[157]
Decade-end 14 2019[158]
PopMatters Year-end 2 2017[159]
Year-end (Pop music) 1 2017[160]
Q Year-end 4 2017[161]
Robert Dimery 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die * 2018[162]
Rolling Stone Year-end 2 2017[163]
Year-end (Pop music) 1 2017[164]
Decade-end 7 2019[165]
All Time 460 2020[166]
Rolling Stone India Decade-end 6 2019[167]
Rolling Stone Italy 32 2019[168]
The Skinny Year-end 3 2017[169]
Slant Magazine 7 2017[170]
Decade-end 17 2019[171]
Spin Year-end 4 2017[172]
Sputnikmusic 7 2017[173]
Stereogum 1 2017[174]
Decade-end 17 2019[175]
The Sydney Morning Herald Year-end * 2017[176]
Time 5 2017[177]
Time Out 6 2017[178]
Tiny Mix Tapes Decade-end 53 2019[179]
Treblezine 85 2020[180]
uDiscover Music 5 2019[181]
Uproxx Year-end 1 2017[182]
Decade-end 6 2019[183]
Vice Year-end 10 2017[184]
Decade-end 65 2019[185]
Vulture Year-end 8 2017[186]
The Young Folks Decade-end 18 2019[187]

Track listing

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Melodrama–Standard version[12]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Green Light"Ella Yelich-O'Connor
3:54
2."Sober"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
3:17
3."Homemade Dynamite"
  • Lorde
  • Lo
  • Jakob Jerlström
  • Ludvig Söderberg
  • Lorde
  • Dukes
  • Harrell[b]
3:09
4."The Louvre"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
4:31
5."Liability"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
2:52
6."Hard Feelings/Loveless"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
  • Dukes
  • Malay
6:07
7."Sober II (Melodrama)"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
  • Dukes
  • S1[a]
  • Harrell[c]
2:58
8."Writer in the Dark"Yelich-O'Connor
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
3:36
9."Supercut"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
4:37
10."Liability (Reprise)"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
2:16
11."Perfect Places"
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
  • Yelich-O'Connor
  • Antonoff
3:41
Total length:40:59
Japanese bonus track[188]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
12."Green Light" (Chromeoremix)Yelich-O'Connor
  • Lorde
  • Antonoff
  • Little
Chromeo4:09
Total length:45:08
Spotify bonus track[d][189]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
12."Homemade Dynamite"(Remix) (featuringKhalid,Post MaloneandSZA)
  • Lorde
  • Lo
  • Jakob Jerlström
  • Ludvig Söderberg
  • Dukes
  • Lorde
  • Harrell[b]
3:34
Total length:44:33

Notes

  • ^[a]signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b]signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[c]signifies an additional vocal producer
  • ^[d]added to the album after the single's release

Sample credits[12]

  • "Loveless" contains a sample of "In the Air Tonight",written and performed byPhil Collinsand an audio recording fromPaul Simonthat appears on the 2012 documentary film,Under African Skies: Paul Simon's Graceland Journey.

Personnel

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Credits adapted fromJaxstaand the liner notes ofMelodrama.[190][191]

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[86] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[83] Platinum 80,000‡
China — 164,000[227]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[228] Gold 10,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87] 4× Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[229] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[231] Gold 169,000[note 1]
United States (RIAA)[81] Platinum 248,000[note 2]
Summaries
Worldwide — 400,000[233]

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue no. Ref.
Worldwide 16 June 2017
— [234]
CD B0026615-02 [235]
6 April 2018 Vinyl LP — [236]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Kuk Harrell is credited with vocal production on the first verse of "Green Light" only.

References

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  1. ^UK sales figures forMelodramaas of August 2021[230]
  2. ^US sales figures forMelodramaas of June 2021[232]
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