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Lorde – What Was That (2025) | Album profile | Dork

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What Was That

Release date: 24th April 2025

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"What Was That" is an album by Lorde, released 24th April 2025 via Universal Music New Zealand Limited.

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Addison Rae

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Charli xcx

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Caroline Polachek

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Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey

Audrey Hobert

Audrey Hobert

HAIM

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Chappell Roan

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Alessi Rose has returned with her vulnerable new single ‘Skin’

Alessi Rose has returned with her vulnerable new single ‘Skin’

It arrives ahead of a packed festival summer and shows with Lorde and Lewis Capaldi.

19 May 2026 • 8:23 pm

BitterSweet Festival has confirmed Sophia Stel, Bricknasty and more ahead of its second edition

BitterSweet Festival has confirmed Sophia Stel, Bricknasty and more ahead of its second edition

Sophia Stel joins main stage as Next Stage line-up is completed for Poznań event.

7 May 2026 • 4:52 pm

BitterSweet Festival 2026: the pop melting pot lands in Poznań

BitterSweet Festival 2026: the pop melting pot lands in Poznań

BitterSweet returns to Poland with a stacked bill built for discovery, singalongs and everything in between.

5 May 2026 • 8:30 am

Lorde, Turnstile and Geese lead the FORM Festival 2026 lineup

Lorde, Turnstile and Geese lead the FORM Festival 2026 lineup

Adrianne Lenker, Blood Orange and Disclosure are also confirmed for the Arizona event

21 Apr 2026 • 6:36 pm

Lorde has confirmed her departure from Universal Music Group

Lorde has confirmed her departure from Universal Music Group

The New Zealand singer is now fully independent after her childhood contract ends.

18 Mar 2026 • 9:00 pm

Charli XCX, the xx, Olivia Dean and Lorde among the Lollapalooza 2026 headliners

Charli XCX, the xx, Olivia Dean and Lorde among the Lollapalooza 2026 headliners

Grant Park festival returns with Smashing Pumpkins, Jennie, John Summit, and Tate McRae also topping the bill.

17 Mar 2026 • 4:00 pm

Lorde has wiped her social media accounts, sparking rumours that her new 'L4' era may be imminent

Lorde has wiped her social media accounts, sparking rumours that her new 'L4' era may be imminent

Recent teasers have fans buzzing about potential new music on the horizon.

12 Aug 2024 • 10:09 am

Clairo praises Charli xcx and Lorde collaboration as "unreal"

Clairo praises Charli xcx and Lorde collaboration as "unreal"

The singer discussed the impact of the song in a recent interview.

13 Jul 2024 • 12:48 pm

Lorde played two new tracks at Boardmasters - check out footage of both

Lorde played two new tracks at Boardmasters - check out footage of both

They hint at a return to a sound closer to her previous material than that displayed on 'Solar Power'.

12 Aug 2023 • 5:39 am

Lorde on new music: "I guess I’m not telling, not for a while"

Lorde on new music: "I guess I’m not telling, not for a while"

At least her laptop is "back online", eh?

29 Mar 2023 • 11:39 am

Lorde is headlining Boardmasters 2023 alongside loads of new additions to the line up

Lorde is headlining Boardmasters 2023 alongside loads of new additions to the line up

She joins previously announced headliners Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine.

22 Feb 2023 • 8:14 pm

Lorde hints at upcoming material during Primavera Sound set in Los Angeles

Lorde hints at upcoming material during Primavera Sound set in Los Angeles

This would mark the first new material since 2021’s ‘Solar Power’.

19 Sept 2022 • 4:57 pm

Glass Animals have reimagined Lorde's 'Solar Power' - listen

Glass Animals have reimagined Lorde's 'Solar Power' - listen

The new version has been recorded as part of Spotify's Singles series, which is currently celebrating the acts nominated for Best New Artist at this year's Grammys.

31 Mar 2022 • 8:32 am

Lorde has debuted her new video for 'Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen it All)' - watch

Lorde has debuted her new video for 'Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen it All)' - watch

It's taken from last year's album 'Solar Power'.

22 Mar 2022 • 6:25 pm

Lorde, George Ezra, Becky Hill and more have been added to the line-up for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

They'll play the main stage on the Sunday of the event, held in Coventry this May.

16 Mar 2022 • 8:35 am

It looks like Lorde has been writing new music, according to a recent interview

It looks like Lorde has been writing new music, according to a recent interview

A video interview reveals she can't tell us about it, but she's been listening to it a lot.

7 Mar 2022 • 8:19 pm

Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, Haim, Wolf Alice, Foals, Phoebe Bridgers and more are all playing Glastonbury 2022

Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, Haim, Wolf Alice, Foals, Phoebe Bridgers and more are all playing Glastonbury 2022

There's also Charli XC, Caroline Polachek, Declan McKenna, Fontaines D.C., Glass Animals, Sam Fender and loads, loads more.

4 Mar 2022 • 8:44 am

Lorde has been confirmed for this year's Lollapalooza Stockholm festival

Lorde has been confirmed for this year's Lollapalooza Stockholm festival

Lollapalooza Stockholm takes place between 1st and 3rd July 2022.

23 Feb 2022 • 7:28 pm

Martyn Young's Top 10s: The Best Debut Singles

Martyn Young's Top 10s: The Best Debut Singles

Every month, Dork's Listmaster General will bring us another of his Top 10 lists. Every month, we'll disagree. It's 'fun'.

16 Mar 2021 • 1:33 pm

What does Lorde's taste in onion rings tell us about album three?

What does Lorde's taste in onion rings tell us about album three?

Dork investigates what we can learn about 2021's most anticipated album via the medium of fried food.

11 Feb 2021 • 10:20 am

Pressings & releases

What Was That — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

File · AAC · Single
Main
256 kbps
Country WorldwideYear 2025
Universal Music New Zealand · none
File · FLAC · Single
24-Bit/44.1 kHz
Country WorldwideYear 2025
Universal Music New Zealand · none