Lorde has released an official music video for her hit single ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’, which will be featured in the 3rd Hunger Games Movie: ‘Mockingjay- Part 1’. The single soared to the number 1 spot of the iTunes Soundtrack Top Songs Chart upon it’s release and within two weeks, scored 5.3 million views on Vevo. ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ also set a record for ‘Most Adds On a Female Artist in Mediabase History’. Considering today is Lorde’s 18th birthday, it seems only fitting she celebrate the success and personal\u00a0holiday with the release of a music video. Regarding the video’s release, Lorde has written a note about the ideas behind the video;<\/p>\n
it\u2019s midnight, and i\u2019m all of ten seconds into being eighteen. the first thing that came into my head just now is that i thought i would have less acne at eighteen.. some things never change. lol. happy birthday me.<\/em><\/p>\n i\u2019m in my bed in new zealand, and it just occurred to me i don\u2019t think i\u2019ve been home for one of these little notes in a while. on my seventeenth birthday, i wrote from my hotel bed in new york. on the team music video release, i wrote from paris. when yellow flicker beat came out, i wrote from the bus, whizzing across the las vegas desert. it feels nice to come full circle, in a way, back to where i typed out the little note to accompany the royals video, back where i sucked my thumb, and talked in my sleep, and dreamed.<\/em><\/p>\n this video is something i\u2019m really proud of. there are so many beautiful shots and moments, and it\u2019s really worth watching it a few times (in the highest possible quality ;~)) to see all the details. when i was dreaming it up, i wasn\u2019t thinking too hard about story or a specific narrative, more a mood; a harsh, crackling heat. yellow flicker beat is about katniss realizing that things have crossed a line, about being pushed to the edge and right over it. my character in this video, whether she\u2019s weaving her way through a decadent ballroom, hiding out in a grimy, neon-lit motel room (her hair ever-so-slightly dishevelled), or waiting in the night for her bus to come dressed in her whitest clothes, is a shapeshifter, full of intensity and impulse, kind of like katniss. whether she\u2019s in a small space or a cavernous one, she\u2019s fiery. i don\u2019t really know what i\u2019m trying to explain to you here, but don\u2019t read the video like a story, just let it take you somewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n i guess that\u2019s all i have to say right now – my mind is kind of whizzing about this new milestone. i hope you enjoy this. i\u2019ll let you know what being eighteen is like when i\u2019ve been it for a second. i love you lots and lots, you know. thanks for watching, and for still being here.<\/em><\/p>\n xxxx<\/em><\/p>\n Check out the official music video below!<\/p>\n