Massive Milestone: Lorde Celebrates a Decade of Pure Heroine
Lorde released her critically acclaimed debut, Pure Heroine, ten years ago. The “Writer in the Dark” singer shared a candid email to her loyal fans reflecting on ten years in the industry.
Pure Heroine made Grammy history in 2014. At the 56th annual award show, Lorde took home her first two Grammys for “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Performance,” for her hit single, “Royals” at just seventeen.
Her Grammy award-winning song earned the singer a nine-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and remaining on the chart for 107 weeks. To say that Lorde took the world by storm would be an understatement.
Lorde candidly expressed in her email that she did not know what to think of this newfound fame. She reveals, “In this stage, it felt like I pulled everything off by the skin of my teeth. Every week was the most exciting week of my whole life, I was so tired and still didn’t have a winter coat and took everyone clamoring for a piece of me completely for granted. I had zero cultural context, had no idea if an interview or TV show was huge or small, and so breezed through it all truly not giving a f–k.”
She continues, “I just said absolutely whatever I felt like, all kinds of wild s–t, if someone did something corny I’d say so, I was ruthless in that way that only teens are. Then through that year we went on our first tours, met you guys for the first time, hours and hours of hugs after the show, my favorite part so far and where it started to feel real for me.”
Lorde via Pure Heroine's Special Email pic.twitter.com/qGLfEoBAks
— Portal Lorde 4 Brasil (@PLorde4ever) September 27, 2023
After the wild success of Pure Heroine, Lorde only continued to reach more superstardom. She released her second record, Melodrama, in 2017 and Solar Power in 2021.
.@guardian named @lorde’s “Melodrama World Tour” as the most RECENT tour that changed music.
— Lorde Charts (@LordeOnChart) February 11, 2022
— Other recent female gigs that made the list are Beyoncé’s Coachella festival and Billie Eilish’s AA arena show. pic.twitter.com/g0w9Bdce6G
Lorde ended her email stating, “A lot of stuff isn’t good after ten years. But I am still totally touched by this sweet record. I have deep respect for the vision of the little one making it.”
Congratulations to Lorde on an incredible decade in music. We look forward to her next project. In the meantime, fans can relive the nostalgia by streaming Pure Heroine on all major music platforms.
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