Solo Artist
Holds writing credit on 44 of 44 tracks
Yes. Lorde is credited on 100% of her catalogue and co-writes every song, working with one main producer per era rather than a large team. She wrote 'Royals,' 'Green Light,' and 'Solar Power,' with Joel Little on her early records and Jack Antonoff from Melodrama onward. Her literary, personal lyrics are central to her identity.
Across all 44 tracks: how many Lorde wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 44 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lorde's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Lorde sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Universal Music Group / Lava / Republic Records
Universal Music Group / Lava / Republic Records
Universal Music Group / Lava / Republic Records
Universal Music Group / Lava / Republic Records
No albums from this decade.
Lorde44 tracks
22Jack Antonoff, 22 tracks
JL12Joel Little, 12 tracks
JS11Jim-E Stack, 11 tracks
JH10James Harmon Stack, 10 tracks
FD7Frank Dukes, 7 tracks
M7Malay, 7 tracks
KH4Kuk Harrell, 4 tracks
S2S1, 2 tracks
BR2Buddy Ross, 2 tracks
DN2Daniel Nigro, 2 tracks
FP2Fabiana Palladino, 2 tracks
TL1Tove Lo, 1 track
JJ1Jakob Jerlström, 1 track
LS1Ludvig Söderberg, 1 track
F1Flume, 1 track
JD1Jean-Benoît Dunckel, 1 track
AW1Andrew Wyatt, 1 track
T1T-Minus, 1 track
R1Robyn, 1 track
AA1Andrew Aged, 1 track
LA1Louis Anthony Grandison, 1 track
CH1Craig Harrisingh, 1 track
DH1David Harrisingh, 1 track
WD1William DiSerafino, 1 track
RR1Ronald Ray Bryant, 1 track
FJ1Francisco Javier Bautista Jr., 1 track
HP1Happy Perez, 1 track
SD1Sachi DiSerafino, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JL Joel Little · JS Jim-E Stack · JH James Harmon Stack · FD Frank Dukes · M Malay
Data Insight
Lorde co-writes every song in her catalogue, consistently credited as both lyricist and composer alongside her producer collaborators. On Pure Heroine and Melodrama, Joel Little is the co-writer and sole or primary producer on virtually every track. On Solar Power and Virgin, Jack Antonoff takes over the producer and co-writer role, though the writing credit structure remains the same: Lorde plus her production partner on each track.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A writer with one producer at a time: Lorde is credited on 100% of her catalogue, co-writing every song with a single close collaborator per era, Joel Little early and Jack Antonoff later, rather than a writing room.
The Story
Lorde is the stage name of Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, a New Zealand singer-songwriter born in Auckland on November 7, 1996. She rose to international fame as a teenager when her debut single 'Royals' topped charts in multiple countries in 2013 and won her two Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year. Known for her introspective, literary lyrics and willingness to subvert pop conventions, she has remained one of alternative pop's most critically admired voices across four studio albums. Her musical approach has evolved substantially, from the minimalist 808-driven electropop of Pure Heroine, to the maximalist piano balladry of Melodrama, to the sun-drenched indie folk of Solar Power, to the pulsing electronic sound of Virgin. Throughout all of this, she has co-written every song on every album, working primarily with producer Joel Little on the first two records and Jack Antonoff from Solar Power onward.