After much anticipation, Lorde has finally dropped the tracklist of her upcoming album, Virgin. The album, scheduled to be released on June 27, consists of eleven songs. The announcement was made on Lorde's social media on May 28. As per the post, the upcoming album includes the following songs:
- Hammer
- What Was That
- Shapeshifter
- Man Of The Year
- Favourite Daughter
- Current Affairs
- Clearblue
- GRWM
- Broken Glass
- If She Could See Me Now
- David
Internet reacts to Lorde's Virgin tracklist
After the singer dropped the tracklist, the news was instantly covered by many fan accounts and media sites. A pop culture update account, @PopBase, also shared the news, which gained the attention of the internet. Let's have a look at their reactions.
A user, @bigstarluvr, commented,
"Silver moon oh u are robbed"
Another user, @KimFurrii, wrote,
"The only good album releasing this year so far"
Another user, @girl_remover, tweeted,
"Claiming current affairs, if she could see me now, favourite daughter and shapeshifter ill take clearblue too sorry i’m too quick"
One more user, @arianaunext, added,
"All sound like smash hits, this album is going to be SO good!"
Another user, @horejsiii, posted,
"She’s about to change lives again and we’re not ready! Album of the year is coming!"
A fan, @PowerWithin369, shared,
"Shapeshifter” to “Broken Glass”? This ain’t just a tracklist; it’s a soul contract purge disguised as a pop record. Lorde’s not writing songs, she’s doing inner alchemy.🌀 Virgin = rebirth."
One more user, @livsegocrush, wrote,
"Grwm can potentially be the same idea as Taylor naming a song LOML to use it as love & loss get ready with me can stand for anything other than the actual meaning 😭 like get real with me or soemthin"
The internet showed excitement for Lorde’s upcoming release, with many fans loving the strong track names and guessing what kind of sound and emotions the album might have.
While most people were happy with the announcement, some fans were a bit let down that Silver Moon, an unreleased song many expected to be on Virgin, was not included in the tracklist.
Lorde explains the reason behind choosing the album name 'Virgin'
Virgin is Lorde's fourth studio album. The singer explained the reason behind naming her album 'Virgin' through a story that read,
"THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC."
The album art features a blue-tinted X-ray image of a woman’s pelvis, along with a zipper and a belt buckle.
Two songs from the album, Man Of The Year and What Was That, are out and are available on streaming platforms.