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Royals (Lorde song)

January 01, 1970

"Royals" is the debut single by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, included in her debut extended play (EP) The Love Club EP (2012) and debut studio album Pure Heroine (2013). Lorde wrote the song with producer Joel Little. "Royals" is a minimalist art pop and electropop song with influences of hip hop, R&B, and indie pop. The track's lyrics express disapproval of the sumptuous lifestyle presented in songs and music videos by pop and hip-hop-influenced artists, making them appear like modern-day royalty.

"Royals"
Single by Lorde
from the EP The Love Club EP and the album Pure Heroine
B-side
Released3 June 2013 (2013-06-03)
RecordedJuly 2012
StudioGolden Age (Auckland)
Genre
Length3:10
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joel Little
Lorde singles chronology
"Royals"
(2013) 		"Tennis Court"
(2013)
Music video
"Royals" on YouTube

"Royals" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised its songwriting, production, and Lorde's vocal performance. Since its release, the track has appeared on critics' year-end and decade-end listicles. The single attained international chart success, reaching number one in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it spent nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It sold 10 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. In the media, the song has been credited for inspiring some artists to adopt its minimalist sound and has been called an anthem for millennials.

The music video for "Royals" was directed by Joel Kefali and premiered on Lorde's YouTube channel on 12 May 2013. It shows teenagers in a suburban neighbourhood interspersed with minimal shots of Lorde. The track won awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards, and the APRA Silver Scroll Award. Lorde performed "Royals" on her Pure Heroine (2013–14), Melodrama (2017–18) and Solar Power (2022–23) concert tours. Critics have credited the song for paving the way for other alternative-leaning pop artists. It was ranked number 30 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1]

Background and writing edit

 
George Brett (pictured) playing for the KC Royals. A photograph of the American baseball player signing baseballs in the July 1976 edition of National Geographic inspired the track's title.[2]

In 2009, A&R representative Scott MacLachlan of Universal Music Group (UMG) discovered 12-year-old singer Lorde when he saw footage of her performing at a school talent show in Auckland, New Zealand. At age 13, Lorde began writing songs. In December 2011, after several unsuccessful sessions with songwriters and producers, MacLachlan paired Lorde with Joel Little, a former singer and guitarist of the New Zealand pop-punk band Goodnight Nurse.[3] Her vocal performance and songwriting abilities impressed Little, who composed songs with musical structures that were based on her lyrics.[4]

Lorde wrote the lyrics to "Royals" in half an hour at her home in July 2012[5][6] and during a school break, she and Little recorded the song at Golden Age Studios in Auckland in one week.[7] Lorde and Little wrote songs for the extended play (EP) The Love Club EP in three weeks.[8] The title "Royals" came to Lorde after she saw a 1976 photograph of Kansas City Royals baseball player George Brett signing baseballs with his team's name "Royals" emblazoned on his shirt.[9] She said during a VH1 interview in September 2013, "It was just that word. It's really cool."[10]

Lorde's interest in aristocracy and monarchs such as Marie Antoinette and Henry VIII also inspired the song and her stage name.[10][11] She said the lyric about driving Cadillacs in dreams came from a diary entry she wrote when she was 12.[9] She also stated she took inspiration from pop and hip hop-influenced artists such as ASAP Rocky, Drake, Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Jay-Z—particularly West's and Jay-Z's 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne.[12][13] During the songwriting process, she criticised their references to extravagant alcohol and cars, which did not represent her reality.[14][13]

Release edit

Lorde self-released "Royals" for free download in conjunction with The Love Club EP on SoundCloud on 22 November 2012.[15] She released the EP for no cost because people her age are less likely to have access to a credit card.[12] The song garnered an immediate reaction on social media and that December, "Royals" had its first radio broadcast on New Zealand radio station George FM.[16] On 8 March 2013, UMG removed "Royals" from SoundCloud and release it to online stores in New Zealand and Australia.[17] Lava and Republic Records released it to US radio on 3 June 2013.[18]

According to Jason Flom, president of Lava Records, a key step to popularising "Royals" internationally was its addition to a Spotify playlist curated by American entrepreneur Sean Parker on 2 April 2013.[19] The song later debuted on Spotify's Viral Chart, which lists the most popular songs among the service's users. "Royals" peaked at number one in May 2013. Two months later, the song was sent to alternative radio stations in the United States and on 13 August 2013, it was sent to contemporary hit radio stations. On September 3, 2013, “Royals” was released to rhythmic contemporary radio in the US.[20] In other regions, "Royals" was made available in August 2013,[21] and in the United Kingdom it was released on 20 October 2013.[22] "Royals" was also promoted through remixes released in partnership with artists The Weeknd,[23] Rick Ross,[24] Wale,[25] and T-Pain. The latter's remix received criticism for making changes to the lyrics,[26] and according to MTV, turning the "original's anti-bling sentiments into a celebration of the extravagant life".[27]

Composition and lyrical interpretation edit

"Royals" is as an art pop, electropop, and alternative pop song that incorporates elements of electronic music, and draws influence from R&B and indie pop.[28] Its instrumentation consists of finger snaps, bass, percussion, and a hip hop beat.[29] The track's low-fidelity production is enhanced by synthesisers and Pro Tools software.[30] Its synth-influenced sound was compared to Purity Ring and Noah "40" Shebib.[31]

It is written in the key of G major (in the D Mixolydian mode),[32][33] with a moderate tempo of 85 beats per minute (Andante).[34] Lorde's vocals were compared to those of Amy Winehouse,[35] Lana Del Rey,[36] and Florence Welch.[36] The National Public Radio's Ann Powers said Lorde's sultry voice, "intriguingly sleepy beats and lyrics ... captured the exquisite ennui of a precocious teenager".[37] On the song, Lorde performs with a mezzo-soprano vocal range,[38] spanning F♯3 to F♯5.[34]

Foreign Policy's Alicia P.Q. Wittmeyer noted "Royals" as an observation of conspicuous consumption.[39] The song expresses Lorde's displeasure at the sumptuous lifestyle presented by some pop artists in their songs.[37] She criticises consumerism[40] and ridicules the luxury items mentioned in popular hip hop songs.[38] Other analysts noted themes of income inequality,[41] and "unabashedly pop [songs] attacking unabashedly pop music".[42] Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound described the lyrics of "Royals" as "romantic and playful"[43] while Duncan Greive of The Guardian called them "simultaneously vulnerable and imperious".[44]

Matthew Perpetua of BuzzFeed said the issue addressed in "Royals" is growing up in New Zealand "immersed in American cultural imperialism" and that the song's core is the alienation of social classes.[40] Sharing similar sentiments, Jon Pareles and Michael M. Grynbaum of The New York Times noted the track's verses describe "growing up in drab reality amid a popular culture that flaunts luxury brands and celebrates wildly conspicuous consumption".[45] Jonah Bromwich of The Village Voice said "Royals" has the "potential to sound like a celebration of the very things" Lorde is criticising.[46] Lorde said the song is about the opulence one finds in some music videos, which is "far from [her] reality".[47]

Reception edit

Critical response edit

"Royals" received widespread acclaim from music critics. Lewis Corner from Digital Spy awarded the track a five rating and lauded its "addictive hook that thrives on its simplicity".[48] The Guardian's Duncan Grieve was impressed by the song's "direct response" to excess and wealth.[44] The Boston Globe writer James Reed selected "Royals" as the highlight of the album Pure Heroine.[49] Rita Houston of NPR praised its melody, "heartfelt" songwriting, and Lorde's "rhythmic" vocals that combine to create a "polished little gem of a song".[50] Jon Hadusek from Consequence of Sound also named the track the album's standout, singling out its "self-reflexive" lyrics and "catchy" production.[51] PopMatters writer Scott Interrante felt that the song's sound was "distinct and fresh", while The New York Times's Jon Pareles highlighted its clever message, describing it as a "class-conscious critique of pop-culture materialism".[52][53]

The lyrical content of the song was scrutinised after Feministing blogger Véronica Bayetti Flores called it "racist". She felt that "gold teeth, Cristal, and Maybachs" were direct references to items used by mainstream black artists.[54] This prompted responses from several media publications, including The Washington Times,[55] Complex,[56] and Vice, who disagreed with Flores's comments.[57] Journalist Lynda Brendish wrote that the song also critiques other stereotypes associated with affluent, high-profile personalities, such as rock musicians, socialites, and Russian oligarchs.[58] In contrast, Spin writer Brandon Soderberg argued that the inclusion of "Royals" on urban radio was an attempt by the music industry to whitewash traditionally black radio stations.[59]

Accolades edit

"Royals" appeared on several year-end song lists. Many media sources, including Slant,[60] The Boston Herald,[61] and Consequence of Sound named it the best song of 2013.[62] Rolling Stone and The Guardian included "Royals" as the runner-up on their year-end lists.[63][64] Billboard,[65] NME,[66] The Huffington Post,[67] and Time included the song in the top ten of their end-of-year lists.[68] The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll to find the best music of 2013 ranked "Royals" at number two after Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" (2013).[69] Listeners' votes placed the song in second place on Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2013, after Vance Joy's "Riptide" (2013).[70]

On 15 October 2013, co-writers Lorde and Joel Little won the APRA Silver Scroll award, which honours original New Zealand songwriting.[71] At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, "Royals" won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance and was nominated for Record of the Year.[72] Lorde was the youngest New Zealander to win a Grammy and the third-youngest performer overall.[73] "Royals" also won Single of the Year at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards,[74] and the Most Performed Songs distinction at the ASCAP Pop Awards.[75] It received a nomination for Song of the Year at the BBC Music Awards and Best Track at the Q Awards.[76][77]

Chart performance edit

North America edit

In its first seven days on sale, "Royals" sold 85,000 downloads and debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 20 July 2013.[78] In a later interview, Lorde said, "I had a sneaking suspicion that it might do all right".[79] On 31 August, "Royals" rose to number 17 on the Hot 100, becoming Lorde's first top-20 song in the US.[80] With sales of 307,000 copies (up 17%), "Royals" became the fourth release by an up-and-coming singer to reach the top of the Digital Songs chart. The song had the most digital downloads for five non-consecutive weeks.[81]

On the 12 October chart, "Royals" replaced "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, which had been at the top for two straight weeks, as the number-one song in the US. Aly Weisman of Business Insider noted Lorde's performance of the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon helped make it known to a wider audience.[82] The song's rise to number one was attributed to 294,000 downloads made that week, 6.1 million streamings (up 12%), and an airplay audience of 128 million (up 22%) across all genres, earning Lorde the highest airplay gainer for the week.[83] The song topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks and was the year's top-selling song by a female artist.[84][85] "Royals" was certified fourteen-times Platinum in 2023 for selling over 14 million copies in the US.[86]

Since its release in the US, "Royals" has broken multiple records, many of them a result of Lorde's young age. At 16 years and 11 months old, Lorde became the youngest female artist in 26 years to top the Billboard Hot 100 since 16-year-old Tiffany topped the chart with "I Think We're Alone Now" in 1987.[87] It also made Lorde the first New Zealand act to top the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and the youngest musician to top the chart with a song written by the performer, surpassing Soulja Boy, who achieved this at age 17 with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" in 2007.[88][89] Lorde became the youngest artist whose song stayed at number one for more than eight weeks, a feat that was previously achieved by 13-year-old hip-hop duo Kris Kross with "Jump" in 1992. It also made Lorde the youngest solo artist to top the chart since Mario who, at 18 years old, topped the chart with "Let Me Love You" in 2005.[90]

In August 2013, Lorde became the second ever solo female artist to top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, since Tracy Bonham in 1996.[91] "Royals" holds the record for longest spell at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart by a woman, surpassing Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" (1995), which spent five weeks at number one.[92] The success of "Royals" has been credited to frequent airplay on stations playing different genres of music.[93]

"Royals" debuted at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 and in the following weeks it steadily rose up the chart. In its 12th week, on the chart dated 12 October, the song hit number one after selling more than 29,000 copies. It remained there for six consecutive weeks.[94][95] "Royals" returned to the top of the chart on the 23rd of that month, spending seven non-consecutive weeks at number one.[96] Music Canada later awarded the song seven platinum plaques, denoting sales of more than 560,000 copies.[97]

Europe, Asia, and Oceania edit

The song debuted at number three on the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) Chart on 3 October 2013,[98] before peaking at number one the following week and selling a further 309,000 copies.[99][100]

On 28 October, the Official Charts Company (OCC) confirmed "Royals" would enter the UK Singles Charts with sales of 82,551 units.[101] The same day, the song debuted at number one on chart.[102] Lorde became the youngest solo artist to score a UK number-one single since 15-year-old Billie Piper with her 1998 song "Because We Want To".[103] "Royals" competed for the top spot with James Arthur's "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", taking it with a sales difference of 7,000 copies.[104] "Royals" sold 82,551 units.[101] Surprised by the news, Lorde commented; "I'm so incredibly excited to be in first place this week and very grateful to all fans in the UK who bought 'Royals'!"[105] The single fell to number two in its second week, selling another 59,903 copies, and by April 2014 it had shipped more than 470,000 copies in the UK.[106] In October 2020, it was awarded a double platinum certificate by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling more than 1,200,000 copies in the country.[107]

"Royals" also had commercial success elsewhere in Europe, reaching the top of the Euro Digital Songs chart[108] and peaking within the top ten in European national charts including those of Germany,[109] Denmark,[110] Finland,[111] and Hungary.[112] In South Korea, "Royals" peaked at number 37 on the Gaon International Singles Chart with initial sales of 4,331 copies[113] and in Japan, it peaked at number 16.[114] On 15 March 2013, "Royals" debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 and remained in the top position for three weeks.[115]

In Australia, "Royals" was released simultaneously with The Love Club EP and was classified as a single for charting purposes. The EP spent two weeks at its peak position of number two on the ARIA Singles Chart, being kept from number one by Avicii's "Wake Me Up". The EP's sales were recorded as a whole and therefore tracks on the album could not chart separately.[116] "Royals" was the fifth best-selling single of the year in Australia and it was accredited nonuple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling more than 630,000 units.[117] "Royals" was the most-streamed song in Australia and New Zealand by a female artist in 2013.[118] By November 2014, "Royals" had sold over 10 million copies worldwide.[119]

Music video edit

 
According to Lorde, this scene is a picture of the "straight forward" life she grew up with, where she spent most of her time riding around on bikes and taking photos.[120]

The accompanying music video for "Royals" was directed by Joel Kefali and was released on Lorde's YouTube channel on 12 May 2013.[121] In an interview with The Huffington Post, Lorde said the video's concept was to show how teenage life can be "so mundane and so boring."[122] Lorde told the same publication in a later interview she felt her presence in the video was unnecessary, saying; "With pop music and pop musicians, you know everything about everyone all the time, particularly their physical appearance. With female musicians that's made a big thing of and I think people, certainly with me, have appreciated a bit of mystery."[120]

The video begins with a monochromatic scene of an unmade bed, which fades to a receding suburban neighbourhood. A teenage boy wearing a necklace takes a shower and a static-filled television screen is shown. The boy stares out of his bedroom window, lies on a couch, eats breakfast and cuts his hair.[123] The same boy visits an indoor swimming complex and boxes with a friend in a living room. The boy stares at a mirror and pulls down his bloody lip to reveal an injury he sustained while boxing.[123] Lorde is briefly shown singing part of the song. The boy waits with friends at a railway station.[123] He rests his head against the train window with a dull expression on his face. In the final scene, the camera moves towards the suburban neighbourhood seen at the start of the video.

Since its release, the video has garnered over 900 million views.[121] Slant placed the video at number three on their list of the best music videos of 2013, noting her absence from it "speaks to both the 16-year-old's 'postcode' shame and her friends' suburban-teen ennui".[124] The video won the award for Best Rock Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Critics were divided over its placement in the rock category.[125] It received a nomination for Best Female Video in the MTV Awards ceremony but lost to Katy Perry's 2014 song "Dark Horse". "Royals" won best music video at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards.[126]

Live performances edit

 
Lorde performing at the Decibel Festival in Seattle, September 2013

On 13 August 2013, Lorde recorded a live performance of "Royals" for KCRW's radio programme Morning Becomes Eclectic.[127] In New Zealand, she made her stage debut at a small venue in Auckland for a small audience,[128] and on 18 September 2013, she made her television debut on New Zealander 3rd Degree. Lorde made her UK television debut on the BBC programme Later... with Jools Holland.[129]

Lorde, in her first US television appearance, sang "Royals" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 1 October 2013 backed by a keyboardist and a drummer.[130] Her performance was met with positive reviews.[131] Three days later, she sang the song on the VH1 television show Big Morning Buzz Live.[132] Lorde also performed "Royals" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, at the opening of the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards,[133] and along with "Buzzcut Season" on the Canadian radio show Q.[134] Days later, Lorde appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and introduced "Royals" and other tracks from Pure Heroine.[135]

In early 2014, Lorde performed a reworked version of "Royals" at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.[136] Rolling Stone praised the performance, which included projections of statues behind her[137][138] and made Lorde the most talked-about artist on social media during the ceremony.[139] At the 2014 BRIT Awards, she performed an electro version of "Royals" with Disclosure, which segued into Disclosure's song "White Noise".[140] The BRIT Awards released the "Royals/White Noise" performance at the iTunes Stores on 19 February 2014;[141] proceeds from its sales went to the charity War Child.[142] The BRIT Awards performance debuted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart.[143]

In April 2014, Lorde made her debut appearance in Brazil at the Lollapalooza festival and included "Royals" on her set list.[144] The song was also added to the set list of the Pure Heroine Tour (2013–2014), the Melodrama World Tour (2017–2018), and the Solar Power Tour (2022-2023).[145] In July 2015, Lorde performed the song with Taylor Swift on her 1989 World Tour in Washington, D.C., as one of many guests that Swift invited during the tour.[146]

Other cover versions and use in media edit

 
 
Bruce Springsteen and Jack White (from The White Stripes) were two of many musicians who covered "Royals".

Other artists have recorded and performed versions of "Royals". In August 2013, Selena Gomez performed the song during her Stars Dance Tour appearance in Vancouver, Canada.[147] American singer Jason Derulo performed an R&B-style version of it on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge in December 2013.[148]

Bruce Springsteen performed an acoustic cover of "Royals" in April 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand, during his High Hopes Tour.[149] Lorde responded to it, commenting; "It's so exciting, it's a great honor, Springsteen is a fantastic songwriter, I was a little touched, it's really cool, it's crazy when someone like him is playing your song".[150] American spoof-folk duo Black Simon & Garfunkel performed a cover of the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon; Esquire considered the parody the best cover of the song by any artist.[151] "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of the song titled "Foil" for his album Mandatory Fun.[152] Its music video was released online on 16 July 2014.[153] Capital FM described Yankovic's parody as "equally strange and brilliant".[154] Novelty act Puddles Pity Party, played by singer Mike Geier, performed "Royals" for Halloween in 2013; Lorde called it her favourite cover of the song at the time.[155]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio used "Royals" at his victory speech in Brooklyn in November 2013. According to The New York Times, the song was chosen because it deals with social class inequality, one of de Blasio's main campaign themes.[156] Samsung used the track in a commercial for the Galaxy Note 3.[157] The satirical CBC TV programme This Hour Has 22 Minutes used "Royals" as the basis of a parody about the Canadian Senate expenses scandal.[158]

"Royals" was used in the television series Suburgatory and Reign.[159][160] In 2014, "Royals" was featured in the rhythm game Fantasia: Music Evolved.[161] A remix of the song titled "Loyal" with new lyrics was performed by Demarco and was included in the re-released edition of Grand Theft Auto V.[162] The song was also used in the 2019 crime film Hustlers.[163] According to the Lorene Scafaria, the film's director, Lorde's reluctance to issue copyright of her music prompted Scafaria to write Lorde a letter about the song's meaning to her and its importance to the film; Lorde approved her request.[164] It is the first song Lorde licensed for a film.[164]

Legacy edit

Analysts have credited "Royals" as a precedent for mainstream pop music's transition to minimalist, dark, pop sounds.[165][166] Some sources have said it paved the way for other alternative-leaning pop artists such as Banks,[167] Billie Eilish,[168] Clairo,[169] Halsey,[167] Mallrat, and Olivia Rodrigo.[169] Lindsay Zoladz from The Ringer noted the song's impact was "larger and harder to define because it completely rewrote the rules for young women making radio-friendly pop".[170] Zach Schonfeld, writing for Newsweek, said "Royals" led "a trail of imitators mimicking the song's effortless pop minimalism".[166] It was compared to Nirvana's 1991 single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" because both tracks were disruptive to music charts and "decried the pop industry of which it became a part".[171][37] Vulture included "Royals" as one of the 103 moments that shaped the music of the 2010s.[172]

Forbes writer Nick Messitte said the success of "Royals" helped the re-release of Tove Lo's 2013 song "Habits (Stay High)" become a top-five hit in the United States. According to Messitte, the song's success indicated "the smart money [would be] on change" to find a new sound in pop music.[173] David Bowie called Lorde "the future of music"[174] and Dave Grohl, lead singer of Foo Fighters, described "Royals" as revolutionary.[175] Geoff Nelson from Consequence of Sound noted the track became "perhaps, the single most influential pop single of the decade".[176] Phil Whitmer of Vice stated "Royals" is "alien by contrast" to the "legions of songs that imitated its vibe [and] failed to copy its mixolydian feel".[177] BBC listed "Royals" as a B-side on their list of the songs that defined the 2010s. Stephen Dowling of the publication highlighted how the track's minimalist production "created the blueprint for the 'cutting-edge' sound of pop", setting the foundation for Taylor Swift's 2014 album 1989.[178]

NPR readers voted "Royals" the fourth most-popular song of the 2010s,[179] while Pitchfork's readers poll placed it at number 34 on their decade list.[180] The song placed at number 16 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of the Decade contest.[181]

Critical rankings for "Royals"
Critic/Organization Time span Rank Published
year
Billboard All Time (Pop songs) 111 2023[182]
Decade-end * 2019[183]
21st century (Choruses) 34 2019[184]
Cleveland 21st century (Pop songs) 11 2018[185]
21st century 85 2019[186]
Consequence All Time (Debut singles) 6 2017[187]
Decade-end 4 2019[167]
Decade-end (Pop songs) 2 2019[188]
Double J All Time (Debut singles) 3 2021[189]
Entertainment Weekly Decade-end (Pop hooks) 5 2019[190]
1990–2014 * 2015[191]
Far Out Decade-end 42 2022[192]
NPR 21st century (Female artists) 6 2018[193]
Insider Decade-end * 2019[194]
All Time (Written by teenagers) * 2019[195]
NME Decade-end 50 2019[169]
Paste 36 2019[196]
Pitchfork 129 2019[165]
Rolling Stone 11 2019[197]
21st century 9 2018[198]
All Time (Debut singles) 29 2020[199]
All Time 30 2021[200]
Slant Decade-end 3 2020[201]
Stereogum 23 2019[168]
Spin 1985–2020 34 2020[202]
Tampa Bay Times Decade-end (Pop songs) 11 2019[203]
The Daily Telegraph All Time 77 2018[204]
The Times Decade-end * 2020[205]
Time Out All Time (Pop songs) 21 2023[206]
Treble Decade-end 64 2020[207]
Vanity Fair * 2019[208]

Track listings edit

Digital download [209]
No.TitleLength
1."Royals"3:09
Total length:3:09
New Zealand double download one [210]
No.TitleLength
1."Royals"3:10
2."400 Lux"3:54
Total length:7:04
New Zealand double download two [211]
No.TitleLength
1."Royals"3:10
2."Tennis Court"3:18
Total length:6:28
CD single [212]
No.TitleLength
1."Royals"3:09
2."Bravado"3:41
Total length:6:50
BRITs performance digital download [141]
No.TitleLength
1."Royals/White Noise (Live from the BRITs)" (featuring AlunaGeorge)4:59
Total length:4:59

Charts edit

Certifications edit

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[117] 9× Platinum 630,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[309] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[310] 3× Diamond 750,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[97] 7× Platinum 560,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[311] 3× Gold 450,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[312] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[313] 6× Platinum 90,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[314] 5× Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[315] Platinum 60,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[296] 4× Platinum 160,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[316] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[107] 2× Platinum 1,280,000[note 1]
United States (RIAA)[318] 14× Platinum 14,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[319] Platinum 1,800,000†
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI) — 22,000,000[320]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Country Date Format Label Catalogue no.
United States[18] 3 June 2013 Adult album alternative
None
Austria[209] 2 August 2013 Digital download Universal
Belgium[321]
Denmark[322]
Finland[323]
Greece[322]
Indonesia[322]
Ireland[322]
Japan[322]
Norway[322]
France[324] 5 August 2013
Italy[325]
Luxembourg[326]
Portugal[327]
Singapore[328]
Spain[329]
United States[330][331] 13 August 2013 Contemporary hit radio
  • Lava
  • Republic
3 September 2013 Rhythmic contemporary
Germany[212] 13 September 2013 Digital download Universal
Italy[332] 20 September 2013 Contemporary hit radio
Germany[333] 10 December 2013 CD single 0602537693191
United Kingdom[334] 18 February 2014 Digital download Virgin None
Worldwide[141] 19 February 2014 "Royals/White Noise" download Brit Awards
New Zealand[210][211] 4 April 2014 "Royals" / "400 Lux" download Universal
"Royals" / "Tennis Court" download

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Royals" was released simultaneously with The Love Club EP. Sales from the track counted towards the EP only.
  1. ^ UK sales figures for "Royals" as of June 2021[317]

Citations edit

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External links edit

  • "Royals" on YouTube
  • "Royals" (US version) on YouTube
  • Musical analysis of 'Royals' on AudioCulture

January 01, 1970
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Royals is the debut single by New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde included in her debut extended play EP The Love Club EP 2012 and debut studio album Pure Heroine 2013 Lorde wrote the song with producer Joel Little Royals is a minimalist art pop and electropop song with influences of hip hop R amp B and indie pop The track s lyrics express disapproval of the sumptuous lifestyle presented in songs and music videos by pop and hip hop influenced artists making them appear like modern day royalty Royals Single by Lordefrom the EP The Love Club EP and the album Pure HeroineB side 400 Lux Bravado Tennis Court Released3 June 2013 2013 06 03 RecordedJuly 2012StudioGolden Age Auckland GenreArt pop electropop alternative popLength3 10LabelUniversalSongwriter s Ella Yelich O Connor Joel LittleProducer s Joel LittleLorde singles chronology Royals 2013 Tennis Court 2013 Music video Royals on YouTube Royals received widespread acclaim from music critics who praised its songwriting production and Lorde s vocal performance Since its release the track has appeared on critics year end and decade end listicles The single attained international chart success reaching number one in Canada New Zealand the United Kingdom and the United States where it spent nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA It sold 10 million units worldwide making it one of the best selling singles of all time In the media the song has been credited for inspiring some artists to adopt its minimalist sound and has been called an anthem for millennials The music video for Royals was directed by Joel Kefali and premiered on Lorde s YouTube channel on 12 May 2013 It shows teenagers in a suburban neighbourhood interspersed with minimal shots of Lorde The track won awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards and the APRA Silver Scroll Award Lorde performed Royals on her Pure Heroine 2013 14 Melodrama 2017 18 and Solar Power 2022 23 concert tours Critics have credited the song for paving the way for other alternative leaning pop artists It was ranked number 30 on Rolling Stone s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 1 Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Release 3 Composition and lyrical interpretation 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Accolades 5 Chart performance 5 1 North America 5 2 Europe Asia and Oceania 6 Music video 7 Live performances 8 Other cover versions and use in media 9 Legacy 10 Track listings 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Royals White Noise Live from the BRITs 11 3 Year end charts 11 4 Decade end charts 11 5 All time charts 12 Certifications 13 Release history 14 See also 15 References 15 1 Notes 15 2 Citations 16 External linksBackground and writing edit nbsp George Brett pictured playing for the KC Royals A photograph of the American baseball player signing baseballs in the July 1976 edition of National Geographic inspired the track s title 2 In 2009 A amp R representative Scott MacLachlan of Universal Music Group UMG discovered 12 year old singer Lorde when he saw footage of her performing at a school talent show in Auckland New Zealand At age 13 Lorde began writing songs In December 2011 after several unsuccessful sessions with songwriters and producers MacLachlan paired Lorde with Joel Little a former singer and guitarist of the New Zealand pop punk band Goodnight Nurse 3 Her vocal performance and songwriting abilities impressed Little who composed songs with musical structures that were based on her lyrics 4 Lorde wrote the lyrics to Royals in half an hour at her home in July 2012 5 6 and during a school break she and Little recorded the song at Golden Age Studios in Auckland in one week 7 Lorde and Little wrote songs for the extended play EP The Love Club EP in three weeks 8 The title Royals came to Lorde after she saw a 1976 photograph of Kansas City Royals baseball player George Brett signing baseballs with his team s name Royals emblazoned on his shirt 9 She said during a VH1 interview in September 2013 It was just that word It s really cool 10 Lorde s interest in aristocracy and monarchs such as Marie Antoinette and Henry VIII also inspired the song and her stage name 10 11 She said the lyric about driving Cadillacs in dreams came from a diary entry she wrote when she was 12 9 She also stated she took inspiration from pop and hip hop influenced artists such as ASAP Rocky Drake Lana Del Rey Nicki Minaj Kanye West and Jay Z particularly West s and Jay Z s 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne 12 13 During the songwriting process she criticised their references to extravagant alcohol and cars which did not represent her reality 14 13 Release editLorde self released Royals for free download in conjunction with The Love Club EP on SoundCloud on 22 November 2012 15 She released the EP for no cost because people her age are less likely to have access to a credit card 12 The song garnered an immediate reaction on social media and that December Royals had its first radio broadcast on New Zealand radio station George FM 16 On 8 March 2013 UMG removed Royals from SoundCloud and release it to online stores in New Zealand and Australia 17 Lava and Republic Records released it to US radio on 3 June 2013 18 According to Jason Flom president of Lava Records a key step to popularising Royals internationally was its addition to a Spotify playlist curated by American entrepreneur Sean Parker on 2 April 2013 19 The song later debuted on Spotify s Viral Chart which lists the most popular songs among the service s users Royals peaked at number one in May 2013 Two months later the song was sent to alternative radio stations in the United States and on 13 August 2013 it was sent to contemporary hit radio stations On September 3 2013 Royals was released to rhythmic contemporary radio in the US 20 In other regions Royals was made available in August 2013 21 and in the United Kingdom it was released on 20 October 2013 22 Royals was also promoted through remixes released in partnership with artists The Weeknd 23 Rick Ross 24 Wale 25 and T Pain The latter s remix received criticism for making changes to the lyrics 26 and according to MTV turning the original s anti bling sentiments into a celebration of the extravagant life 27 Composition and lyrical interpretation edit Royals is as an art pop electropop and alternative pop song that incorporates elements of electronic music and draws influence from R amp B and indie pop 28 Its instrumentation consists of finger snaps bass percussion and a hip hop beat 29 The track s low fidelity production is enhanced by synthesisers and Pro Tools software 30 Its synth influenced sound was compared to Purity Ring and Noah 40 Shebib 31 It is written in the key of G major in the D Mixolydian mode 32 33 with a moderate tempo of 85 beats per minute Andante 34 Lorde s vocals were compared to those of Amy Winehouse 35 Lana Del Rey 36 and Florence Welch 36 The National Public Radio s Ann Powers said Lorde s sultry voice intriguingly sleepy beats and lyrics captured the exquisite ennui of a precocious teenager 37 On the song Lorde performs with a mezzo soprano vocal range 38 spanning F 3 to F 5 34 Foreign Policy s Alicia P Q Wittmeyer noted Royals as an observation of conspicuous consumption 39 The song expresses Lorde s displeasure at the sumptuous lifestyle presented by some pop artists in their songs 37 She criticises consumerism 40 and ridicules the luxury items mentioned in popular hip hop songs 38 Other analysts noted themes of income inequality 41 and unabashedly pop songs attacking unabashedly pop music 42 Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound described the lyrics of Royals as romantic and playful 43 while Duncan Greive of The Guardian called them simultaneously vulnerable and imperious 44 Matthew Perpetua of BuzzFeed said the issue addressed in Royals is growing up in New Zealand immersed in American cultural imperialism and that the song s core is the alienation of social classes 40 Sharing similar sentiments Jon Pareles and Michael M Grynbaum of The New York Times noted the track s verses describe growing up in drab reality amid a popular culture that flaunts luxury brands and celebrates wildly conspicuous consumption 45 Jonah Bromwich of The Village Voice said Royals has the potential to sound like a celebration of the very things Lorde is criticising 46 Lorde said the song is about the opulence one finds in some music videos which is far from her reality 47 Reception editCritical response edit Royals received widespread acclaim from music critics Lewis Corner from Digital Spy awarded the track a five rating and lauded its addictive hook that thrives on its simplicity 48 The Guardian s Duncan Grieve was impressed by the song s direct response to excess and wealth 44 The Boston Globe writer James Reed selected Royals as the highlight of the album Pure Heroine 49 Rita Houston of NPR praised its melody heartfelt songwriting and Lorde s rhythmic vocals that combine to create a polished little gem of a song 50 Jon Hadusek from Consequence of Sound also named the track the album s standout singling out its self reflexive lyrics and catchy production 51 PopMatters writer Scott Interrante felt that the song s sound was distinct and fresh while The New York Times s Jon Pareles highlighted its clever message describing it as a class conscious critique of pop culture materialism 52 53 The lyrical content of the song was scrutinised after Feministing blogger Veronica Bayetti Flores called it racist She felt that gold teeth Cristal and Maybachs were direct references to items used by mainstream black artists 54 This prompted responses from several media publications including The Washington Times 55 Complex 56 and Vice who disagreed with Flores s comments 57 Journalist Lynda Brendish wrote that the song also critiques other stereotypes associated with affluent high profile personalities such as rock musicians socialites and Russian oligarchs 58 In contrast Spin writer Brandon Soderberg argued that the inclusion of Royals on urban radio was an attempt by the music industry to whitewash traditionally black radio stations 59 Accolades edit Royals appeared on several year end song lists Many media sources including Slant 60 The Boston Herald 61 and Consequence of Sound named it the best song of 2013 62 Rolling Stone and The Guardian included Royals as the runner up on their year end lists 63 64 Billboard 65 NME 66 The Huffington Post 67 and Time included the song in the top ten of their end of year lists 68 The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop annual critics poll to find the best music of 2013 ranked Royals at number two after Daft Punk s Get Lucky 2013 69 Listeners votes placed the song in second place on Australian radio station Triple J s Hottest 100 of 2013 after Vance Joy s Riptide 2013 70 On 15 October 2013 co writers Lorde and Joel Little won the APRA Silver Scroll award which honours original New Zealand songwriting 71 At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Royals won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance and was nominated for Record of the Year 72 Lorde was the youngest New Zealander to win a Grammy and the third youngest performer overall 73 Royals also won Single of the Year at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards 74 and the Most Performed Songs distinction at the ASCAP Pop Awards 75 It received a nomination for Song of the Year at the BBC Music Awards and Best Track at the Q Awards 76 77 Chart performance editNorth America edit In its first seven days on sale Royals sold 85 000 downloads and debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 20 July 2013 78 In a later interview Lorde said I had a sneaking suspicion that it might do all right 79 On 31 August Royals rose to number 17 on the Hot 100 becoming Lorde s first top 20 song in the US 80 With sales of 307 000 copies up 17 Royals became the fourth release by an up and coming singer to reach the top of the Digital Songs chart The song had the most digital downloads for five non consecutive weeks 81 On the 12 October chart Royals replaced Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus which had been at the top for two straight weeks as the number one song in the US Aly Weisman of Business Insider noted Lorde s performance of the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon helped make it known to a wider audience 82 The song s rise to number one was attributed to 294 000 downloads made that week 6 1 million streamings up 12 and an airplay audience of 128 million up 22 across all genres earning Lorde the highest airplay gainer for the week 83 The song topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks and was the year s top selling song by a female artist 84 85 Royals was certified fourteen times Platinum in 2023 for selling over 14 million copies in the US 86 Since its release in the US Royals has broken multiple records many of them a result of Lorde s young age At 16 years and 11 months old Lorde became the youngest female artist in 26 years to top the Billboard Hot 100 since 16 year old Tiffany topped the chart with I Think We re Alone Now in 1987 87 It also made Lorde the first New Zealand act to top the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and the youngest musician to top the chart with a song written by the performer surpassing Soulja Boy who achieved this at age 17 with Crank That Soulja Boy in 2007 88 89 Lorde became the youngest artist whose song stayed at number one for more than eight weeks a feat that was previously achieved by 13 year old hip hop duo Kris Kross with Jump in 1992 It also made Lorde the youngest solo artist to top the chart since Mario who at 18 years old topped the chart with Let Me Love You in 2005 90 In August 2013 Lorde became the second ever solo female artist to top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart since Tracy Bonham in 1996 91 Royals holds the record for longest spell at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart by a woman surpassing Alanis Morissette s You Oughta Know 1995 which spent five weeks at number one 92 The success of Royals has been credited to frequent airplay on stations playing different genres of music 93 Royals debuted at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 and in the following weeks it steadily rose up the chart In its 12th week on the chart dated 12 October the song hit number one after selling more than 29 000 copies It remained there for six consecutive weeks 94 95 Royals returned to the top of the chart on the 23rd of that month spending seven non consecutive weeks at number one 96 Music Canada later awarded the song seven platinum plaques denoting sales of more than 560 000 copies 97 Europe Asia and Oceania edit The song debuted at number three on the Irish Recorded Music Association IRMA Chart on 3 October 2013 98 before peaking at number one the following week and selling a further 309 000 copies 99 100 On 28 October the Official Charts Company OCC confirmed Royals would enter the UK Singles Charts with sales of 82 551 units 101 The same day the song debuted at number one on chart 102 Lorde became the youngest solo artist to score a UK number one single since 15 year old Billie Piper with her 1998 song Because We Want To 103 Royals competed for the top spot with James Arthur s You re Nobody til Somebody Loves You taking it with a sales difference of 7 000 copies 104 Royals sold 82 551 units 101 Surprised by the news Lorde commented I m so incredibly excited to be in first place this week and very grateful to all fans in the UK who bought Royals 105 The single fell to number two in its second week selling another 59 903 copies and by April 2014 it had shipped more than 470 000 copies in the UK 106 In October 2020 it was awarded a double platinum certificate by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for selling more than 1 200 000 copies in the country 107 Royals also had commercial success elsewhere in Europe reaching the top of the Euro Digital Songs chart 108 and peaking within the top ten in European national charts including those of Germany 109 Denmark 110 Finland 111 and Hungary 112 In South Korea Royals peaked at number 37 on the Gaon International Singles Chart with initial sales of 4 331 copies 113 and in Japan it peaked at number 16 114 On 15 March 2013 Royals debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 and remained in the top position for three weeks 115 In Australia Royals was released simultaneously with The Love Club EP and was classified as a single for charting purposes The EP spent two weeks at its peak position of number two on the ARIA Singles Chart being kept from number one by Avicii s Wake Me Up The EP s sales were recorded as a whole and therefore tracks on the album could not chart separately 116 Royals was the fifth best selling single of the year in Australia and it was accredited nonuple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA for selling more than 630 000 units 117 Royals was the most streamed song in Australia and New Zealand by a female artist in 2013 118 By November 2014 Royals had sold over 10 million copies worldwide 119 Music video edit nbsp According to Lorde this scene is a picture of the straight forward life she grew up with where she spent most of her time riding around on bikes and taking photos 120 The accompanying music video for Royals was directed by Joel Kefali and was released on Lorde s YouTube channel on 12 May 2013 121 In an interview with The Huffington Post Lorde said the video s concept was to show how teenage life can be so mundane and so boring 122 Lorde told the same publication in a later interview she felt her presence in the video was unnecessary saying With pop music and pop musicians you know everything about everyone all the time particularly their physical appearance With female musicians that s made a big thing of and I think people certainly with me have appreciated a bit of mystery 120 The video begins with a monochromatic scene of an unmade bed which fades to a receding suburban neighbourhood A teenage boy wearing a necklace takes a shower and a static filled television screen is shown The boy stares out of his bedroom window lies on a couch eats breakfast and cuts his hair 123 The same boy visits an indoor swimming complex and boxes with a friend in a living room The boy stares at a mirror and pulls down his bloody lip to reveal an injury he sustained while boxing 123 Lorde is briefly shown singing part of the song The boy waits with friends at a railway station 123 He rests his head against the train window with a dull expression on his face In the final scene the camera moves towards the suburban neighbourhood seen at the start of the video Since its release the video has garnered over 900 million views 121 Slant placed the video at number three on their list of the best music videos of 2013 noting her absence from it speaks to both the 16 year old s postcode shame and her friends suburban teen ennui 124 The video won the award for Best Rock Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Critics were divided over its placement in the rock category 125 It received a nomination for Best Female Video in the MTV Awards ceremony but lost to Katy Perry s 2014 song Dark Horse Royals won best music video at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards 126 Live performances edit nbsp Lorde performing at the Decibel Festival in Seattle September 2013 On 13 August 2013 Lorde recorded a live performance of Royals for KCRW s radio programme Morning Becomes Eclectic 127 In New Zealand she made her stage debut at a small venue in Auckland for a small audience 128 and on 18 September 2013 she made her television debut on New Zealander 3rd Degree Lorde made her UK television debut on the BBC programme Later with Jools Holland 129 Lorde in her first US television appearance sang Royals on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 1 October 2013 backed by a keyboardist and a drummer 130 Her performance was met with positive reviews 131 Three days later she sang the song on the VH1 television show Big Morning Buzz Live 132 Lorde also performed Royals on The Ellen DeGeneres Show at the opening of the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards 133 and along with Buzzcut Season on the Canadian radio show Q 134 Days later Lorde appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and introduced Royals and other tracks from Pure Heroine 135 In early 2014 Lorde performed a reworked version of Royals at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards 136 Rolling Stone praised the performance which included projections of statues behind her 137 138 and made Lorde the most talked about artist on social media during the ceremony 139 At the 2014 BRIT Awards she performed an electro version of Royals with Disclosure which segued into Disclosure s song White Noise 140 The BRIT Awards released the Royals White Noise performance at the iTunes Stores on 19 February 2014 141 proceeds from its sales went to the charity War Child 142 The BRIT Awards performance debuted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart 143 In April 2014 Lorde made her debut appearance in Brazil at the Lollapalooza festival and included Royals on her set list 144 The song was also added to the set list of the Pure Heroine Tour 2013 2014 the Melodrama World Tour 2017 2018 and the Solar Power Tour 2022 2023 145 In July 2015 Lorde performed the song with Taylor Swift on her 1989 World Tour in Washington D C as one of many guests that Swift invited during the tour 146 Other cover versions and use in media edit nbsp nbsp Bruce Springsteen and Jack White from The White Stripes were two of many musicians who covered Royals Other artists have recorded and performed versions of Royals In August 2013 Selena Gomez performed the song during her Stars Dance Tour appearance in Vancouver Canada 147 American singer Jason Derulo performed an R amp B style version of it on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge in December 2013 148 Bruce Springsteen performed an acoustic cover of Royals in April 2014 in Auckland New Zealand during his High Hopes Tour 149 Lorde responded to it commenting It s so exciting it s a great honor Springsteen is a fantastic songwriter I was a little touched it s really cool it s crazy when someone like him is playing your song 150 American spoof folk duo Black Simon amp Garfunkel performed a cover of the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Esquire considered the parody the best cover of the song by any artist 151 Weird Al Yankovic recorded a parody of the song titled Foil for his album Mandatory Fun 152 Its music video was released online on 16 July 2014 153 Capital FM described Yankovic s parody as equally strange and brilliant 154 Novelty act Puddles Pity Party played by singer Mike Geier performed Royals for Halloween in 2013 Lorde called it her favourite cover of the song at the time 155 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio used Royals at his victory speech in Brooklyn in November 2013 According to The New York Times the song was chosen because it deals with social class inequality one of de Blasio s main campaign themes 156 Samsung used the track in a commercial for the Galaxy Note 3 157 The satirical CBC TV programme This Hour Has 22 Minutes used Royals as the basis of a parody about the Canadian Senate expenses scandal 158 Royals was used in the television series Suburgatory and Reign 159 160 In 2014 Royals was featured in the rhythm game Fantasia Music Evolved 161 A remix of the song titled Loyal with new lyrics was performed by Demarco and was included in the re released edition of Grand Theft Auto V 162 The song was also used in the 2019 crime film Hustlers 163 According to the Lorene Scafaria the film s director Lorde s reluctance to issue copyright of her music prompted Scafaria to write Lorde a letter about the song s meaning to her and its importance to the film Lorde approved her request 164 It is the first song Lorde licensed for a film 164 Legacy editAnalysts have credited Royals as a precedent for mainstream pop music s transition to minimalist dark pop sounds 165 166 Some sources have said it paved the way for other alternative leaning pop artists such as Banks 167 Billie Eilish 168 Clairo 169 Halsey 167 Mallrat and Olivia Rodrigo 169 Lindsay Zoladz from The Ringer noted the song s impact was larger and harder to define because it completely rewrote the rules for young women making radio friendly pop 170 Zach Schonfeld writing for Newsweek said Royals led a trail of imitators mimicking the song s effortless pop minimalism 166 It was compared to Nirvana s 1991 single Smells Like Teen Spirit because both tracks were disruptive to music charts and decried the pop industry of which it became a part 171 37 Vulture included Royals as one of the 103 moments that shaped the music of the 2010s 172 Forbes writer Nick Messitte said the success of Royals helped the re release of Tove Lo s 2013 song Habits Stay High become a top five hit in the United States According to Messitte the song s success indicated the smart money would be on change to find a new sound in pop music 173 David Bowie called Lorde the future of music 174 and Dave Grohl lead singer of Foo Fighters described Royals as revolutionary 175 Geoff Nelson from Consequence of Sound noted the track became perhaps the single most influential pop single of the decade 176 Phil Whitmer of Vice stated Royals is alien by contrast to the legions of songs that imitated its vibe and failed to copy its mixolydian feel 177 BBC listed Royals as a B side on their list of the songs that defined the 2010s Stephen Dowling of the publication highlighted how the track s minimalist production created the blueprint for the cutting edge sound of pop setting the foundation for Taylor Swift s 2014 album 1989 178 NPR readers voted Royals the fourth most popular song of the 2010s 179 while Pitchfork s readers poll placed it at number 34 on their decade list 180 The song placed at number 16 on Triple J s Hottest 100 of the Decade contest 181 Critical rankings for Royals Critic Organization Time span Rank Publishedyear Billboard All Time Pop songs 111 2023 182 Decade end 2019 183 21st century Choruses 34 2019 184 Cleveland 21st century Pop songs 11 2018 185 21st century 85 2019 186 Consequence All Time Debut singles 6 2017 187 Decade end 4 2019 167 Decade end Pop songs 2 2019 188 Double J All Time Debut singles 3 2021 189 Entertainment Weekly Decade end Pop hooks 5 2019 190 1990 2014 2015 191 Far Out Decade end 42 2022 192 NPR 21st century Female artists 6 2018 193 Insider Decade end 2019 194 All Time Written by teenagers 2019 195 NME Decade end 50 2019 169 Paste 36 2019 196 Pitchfork 129 2019 165 Rolling Stone 11 2019 197 21st century 9 2018 198 All Time Debut singles 29 2020 199 All Time 30 2021 200 Slant Decade end 3 2020 201 Stereogum 23 2019 168 Spin 1985 2020 34 2020 202 Tampa Bay Times Decade end Pop songs 11 2019 203 The Daily Telegraph All Time 77 2018 204 The Times Decade end 2020 205 Time Out All Time Pop songs 21 2023 206 Treble Decade end 64 2020 207 Vanity Fair 2019 208 Track listings editDigital download 209 No TitleLength1 Royals 3 09Total length 3 09 New Zealand double download one 210 No TitleLength1 Royals 3 102 400 Lux 3 54Total length 7 04 New Zealand double download two 211 No TitleLength1 Royals 3 102 Tennis Court 3 18Total length 6 28 CD single 212 No TitleLength1 Royals 3 092 Bravado 3 41Total length 6 50 BRITs performance digital download 141 No TitleLength1 Royals White Noise Live from the BRITs featuring AlunaGeorge 4 59Total length 4 59Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2013 2014 Peakposition Australia ARIA Digital Track Chart ARIA 213 2 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 214 2 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 215 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 216 1 Brazil Billboard Brasil Hot 100 217 20 Brazil Hot Pop Songs Billboard Brasil 217 3 Canada Canadian Hot 100 218 1 Canada AC Billboard 219 1 Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 220 1 Canada Hot AC Billboard 221 1 Canada Rock Billboard 222 9 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 223 7 Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 224 20 Denmark Tracklisten 110 3 Europe Euro Digital Songs 225 1 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 111 8 France SNEP 226 4 Germany Official German Charts 109 8 Hungary Radios Top 40 227 32 Hungary Single Top 40 112 10 Iceland RUV 228 2 Ireland IRMA 229 1 Israel Media Forest 230 1 Italy FIMI 231 1 Japan Japan Hot 100 232 16 Mexican Anglo Chart Monitor Latino 233 11 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 234 4 Netherlands Single Top 100 235 4 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 236 1 Norway VG lista 237 3 Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 238 11 Romania Airplay 100 239 10 Scotland OCC 240 1 Slovakia Radio Top 100 Oficialna 241 4 Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 242 61 Slovenia SloTop50 243 2 South Africa EMA 244 3 Spain PROMUSICAE 245 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 246 1 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 247 3 UK Singles OCC 248 1 US Billboard Hot 100 249 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 250 2 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 251 1 US Dance Club Songs Billboard 252 14 US Latin Pop Airplay Billboard 253 19 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 254 1 US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard 255 3 US Rhythmic Billboard 256 2 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 257 1 Venezuela Pop Rock General Record Report 258 1 Royals White Noise Live from the BRITs edit Chart 2014 Peakposition Ireland IRMA 259 93 New Zealand Artists Recorded Music NZ 260 9 UK Singles Official Charts Company 143 72 Year end charts edit Chart 2013 Position Australia ARIA 261 5 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 262 46 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 263 43 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 264 68 Canada Canadian Hot 100 265 18 Denmark Tracklisten 266 39 France SNEP 267 64 Germany Media Control AG 268 59 Italy FIMI 269 53 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 270 17 Netherlands Single Top 100 271 15 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 272 2 Slovenia SloTop50 273 35 Spain Streaming PROMUSICAE 274 55 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 275 75 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 276 51 UK Singles Official Charts Company 277 44 US Billboard Hot 100 278 15 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 279 23 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 280 27 US Rhythmic Billboard 281 35 US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 282 3 Chart 2014 Position Australia ARIA 283 83 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 284 69 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 285 40 Brazil Crowley 286 35 Canada Canadian Hot 100 287 35 France SNEP 288 43 Germany Official German Charts 289 98 Italy FIMI 290 64 Japan Japan Hot 100 291 92 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 292 83 Romania Airplay 100 293 46 Slovenia SloTop50 294 43 Spain Streaming PROMUSICAE 295 62 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 296 61 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 297 67 UK Singles Official Charts Company 298 98 US Billboard Hot 100 299 20 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 300 15 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 301 37 US Rhythmic Billboard 302 46 US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 303 3 Decade end charts edit Chart 2010 2019 Position US Billboard Hot 100 304 18 US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 305 15 All time charts edit Chart Position US Billboard Hot 100 306 69 US Billboard Hot 100 Women 307 20 US Adult Alternative Airplay Billboard 308 43Certifications edit See Tfd See Tfd Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 117 9 Platinum 630 000 Belgium BEA 309 Gold 15 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 310 3 Diamond 750 000 Canada Music Canada 97 7 Platinum 560 000 Germany BVMI 311 3 Gold 450 000 Italy FIMI 312 2 Platinum 60 000 New Zealand RMNZ 313 6 Platinum 90 000 Norway IFPI Norway 314 5 Platinum 50 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 315 Platinum 60 000 Sweden GLF 296 4 Platinum 160 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 316 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 107 2 Platinum 1 280 000 note 1 United States RIAA 318 14 Platinum 14 000 000 Streaming Denmark IFPI Danmark 319 Platinum 1 800 000 Summaries Worldwide IFPI 22 000 000 320 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editCountry Date Format Label Catalogue no United States 18 3 June 2013 Adult album alternative Lava Republic None Austria 209 2 August 2013 Digital download Universal Belgium 321 Denmark 322 Finland 323 Greece 322 Indonesia 322 Ireland 322 Japan 322 Norway 322 France 324 5 August 2013 Italy 325 Luxembourg 326 Portugal 327 Singapore 328 Spain 329 United States 330 331 13 August 2013 Contemporary hit radio Lava Republic 3 September 2013 Rhythmic contemporary Germany 212 13 September 2013 Digital download Universal Italy 332 20 September 2013 Contemporary hit radio Germany 333 10 December 2013 CD single 0602537693191 United Kingdom 334 18 February 2014 Digital download Virgin None Worldwide 141 19 February 2014 Royals White Noise download Brit Awards New Zealand 210 211 4 April 2014 Royals 400 Lux download Universal Royals Tennis Court downloadSee also editConspicuous consumption List of best selling singles List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2013 List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2013 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