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What Was That

Electropop
Electropop

What Was That is a Electropop act. Their sound grew out of Radiohead. Those roots explain a lot about how What Was That arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 1 connection around What Was That, reaching back through Radiohead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"What Was That" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. It was released on 24 April 2025 through Universal and Republic Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Virgin (2025). Lorde and Jim-E Stack wrote the track, and they produced it with Dan Nigro. "What Was That" is a synth-pop, dance, and electropop song, with a drum instrumentation inspired by the drums on the 2007 song "Reckoner" by English rock band Radiohead. In the lyrics, the narrator reminisces about a previous relationship and its aftermath.

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