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"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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