Glory and Gore

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"Glory and Gore"
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
Producer(s)Joel Little
Lorde singles chronology
"Team"
(2013) 		"Glory and Gore"
(2014) 		"Yellow Flicker Beat"
(2014)

"Glory and Gore" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter

gladiators
.

The song was met with a mixed reception from critics, and reached numbers sixty-eight and nine on the United States

Vikings
.

Composition and release

"Glory and Gore"
The song is a chillwave and hip hop-influenced electropop ballad.
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As with the rest of Pure Heroine, "Glory and Gore" was written by Lorde and

synthesisers.[4]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by

black satire to express disdain towards modern emphasis on violence,[6] and compares celebrity culture to gladiatorial combat.[7] This is exemplified in the lyric "Glory and gore go hand-in-hand/That's why we're making headlines."[6] It continues the derision of popular culture of "Team", the preceding song on Pure Heroine.[8] "Glory and Gore" also portrays an empowerment theme; PopMatters' Evan Sawdey described it as a "dark" version of Katy Perry's "Roar" (2013).[9]

"Glory and Gore" was sent to United States

Vikings.[15][16] However, the 8 April 2014 US contemporary hit radio (CHR) scheduled release of "Glory and Gore" was cancelled,[16][17] and "Tennis Court" eventually impacted US CHR on 22 April 2014.[18]

Reception

In a review of Pure Heroine, Larry Day from The 405 called the track "single-worthy".

Consequence of Sound wrote that "Glory and Gore" did not fit in with the minimal production found in the majority of Pure Heroine.[20] Pitchfork's Lindsay Zoladz criticised the song for having too many lyrics forced into each line.[21] John Murphy from MusicOMH was critical of the latter half of Pure Heroine, writing "by the time 'Glory and Gore' and 'Still Sane' roll around, the template's starting to sound a bit tired."[22]

Following the release of Pure Heroine, "Glory and Gore" appeared at number 17 on the

Hot Rock Songs.[29] As of April 2014, "Glory and Gore" has sold 307,000 digital downloads in the US.[16]

Live performances

Lorde performing at Lollapalooza in 2014

On 24 September 2013, Lorde performed the track, among others, at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[30] On 3 October 2013, Lorde held a concert at the Warsaw Venue in Brooklyn and performed the song among other tracks from the album.[31] Lorde performed "Glory and Gore" at Silo Park, Auckland on 29 January 2014 as part of her make-up show for the 2014

Coachella Festival set with the song,[33] and performed it at Lollapalooza in São Paulo, Brazil and in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[34]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States 11 March 2014 Modern rock
[10]
7 April 2014 Adult album alternative [11]

References

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  5. ^ "Glory and Gore". EMI Music Publishing. Musicnotes.com. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason (25 September 2013). "Lorde, 'Pure Heroine': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. New York. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
    Patrick, Ryan B. (30 September 2013). "Lorde – Pure Heroine". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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  9. ^ Sawdey, Evan (10 October 2013). "Lorde: Pure Heroine". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
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  13. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  14. ^ Caulfield, Keith (28 February 2014). "Lorde's 'Pure Heroine' Hits 1 Million in Sales". Billboard. Los Angeles. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  15. ^ Ng, Philiana (9 December 2013). "History's 'Vikings' Season 2 Promo Gets Help From Lorde (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  16. ^ a b c Trust, Gary (28 April 2014). "Chart Highlights: Lorde's 'Tennis Court' Nets Adult Pop Songs Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Lorde 'Tennis Court'". Republic Records. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
  19. ^ Day, Larry (25 October 2013). "Lorde – Pure Heroine". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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  21. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (3 October 2013). "Lorde: Pure Heroine". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  22. ^ Murphy, John (24 October 2013). "Lorde – Pure Heroine". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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  24. ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  25. ^ Trust, Gary (28 February 2014). "Chart Moves: Keith Urban Drives 'Cop Car' Up Hot Country Songs; Cage The Elephant Scores First Triple A No. 1; Christopher Cross Ends Top 10 Drought". Billboard. New York. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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  29. ^ a b "Lorde – Chart history: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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    Dimeglio, Mary J (13 April 2014). "Jay Z Joins Nas, And More Ways Coachella Day 2 Was Full Of Surprises". MTV News
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  34. ^ Mazumdar, Tarun (7 April 2014). "Lorde Conquers the Brazilian Stage, Rocks 40,000 fan at Lollapalooza in Sao Paulo". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  35. ^ "Chartifacts". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
  36. ^ "Hot Canadian Digital Songs: Mar 15, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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  39. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  40. ^ "American single certifications – Lorde – Glory and Gore". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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