"Buzzcut Season" | |
---|---|
Promotional single by Lorde | |
from the album Pure Heroine | |
Released | 23 September 2013 |
Recorded | Golden Age Studios (Auckland) |
Genre | Electropop |
Length | 4:06 |
Label | UMG |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) |
|
Audio video | |
"Buzzcut Season" on YouTube |
"Buzzcut Season" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, taken from her debut studio album, Pure Heroine (2013). It was released on 23 September 2013 by Universal Music Group (UMG) as a promotional single from the album. Written by Lorde and Joel Little, "Buzzcut Season" is an electropop song that features elements from tropical music and discusses the "ridiculousness of modern life."[1]
Upon its release, "Buzzcut Season" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production and Lorde's vocal delivery on the track. The song reached number twenty-nine on the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs and number thirty-eight on the ARIA Streaming Tracks. Lorde performed "Buzzcut Season" during a number of shows, including the Late Show with David Letterman.