Royals (pjesma)

Royals
Royals
Singl Lorde
Objavljen	8. mart 2013.
Snimljen	2012 ; Golden Age Studios, ; Auckland, Novi Zeland
Žanr	Art pop
Trajanje	3:10 (orginalna verzija)
Izdavač	Universal Music, Virgin (UMG)
Producent(i)	Joel Little
Hronologija albuma Lorde

"Royals" je pjesma novozelandske pjevačice i kantautorice Lorde s njenog debitantskog EP-a The Love Club EP (2012). Kasnije je bila uključena u njen debitantski album Pure Heroine (2013). Pjesmu su napisali Lorde i Joel Little za pola sata. Prema navodima, "Royals" je "odgovor na sve što je na pop radiju". Pjesma je objavljena 8. marta 2013. kao vodeći singl s EP-a.

p r u Grammy za pjesmu godine
1959–1979.	"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" – Domenico Modugno (tekstopisac) (1959) "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (tekstopisac) (1960) "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (tekstopisac) (1961) "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer i Henry Mancini (tekstopisci) (1962) "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse i Anthony Newley (tekstopisci) (1963) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer i Henry Mancini (tekstopisci) (1964) "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (tekstopisac) (1965) "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster i Johnny Mandel (tekstopisci) (1966) "Michelle" – John Lennon i Paul McCartney (tekstopisci) (1967) "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (tekstopisac) (1968) "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (tekstopisac) (1969) "Games People Play" – Joe South (tekstopisac) (1970) "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (tekstopisac) (1971) "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (tekstopisac) (1972) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (tekstopisac) (1973) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel i Charles Fox (tekstopisci) (1974) "The Way We Were" – Alan i Marilyn Bergman i Marvin Hamlisch (tekstopisci) (1975) "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (tekstopisac) (1976) "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (tekstopisac) (1977) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand i Paul Williams (tekstopisci) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (tekstopisac) (1978) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (tekstopisac) (1979)
1980−1999.	"What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins i Michael McDonald (tekstopisci) (1980) "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (tekstopisac) (1981) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss i Jackie DeShannon (tekstopisci) (1982) "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James i Wayne Carson (tekstopisci) (1983) "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (tekstopisac) (1984) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle i Terry Britten (tekstopisci) (1985) "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson i Lionel Richie (tekstopisci) (1986) "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach i Carole Bayer Sager (tekstopisci) (1987) "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann i Cynthia Weil (tekstopisci) (1988) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (tekstopisac) (1989) "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley i Jeff Silbar (tekstopisci) (1990) "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (tekstopisac) (1991) "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (tekstopisac) (1992) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton i Will Jennings (tekstopisci) (1993) "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken i Tim Rice (tekstopisci) (1994) "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (tekstopisac) (1995) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (tekstopisac) (1996) "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick i Tommy Sims (tekstopisci) (1997) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin i John Leventhal (tekstopisci) (1998) "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner i Will Jennings (tekstopisci) (1999)
2000−2019.	"Smooth" – Itaal Shur i Rob Thomas (tekstopisci) (2000) "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen i Paul Hewson (tekstopisci) (2001) "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (tekstopisac) (2002) "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (tekstopisac) (2003) "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx i Luther Vandross (tekstopisci) (2004) "Daughters" – John Mayer (tekstopisac) (2005) "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen i Paul Hewson (tekstopisci) (2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar i Dan Wilson (tekstopisci) (2007) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (tekstopisac) (2008) "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion i Christopher Martin (tekstopisci) (2009) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash i Christopher Stewart (tekstopisci) (2010) "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley i Hillary Scott (tekstopisci) (2011) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins i Paul Epworth (tekstopisci) (2012) "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost i Nate Ruess (tekstopisci) (2013) "Royals" – Joel Little i Ella Yelich O'Connor (tekstopisci) (2014) "Stay with Me" (Darkchildova verzija) – James Napier, William Phillips i Sam Smith (tekstopisci) (2015) "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran i Amy Wadge (tekstopisci) (2016) "Hello" – Adele Adkins i Greg Kurstin (tekstopisci) (2017) "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus i Jonathan Yip (tekstopisci) (2018) "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson i Jeffery Lamar Williams (tekstopisci) (2019)
2020−2039.	"Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell i Finneas O'Connell (tekstopisci) (2020) "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. i Tiara Thomas (tekstopisci) (2021) "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II i Bruno Mars (tekstopisci) (2022) "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (tekstopisac) (2023) "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell i Finneas O'Connell (tekstopisci) (2023)