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'''{{Stub}}Yellow Flicker Beat '''is the first single from ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Soundtrack|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack]]''. The song is performed by Lorde and will be released September 30th. Lorde is the sole curator for the upcoming ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' soundtrack.
  
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{{W|Joel Little}}
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|releasedate=September 29th, 2014
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'''Yellow Flicker Beat '''is the first official single from [[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Soundtrack|''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' soundtrack]]. The song is performed and written by {{W|Lorde}} and was released on September 29th, 2014. Lorde is the sole curator for the ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' soundtrack.
   
 
==Lyrics==
  
==Lyrics==
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I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm
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<poem>I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm
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And the scars that mark my body, they’re silver and gold
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And the scars that mark my body, they’re silver and gold
 
My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones
  
My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones
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It keeps my veins hot, the fires find a home in me
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It keeps my veins hot, the fire's found a home in me
 
I move through town, I’m quiet like a fire
  
I move through town, I’m quiet like a fire
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And my necklace is of opal, I tie it and untie it
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And my necklace is of rope, I tie it and untie it
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And now people talk to me, but nothing ever hits home
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People talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes
   
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I’m done with it (ooh)
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And our people talk to me, but nothing ever hits
  
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This is the start of how it ever ends
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So people talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes
  
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I’m going in (ooh)
  
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This is the start of how it all ever ends
  
 
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
  
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
 
I’m speeding up and this is the
  
I’m speeding up and this is the
 
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
  
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
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We rip the start, the colors disappear
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We're at the start, the colors disappear
 
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
  
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
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So I just try to keep up with them
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So I just try, keep up with the
 
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
  
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
   
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I dream all year, but they’re not the same kinds
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I dream all year, but they’re not the sweet kinds
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''And the shivers move down my shoulder blades in double time''
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And the shivers move down my shoulder blades in double time
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And now people talk to me, I’m slipping out of reach now
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And now people talk to me I’m slipping out of reach now
  
 
People talk to me, and all their faces blur
  
People talk to me, and all their faces blur
 
But I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison
  
But I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison
 
And I’m locking up everyone that ever laid a finger on me
  
And I’m locking up everyone that ever laid a finger on me
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I’m going in (ooh)
  
   
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I’m done with it (ooh)
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This is the start of how it all ever ends
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This is the start of how it ever ends
 
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
  
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
 
I’m speeding up and this is the
  
I’m speeding up and this is the
 
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
  
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
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We rip the start, the colors disappear
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We're at the start, the colors disappear
 
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
  
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
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So I just try to keep up with them
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So I just try, keep up with the
 
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
  
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
   
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And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat
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And this is the
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Sparking up my heart
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Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
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And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat-beat-beat-beat
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And this is the
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Red, orange, yellow flicker beat-beat-beat-beat''
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[[Category:Music]]
  
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</poem>
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==Making of==
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After reading the books and rewatching the movies, Lorde was sent the end of the film by director [[Francis Lawrence]], and she was struck by the scene where a [[hijacking|hijacked]] [[Peeta Mellark]] attacked [[Katniss Everdeen]]. She decided to begin the song with "these really creepy hums... that were very kind of flawed and cracked-sounding" in order to capture Katniss's instability, as well as her determination to fight back against [[the Capitol]] for what they had done to her and Peeta.<ref name=":0">''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1): Songs of Rebellion - Lorde on Curating the Soundtrack'' (behind the scenes featurette)</ref>
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==Chart perfomance==
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"Yellow Flicker Beat" performed moderately in the charts all around the world. In the American territory, "Yellow Flicker Beat" became Lorde's third top 40 hit in the official chart, and the third single from a Hunger Games soundtrack to reach this high, after "[[Safe & Sound]]" and "[[Eyes Open]]". Its highest rank was in Lorde's birth country, New Zealand, where it reached #4 and became the fourth top 5 hit of Lorde.
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===Peaks===
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|Australia (ARIA)
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| 25
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|Belgium (Ultratip Flaunders)
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|3
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|Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
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|21
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|-
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|France (SNEP)
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|93
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|-
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|Germany (Media Control Charts)
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|38
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|-
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|Hungary (Single Top 20)
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|16
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|-
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|Ireland (IRMA)
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|83
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|-
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|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
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|4
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|-
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|US Billboard Hot 100
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|34
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|-
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|UK Singles Chart
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|71
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|-
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|US Billboard Rock Songs
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|3
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==Music video==
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The music video for "Yellow Flicker Beat" was directed by Emily Kai Bock, and was released on 7 November 2014 at midnight (NZDT), when Lorde turned eighteen years old. She performed a show in Berlin while filming for ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2]]'' took place, so some of the producers came to the concert and brought her to see their work on set. She was struck by the vastness of the {{W|Berlin Tempelhof Airport}}. This gave her the idea to film the music video in a "cavernous space": {{W|Park Avenue Armory}} in New York.<ref name=":0" />
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==Awards==
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| rowspan="4" |2014
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|{{W|Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song}}
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|Nominated
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|{{W|Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song}}
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|Nominated
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|Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Original Song
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|Nominated
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|Gold Derby Music Award for Original Song
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|Nominated
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:The Hunger Games: Mockingjay film]]
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 6 January 2024

Yellow Flicker Beat is the first official single from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack. The song is performed and written by Lorde and was released on September 29th, 2014. Lorde is the sole curator for the The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack.

Lyrics

I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm
And the scars that mark my body, they’re silver and gold
My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones
It keeps my veins hot, the fire's found a home in me
I move through town, I’m quiet like a fire
And my necklace is of rope, I tie it and untie it
And now people talk to me, but nothing ever hits home
People talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes

I’m done with it (ooh)
This is the start of how it ever ends
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
I’m speeding up and this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
We're at the start, the colors disappear
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
So I just try, keep up with the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart

I dream all year, but they’re not the sweet kinds
And the shivers move down my shoulder blades in double time
And now people talk to me, I’m slipping out of reach now
People talk to me, and all their faces blur
But I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison
And I’m locking up everyone that ever laid a finger on me

I’m done with it (ooh)
This is the start of how it ever ends
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
I’m speeding up and this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
We're at the start, the colors disappear
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
So I just try, keep up with the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart

And this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
And this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat-beat-beat-beat

Making of

After reading the books and rewatching the movies, Lorde was sent the end of the film by director Francis Lawrence, and she was struck by the scene where a hijacked Peeta Mellark attacked Katniss Everdeen. She decided to begin the song with "these really creepy hums... that were very kind of flawed and cracked-sounding" in order to capture Katniss's instability, as well as her determination to fight back against the Capitol for what they had done to her and Peeta.[1]

Chart perfomance

"Yellow Flicker Beat" performed moderately in the charts all around the world. In the American territory, "Yellow Flicker Beat" became Lorde's third top 40 hit in the official chart, and the third single from a Hunger Games soundtrack to reach this high, after "Safe & Sound" and "Eyes Open". Its highest rank was in Lorde's birth country, New Zealand, where it reached #4 and became the fourth top 5 hit of Lorde.

Peaks

Chart Peak
Australia (ARIA) 25
Belgium (Ultratip Flaunders) 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 21
France (SNEP) 93
Germany (Media Control Charts) 38
Hungary (Single Top 20) 16
Ireland (IRMA) 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 4
US Billboard Hot 100 34
UK Singles Chart 71
US Billboard Rock Songs 3

Music video

The music video for "Yellow Flicker Beat" was directed by Emily Kai Bock, and was released on 7 November 2014 at midnight (NZDT), when Lorde turned eighteen years old. She performed a show in Berlin while filming for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 took place, so some of the producers came to the concert and brought her to see their work on set. She was struck by the vastness of the Berlin Tempelhof Airport. This gave her the idea to film the music video in a "cavernous space": Park Avenue Armory in New York.[1]

Lorde_-_Yellow_Flicker_Beat_(Hunger_Games)-0

Lorde_-_Yellow_Flicker_Beat_(From_The_Hunger_Games_Mockingjay_Part_1)_(Audio)-0

Awards

Year Award Status
2014 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Nominated
Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Original Song Nominated
Gold Derby Music Award for Original Song Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1): Songs of Rebellion - Lorde on Curating the Soundtrack (behind the scenes featurette)
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