What Was That

Lorde song
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What Was That

Summary

What Was That is a music track with vocals[1]. It draws 525 Wikipedia views per month (music_track_with_vocals category, ranking #11 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • What Was That's instance of is recorded as music track with vocals[3].
  • What Was That's composer is recorded as Lorde[4].
  • What Was That's composer is recorded as Jim-E Stack[5].
  • What Was That's genre is electropop[6].
  • What Was That's genre is synth-pop[7].
  • What Was That was produced by Lorde[8].
  • What Was That was produced by Jim-E Stack[9].
  • What Was That was produced by Dan Nigro[10].
  • What Was That was performed by Lorde[11].
  • What Was That's record label is recorded as Universal Music New Zealand[12].
  • What Was That's record label is recorded as Republic Records[13].
  • What Was That is part of Virgin[14].
  • What Was That's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • What Was That was distributed by music download[16].
  • What Was That was distributed by streaming media[17].
  • What Was That was published on April 24, 2025[18].
  • What Was That's lyricist is recorded as Lorde[19].
  • What Was That's lyricist is recorded as Jim-E Stack[20].
  • What Was That's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'What Was That'}[21].
  • What Was That's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+209'}[22].
  • What Was That's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on What Was That was Lorde[11]. Producers include Lorde[8], Jim-E Stack[9], and Dan Nigro[10].

Publication

What Was That was released on April 24, 2025[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include electropop[6] and synth-pop[7]. It is part of Virgin[14]. Recorded distribution format include music download[16] and streaming media[17].

Why It Matters

What Was That draws 525 Wikipedia views per month (music_track_with_vocals category, ranking #11 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bugs! album id 37812513
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5144]]: 37812513, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/191986347|What Was That (#191986347)]] for {{P|5144}}"
  2. 19d ago · You know that breakfast is not that important · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2025-04-24T00:00:00Z
    Performer Lorde
    Publication date
    Part of
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: What Was That"
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