Hammer
Lorde * Track #1 On Virgin (Deluxe)*
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Album Virgin (Deluxe)*
Hammer by Lorde
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“Hammer” is the third and final single prior to the release of Lorde’s fourth album, Virgin on 27 June 2025. It serves as the album’s opening track, and was described by Lorde as “an ode to city life and horniness” when announced via social media on 18 June 2025.
Hammer Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's a heat in the pavement, my mercury's raising
Don't know if it's love or if it's ovulation
When you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail
The mist from the fountain is kissing my neck
The liquid crystal is in my grip
Anyone with a snake tongue, I show 'em the chambers of my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know you don't deal much in love and affection
But I really do think there could be a connection
I burn and I sing and I scheme and I dance
Some days, I'm a woman, some days, I'm a man, oh
[Chorus]
I might have been born again
I'm ready to feel like I don't have thе answers
There's pеace in the madness over our heads
Let it carry me u-u-u-u-up
[Post-Chorus]
Ah
Ah
Ah
[Verse 2]
Today, I'll go to Canal Street, they're piercing my ears
I'm making a wish when the needle goes in
Take an aura picture, read it and tell me who I am (Show me who I am)
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know you don't deal much in love and affection
But I really do think you can make an exception
It's a beautiful life, so why play truant?
I jerk tears and they pay me to do it, oh
[Chorus]
I might have been born again
I'm ready to feel like I don't have the answers
There's peace in the madness over our heads
Let it carry me u-u-u-u-up
[Post-Chorus]
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah, ah, ah
Ah
[Outro]
Let it break me down till I'm just a breath
Till I'm just a voice living in your head
It's a fucked-up world, been to hell and back
But I've sent you a postcard from the edge
The edge
Mm, oh
Oh
Hammer Q&A
Who wrote Hammer's ?
Hammer was written by Lorde & Jim-E Stack.
Who produced Hammer's ?
Hammer was produced by Lorde & Jim-E Stack.
What did Lorde say about "Hammer"?
[Chappell Roan] asked me this [how she identifies now]. She was like, ‘So, are you nonbinary now?’ And I was like, ‘I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.’ I know that’s not a very satisfying answer, but there’s a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up.
—via Rolling Stone
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Is there a live performance of "Hammer" by Lorde?
Glastonbury 2025
How did the song perform on the charts?
“Hammer” debuted at #20 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.