Yellow Flicker Beat is a song.
Yellow Flicker Beat . Written by Lorde and Joel Little and produced by Little and Paul Epworth , the song was released on 29 September 2014 as the lead single from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 by Republic Records . `` Yellow Flicker Beat '' , which features an electronic production , is characterised as an art pop and electropop song . The track was well received by music critics , who praised its lyrical content for being more mature than that of Lorde 's previous releases . Lorde performed the song at the 2014 American Music Awards on 23 November 2014 .