Yellow Flicker Beat is a musical work.
`` Yellow Flicker Beat '' is a song by New Zealand singer Lorde . `` Yellow Flicker Beat '' , which features an electronic production , is characterised as an art pop and electropop song . Lorde performed the song at the 2014 American Music Awards on 23 November 2014 . The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards , and Best Song at the 20th Critics ' Choice Awards .