Yellow Flicker Beat is a musical work.
`` Yellow Flicker Beat '' is a song by New Zealand singer Lorde . The track was well received by music critics , who praised its lyrical content for being more mature than that of Lorde 's previous releases . Commercially , `` Yellow Flicker Beat '' peaked at number thirty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the record charts of several nations , including Australia , Canada and New Zealand .