Lorde's New Music Video Is So Good It Broke The Internet

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In case there was any doubt that Lorde is totally dominating the music scene right now, just check out what happened when she released the music video for her latest track "Team." As soon as the singer's new vid hit the web, it was an instant hit—and apparently, too big of a hit for the Internet to handle. So many fans swarmed Lorde's Vevo page to watch the "Team" video that it crashed! So what makes one music video so friggin' awesome that it brings down the web? Lorde appears to have mastered the recipe—and here it is:

-1 part mystery

Just like "Royals," this song has a much deeper meaning than you'd guess from the lyrics alone. Lorde took to her Facebook to explain the dream she had that initially inspired "Team," making everyone super curious to see if the video would help decode the double meaning behind the lyrics.

-2 parts relatability

The dream that led to "Team" that led to the video that crashed the Internet, wasn't as outrageous or crazy as you'd imagine. Actually, it wasn't crazy at all—it was more like the kind of dreams you've probably had. Lorde told her Facebook fans that the dream was "about teenagers in their own world, a world with hierarchies and initiations, where the boy who was second in command had acne on his face, and so did the girl who was queen." Pimples, cliques, heirarchies and king and queen bees—so totally something every teen can relate to and so totally Mean Girls meets Twilight. And come on, who wouldn't want to see Lorde's version of Mean Girls (but with guys!)?

-3 parts fantasy

But this isn't one of those dreams...er, nightmares where the popular kids torture you. In the video, Lorde takes the role as queen of the make-believe kingdom filled with teenagers in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world.

-4 parts revenge of the nerds

The teenagers that join her highness in the vid are the pimply, not-so-cool kids. In other words, it's not the usual beautiful, pimple-free popular kids pushing the nerdy misfits and punks into lockers that we see in most movies and shows. it's the kids that don't fit in that rule Lorde's fantasy high school! And who wouldn't want to join Lorde in watching what that world would be like?

-Plus, a sprinkling of Lorde

One reason we love Lorde is that she's always stayed away from Hollywood's in-crowd and didn't completely change to fit the usual celeb mold as soon as she became famous. She's made it totally cool not to fit in, and made anyone who has ever felt like they didn't fit in (which is um, everyone) a hero to relate to and root for! Which cleary everyone did, and can we just agree that crashing the Internet is final proof that you don't have to be like everyone else to be popular?

Okay, we told you why we think it rocks—now watch the video for "Team" below and tell us what you think of Lorde's fictional world!

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