Watch Lorde Debut New Song ‘What Was That’ Live at Washington Square Park

Lorde debuted her new single ‘What Was That’, which is set to arrive on Friday, last night aat New York’s Washington Square Park. The last-minute appearance was initially shut down by cops before it could even begin. “Omg @thepark the cops are shutting us down,” she wrote. “I am truly Amazed by how many of you showed up !!! But they’re telling me you gotta disperse … I’m so sorry.”

Tons of fans stuck around, though, and two hours later, longtime collaborator Blood Orange/Dev Hynes showed up with a speaker playing ‘What Was That’. After about half an hour, Lorde made her way to the park and danced along to the song. In addition to previously unveiled lyrics – “Since I was 17/ I gave you everything/ Now we wake from a dream/ Well baby, what was that?” – it features lines like: “I’m missing you/ And all the things we used to do/ MDMA in the back garden, blow our pupils up/ We kissed for hours straight but baby, what was that?/ I remember saying then/ This is the best cigarette of my life/ Well I want you just like that.”