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Watch Lorde Run a Misfit Youth Society in ‘Team’ Video

Lorde Team Video Pure Heroine

Although Lorde’s Pure Heroine isn’t purely wonderful, the sumptuous chorus of “Team” makes that song an undeniable standout. The 17-year-old’s third single continues some of the themes of her problematic megahit “Royals,” but shifts the attention to a friendship that’s “in ruins.” The just-released video takes a fantastical and literal approach — specifically, the line “we live in cities you’ll never see” — by placing the New Zealander amidst a colony of Lost Boys-style misfit youth.

For more from Lorde, revisit SPIN’s interview with the rising star, catch her covering Sheryl Crow with Haim, read her lengthy birthday essay, and watch her do a wicked Ronnie James Dio impression at the age of 12.