Buzzcut Season

"Buzzcut Season"
Promotional single by Lorde
from the album Pure Heroine
Released23 September 2013
StudioGolden Age Studios (Auckland)
GenreElectropop
Length4:06
LabelUMG
Songwriters
Producers
  • Joel Little
  • Ella Yelich-O'Connor
Audio video
"Buzzcut Season" on YouTube

"Buzzcut Season" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, taken from her debut studio album, Pure Heroine (2013). It was released on 23 September 2013 by Universal Music Group (UMG) as a promotional single from the album. Written by Lorde and Joel Little, "Buzzcut Season" is an electropop song that features elements from tropical music and discusses the "ridiculousness of modern life."

Upon its release, "Buzzcut Season" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production and Lorde's vocal delivery on the track. The song reached number twenty-nine on the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs and number thirty-eight on the ARIA Streaming Tracks. Lorde performed "Buzzcut Season" during a number of shows, including the Late Show with David Letterman.