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Lorde has reportedly criticised her own hit song 'Royals' in a new interview, branding it "disastrous" and "awful."

The New Zealand singer rose to fame last year with the debut album Pure Heroine, the lead single of which was the ubiquitous 'Royals', which sold over 5 million copies in the United States alone.

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However, it seems Lorde isn't as keen on the song as her fans. According to The Edge, Lorde gave an interview with The Daily Record in which she said: "I listen to people covering the song and putting their own spin on it, and I listen to it in every single form except the original one I put out, and I realise that actually it sounds horrible."

She added: "It sounds like a ringtone from a 2006 Nokia. None of the melodies are cool or good. It's disastrous. Awful... But for the same reason, in the context of the way I released it, it just worked out."

Despite Lorde's self-deprecation, 'Royals' has gone down well with fans and critics alike, winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in January.

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