"Liability" is the second song dropped from Lorde's sophomore album Melodrama. It was released on March 10th 2017.
The track was written and produced by Lorde and Jack Antonoff in Antanoff's apartment with the rest of the album over an 18-month period. The song has been described as a piano ballad. Lorde said:
"I was in this cab alone listening to “Higher” by Rihanna because Anti had just come out, and I had a little cry and I was just like 'it’s always going to be this way, at some point with everyone it’s going to be this way.' But the song kind of ended up turning into a bit of a protective talismans for me. I was like, you know what, I'm always gonna have myself so I have to really nurture this relationship and feel good about hanging out with myself and loving myself."
She later said on an exclusive Spinoff podcast:
“I’m so aware of the thoughts that are so potent in a moment and then, in the light of day, you’re like, ‘Alright, I was being a bit of a drama queen there, but it’s all good, I’m over it.’ But I went and immortalised it and now everyone who talks to be about that song gives me this look like I’m dying of a terminal disease … but I think that is the nature of writing a record called Melodrama.”
She also announced the album release date, June 16th, on Twitter while releasing Liability.
