Lorde - royals ( US version )

The video depicts aimless teenagers in a suburban New Zealand neighborhood engaging in everyday rebellion—like boxing in living rooms, lying by train tracks, or staring out windows—contrasting with fleeting, direct shots of Lorde against plain backdrops. This emphasizes themes of ordinary life versus the "royalty" glamour in pop culture, with a shorter runtime focused more on the artist than the original NZ release.