“Solar Power” is the first single and title track from Lorde’s third studio album. The song features Lorde singing about many tropes of nature and using the outdoors to escape the stresses of everyday life.

The song’s artwork was revealed through Lorde’s website on June 7, 2021, with the following caption: “ARRIVING IN 2021 … PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE,” seemingly poking at how the release details were leaked on Twitter shortly before the announcement.

On June 10, 2021, there were reports of the single being briefly available on streaming services including Apple Music, YouTube and Tidal, six hours earlier than the scheduled release. It also appeared in part on social media platform TikTok. The song was quickly taken down after the mistake was spotted. It was subsequently released on all platforms, coinciding with the solar eclipse.