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Halsey – You should be sad
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One week prior to the release of her third studio album, Manic, Halsey gifted fans with one final single, “You should be sad.” In the country-influenced track Halsey pours out her
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Halsey – The Haylor Song
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Ashley Frangipane, better known as Halsey, wrote “The Haylor Song” as a parody to Taylor Swift’s 2012 hit single “I Knew You Were Trouble” when she was 17. The song details her
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Halsey – Gasoline
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“Gasoline” centers on Halsey’s mental state (including bipolar disorder’s influence) when it comes to fame’s pressures. It appears on her debut studio album, Badlands.
In January
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Marshmello & Halsey – Be Kind
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“Be Kind” is an empowering song that questions the motives of a significant other in a relationship. Instead of fully committing to the relationship, the person seems to be
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Halsey – Graveyard
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“Graveyard” is the second single by Halsey for her third studio album, Manic, following the release of non-album single “Nightmare” in May 2019. The existence of this song as a
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Halsey – clementine
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For the third installment of her 2020 album Manic, Halsey released “clementine” on her 25th birthday. The song’s release date was first alluded to on August 10, 2019, when Halsey
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Halsey – I’m Not Mad
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[Verse 1] / I'm not even mad anymore / No, really, I ain't even mad anymore / Yeah, I don't even want you back anymore / I don't remember what we had anymore, yeah / I hope your
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Halsey – Finally // beautiful stranger
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Following on from “clementine,” Halsey released “Finally // beautiful stranger” alongside “SUGA’s Interlude” as the fourth installment of Manic.
The track narrates her first
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Halsey – The Tradition
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“The Tradition” serves as a haunting beginning to Halsey’s fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, while introducing the record’s themes of female empowerment and
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Halsey – Sorry
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“Sorry” is a piano ballad where Halsey relies more on her voice than the music.
It is a very deep track from the beauty of Halsey’s heart. In the song, Halsey laments about the
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Halsey – Castle
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“Castle” opens the main gates to enter the Badlands, the booming metropolis where Halsey says “cognitive activity happens” in correlation to her state of mind.
Castle was first
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Here’s What We Learned From Halsey’s Cross-Country Lyrics Scavenger Hunt For “NIGHTMARE”
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The singer teased her new song with a series of posters in cities across the US.
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Halsey – 1121
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Halsey explained in an Instagram livestream shortly after the release of If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power that she found out she was pregnant on November 21, 2020, or 11/21.
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Read All The Lyrics To Halsey’s New Album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’
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The project is entirely produced by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
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Halsey – Ghost
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“Ghost,” originally released as a single from debut EP Room 93 was the first song Halsey ever wrote and recorded. Following its success, it then appeared on her debut album
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Halsey – Alone
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“Alone” is about a social butterfly at the house party (which is a parallel to the masquerade ball in Romeo and Juilet) referenced in “Heaven in Hiding” and “Strangers”. It is the
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Halsey (Ft. Lauren Jauregui) – Strangers
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Viewing the song through hfk’s narrative, “Strangers” is about the characters meeting at a “crazy house party” (explained in “Alone” and “Heaven In Hiding”) that takes place at
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Halsey (Ft. Lauren Jauregui) – Strangers
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Viewing the song through hfk’s narrative, “Strangers” is about the characters meeting at a “crazy house party” (explained in “Alone” and “Heaven In Hiding”) that takes place at
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The Chainsmokers (Ft. Halsey) – Closer
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“Closer” is a millennial romance anthem that celebrates youth and heartbreak. It features vocals from singer-songwriter Halsey and Chainsmokers member Andrew Taggart, marking the
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Halsey – I am not a woman, I'm a god
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“I am not a woman, I’m a god” serves as the lead single from Halsey’s fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Halsey’s work has always been shaped by the duality between
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Halsey – I HATE EVERYBODY
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[Verse 1] / I'm my own biggest enemy / Yeah, all my empathy's a disaster / Feelin' somethin' like a scaly thing / Wrapped too tightly 'round my own master / My friends are gettin
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Halsey – Ashley
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Halsey opens her third album, Manic with “Ashley” – a title taken from her own name, Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. Fittingly, the song introduces Halsey fans to a new era, an album
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Halsey – Drive
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“Drive” touches on a love that lives within boundaries. The lovers keep their relationship distinct—careful not to make the first move, yet inevitably enjoying each other’s
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Halsey – Ya'aburnee
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“Ya'aburnee,” the final track from Halsey’s fourth album, acts as a love letter to both her partner and her newborn baby.
The title roughly translates from Arabic as “you bury me
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Halsey – More
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On March 25, 2019, Halsey tweeted about her personal health, particularly her endometriosis. In the tweet she also revealed that she has had 3 miscarriages, one of which occurred
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Halsey – 929
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“929” takes its name from Halsey’s birthday, September 29, 1994. A section of the song’s lyrics were revealed in Rolling Stone’s review of Manic, published 3 days before its
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YUNGBLUD & Halsey (Ft. Travis Barker) – 11 Minutes
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“11 Minutes” is YUNGBLUD’S second single of 2019, following “Loner.”
The song features vocals from both YUNGBLUD and Halsey as well as drumming from blink-182’s Travis Barker. The
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Halsey – Easier than Lying
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“Easier than Lying” is the third track from Halsey’s fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. The song was initially featured on the third teaser for the IMAX film
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Halsey – Whispers
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[Intro] / Mm / "You do not" / "You do not" / [Verse 1] / It's the thing in your thighs when you're lonely at night / Scroll through your phone, gettin' high off the light / Numb in
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Halsey – Roman Holiday
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Halsey speaks of “Roman Holiday” as a nostalgic, autobiographical song motivated lyrically by the film of the same name, as it essentially parallels how she reflected upon her real
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Halsey – Hurricane
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“Hurricane” is a darkly produced track about avoiding attachments both to locations and lovers, and forming the appropriate persona.
Originally from Halsey’s first EP, it also
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Halsey – Eyes Closed
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“Eyes Closed” is about being in a new relationship but still having feelings for your ex.
The Weeknd contributed to the song’s melody, as Halsey clarified in a direct message to a
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Halsey – Young God
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Halsey mentioned the inspiration for the song and its title on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/halsey/status/635890568929800192
“Young God” could be interpreted as a sequel to “Ghost
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Halsey – Forever ... (is a long time)
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“Forever … (is a long time)” is the first song from a trio, which Halsey explains as:
Three songs smack in the middle that serve as a transition and are meant to be listened to in
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Halsey – Darling
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“Darling,” the seventh track off Halsey’s fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, is a lullaby of love to their future child when their life gets hard. It is sweeter and
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Halsey (Ft. Big Sean & Stefflon Don) – Alone (Remix)
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To promote her already extremely successful second album, hopeless fountain kingdom, Halsey announced the third single from the record to be “Alone”, a glittery, horn filled song
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Halsey – Trouble (Stripped)
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“Trouble” is the closing track on Room 93, Halsey’s first extended play. It is stripped because the song is a demo version featuring only vocals and piano, pulling back from
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Halsey – The Prologue
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The prologue, introduces listeners to the central concept of hopeless fountain kingdom. The album is loosely inspired by the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The
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Halsey – Now or Never
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“Now Or Never”, a slow, R&B-tinged track, is the lead single from American singer-songwriter Halsey’s sophomore studio album, hopeless fountain kingdom. The track was teased
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Halsey (Ft. Quavo) – Lie
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“Lie” talks about the sexual tension between the two lovers. Halsey talks about the dissatisfaction she gets at the end of the night which also hints at the messed up personalities
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Halsey – Good Mourning
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“Good Mourning” is a short interlude at the halfway point of Halsey’s sophomore album, hopeless fountain kingdom. It suggests a change within the narrative of the album
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Halsey & Alanis Morissette – Alanis' Interlude
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“Alanis' Interlude” is a song featuring Alanis Morissette. The song is about loving women, & it represents sexual and professional empowerment.
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