Halfway to Hell

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"Halfway to Hell"
Jelly Roll - Halfway to Hell.png
Single by Jelly Roll
from the album Whitsitt Chapel
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)
Genre Country
Length2:58
Label BBR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jelly Roll singles chronology
"Chevrolet"
(2023)
"Halfway to Hell"
(2024)
"I Am Not Okay"
(2024)

"Halfway to Hell" is a song by American singer Jelly Roll. It was released on January 22, 2024, as the third single from his 2023 album, Whitsitt Chapel .

Contents

History

Jelly Roll wrote the song with Jesse Frasure, Matt Jenkins, and Jessie Jo Dillon. The song's lyrics list off several other musical inspirations for Jelly Roll, while also mentioning his time having served prison sentences. The album version of the song opens with Jarrod Brown playing the role of a preacher. [1]

According to Jelly Roll, he placed the song first on the album because he felt it had "meaning" and told a story of "being somewhere between right and wrong". [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Halfway to Hell"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 ( The Music ) [3] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 90
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 48
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 11
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 7

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