"Without Me" | ||||
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Single by Halsey | ||||
from the album Manic | ||||
Released | October 4, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Studio | Gama Studio (São Paulo, Brazil) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Louis Bell | |||
Halsey singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Without Me" on YouTube |
"Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell; while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld. It interpolates Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" with Timberlake, Timbaland and Scott Storch credited as co-writers. It was released through Capitol Records as the lead single from Halsey's third studio album, Manic . [1] [2] [3] [4]
"Without Me" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Halsey's first number-one single as a lead artist, and her second overall, following her feature on the Chainsmokers' song "Closer" in 2016. The song also reached number one in Greece and the top three of ten other countries, namely Australia, Canada, Hungary, Malaysia, Portugal, Slovakia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top five in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Norway. Its music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on October 29, 2018. The track is certified Platinum or higher in eleven countries including 8× Platinum in Australia and 9× Platinum in Canada, and Diamond in Mexico and the US. The single was the number-one song of 2019 on pop radio in the US, the tenth biggest song overall of 2019 in the world, and the twelfth biggest song overall of the 2010s decade in the US.
Halsey performed "Without Me" live on a number of high-profile occasions; she performed it on The Voice , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Saturday Night Live , at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, at the 2019 MTV Millennial Awards, and at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
During a performance in London on September 23, 2018, Halsey teased visuals for "Without Me" before announcing it would be released on October 4. [5] The song premiered on Zane Lowe's World Record radio show on Beats 1, and was followed by an interview about the song. It is her first solo song since her 2017 album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom . [6]
"Without Me" was written by Halsey with Delacey, Edei, and Amy Allen; [7] while its production was done by Bell. [8] It is a mid-tempo trap-influenced pop, R&B, electro-R&B, and club-pop break-up song, [9] [10] [11] [1] which comprises an atmospheric blend of synths and electropop beats [12] in its production. The song's bridge contains an interpolation of the pre-chorus of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River". [13] [14]
Online commentators speculated the song and music video are about Halsey's ex-boyfriend, G-Eazy, as they had split not long before the release of the music video. [15] Halsey disputed these rumors after posting the reasoning behind the song on Instagram, explaining that the song is about several different relationships that she has either experienced or observed, and that the song is a reminder that "you shouldn't allow others to take advantage of you". [16] However, in a January 2019 interview with Glamour , Halsey confirmed that the song is partially about him. [17]
"Without Me" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated October 20, 2018. With the debut of the music video, the song rose to number 12 on the issue dated November 3. [18] The following week the song hit number 9, and on November 17, it reached number six. [19] The following week, "Without Me" peaked at number 4, giving Halsey her first top-five single since "Bad at Love" reached number five in January 2018. [20] On the issue dated January 12, 2019, "Without Me" reached number one, becoming Halsey's first number-one song on the Hot 100 as a lead artist, and her second overall, after her feature on "Closer" with the Chainsmokers in 2016. [21] It fell to the runner up spot the following week but regained the top spot on January 26, 2019. It again slipped to number two on February 2, 2019, as Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" entered at the top of the chart. Additionally, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland scored their sixth and eighth Hot 100 chart-topper as songwriters, respectively.
The song spent 29 weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100 and logged its 52nd week, one full year, on the chart on the issue dated October 12, 2019. [22] It was also the number-one selling song in the US for six weeks on the Digital Songs chart. [23] In the UK the song peaked at number three, making it her third top five hit. [24] Due to "Without Me" becoming number one, Halsey became the eighth woman to achieve multiple number ones on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 2010s. [25] Billboard 's Jason Lipshutz stated, "there's no cheat code that 'Without Me' used to get to the top of the Hot 100 — it's just a really polished, successful pop single, the type that Halsey has been tossing out more and more frequently." [26] In February 2019, Halsey's song "Eastside" replaced "Without Me" as number one on the Mainstream Top 40. It made Halsey the first artist since 2014 to replace themselves as No. 1 on the chart, and it also made "Eastside" the longest journey to No. 1 in the charts history. [27] "Without Me" also became Halsey's third number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart in its March 9, 2019, issue. [28]
A vertical video for the song was released on Spotify on October 12, 2018, and posted on YouTube on January 9, 2019. [29]
The music video was directed by Colin Tilley and released on October 29, 2018. It features Halsey and a love interest go through the cycles of a toxic relationship. The singer said in a post to her Instagram, "The story is a reflection of a combination of relationships I've been in, or watched the people I love go through". She went on to say that, with the video, she is aiming to reassure people that it is not okay to be taken advantage of. The video features product placement by Beats and YSL. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
On November 4, 2018, Halsey first performed "Without Me" live at the MTV Europe Music Awards. [35] On November 8, Halsey performed the song live on the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show , which aired on December 2. [36] On November 15, she collaborated with Sebastián Yatra and performed a remixed version of "Without Me" live at the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards. [37] On December 5, she delivered another live performance of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [38] On December 8, she performed "Without Me" live at Capital's 2018 Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 Arena in London. [39] On December 18, the singer appeared on the finale episode of The Voice to perform the song with her dance partner Jade Chynoweth playing the role of her partner. The performance received criticism on Twitter for "being inappropriate for television," to which Halsey responded saying, "[I'm] very proud to have pissed off the homophobic viewers at home who missed the message." [40] On December 31, she performed the song live at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2019. [41] In February 2019, she performed the song on Saturday Night Live, with fans questioning if she was referencing another artist with the performance. [42] In March, Halsey performed "Without Me" live at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards. [43] In May, she performed the song live at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. [44]
In October 2018, electronic music artist Nurko and DJ duo Miles Away collaborated to produce their EDM remix of the song. [45] [46] On November 30, 2018, American DJ Illenium released the EDM remix of the song on Capitol Records. [47] [48] [49] On January 9, 2019, the singer released a remix of the song featuring American rapper Juice Wrld, whose music inspired the track's "vibe". [50] The Juice Wrld remix was later featured on Halsey's 2020 EP, Collabs .
Digital download and streaming [51] [52]
Digital download and streaming – Illenium remix [53] [54]
Digital download and streaming – featuring Juice Wrld [55] [56]
7-inch single [57]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | [58] |
2019 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Selling Song | Nominated | [59] |
2019 | American Music Awards | Favorite Song – Pop/Rock | Won | [60] |
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Remix | Won | [61] [62] |
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [149] | 8× Platinum | 560,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [150] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [151] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [152] | 4× Diamond | 640,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [153] | 9× Platinum | 720,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [154] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [155] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [156] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [157] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [158] | 2× Diamond+Platinum+Gold | 690,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [159] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [160] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [161] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [162] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [163] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [164] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [165] | Diamond | 10,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF) [166] | 3× Platinum | 24,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 4, 2018 |
| Original | Capitol |
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