Gasoline (Halsey song)

"Gasoline" is a song by American singer and songwriter Halsey. The track is included on the deluxe edition of her debut studio album Badlands (2015). It was written by Halsey and Lido; the latter also producing the song. Despite only being included on the deluxe edition of Badlands, it is one of the album's most popular tracks, counting more than 300 million plays on Spotify and 120 million views on YouTube.

"Gasoline"
Song by Halsey
from the album Badlands
ReleasedAugust 28, 2015
Recorded2015
GenreElectropop
Length3:20
LabelAstralwerks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lido

A reproduced version of the song titled "Gasoline (Reimagined)" was included on the Target exclusive edition of Halsey's fourth studio album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021). Halsey performed this version during her virtual Moment House concert a few days after the album's release.[1]

Background

In an interview with Popjustice, Halsey confirmed that she submitted Badlands twelve days after expected, being the song written and produced the day the album was initially planned to be out. She described the track as self-aware, considering it a synopsis for the album and as she said, "what I thought the record was missing". She also expressed her interest in people buying the deluxe version of the record on purpose for them to get the track.[2]

Composition

The song is described as a "brooding electropop track."[3] The track is written about Halsey's experience with mental health, her bipolar disorder and her feeling out of step with the rest of society.[4]

Critical reception

Kitty Empire from The Guardian described the track, "one of the harder-hitting songs on [...]Badlands".[5] Tina Roumeliotis from Buzznet called the song "a crowd-pleaser"[6] while Billboard's Chris Payne considers it "a fan favourite".[7] It has more than 300 million plays on streaming platform Spotify.[8]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[10] Platinum 50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Halsey Livestream Tickets". Moment House. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. Peter Robinson (November 5, 2015). "Halsey interview: "I don't believe people who say they're themselves all the time"". Popjustice.
  3. Bobby Olivier (August 13, 2016). "Halsey at MSG: N.J.'s new star shows glimpses of pop's 'insane' future (PHOTOS)". NJ.
  4. Chris Payne (December 9, 2016). "5 Essential Halsey Songs". Billboard.
  5. Kitty Empire (February 28, 2016). "Halsey live review – feel the howl…". The Guardian.
  6. Tina Roumeliotis (August 15, 2016). "Halsey Makes Madison Square Garden Her Kingdom For Final Installment Of Badlands Tour".
  7. Chris Payne (September 28, 2016). "Exclusive: Halsey to Perform at 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert". Billboard.
  8. Hugh McIntyre (August 23, 2016). "Who Is Halsey, The Woman With The No. 1 Song In The Country?". Forbes.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  10. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  11. "British single certifications – Halsey – Gasoline". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  12. "American single certifications – Halsey – Gasoline". Recording Industry Association of America. August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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