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 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". It features Halsey and a love interest go through the cycles of a toxic relationship. The music video was directed by Colin Tilley and released on October 29, 2018. Music videos Ī vertical video for the song was released on Spotify on October 12, 2018, and posted on YouTube on January 9, 2019. However, in a January 2019 interview with Glamour, Halsey confirmed that the song is partially about him. 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". 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.
The song's bridge contains an interpolation of the pre-chorus of Justin Timberlake's " Cry Me a River". It is a mid-tempo pop, R&B, and electro- R&B break-up song, which comprises an atmospheric blend of synths and electropop beats in its production. "Without Me" was written by Halsey with Delacey, Edei, and Amy Allen while its production was done by Bell. "Without Me" is partially about Halsey's ex-boyfriend, American rapper G-Eazy. 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. 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.
The track is certified Platinum or higher in eleven countries including 8x Platinum in the US, 7x Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Diamond in Mexico. Its music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on October 29, 2018. It also reached the top five in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Norway. 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. "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. It was released through Capitol Records as the lead single from Halsey's third studio album, Manic. It interpolates Justin Timberlake's " Cry Me a River" with Timberlake, Timbaland and Scott Storch credited as co-writers. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld. " Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018.
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