You Asked for This
| "You Asked for this" | ||||
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| Single by Halsey | ||||
| from the album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| "You Asked for This (Visualizer)" on YouTube | ||||
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"You Asked for This" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by American singer-songwriter Halsey from her[lower-alpha 1] fourth studio album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021). The song impacted US alternative radio on September 7, 2021 as the second single from the album. It was written by Halsey, Greg Kurstin, and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails, and was produced by the latter two.
Background and release[edit]
Two days before the release of Halsey's album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2011), an IMAX film' of the same name, directed by Colin Tilley, was released, in which Halsey plays a young widowed queen, Lila, who finds out she is pregnant, featured most of the songs from the album, including "You Asked for This". Halsey would later release a lyric video and official visualizer for the song on YouTube.[1][2]
Critical reception[edit]
In a track-by-track review of the song's parent album for Insider, Callie Ahlgrim wrote that the chorus of "You Asked for This" was "a tad repetitive" but that "the in-between moments" were more detailed. "The juxtaposition of images in the outro is disturbingly effective," writes Ahlgrim.[3] Julyssa Lopez of Rolling Stone praised the song as a lighter moment on the album, writing, "Their voice soars over the serrated guitars."[4] Billboard ranked the song 9th out of the album's 13 tracks.[5]
Live performances[edit]
On August 29, 2021, Halsey performed a livestream concert of some of the If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power songs.[6] "You Asked for This" was among these songs and was included on the exclusive live album. To further promote the single, Halsey released the live performance to video-streaming sites on September 18, 2021.[7] The song was also initially included on the setlist of Halsey's Love and Power Tour, but was later replaced with "Heaven in Hiding" from her 2017 sophomore album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 45 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Version |
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| United States | September 7, 2021[10] | Alternative radio | Capitol | Original |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Halsey goes by both she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her for consistency.
References[edit]
- ↑ Bosselman, Haley (July 13, 2021). "Halsey to Debut 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power' IMAX Film Ahead of Album". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ↑ Cella, Jason (July 13, 2021). "Halsey's 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power' Movie Coming to IMAX One Night Only". Collider. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ↑ Ahigrim, Callie (August 27, 2021). "The best moment on every song from Halsey's new album 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'". Insider Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ Lopez, Julyssa (August 25, 2021). "Halsey Explores the Beauty and Brutality of New Motherhood on 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (August 27, 2021). "Every Song Ranked on Halsey's 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power': Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Halsey Livestream Tickets". Moment House. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Halsey - You asked for this (Live from Los Angeles)". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Halsey Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021.
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