Clementine (Halsey song)
"Clementine" | |
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Promotional single by Halsey | |
from the album Manic | |
Released | September 29, 2019 |
Length | 3:54 |
Label | Capitol |
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Music video | |
"Clementine" on YouTube |
"Clementine" is a song by American singer Halsey. It was released on September 29, 2019, her twenty-fifth birthday, through Capitol Records as the first promotional single from her third studio album, Manic (2020).[1]
Background and composition
Written by Halsey, Jasper Sheff and Johnathan Carter Cunnigham, "Clementine" is a "stripped-back track, driven by simple piano tinkling and some subtle clunking for percussion". Halsey released the song on her twenty-fifth birthday.[2]
Critical reception
Whitney Shoemaker from Alternative Press wrote that "Halsey strips things down in her raw new track".[3] Mike Nied of Idolator wrote that the track "finds her at her most poetic over sparse keys", while writing that the song "doesn't exactly scream radio hit".[4]
Music video
The music video for "Clementine" was released with the song on September 29, 2019. The video shows Halsey and her brother Sévian performing interpretive dance in an aquarium.[2] The video was directed by Anton Tammi and Dani Vitale who also did the choreography.[5][6][7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Halsey – producer, songwriting, vocals
- John Cunnigham – producer, songwriting, programming
- Jasper Sheff – songwriting
- Serban Ghenea – mixer, studio personnel
- John Hanes – mix engineer, studio personnel
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer, studio personnel
- Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineer, studio personnel
- Aria McKnight – A&R
- Jeremy Vuernick – A&R
- Ryan Del Vecchio – A&R Admin
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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Various | September 29, 2019 | Digital download, streaming | Capitol |
References
- ^ Peters, Mitchell (September 29, 2019). "Halsey & Brother Sevian Frolick Through Aquarium in New 'Clementine' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ a b C, Noah (September 29, 2019). "Halsey Releases Third Single, "Clementine", From Upcoming Album". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Shoemaker, Whitney. "HALSEY CELEBRATES 25TH BIRTHDAY WITH BRAND NEW SONG "CLEMENTINE"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "A Birthday Treat! Halsey Drops Her New Song "clementine"". idolator. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Peters, Mitchell. "Halsey & Brother Sevian Frolick Through Aquarium in New 'Clementine' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte. "Halsey celebrates 25th birthday with aquatic music video for new single 'Clementine'". NME. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Halsey Celebrates Her Birthday by Debuting New Single "Clementine" -". mxdwn Music. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Spotify". Spotify. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved May 5, 2020.