Badlands (stylized in all uppercase) is the debut full-length studio album by Halsey. It was released on August 28, 2015 through Astralwerks Records.
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States with first-week sales of 115,000 copies, 97,000 of that estimate being pure album sales.[1] The album was eventually certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Badlands found success in many countries outside of the United States; it reached the top ten of the music charts of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland and the United Kingdom. It was also certified Gold in several countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The album was further promoted by Halsey's debut headlining world tour, the Badlands Tour (2015–2016).
Background[]
On December 1, 2014, Halsey officially announced that the theme for her debut album would be "badlands" via her Twitter account.[2] Following this, the album artwork was revealed via Halsey's Twitter and Instagram profiles on May 29, 2015.[3][4] On June 1, 2015, the album became available for preorder.[5]
The standard edition of the studio album features 11 tracks, one of which is also featured on Halsey's Room 93 EP ("Ghost"). The Target and digital exclusive deluxe editions of the album feature five additional tracks, which include "Hurricane" (also from Room 93), "Colors, Pt. 2", "Strange Love", "Gasoline" and "I Walk the Line".[6]
Singles[]
"Ghost" was released as the lead single from the album on October 27, 2014. "New Americana", the second single, was released on July 10, 2015. It went on to peak at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] "Colors" was released as the third single on February 9, 2016. The fourth and final single, "Castle", was released on April 9, 2016.
Commercial success[]
As of March 2017, the album has sold over 494,000 copies in the United States, and it has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Prior to its release, Badlands had amassed around 40,000 preorders and ultimately debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.[8] It sold 97,000 copies during its first week of sale.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Castle" | Ashley Frangipane, Peder Losnegård | Lido | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Hold Me Down" | Frangipane, Joseph Khajadourian, Alex Schwartz, Ryan Lott | The Futuristics, Lido | 3:24 |
| 3. | "New Americana" | Frangipane, Larzz Principato, Kalkutta, James Mtume | Lido | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Drive" | Frangipane, Tim Anderson | Anderson, Aron Forbes, Chris Spilfogel, Lido | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Roman Holiday" | Frangipane, Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon | Captain Cuts, Lido | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Colors" | Frangipane, Dylan Bauld | Dylan William, Lido | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Coming Down" | Frangipane, Justyn Pilbrow | Pilbrow, Lido | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Haunting" | Frangipane, Charlie Hugall, Chris Hugall, Rob Tortelli | Hugall, Heavy Mellow, Losnegård | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Control" | Frangipane, Roy Kerr, Tim Bran | Lido | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Young God" | Frangipane | Lido, William, Heavy Mellow | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Ghost" | Frangipane, Dylan Scott | Scott, Lido | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 39:51 | |||
| Deluxe Edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Hurricane" | Frangipane, Anderson | Anderson | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Roman Holiday" | Frangipane, Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon | Captain Cuts, Lido | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Ghost" | Frangipane, Dylan Scott | Scott, Lido | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Colors" | Frangipane, Dylan Bauld | Dylan William, Lido | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Colors, Pt. 2" | Frangipane, Bauld, | William, Lido | 1:36 |
| 10. | "Strange Love" | Frangipane, Jim Eliot | Tim Larcombe, Lido, Yung Gud | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Coming Down" | Frangipane, Justyn Pilbrow | Pilbrow, Lido | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Haunting" | Frangipane, Charlie Hugall, Chris Hugall, Rob Tortelli | Hugall, Heavy Mellow, Losnegård | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Gasoline" | Frangipane, Losnegård | Lido | 3:13 |
| 14. | "Control" | Frangipane, Roy Kerr, Tim Bran | Lido | 3:23 |
| 15. | "Young God" | Frangipane | Lido, William, Heavy Mellow | 3:00 |
| 16. | "I Walk the Line" | Johnny Cash | Sam Miller, Trevor Simpson, Lido | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 56:15 | |||
| Japanese Exclusive Edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 17. | "Is There Somewhere" | Frangipane | Bauld | 3:31 |
| 18. | "Empty Gold" | Frangipane, Chris Braide, Scott, Christian Medice | Medice, Jim Eliot | 4:18 |
| 19. | "Trouble" | Frangipane, Braide | Braide | 3:35 |
| 20. | "Hurricane" (Arty Remix) | Frangipane, Scott | Scott, Arty | 3:44 |
| 21. | "Ghost" (Lost Kings Remix) | Frangipane, Scott | Scott, Lost Kings | 3:09 |
| 22. | "Trouble" (Sander Kleinenberg Remix) | Frangipane, Braide | Braide, Sander Kleinenberg | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 1:17:38 | |||
| Deluxe Box Set 7" Vinyl[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "You(th)" (Demo) | Frangipane | Anderson | 1:01 |
| 2. | "Drive" (Demo) | Frangipane, Anderson | Anderson | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 5:38 | |||
Trivia[]
- The name "Badlands" is a reference to Halsey's state of mind while writing the album. It is to give a physical place as a metaphor for a desolate and lonely mind.
- The "Badlands" are the outside of hotel Room 93.
- The tracklist was posted in code before it was announced, giving fans the chance to figure it out for themselves.. The lyrics to the first promotional single, "Hold Me Down", were also posted in the HTML code.
- The album was certified gold by the RIAA on February 1, 2016
- It was then certified platinum on September 7, 2016 and 2x multi-platinum on June 9, 2020
- There is an accompanying website that Halsey runs. It can be found here.
- Badlands went platinum the same day as Halsey's song with The Chainsmokers, "Closer", did.
- In the album booklet, the letters "HFK" can be found. This is the acronym for her second studio album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.
- On July 10, 2015, "Drive" leaked in Mexico due to a release mixup.
- Badlands was featured 2 times in Apple emails.[10]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Headline Planet - "Halsey’s “Badlands” Enjoys 2015’s Third-Best Opening Sales Week for Solo Debut Album"
- ↑ Badlands Announcement
- ↑ Badlands Album Artwork Release on Twitter
- ↑ Badlands Album Artwork Release on Instagram
- ↑ Badlands Pre-order Announcement
- ↑ Badlands CD and Deluxe Tracklist
- ↑ Halsey's Billboard Chart History
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History
- ↑ Deluxe Box Set 7" Vinyl
- ↑ https://twitter.com/dcntplcy/status/871881015576408065
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| Badlands | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2015 • Astralwerks Records | ||
| Songs | ||
| Standard | 1 Castle • 2 Hold Me Down • 3 New Americana • 4 Drive • 5 Roman Holiday • 6 Colors • 7 Coming Down • 8 Haunting • 9 Control • 10 Young God • 11 Ghost | |
| Deluxe | Hurricane • Colors Pt. II • Strange Love • Gasoline • I Walk the Line • Is There Somewhere • Empty Gold • Trouble • You(th) | |
| Cut | Garden • Great Big Feeling • Honesty • Wolf | |
| Artist(s) | ||
| Halsey | ||
| Tour | ||
| Badlands Tour | ||