Collabs

Collabs is the sixth extended play (EP) by American singer Halsey, released on July 31, 2020 by Capitol Records. The release marks Halsey's first EP since Room 93 (2014) that is not a live session or remix EP. Collabs was released with no prior announcement and features six songs Halsey had previously released that were collaborations with other artists. Some of the songs are included on her third studio album Manic (2020) while others were originally non-album releases. The EP features appearances by recording artists Dominic Fike, Alanis Morissette, Suga of BTS, Juice Wrld, and Marshmello.[1]

Collabs
EP by
Halsey
ReleasedJuly 31, 2020
Recorded2018–2020
Length16:46
LabelCapitol
Producer
Halsey chronology
Manic
(2020)		 Collabs
(2020)		 Badlands (Live from Webster Hall)
(2020)
Singles from Collabs
  1. "Be Kind"
    Released: May 1, 2020
  2. "Life's a Mess"
    Released: July 6, 2020

Background

On July 30, 2020 a fan pointed out on Twitter that a random extended play had appeared on Spotify under the release date of January 15, 2020. This caused speculation and prompted a response from Halsey herself. She claimed it was something the record label did, and that she herself did not really know it was going to happen.[2] The EP was released to other streaming platforms on July 31, 2020.[3]

Songs

All of the songs on the EP are collaborations between Halsey and other artists. The EP was preceded by the release two singles and one promotional single.

Singles

The first single released was "Be Kind", released on May 1, 2020, with American producer Marshmello.[4] The song is an "emotional" EDM track[5] song that describes trust issues in romantic relationships.[6] The song peaked in the top 20 in 8 different countries and the top 40 in many more. The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released nearly two months later on July 28, 2020 and currently has over 33 million views.[7]

The second single, "Life's a Mess" with late American rapper Juice Wrld, was released on July 6, 2020. The song served as the third single for Juice Wrld's posthumous third studio album, Legends Never Die (2020).[8] The song peaked at numbers 8, 9, and 11 in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom respectively, and also charted in 16 other countries. The official song visualizer, directed by Chad Ross, was released alongside the song and features artist David Garibaldi painting a picture of Juice Wrld and Halsey together.[9]

Promotional single

On December 6, 2019, Halsey released "Suga's Interlude" with Korean rapper Suga as the third promotional single for Manic. The song was released simultaneously with the album's second promotional single, "Finally // Beautiful Stranger".[10][11] "Suga's Interlude" serves as one of three interlude tracks on Manic, all three of which are featured on Collabs, and marks the second time Halsey collaborated with a member of BTS, the first being when she featured on the group's 2019 single, "Boy with Luv". The song received minimal promotion, due to the release of the "Finally // Beautiful Stranger" music video and BTS promoting new group projects instead.[12]

Other songs

On January 9, 2019, the Juice Wrld remix of Halsey's Manic lead single "Without Me" was released. The song was one of two official "Without Me" remixes. Halsey said she asked Juice Wrld to do a remix because he inspired the "vibe" of the song.[13]

On January 17, 2020, Halsey released Manic. In addition to "Suga's Interlude", two other interlude tracks were featured on the album. The first, "Dominic's Interlude", featured American singer and rapper Dominic Fike. The interlude was given a mini music video used during the Manic World Tour between Halsey's performances of "Forever ... (Is a Long Time)" and "I Hate Everybody". The second interlude track, "Alanis' Interlude", featuring Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette, is a bisexual anthem about sexual freedom. All three interludes would later be featured on Collabs.

Track listing
Collabs track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dominic's Interlude" (with Dominic Fike)
1:16
2."Suga's Interlude" (with Suga)
  • Halsey
  • Lido
  • Suga
  • Pdogg
2:18
3."Alanis' Interlude" (with Alanis Morissette)
  • Frangipane
  • Morissette
  • Losnegård
  • Mike Farrell
  • Jesse Lacey
  • Vincent Accardi
  • Brian Lane
  • Garrett Tierney
  • Halsey
  • Lido
2:41
4."Without Me" (Remix) (with Juice Wrld)
Bell3:48
5."Life's a Mess" (with Juice Wrld)
  • Higgins
  • Frangipane
  • Ryan Vojesak
  • Masamune Kudo
3:22
6."Be Kind" (with Marshmello)
  • Marshmello
  • Ale
  • Stone
2:52
Total length:16:46

Notes

Personnel

Vocals

Production
  • Halsey (tracks 1–3)
  • Lido (tracks 1–3)
  • Andrew Jackson (track 1)
  • Duck Blackwell (track 1)
  • Suga (track 2)
  • Pdogg (track 2)
  • Louis Bell (track 4)
  • Rex Kudo (track 5)
  • Charlie Handsome (track 5)
  • Heavy Mellow (track 5)
  • Rick Rubin (track 5)
  • Marshmello (track 6)
  • Miles Ale (track 6)
  • Gian Stone (track 6)

Songwriting
  • Halsey [Ashley Frangipane] (tracks 1–6)
  • Lido [Peder Losnegård] (tracks 1–3)
  • Dominic Fike (track 1)
  • Andrew Jackson (track 1)
  • Duck Blackwell (track 1)
  • Suga [Min Yoon-gi] (track 2)
  • Alanis Morissette (track 3)
  • Mike Farrell (track 3)
  • Jesse Lacey (track 3)
  • Vincent Accardi (track 3)
  • Brian Lane (track 3)
  • Garrett Tierney (track 3)
  • Juice Wrld [Jarad Higgins] (tracks 4–5)
  • Justin Timberlake (track 4)
  • Timbaland [Timothy Mosley] (track 4)
  • Scott Storch (track 4)
  • Louis Bell (track 4)
  • Amy Allen (tracks 4, 6)
  • Brittany Amaradio (track 4)
  • Ryan Vojesak (track 5)
  • Rex Kudo [Masamune Kudo] (track 5)
  • Marshmello [Christopher Comstock] (track 6)
  • Miles Ale (track 6)
  • Freddy Wexler (track 6)
  • Gian Stone (track 6)

References
  1. "Collabs – EP by Halsey". Apple Music (US). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "just something the label did so all those songs are in one place! like a playlist! idk man haha I was like "oh word cool!"". Twitter. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. Murphy, Chris (2020-07-30). "Listen To Halsey's Latest EP Collabs Featuring Halsey and Friends". Vulture. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. Richards, Will (April 30, 2020). "New Halsey and Marshmello collaboration "Be Kind" coming this week". NME. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. Billboard Staff (May 1, 2020). "Halsey Joins Forces With Marshmello on Emotional New Single 'Be Kind': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. Spanos, Brittany; Legaspi, Althea (May 1, 2020). "Marshmello Recruits Halsey for Reassuring New Song 'Be Kind'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. "Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 28, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. Lamarre, Carl (July 6, 2020). "Juice WRLD's First Posthumous Album 'Legends Never Die' to Drop Friday, Releases 'Life Is a Mess' With Halsey". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  9. "Life's a Mess (Official Visualizer)" Check |url= value (help). YouTube. July 6, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  10. "Halsey Shares 'Finally' & Evocative 'Suga's Interlude' Featuring BTS's Suga: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  11. Zemler, Emily (December 6, 2019). "Hear Halsey Collaborate With BTS' SUGA on 'SUGA's Interlude'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. "Watch Halsey's video for the new ballad "Finally // beautiful stranger" and hear her team up with BTS member Suga on "SUGA's Interlude"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  13. "Halsey's Remix of 'Without Me' Featuring Juice WRLD Is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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