"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]
| "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 | |
Background and composition edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | September 29, 2019 | Digital download, streaming | Capitol |
References edit
- ^ 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 (29 September 2019). "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 (29 September 2019). "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.