"Clementine"
Promotional single by Halsey
from the album Manic
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
Length3:54
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Cunningham
  • Halsey
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
Various September 29, 2019 Digital download, streaming Capitol

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Mitchell (September 29, 2019). "Halsey & Brother Sevian Frolick Through Aquarium in New 'Clementine' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. 1 2 C, Noah (September 29, 2019). "Halsey Releases Third Single, "Clementine", From Upcoming Album". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ Shoemaker, Whitney. "HALSEY CELEBRATES 25TH BIRTHDAY WITH BRAND NEW SONG "CLEMENTINE"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "A Birthday Treat! Halsey Drops Her New Song "clementine"". idolator. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Peters, Mitchell. "Halsey & Brother Sevian Frolick Through Aquarium in New 'Clementine' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Krol, Charlotte. "Halsey celebrates 25th birthday with aquatic music video for new single 'Clementine'". NME. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Halsey Celebrates Her Birthday by Debuting New Single "Clementine" -". mxdwn Music. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  9. ↑ "Spotify". Spotify. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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