Without Me Released  2018 "Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell; while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld. "Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell; while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld. It interpolates Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" with Timberlake, Timbaland and Scott Storch credited as co-writers. It was released through Capitol Records as the lead single from Halsey's third studio album, Manic.[1][2][3][4] "Without Me"Single by Halseyfrom the album ManicReleasedOctober 4, 2018Recorded2018StudioGama Studio (São Paulo, Brazil)Genre Pop R&B electro-R&B club-pop Length3:21LabelCapitolSongwriter(s) Ashley Frangipane Brittany Amaradio Amy Allen Louis Bell Justin Timberlake Timothy Mosley Scott Storch Producer(s)Louis BellHalsey singles chronology"Eastside" (2018)"Without Me" (2018)"11 Minutes" (2019)Music video"Without Me" on YouTube "Without Me" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Halsey's first number-one single as a lead artist, and her second overall, following her feature on The Chainsmokers' song "Closer" in 2016. The song also reached number one in Greece and the top three of ten other countries, namely Australia, Canada, Hungary, Malaysia, Portugal, Slovakia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top five in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Norway. Its music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on October 29, 2018. The track is certified Platinum or higher in eleven countries including 8× Platinum in the US, 7× Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Diamond in Mexico. The single was the number-one song of 2019 on pop radio in the US, the tenth biggest song overall of 2019 in the world, and the twelfth biggest song overall of the 2010s decade in the US. Halsey performed "Without Me" live on a number of high-profile occasions; she performed it on The Voice, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Saturday Night Live, at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, at the 2019 MTV Millennial Awards, and at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Background and compositionEdit  "Without Me" is partially about Halsey's ex-boyfriend, American rapper G-Eazy. During a performance in London on September 23, 2018, Halsey teased visuals for "Without Me" before announcing it would be released on October 4.[5] The song premiered on Zane Lowe's World Record radio show on Beats 1, and was followed by an interview about the song. It is her first solo song since her 2017 album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.[6] "Without Me" was written by Halsey with Delacey, Edei, and Amy Allen;[7] while its production was done by Bell.[8] It is a mid-tempo trap-influenced pop, R&B, electro-R&B, and club-pop break-up song, [9][10][11][1] which comprises an atmospheric blend of synths and electropop beats[12] in its production. The song's bridge contains an interpolation of the pre-chorus of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River".[13][14] Online commentators speculated the song and music video are about Halsey's ex-boyfriend, G-Eazy, as they had split not long before the release of the music video.[15] Halsey disputed these rumors after posting the reasoning behind the song on Instagram, explaining that the song is about several different relationships that she has either experienced or observed, and that the song is a reminder that "you shouldn't allow others to take advantage of you".[16] However, in a January 2019 interview with Glamour, Halsey confirmed that the song is partially about him.,[17] It is played in the tempo of 136 BPM and key signature E minor. Chart performanceEdit "Without Me" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated October 20, 2018. With the debut of the music video, the song rose to number 12 on the issue dated November 3.[18] The following week the song hit number 9, and on November 17, it reached number six.[19] The following week, "Without Me" peaked at number 4, giving Halsey her first top-five single since "Bad at Love" reached number five in January 2018.[20] On the issue dated January 12, 2019, "Without Me" reached number one, becoming Halsey's first number-one song on the Hot 100 as a lead artist, and her second overall, after her feature on "Closer" with The Chainsmokers in 2016.[21] It fell to the runner up spot the following week but regained the top spot on January 26, 2019. It again slipped to number two on February 2, 2019, as Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" entered at the top of the chart. Additionally, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland scored their sixth and eighth Hot 100 chart-topper as songwriters, respectively. The song spent 29 weeks.