Badlands (Halsey album)

Badlands
Halsey wears a pink fur coat and blue hair in front of a large rock. The words "BADLANDS – HALSEY" cover her face.
Studio album by
Halsey
ReleasedAugust 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length40:03
LabelAstralwerks
Producer
Halsey chronology
Room 93
(2014) 		Badlands
(2015) 		Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
(2017)
Singles from Badlands
  1. "Ghost"
    Released: March 9, 2015
  2. "New Americana"
    Released: July 10, 2015
  3. "Colors"
    Released: February 9, 2016
  4. "Castle"
    Released: April 9, 2016

Badlands (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American singer Halsey. It was released on August 28, 2015 through Astralwerks.[1][2] Musically, Badlands is an electropop, dark pop, alternative pop, synth-pop, and pop record featuring industrial undertones. Halsey wrote every song on the album when she was 19, while production was handled by a number of producers. Norwegian producer Lido was one of the main producers on Badlands.

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.[3] 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 concert tour, the Badlands Tour (2015–2016).

The album was preceded by the release of two singles: "Ghost", which was also a re-released single from Halsey's introductory EP Room 93 (2014), and "New Americana", which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in the United States, marking Halsey's first appearance on the chart. The third single from the album, "Colors", was released on February 9, 2016, and became the album's most streamed track on Spotify; it also became the album's best-selling track worldwide. A new version of the song "Castle" was released as the album's fourth single to promote the feature film The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). “Hold Me Down” was released as the first promotional single ahead of the album on June 1, 2015. It was certified Gold in Australia and the US. "Drive" was released as the second and final promotional single on August 21, 2015. The track is certified Gold in the US. Outside of the singles, other tracks from the album that achieved notable certifications were "Gasoline", "Hurricane", and "Control".[4] "Gasoline" additionally became one of the album's most popular tracks despite only appearing on the deluxe version of Badlands; it has more than 300 million streams on Spotify.[5] Furthermore, "Roman Holiday" was featured in the second season of the American TV series Younger and "I Walk the Line" was featured in the teaser trailer for the film Power Rangers (2017).[6]

  1. ^ Kokkonos, Kristina (June 2, 2015). "Halsey Announces New Album Badlands For August 2015 Release". mxdwn. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Halsey 'Badlands' Out Now". Capitol Records. August 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Halsey's "Badlands" Enjoys 2015's Third-Best Opening Sales Week for Solo Debut Album". Headline Planet. September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Who Is Halsey, The Woman With The No. 1 Song In The Country?". Forbes. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Fashingbauer Cooper, Gael (October 9, 2016). "Power Rangers trailer showcases superpowered outcast teens". CNET. Retrieved August 28, 2022.