| "You Should Be Sad" | ||||
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| Single by Halsey | ||||
| from the album Manic | ||||
| Released | January 10, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "You Should Be Sad" on YouTube | ||||
"You Should Be Sad" (stylized in sentence case)[1][2] is a song recorded by American singer Halsey. It was released on January 10, 2020, through Capitol Records as the third single from their third studio album, Manic (2020).[3][4][5] Halsey wrote the song with their producer Greg Kurstin. "You Should Be Sad" is a country pop ballad that features lyrics about a breakup and an unfaithful ex-lover.
Upon its release, the song was met with critical acclaim, with many critics praising its lyrics. In the US, the song peaked at number twenty six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's second highest-charting single on the Hot 100. It entered the top ten in Australia and Ireland, while reaching the top 20 in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Scotland, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
The music video for "You Should Be Sad" was directed by Colin Tilley. Premiering on January 10, 2020, the video depicts Halsey going to "an underground country western nightclub, where a lot of beautiful people are line-dancin". The video was met with mixed reviews.
- ^ "You should be sad". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "Halsey - You should be sad". 9 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (2020-01-10). "Watch Halsey Channel Shania Twain in 'You Should Be Sad' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "Halsey Shares Video for New Track "You Should Be Sad"". Complex. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Cantor, Brian (11 January 2020). "Halsey's "You should be sad" Closed Day One With 360 Pop Radio Spins". Headline Planet. Retrieved 16 January 2020.