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Nightmare

Song · 2019 · Halsey. Album: If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power

no, i won't smile 🔥

Who it's for

Halsey's fierce single pushes back against women being told to smile and keep quiet.

Angry, dismissed→Empowered

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Nightmare" is a song by Halsey, released as a standalone single on May 17, 2019, through Capitol Records. It was written with producers Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat and Happy Perez, and it interpolates t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said." It has been described as an empowerment anthem about autonomy and self-acceptance that pushes back against patriarchal expectations.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Explicit language.

Age: Suggested 13+

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will,Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter 23

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