Yes. Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, is credited on 100% of their catalogue and insisted from the start on writing their own music. Songs like 'Without Me,' 'Graveyard,' and 'New Americana' are their co-writes. The collaborators change dramatically by album, but Halsey's writing credit is on every track.
By the Numbers
5
Studio Albums
71
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
14
Years Active
128
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 71 / 71 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 71 tracks: how many Halsey wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Halsey has a writing credit100%
7%
93%
Sole author5tracks7%
Co-written66tracks93%
Outside writers0tracks0%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Halsey's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 71 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer24%
Performer92%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Halsey's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 100%
100%
100%
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100%
2015Badlands
2017Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
2020Manic
2021If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
2024The Great Impersonator
Early · 100% written
Late · 100% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
2010s
Badlands, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
100%
2020s
Manic, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power +1 more
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Halsey sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
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Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Written by Halsey, Larzz Principato, Chandra Uber, James Mtume, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
Bad at Love
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Written by Halsey, Eric Frederic, Justin Tranter, Rogét Chahayed, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
Now or Never
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Written by Halsey, Benjamin Levin, Cashmere Cat, Nathan Perez, Starrah, Ashley Frangipane, Magnus August Høiberg, Brittany Hazzard
Co-wrote
Alone
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Written by Halsey, Eric Frederic, Dan Wilson, Josh Carter, Anthony Hester, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
Strangers
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Written by Halsey, Greg Kurstin, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
Without Me
Manic
Written by Halsey, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Scott Storch, Louis Bell, Amy Allen, Brittany Amaradio, Ashley Frangipane, Timothy Mosley
Co-wrote
You Should Be Sad
Manic
Written by Halsey, Greg Kurstin, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
Graveyard
Manic
Written by Halsey, Amy Allen, Jon Bellion, Louis Bell, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Mark Williams, Ashley Frangipane
Co-wrote
I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
Written by Halsey, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham, Ashley Frangipane, Michael Trent Reznor
Co-wrote
Lucky
The Great Impersonator
Written by Halsey, Michael Uzowuru, Max Martin, Alexander Kronlund, Rami Yacoub, James Everett Lawrence, Travon Potts, Ashley Frangipane, Martin Karl Sandberg
Co-wrote
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JC Johnathan Carter Cunningham · MU Michael Uzowuru
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
Halsey holds a writing credit on every track across all five studio albums, a consistency rare in mainstream pop. Her collaborator profile shifts dramatically by album: Badlands relies heavily on Lido (Peder Losnegård); Hopeless Fountain Kingdom adds Greg Kurstin and Ricky Reed; Manic brings in Greg Kurstin, Benny Blanco, and Finneas; If I Can't Have Love is exclusively Reznor/Ross; The Great Impersonator draws from indie-rock circles including Alex G and Stuart Price. The lyricist credit never leaves Frangipane across all five records. Every word is hers.
Quick Facts
Without MeTheir 2018 single became their first solo Billboard Hot 100 number one
CloserTheir 2016 feature with The Chainsmokers topped the Hot 100 for 12 weeks
StreamsPassed six billion streams in the US and a million album units by 2020
Reznor and RossIf I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021) was produced by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Time 100Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2020
Creative Fingerprint
A co-writer on every song: Halsey is credited on 100% of their catalogue, insisting on writing their own material, with the collaborator roster shifting sharply from album to album, from pop producers to Nine Inch Nails.
The Story
Halsey is the stage name of Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, an American singer-songwriter born September 29, 1994, in Edison, New Jersey. She built a following on SoundCloud before releasing her debut album Badlands (2015) on Astralwerks, establishing her signature blend of dark electropop and confessional lyricism. Her third album Manic (2020) crossed into mainstream country and rock territory, while her fourth, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021), was produced entirely by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in a theatrical art-rock direction. Her fifth album The Great Impersonator (2024) featured collaborations with indie artists including Alex G. Halsey has been public about her diagnoses of bipolar disorder and endometriosis, themes that recur throughout her lyrics.
Awards & Recognition
'Without Me' (2018) reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
'Closer' with The Chainsmokers spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2020
Passed six billion streams in the US by 2020
Frequently Asked Questions Halsey
Does Halsey write their own songs?
Yes. Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, is credited on 100% of their catalogue and insisted from the start on writing their own music. Songs like 'Without Me,' 'Graveyard,' and 'New Americana' are their co-writes. The collaborators change dramatically by album, but Halsey's writing credit is on every track.
Who wrote 'Without Me'?
'Without Me,' from Manic (2020), was co-written by Halsey with several writers and producers. It became their first solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and one of their most personal songs.
Did Halsey write 'Closer'?
Yes, as a co-writer and featured vocalist. 'Closer' (2016) is credited to The Chainsmokers with Halsey among the writers. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks and was Halsey's commercial breakthrough, though it appears on The Chainsmokers' release, not a Halsey album.
Who produced If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power?
The 2021 album was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails, giving it a darker, industrial sound. Halsey co-wrote every track, continuing their run of full authorship.
'Closer' with The Chainsmokers is their biggest chart hit, while 'Without Me' was their first solo number one. Both are co-written by Halsey.
Who does Halsey write with?
Halsey's collaborators shift by era, from pop producers like Greg Kurstin and Stuart Price to Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The constant is that Halsey always shares in the writing.
What genre is Halsey?
Halsey makes alternative pop, electropop, and indie pop that stretches into alt-rock, from the moody synth-pop of Badlands to the industrial edge of If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power.
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