Does Halsey Write Their Own Music? Songwriting Credits & Scores

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%

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.

Halsey

Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Metro Boomin0%

EXO8%

Britney Spears32%

Morgan Wallen50%

Selena Gomez60%

Kesha77%

Justin Bieber92%

100%Halsey

Pure Performer0%

Songwriter~50%

Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

New Americana

Badlands

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

Discography 5 albums

2015100%

Badlands

Astralwerks

11 tracks

2017100%

Hopeless Fountain Kingdom

Astralwerks

13 tracks

2020100%

Manic

Capitol Records

16 tracks

2021100%

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

Capitol Records

13 tracks

2024100%

The Great Impersonator

Columbia Records

18 tracks

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Halsey71 tracks

L19 JC14 TR13 AR13 MT13 PL11

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. L Lido · JC Johnathan Carter Cunningham · TR Trent Reznor · AR Atticus Ross · MT Michael Trent Reznor · PL Peder Losnegård

The Writers & Producers Behind Halsey 6 key collaborators

L

Lido

Producer

Badlands / Hopeless Fountain Kingdom / Manic19 tracks

JC

Johnathan Carter Cunningham

Songwriter

Manic / If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power14 tracks

TR

Trent Reznor

Songwriter & Producer

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power13 tracks

AR

Atticus Ross

Songwriter

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power13 tracks

MT

Michael Trent Reznor

Songwriter

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power13 tracks

PL

Peder Losnegård

Songwriter

Badlands / Hopeless Fountain Kingdom / Manic11 tracks

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.

How many albums has Halsey released?

This catalogue covers five studio albums, from Badlands (2015) through The Great Impersonator (2024), including Manic and the Reznor-and-Ross-produced If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power.

What is Halsey's biggest song?

'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.

Sources

Wikipedia: Halsey