"Now or Never" is a song by American singer Halsey from her second studio album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017). It was released on April 4, 2017, through Astralwerks as the lead single with its music video being released simultaneously, as an instant grat with the album's pre-order.[1] Halsey co-wrote the song with Starrah and its producers Cashmere Cat, Happy Perez, and Benny Blanco. It is a pop and dark pop song that also incorporates R&B.
Halsey announced on March 7, 2017, the release month and title of her second studio album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, set for release in June.[2] She opted for a more mainstream-oriented sound for the album, saying: "I am more than capable of writing radio music and hopefully I'll put my money where my mouth is on this album."[3] The single was announced alongside the reveal of the cover through Halsey's social media accounts a day before its official release.[4]
Compositionedit
"Now or Never"
A 29-second sample of Halsey singing thorough the first verse into the chorus.
"Now or Never" was written by Halsey and Starrah alongside producers Cashmere Cat, Happy Perez and Benny Blanco.[5] This later also served as her "therapist in a weird way" during the recording process. She stated: "We'd finish the track and then be ready to go, and he'd (Blanco) be like, 'Hey, I heard that thing you sang. Are you OK?'. It was kind of like he was hearing a cry for help in what I was singing, which was cool because it made us bond."[6] The song has been described as a pop,[7]dark pop,[8] and R&Bslow jam.[9] Lyrically, it sees Halsey offering a lover an ultimatum to love her "now or never".[10]
“Now or Never” was met with mixed reviews from music critics. In the context of following her successful pop collaboration with the Chainsmokers, "Closer", Jon Caramanica in The New York Times opined "Now or Never" is "worrisome; it's among her least vocally present songs (with a couple of blatant Rihanna-isms to boot), and moves at a slow, neutered creep. And it's deeply effective, even if it's not deeply Halsey."[11]Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz wrote that the song "doesn't have the massive chorus of "Closer"—its hook, widely compared to Rihanna's "Needed Me," simmers and never detonates—but the song possesses the type of slow tempo and vulnerable vocal delivery that has worked for recent hits like Julia Michaels' "Issues" and Khalid's "Location."[12] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone thought Halsey "embraces a more sensual sound," moving away from the "industrial-leaning alternative pop" of her debut album Badlands.[9] Anna Caga of Spin wrote that it "sounds like someone left a can of Rihanna's 'Needed Me' on the counter until it went flat."[13]
Music videoedit
The music video was directed by Halsey with Sing J Lee, marking the singer's directorial debut. It was shot in Mexico City. Inspired by Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the video is filled with gun violence.[10][5] Halsey talked about the video's plot in a statement, saying: "[It] is one part in the centre of a long narrative that tells the story of two people in love despite the forces trying to keep them apart. On its own, the song is about two impatient young lovers, but in the context of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom universe, the stakes are much higher for these two star-crossed lovers".[9]
^Ahlgrim, Callie (August 28, 2020). "10 of the Best and 10 of the Worst Halsey Songs of All Time". Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^Sabrina Finkelstein (July 12, 2017). "The 6 Best Halsey 'Now or Never' Remixes". Billboard. Dutch DJ R3hab delivers a buttery smooth future bass rework of the dark pop record.
^ abcBrittany Spanos (April 4, 2017). "Watch Halsey Struggle With Star-Crossed Romance in 'Now or Never' Video". Rolling Stone.
^ abJeff Benjamin (April 4, 2017). "Halsey Drops Dark New Song & Video for 'Now or Never': Watch". Fuse.
^Caramanica, Jon (April 7, 2017). "The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
^Lipshutz, Jason (May 3, 2017). "Halsey's Pop Radio Crossover: Is 'Now Or Never' About To Explode?". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
^""Strangers" Is Halsey's Best Song". Spin. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^Stephen Thompson, "MTV Plots A Comeback As The VMAs Bring A Moment Of Relevance". NPR, August 25, 2017.
^"Halsey – Now or Never" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
^"Halsey – Now or Never" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^"Halsey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201717 into search. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201715 into search. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^"Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^"Canadian single certifications – Now or Never". Music Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^"Danish single certifications – Halsey – Now or Never". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
^"Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 10, 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^"New Zealand single certifications – Halsey – Now or Never". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^"Norwegian single certifications – Halsey" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^"British single certifications – Halsey". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 1, 2018. Select singles in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type Halsey in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^"Sverigetopplistan – Halsey" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
November 30, 2023
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Now or Never is a song by American singer Halsey from her second studio album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom 2017 It was released on April 4 2017 through Astralwerks as the lead single with its music video being released simultaneously as an instant grat with the album s pre order 1 Halsey co wrote the song with Starrah and its producers Cashmere Cat Happy Perez and Benny Blanco It is a pop and dark pop song that also incorporates R amp B Now or Never Single by Halseyfrom the album Hopeless Fountain KingdomReleasedApril 4 2017 2017 04 04 Recorded2016GenrePop dark pop R amp BLength3 34LabelAstralwerksSongwriter s Ashley FrangipaneBrittany HazzardMagnus HoibergBenjamin LevinNathan PerezProducer s Benny BlancoCashmere CatHappy PerezHalsey singles chronology Not Afraid Anymore 2017 Now or Never 2017 Bad at Love 2017 Music video Now or Never on YouTubeCommercially Now or Never reached the top twenty of Australia Malaysia and the US It was certified 2 Platinum in the US Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Live performances 6 Track listings 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 ReferencesBackground editHalsey announced on March 7 2017 the release month and title of her second studio album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom set for release in June 2 She opted for a more mainstream oriented sound for the album saying I am more than capable of writing radio music and hopefully I ll put my money where my mouth is on this album 3 The single was announced alongside the reveal of the cover through Halsey s social media accounts a day before its official release 4 Composition edit nbsp Now or Never source source A 29 second sample of Halsey singing thorough the first verse into the chorus Problems playing this file See media help Now or Never was written by Halsey and Starrah alongside producers Cashmere Cat Happy Perez and Benny Blanco 5 This later also served as her therapist in a weird way during the recording process She stated We d finish the track and then be ready to go and he d Blanco be like Hey I heard that thing you sang Are you OK It was kind of like he was hearing a cry for help in what I was singing which was cool because it made us bond 6 The song has been described as a pop 7 dark pop 8 and R amp B slow jam 9 Lyrically it sees Halsey offering a lover an ultimatum to love her now or never 10 The song is composed in a key of F sharp minor Critical reception edit nbsp Now or Never was compared to the Rihanna song Needed Me Now or Never was met with mixed reviews from music critics In the context of following her successful pop collaboration with the Chainsmokers Closer Jon Caramanica in The New York Times opined Now or Never is worrisome it s among her least vocally present songs with a couple of blatant Rihanna isms to boot and moves at a slow neutered creep And it s deeply effective even if it s not deeply Halsey 11 Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz wrote that the song doesn t have the massive chorus of Closer its hook widely compared to Rihanna s Needed Me simmers and never detonates but the song possesses the type of slow tempo and vulnerable vocal delivery that has worked for recent hits like Julia Michaels Issues and Khalid s Location 12 Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone thought Halsey embraces a more sensual sound moving away from the industrial leaning alternative pop of her debut album Badlands 9 Anna Caga of Spin wrote that it sounds like someone left a can of Rihanna s Needed Me on the counter until it went flat 13 Music video editThe music video was directed by Halsey with Sing J Lee marking the singer s directorial debut It was shot in Mexico City Inspired by Baz Luhrmann s 1996 film Romeo Juliet the video is filled with gun violence 10 5 Halsey talked about the video s plot in a statement saying It is one part in the centre of a long narrative that tells the story of two people in love despite the forces trying to keep them apart On its own the song is about two impatient young lovers but in the context of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom universe the stakes are much higher for these two star crossed lovers 9 Kristof Brandl the video s cinematographer was an MTV Video Music Award nominee for Best Cinematography at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards 14 Live performances editHalsey performed Now or Never live on Jimmy Fallon on May 4 2017 15 Later that month she also performed the song live at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards 16 In June 2017 she performed Now or Never live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 17 Track listings editDigital download 18 Now or Never 3 34Digital download R3hab Remix 19 Now or Never R3hab Remix 3 04Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2017 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 20 16Austria O3 Austria Top 40 21 61Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 22 24Canada Canadian Hot 100 23 32Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 24 30France SNEP 25 151Germany Official German Charts 26 98Ireland IRMA 27 42Italy FIMI 28 55Malaysia RIM 29 20Netherlands Single Top 100 30 84New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 31 22Philippines Philippine Hot 100 32 64Portugal AFP 33 35Scotland OCC 34 46Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 35 31Sweden Sverigetopplistan 36 61Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 37 77UK Singles OCC 38 80US Billboard Hot 100 39 17US Adult Top 40 Billboard 40 12US Dance Club Songs Billboard 41 18US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 42 5US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 43 3US Rhythmic Billboard 44 15Venezuela English Record Report 45 25 Year end charts edit Chart 2017 PositionAustralia ARIA 46 75Canada Canadian Hot 100 47 88US Billboard Hot 100 48 59US Adult Top 40 Billboard 49 50US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 50 26US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 51 23Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 52 2 Platinum 140 000 Canada Music Canada 53 Platinum 80 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 54 Gold 45 000 Italy FIMI 55 Gold 25 000 Mexico AMPROFON 56 Gold 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 57 Gold 15 000 Norway IFPI Norway 58 Gold 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 59 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 60 3 Platinum 3 000 000 StreamingSweden GLF 61 Gold 4 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Version Label Ref Various April 4 2017 Digital downloadstreaming Original CapitolAstralwerksJuly 7 2017 R3hab Remix 19 References edit hopeless fountain kingdom Deluxe by Halsey on Apple Music iTunes Apple Music June 2 2017 Retrieved April 4 2017 Halsey Announces New Album Title Release Month Billboard March 7 2017 Halsey Talks Sci Fi Breakup Album Following Up Megahit Closer Rolling Stone March 27 2017 Retrieved April 1 2017 Mike Wass April 3 2017 Halsey Reveals The Cover Of New Single Now Or Never Idolator a b Nolan Feeney April 4 2016 Halsey debuts new single Now or Never Entertainment Weekly Wenn April 5 2017 Halsey Depression comforts me Hollywood com Ahlgrim Callie August 28 2020 10 of the Best and 10 of the Worst Halsey Songs of All Time Insider Retrieved May 15 2022 Sabrina Finkelstein July 12 2017 The 6 Best Halsey Now or Never Remixes Billboard Dutch DJ R3hab delivers a buttery smooth future bass rework of the dark pop record a b c Brittany Spanos April 4 2017 Watch Halsey Struggle With Star Crossed Romance in Now or Never Video Rolling Stone a b Jeff Benjamin April 4 2017 Halsey Drops Dark New Song amp Video for Now or Never Watch Fuse Caramanica Jon April 7 2017 The Playlist Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo The New York Times Retrieved June 4 2017 Lipshutz Jason May 3 2017 Halsey s Pop Radio Crossover Is Now Or Never About To Explode Billboard Retrieved June 4 2017 Strangers Is Halsey s Best Song Spin May 26 2017 Retrieved June 19 2017 Stephen Thompson MTV Plots A Comeback As The VMAs Bring A Moment Of Relevance NPR August 25 2017 Halsey Now or Never retrieved 2019 03 22 Halsey Performs Now or Never at 2017 Billboard Music Awards Watch Billboard Retrieved 2019 02 09 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert www facebook com Retrieved 2019 03 22 iTunes Store US Music Halsey hopeless fountain kingdom Deluxe iTunes Store United States a b Now or Never R3hab Remix Single by Halsey iTunes Store United States 7 July 2017 ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Australian Recording Industry Association June 12 2017 Retrieved June 10 2017 Halsey Now or Never in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved June 8 2017 Halsey Now or Never in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved May 12 2017 Halsey Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 13 2017 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Digital Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 201717 into search Retrieved October 13 2017 Le Top de la semaine Top Singles Telecharges SNEP Week 15 2017 in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Retrieved April 15 2017 permanent dead link Halsey Now or Never in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved June 9 2017 IRMA Irish Charts Irish Recorded Music Association Retrieved May 13 2017 Classifica settimanale WK 21 in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved May 27 2017 Top 20 Most Streamed International amp Domestic Singles in Malaysia PDF Recording Industry Association of Malaysia Retrieved June 13 2017 Halsey Now or Never in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved June 9 2017 NZ Top 40 Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ June 19 2017 Retrieved June 16 2017 BillboardPH Hot 100 Billboard Philippines 26 June 2017 Retrieved 26 June 2017 Halsey Now or Never AFP Top 100 Singles Retrieved June 21 2017 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 15 2017 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Singles Digital Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note Select SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 201715 into search Retrieved April 19 2017 Sverigetopplistan Sveriges Officiella Topplista Sverigetopplistan Retrieved April 14 2017 Halsey Now or Never Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved April 17 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved July 8 2017 Halsey Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved July 18 2017 Halsey Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 8 2017 Halsey Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved August 22 2017 Halsey Chart History Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard Retrieved July 29 2017 Halsey Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 2 2017 Halsey Chart History Rhythmic Billboard Retrieved August 8 2017 Anglo in Spanish Record Report 30 September 2017 Archived from the original on 26 January 2017 ARIA End of Year Singles 2017 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved January 5 2018 Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved December 17 2017 Hot 100 Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved December 12 2017 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved September 2 2019 Dance Mix Show Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved September 2 2019 Pop Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved September 2 2019 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2017 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association November 13 2017 Retrieved November 18 2017 Canadian single certifications Now or Never Music Canada Retrieved June 6 2017 Danish single certifications Halsey Now or Never IFPI Danmark Retrieved July 2 2019 Italian single certifications in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved July 10 2017 Select 2017 in the Anno drop down menu Select Singoli under Sezione Certificaciones in Spanish Asociacion Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas TypeHalseyin the box under theARTISTAcolumn heading andNow or Neverin the box under theTITULOcolumn heading New Zealand single certifications Halsey Now or Never Recorded Music NZ Retrieved June 30 2017 Norwegian single certifications Halsey in Norwegian IFPI Norway Retrieved October 7 2021 British single certifications Halsey British Phonographic Industry Retrieved December 1 2018 Selectsinglesin the Format field SelectSilverin the Certification field TypeHalseyin the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter American single certifications Halsey Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved May 15 2020 Sverigetopplistan Halsey in Swedish Sverigetopplistan Retrieved October 26 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Now or Never Halsey song amp oldid 1185180742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,