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'' (2015). It was written by Halsey and

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; the latter also producing the song. Despite only being included on the deluxe edition of ''Badlands'', it is one of the album's most popular tracks, counting more than 300 million plays on

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and 120 million views on

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. A reproduced version of the song titled "Gasoline (Reimagined)" was included on the

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exclusive edition of Halsey's fourth studio album '' If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'' (2021). Halsey performed this version during her virtual Moment House concert a few days after the album's release.

Background

In an interview with

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, Halsey confirmed that she submitted ''Badlands'' twelve days after expected, being the song written and produced the day the album was initially planned to be out. She described the track as self-aware, considering it a synopsis for the album and as she said, "what I thought the record was missing". She also expressed her interest in people buying the deluxe version of the record on purpose for them to get the track.

Composition

The song is described as a "brooding

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track." The track is written about Halsey's experience with mental health, her

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and her feeling out of step with the rest of society.

Critical reception

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described the track, "one of the harder-hitting songs on ..adlands". Tina Roumeliotis from

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called the song "a crowd-pleaser" while ''

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''s Chris Payne considers it "a fan favourite". It has more than 300 million plays on

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platform

Certifications

References

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