Halsey is so lucky, she's a star! The singer released her latest single, “Lucky,” on Friday (July 26).
The song interpolates Britney Spears' 2000 hit “Lucky,” an ode to the lonelier side of fame. “I'm so lucky, I'm a star/ But I cry, cry, cry in my lonely heart, I think/ If there's nothing missing in my life/ Then why do these tears come at night?” Halsey sings on the chorus, adding her own twist to the track.
Halsey teased the song earlier this month with an Instagram clip of the song's recognizable chorus. “When I was 5 I always felt like Britney was singing directly to me,” they captioned the video of the pink-haired and wearing a T-shirt that says 'Lucky' on the front. “24 years later, those words were different. I love you forever.”
According to the “Closer” singer, Spears was fully on board with the track being reimagined and interpolated. “Yes of course!” wrote on Thursday X (July 18) when asked by a fan if the “Toxic” musician was involved.
Halsey's upcoming fifth studio album will follow in 2021If I can't have love,I want Powerwhich reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The About-Face Beauty founder has dropped a few singles in the three years since, including 2023's “Die 4 Me” and 2022's “So Good,” both of which entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Listen to Halsey's “Lucky” below.
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