Listen to Halsey’s propulsive, ’90s-inspired single “Ego”

Halsey shared a new single, “Ego.” The guitar-driven song takes inspiration from the ’90s, with anthemic vocals and a propulsive chorus that pays homage to bands like Garbage and No Doubt. The singer encouraged fans to “listen closely” to the song.

“I think I should try to kill my ego,” Halsey screams on the track. “Cause if I don’t, my ego might kill me / I’m a grown-up but lately / I’ve been acting like a fucking baby / I’m really not as happy as I look.”

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“Ego” is the latest offering from Halsey’s upcoming album, The Great Impersonatorreleased on October 25. The singer performed the song at a concert at KOKO in London in August, telling the audience: “I’ve been teasing a new song for the last few days. You’re the first in the world to hear it. Quietly, even before some of the people who work for the label.”

Halsey announced the album’s release date and shared its cover art earlier this week. “I made this record in the space between life and death,” she wrote on social media. “And it feels like I’ve waited forever for you to have it. I’m gonna wait a little longer. I’ve already waited a decade.”

She also launched a scavenger hunt for fans to discover the album’s five different covers. On August 27, Halsey released the trailer for her “confessional concept album,” a nearly 90-second clip that explores how her music would have been perceived if it had been released in the 2000s, ’90s, ’80s, or ’70s. The Great Impersonator will use sound to travel through time.

“I really thought this album would be the last one I ever made. When you get sick like that, you start thinking about how different everything could have been,” she says at the beginning of the video. “What if everything hadn’t happened like this?” Ashley, 18, becomes Halsey in 2014.

Halsey, who released her latest album If I can’t have love, I want power Three years ago, Halsey returned with “The End,” a song that chronicles her health struggles with lupus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. The chilling track was also an ode to her fans. In July, Halsey released “Lucky,” a pop song that interpolates both the Britney Spears hit of the same name and Monica’s “Angel of Mine,” followed by “Lonely Is the Muse” in August, a dark pop song about how past lovers have played a role in her self-esteem.

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