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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'' and not being released as a single, it is the album's most streamed track on

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with more than 410 million plays and is the album's second most viewed video on

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with over 140 million views. 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 ''

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'' (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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