Halsey has released his fourth studio album. If I can’t have love, I want power it already comes out through Capitol. The LP is produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails and features contributions from several notable musicians. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters plays drums on “Honey,” prolific bassist Pino Palladino appears on “Lilith,” and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac plays guitar on “Darling.” In addition to his new album, Halsey has released an accompanying IMAX film, also titled If I can’t have love, I want power. Listen to the new LP below and scroll down to see the full list of credits.
01 The tradition
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Greg Kurstin, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Kurstin Music / EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Cloudcover (ASCAP) / Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Songs in the Key of Mink (BMI) / Managed by Downtown DMP Songs
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voices recorded by Greg Kurstin and Julian Burg at No Expectations Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Greg Kurstin: Vocal production
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Piano, samplers, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
02 Bells in Santa Fe
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Piano, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
Threatening Beat: Kevin Martin
03 Easier than lying
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery, London, UK
Assisted by Tom Herbert
Vocals: Halsey
Bass, guitar, samplers, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
04 Lilith
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Samplers, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
Bottom: Pino Palladino
Drums: Karriem Riggins
05 The girl is a gun
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery, London, UK
Assisted by Tom Herbert
Vocals: Halsey
Synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jack Dangers
Treatments: Atticus Ross
06 You asked for it
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Greg Kurstin, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Kurstin Music / EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voices recorded by Greg Kurstin and Julian Burg at No Expectations Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Greg Kurstin: Vocal production
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Bass: Trent Reznor
Guitars: Trent Reznor, Dave Sitek
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
07 Dear
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Guitar: Lindsey Buckingham
Samplers: Trent Reznor
Treatments: Atticus Ross
08 1121
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Piano, samplers, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
09 Mel
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Dave Grohl Engineer: Darrell Thorp
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Bass, Guitars, Synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
Drums: Dave Grohl
10 whispers
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Piano, synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
11 I am not a woman, I am a God
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
12 The lighthouse
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey, Trent Reznor
Bass, Guitars: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
13 Ya’aburnee
Written by Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Published by 17 Black Music / Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Cloudcover (ASCAP)
Managed by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Mink Songs (IMC)
Managed by Downtown DMP Songs, Unrest (ASCAP) / Cunningham and Cheese (ASCAP) managed by Kobalt
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Designed by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Mat Mitchell at NullCo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Voice recorded by John Cunningham at Jagger Studios, Turks and Caicos
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineer: John Hanes
Vocals: Halsey
Bass, Guitars, Samplers, Synthesizers: Trent Reznor
Programming: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Treatments: Atticus Ross
Album mastered by Stephen Marcussen and Stewart Whitmore at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.