Hurricane (Halsey song)

"Hurricane" is a song by American singer and songwriter Halsey. First appearing on her extended play (EP), Room 93 (2014), the song was re-released on her debut studio album, Badlands (2015). The song was written by Halsey and Tim Anderson. It was released as a promotional single on October 11, 2014.[1][2] The Arty remix was featured in the 2016 film Nerve starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco.

"Hurricane"
Promotional single by Halsey
from the EP Room 93 and album Badlands
ReleasedOctober 11, 2014
Recorded2014
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:43
LabelAstralwerks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Anderson
Halsey promotional single chronology
"Hurricane"
(2014)		 "Hold Me Down"
(2015)
Music video
"Hurricane" on YouTube

Music video

The official music video for "Hurricane" premiered on October 16, 2014.[3][4] It was filmed at the Pink Motel in Los Angeles, which was also the location of her first music video for the song "Ghost". The video was singled out by Billboard Magazine for an exclusive debut.[5] It has since accumulated over 40 million views on YouTube.

Composition

Halsey drew her inspiration for "Hurricane" from the literary-fiction novel, The Wanderess, by Roman Payne (2013).[6][7]

The song is also dedicated to her friend Zach, an older guy she was seeing. Zach is also the inspiration behind a lot of Halsey's discography.[8]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Halsey sets off a stormy vibe with "Hurricane"". Earmilk.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. "Stream Halsey's New Song "Hurricane"". Vogue. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "Halsey - Hurricane (2014)". IMVDb. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. Elias Leight (2014-10-16). "Halsey Hurrican Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. Halsey. "Billboard launches exclusive premiere of "Hurricane" video". Billboard.
  6. "Hurricane Video with Roman Payne credit in the "About the Song" section". YouTube.
  7. "Halsey's Facebook Testimonial".
  8. About Zach Merritt
  9. "American single certifications – Halsey – Hurricane". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 16, 2019.


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