

It is a mid-tempo pop, R&B, and electro- R&B break-up song, which comprises an atmospheric blend of synths and electropop beats in its production. "Without Me" was written by Halsey with Delacey, Edei, and Amy Allen while its production was done by Bell. "Without Me" is partially about Halsey's ex-boyfriend, American rapper G-Eazy. Halsey performed "Without Me" live on a number of high-profile occasions she performed it on The Voice, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Saturday Night Live, at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, at the 2019 MTV Millennial Awards, and at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. The single was the number-one song of 2019 on pop radio in the US, the tenth biggest song overall of 2019 in the world, and the twelfth biggest song overall of the 2010s decade in the US. The track is certified Platinum or higher in eleven countries including 8x Platinum in the US, 7x Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Diamond in Mexico. Its music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on October 29, 2018. It also reached the top five in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Norway. The song also reached number one in Greece and the top three of ten other countries, namely Australia, Canada, Hungary, Malaysia, Portugal, Slovakia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. "Without Me" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Halsey's first number-one single as a lead artist, and her second overall, following her feature on The Chainsmokers' song " Closer" in 2016. It was released through Capitol Records as the lead single from Halsey's third studio album, Manic. It interpolates Justin Timberlake's " Cry Me a River" with Timberlake, Timbaland and Scott Storch credited as co-writers. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld.

It also became only the second song in the history of the Hot 100 chart to spend 32 weeks in the top ten of the chart." Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018. The song went on to become the first song to spend 26 weeks in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Outside of the United States, "Closer" topped the charts in more than ten countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom, making it both the Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number-one single in all six countries. The Chainsmokers became the first act to have four songs ("Closer" being the fourth) that top the Dance/Electronic Songs chart, passing Calvin Harris, who held the previous record with three.

The song stayed at the top spot for 12 consecutive weeks. In the United States, "Closer" became both the Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Musically, it is a future bass and pop song with a "retro" style synthesizer in the chorus. The song was written by Taggart, Halsey, Shaun Frank, Freddy Kennett, Isaac Slade and Joe King, while the production was handled by the Chainsmokers. It was released on July 29, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. Andrew Taggart (one half of the Chainsmokers) also provides his vocals in the song. "Closer" is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers featuring American singer Halsey.
