'Lucky' (2024) Lyrics: Halsey Reveals Britney Spears' Reaction to New Song - Listen Now!
Halsey has dropped their new song “Lucky” and it samples the beloved hit single by Britney Spears.
The 29-year-old singer also interpolates Monica‘s song “Angel of Mine” on the new track.
“I’m so lucky, I’m a star/ But I cry, cry, cries in my lonely heart, thinking/ If there’s nothing missing in my life/ Then why do these tears come at night?” Halsey sings in the chorus.
Halsey initially teased the song earlier this month by telling fans, “When I was 5, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me. 24 years later, these words hit different. love you forever.”
In a Q&A with fans, Halsey revealed Britney‘s reaction to the song.
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“I wrote her the longest, sappiest, stan letter of all time and she was soooo nice,” they said.
Halsey was asked how they came up with the idea of sampling Britney and they replied, “I remember the first time I heard her sing ‘lucky’ and it hitting me at such a young age that I had no idea what her life was really like. and that feeling resonates with me so much still. I found myself singing it when I started treatment and then I knew I had to do it ????.”
Listen to the song below!
Read the lyrics below!