Halsey’s ‘Lucky’ Officially Has a Release Date

She’s so lucky, she’s a star!

Halsey took to Instagram on Wednesday (July 17) to reveal that their new single, “Lucky,” will officially be arriving on July 26. The singer also shared the cover art for the album, which is a blurry, pink close-up of their face, featuring Y2K-inspired sparkles. See it here.

The nostalgic cover art is fitting, as Halsey interpolates Britney Spears’ 2000 hit, “Lucky,” an ode to the lonelier side of fame. “She’s so lucky, she’s a star/ But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking/ If there’s nothing missing in my life/ Then why do these tears come at night?” Halsey sings the chorus in the teaser clip, adding her own twist on the track.

Halsey teased the song earlier this month with an Instagram snippet of the song’s recognizable chorus. “When I was 5, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me,” they wrote over the video rocking pink hair and a t-shirt that says “Lucky” across the front. “24 years later, these words hit different. love you forever.”

In June, Halsey confirmed that their fifth studio album is complete and on the way, after fans noticed that she had unveiled a cryptic new website titled “ForMyLastTrick.com.” The page boasts several illustrated badges, some of them leading to what appear to be clues about the new album. 

Halsey’s new record will follow 2021’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The About-Face Beauty founder dropped a few singles in the three years since, including 2023’s “Die 4 Me” and 2022’s “So Good,” both of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.