Halsey fans, it’s time to dust off your blue wigs. The singer is revisiting two fan-favorite Badlands tracks a full decade after their original release, announcing Friday (Aug. 15) that she’ll soon be releasing a double feature music video for “Drive” and “Gasoline.”
In a video teaser for the project posted on Instagram, Halsey appears in their signature light blue hair from the 2015 Badlands era, looking solemn while driving in a pink convertible through familiar, grungey terrain. At one point, the musician appears in a bikini as a pink hue saturates the screen; in another shot, she runs dramatically through an apartment hallway while all the lights flicker.
“10 YEARS LATER …,” reads text on screen. “WE NEVER LEFT.”
In the caption, Halsey announced, “GASOLINE and DRIVE double feature. coming soon.”
The news comes almost exactly 10 years after the New Jersey native dropped their debut album on Aug. 28, 2015, quickly breaking through as one of pop’s shiniest new stars. The project debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned some of Halsey’s most quintessential singles to date, including “Colors” and “New Americana.”
And while Halsey has released four albums since — including 2024’s The Great Impersonator — Badlands has always held a special place in her heart. In 2020, the hitmaker celebrated the five-year anniversary of the album by releasing their first-ever live album, Badlands (Live From Webster Hall).
“It’s been a little surreal to watch the perception of the album evolve so drastically over time,” Halsey wrote on X on the album’s eighth anniversary in 2023. “But. I always knew what it was. Special. If you were there for the journey, I love you. You changed my life.”
In addition to celebrating a decade of Badlands, the star is currently fresh off of touring in support of Great Impersonator (although the nightly setlist often changed and featured songs from Halsey’s past albums). The artist had been slated to perform a final show in Istanbul on Aug. 28, but recently canceled the performance while citing logistical issues.
“your safety is the most important thing to me,” Halsey explained Friday on X, addressing upset fans who were planning to go to the canceled show. “you guys are crazy sometimes + put yourselves in ‘I don’t care’ situations like camping in dangerous places, or not drinking water all day. and I know it’s bc you’d do anything for the music. but there are other moments where I have to draw the line cause I care about you ok? We’re gonna make it right when we can, and I can be sure this won’t happen again.”
