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In June 2017, one of Halsey’s fans asked the singer via Twitter to share her “best and worst released songs.” While Halsey couldn’t quite narrow down her best songs, listing, “Sorry,” “Strangers,” and “Bad at Love” as possible contenders, she seemingly had no trouble zeroing in on her worst song, tweeting, “probably New Americana.”
Another fan took to Twitter to fervently defend the dissed song, writing, “GIRL! don’t disrespect new americana like this!! it’s SUCH a good song esp lyrically! The chorus is a bit pop-y but the verses are BEAUTIFUL.”
Halsey, who seemingly appreciated the unwavering loyalty, shared some insight into why she’s not a fan of the fan favorite, tweeting, “Haha okaaaay. I guess I just got burnt out on it. It was my first ever single and I wasn’t used to revisiting a song soooo frequently.”
While Pop Buzz notes that “‘New Americana’ was the song that catapulted Halsey onto the playlists of radio stations and people across the world,” apparently Halsey isn’t completely alone in her lack of enthusiasm for the song. According to Insider, “[c]ritics insisted that she was trying too hard to write a ‘generational anthem.'” And while critics apparently got the intent behind the song wrong (Halsey insisted the track was supposed to be a “social commentary on pop culture”), Insider concluded that it “isn’t a good song,” noting that it “gets grating after maybe the second or third listen.”
Even though Halsey doesn’t consider “New Americana” one of her high notes, it clearly has a special place in the hearts of longtime fans.
Written by: Nicki
