• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jan 17, 2020
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  1. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ashley is so perfect than Halsey. A new era is coming and i'm so excited. Expand
  2. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Rare by Selena Gomez and Manic by Halsey already the best music released in 2020
  3. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Álbum incrível e maravilhoso. Simplicidade uma obra prima e merece todo reconhecimento e prêmios possíveis.
  4. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    A beautiful body of work, halsey(Ashley) give us the most real album She has ever done
  5. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This album shows a very personal side of Halsey being, by far, his best work as a songwriter and singer. It´s cohesive, deep, personal and flirts in a beautiful way with the chaotic from its exciting and very well constructed lyrics. Definitely, the best album of 2020 so far.
  6. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here’s Halsey best album yet. She is vulnerable, brings a fresh new mass pop and shows us the odd side of fame Expand
  7. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Este es el álbum que esperaba de la grandiosa Halsey, un trabajo hecho con puro sentimiento y cuidado, letras que dejan con la boca abierta y destruyen para luego volver a armar. Siempre me ha sorprendido su trabajo y este álbum no es la excepción sin duda alguna.
  8. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    obra prima, melhor album da halsey e o melhor de 2020 até o momento. pessoal e coeso, ela fez oq nunca fez nos seus dois primeiros albuns: trazer sua essencia
  9. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Dinamic, there’s one song that remember me to Avril Lavigne style, but mixed with Lady Gaga “you & I”.
  10. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. álbum perfeito, melhor do ano. minha favorita é you should be sad. HALSEY VOCÊ É LENDÁRIA!!!!!!! Expand
  11. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    THIS IS IT. I LOVE EVERY SINGLE SONG. IT GROWS ON YOU ESPECIALLY IF YOU LISTEN TO IT LOUD IN THE CAR. DEFINITELY WORTH IT AND I EVEN WANT MORE OF HER RIGHT NOW. Unbelievable ...
  12. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is very honest, mature lyrically and extremely cohesive but versatile at the same time. Halsey has successfully proved that she’s a huge artist. Expand
  13. Jan 20, 2020
    10
    such a beautiful album with so many relatable lyrics and feelings! love halsey
  14. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Manic is a very lyrically cohesive album, with a diverse and heterogeneous aesthetic sound, and earns points for Halsey's maturity in relation to her own aesthetics and, albeit full of small slips and some choices that don't fit within the album's organicity like the interludes, most of the songs advance toward a beautiful, self-sufficient sensory dream that captivates us from the first note.
  15. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Cohesive, amazing lyrics. Sonically the album outstanding, there isn't a single bad song. All of the songs are so good. I could tell that this was going to be her best album and one of the best albums of the year just by the songs she released.
  16. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    It's beautifully heartbreaking and uplifting and hilarious and hopeful... Just a magnificent woman in the world
  17. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    El album Es un roller coaster de emociones, las canciones tienen bests diferentes y las letras son tan profuendas y bien hechas, es toda un masterpiece, al nivel de Badlands
  18. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    She deserves to be a grammy nominated with this album, i loved ALL TRACKS!!!! Congrats Halsey!
  19. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    It's gonna be the best album on this decade and I just hope that she can get her first Grammy with it.
  20. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This is undoubtedly her best album yet. It is stripped down and simple in its instrumentation yet beautifully complex and honest in its lyricism.
  21. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Halsey gave us the most emotional and honest album. Seriously, this is her best album of her career!! So deep lyrics, it is clear that she grew up as an artist. The most favorite track is “Ashley”. It is very cool that she uses various quotes from films. As for "More," I literally burst into tears for this song.
    On this album it feels like all the songs were written by Ashley.
    During the
    Halsey gave us the most emotional and honest album. Seriously, this is her best album of her career!! So deep lyrics, it is clear that she grew up as an artist. The most favorite track is “Ashley”. It is very cool that she uses various quotes from films. As for "More," I literally burst into tears for this song.
    On this album it feels like all the songs were written by Ashley.
    During the listening experience, it seems that you are sitting next to Ashley on the couch, and she tells you the story of her life, and you cry and laugh, literally experiencing the whole spectrum of emotions.
    I just want to say thank you to Halsey for everything that she does, she is a wonderful person and an ingenious songwriter!
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  22. Dec 26, 2020
    10
    Uno de los trabajos más emocionantes de Halsey, en donde tiene canciones de amor hacia otra persona, como hacia ella, pero también de odio. En sí suena muy "ruidoso" en cuanto al mundo del álbum, no en sus sonidos. Es bastante experimental como lo es ella y también expresivo.
  23. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Álbum bastante bom! Melhor trabalho produzido por Halsey depois de Badlands.
  24. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    halsey sem dúvidas entregou seu melhor projeto, e mostrou mais seu lado vulnerável sem a sua figuras de linguagens dos dois primeiros álbuns (que eu amo), mas agora ela veio mais transparente, como ela mesmo gosta de chamar "o primeiro álbum da ashley", ela deixou um um pouco a persona halsey, para ser a pessoa por trás, com letras cruas é uma sonoridade fresa e coesa, mesmo tendo tantoshalsey sem dúvidas entregou seu melhor projeto, e mostrou mais seu lado vulnerável sem a sua figuras de linguagens dos dois primeiros álbuns (que eu amo), mas agora ela veio mais transparente, como ela mesmo gosta de chamar "o primeiro álbum da ashley", ela deixou um um pouco a persona halsey, para ser a pessoa por trás, com letras cruas é uma sonoridade fresa e coesa, mesmo tendo tantos gêneros diferentes num mesmo álbum. embora eu achasse que canções como nightmare precisavam estar no meio, considero o álbum impecável. nota 10 sim e já começam sendo meu álbum favorito de 2020. Expand
  25. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    best album ever!!!!!!! i love the way she made a perfect chaotic emotion throughout the album
  26. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse álbum é simplismente perfeito!!! Todas as músicas são incríveis e lindas!!!!! Expand
  27. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Album com sonoridade perfeita, letras lindas compostas pela própria Halsey, parabéns rainha de wakanda!
  28. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Un álbum variado que sí duda DEBES prestarle atención. Complejo, lo cuál lo hace muy artístico. Sus sonidos, melodías y letras son perfectamente cuidadas. No es un álbum para cualquiera es muy experimental y expresivo. Muy hermoso. ¿Vale la pena? Desde luego, pero tienes que ponerle atención para entenderlo.
  29. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    I just, a beautiful album, I can't believe that Halsey made that my expectations were more higher but I loved it
  30. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Um dos meus favoritos sem dúvidas, um álbum coeso, onde ela explora varios estilos musicais, perfeição é a palavra que define.
  31. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    flawless album from an amazing artist. the lyrics and production are crafted beautifully and take you into halsey’s mind the way she intended.
  32. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This album is so personal yet so relatable, and that's something very rare to found these days. Halsey putted her heart and soul into it, and it shows. Now, for all the acts in the industry, THIS is how you make an album. Bravo!
  33. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    her best album ever, everything fits so well here, I'm glad I was able to listen to this masterpiece
  34. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    I definitely wasn’t expecting that, it’s different, and I liked it. Halsey deserves, love her.
  35. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Brilliant!! This is Halsey’s masterpiece, I’m so so so so soooo proud of her!!!
  36. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest albums ever created.
    Halsey puts out one of the most genuine and deep works of art I have heard in a long time.
    With a focus on lyrics, Halsey is not here to make "bops" but to give sensitive and honest meaning to every line she writes, while backing up some of the best writing on a musical album with unique sounds and aesthetic. To cap it all off the album follows a
    One of the greatest albums ever created.
    Halsey puts out one of the most genuine and deep works of art I have heard in a long time.
    With a focus on lyrics, Halsey is not here to make "bops" but to give sensitive and honest meaning to every line she writes, while backing up some of the best writing on a musical album with unique sounds and aesthetic.
    To cap it all off the album follows a theme perfectly with amazing music videos and album covers.
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  37. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Beautiful, personal, dinamic but also cohesive. One album one story, as she has us used to. Just excellent.
  38. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Buen álbum. Letras profundas enriquecidos con sonidos innovadores y drámaticos.
  39. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Best album of 2020 so far I am shocked and at the same time proud of this girl showing so much art her pains anguishes internal conflicts really didn’t know she was a great composer
  40. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Halsey gave a style similar to the name of the album. The sounds are good, but very overloaded with emotions. Although it is not his best album, it is possibly the one that I have liked so far this year.
  41. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Phenomenal, her best record yet. Manic offers the perfect amount of insight into Halsey’s mind, while creatively pouring her heart into each individual song. Sonically cohesive yet offers hints of different genres throughout the tracklist. It’s easy to discover something new upon each listen.
  42. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    "Manic" brings us to Halsey's personal space, the way she guides us through her mind and let us know more about her vision of the world, it's very brave of her to show her feelings and thoughts with this masterpiece
  43. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Manic is one of the Best album released in 2020, incredible lyrics and good sounds, she deserve the #1 of 200 albums
  44. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    ..................................................................................this album is art
  45. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    I actually love this album with everything in me. The music is so raw and real and I love every song so much.
  46. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Halsey’s best album! My favorites on this project are graveyard, you should be sad, 3am, Alani’s interlude, killing boys and still learning
  47. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This album is so incredible! I hope she's nominated for a Grammy next year, because this is her best album ever!!!!
  48. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Álbum perfeito. No geral é um álbum muito bom, com boas faixas. Halsey nunca decepciona.
  49. Jan 20, 2020
    10
    It’s amazing to see how she has grown as an artist, what an amazing job. She deserves all the applause
  50. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album is so refreshing. Halsey wrote intelligent lyrics but not too much to intimidate new listeners like me. I love how sonically cohesive this album is.
  51. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Very well written album from top to bottom. It's very rare that you find a mainstream artist who makes an album that isn't meant for the charts or radio. There are about 3 radio friendly songs on this album, but they're also very captivating. Her vocals on this record are also astounding. Bravo, Halsey!
  52. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    It is an emotional album rich in the feelings expressed in its lyrics whose goal is to make you part of the excitement of Ashley, who to this day achieves her best concept and musical album.
  53. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    O conteúdo lírico é foda, a sonoridade é um pouco experimental, mesclando gêneros.
    Halsey, você é um gênio!
  54. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Halsey is in the adult stage of her career, the album sounds like reports of a human being who found her own peace, despite having melancholy songs like the hit song "Without Me", she is far from the love fantasy that brought "hopeless fountain kingdom" "Halsey begins the best phase of his career with this album, his talent has never been more exposed than now, with this album we startHalsey is in the adult stage of her career, the album sounds like reports of a human being who found her own peace, despite having melancholy songs like the hit song "Without Me", she is far from the love fantasy that brought "hopeless fountain kingdom" "Halsey begins the best phase of his career with this album, his talent has never been more exposed than now, with this album we start 2020 with a golden key.
    Must-see music: you should be sad
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  55. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Manic is the most beautifully cohesive body of work Halsey has released. It is chaotic, yet soft and reflective. It seems to find this middle ground of the intricate lyricism Badlands had, combined with clean & crisp production Hopeless Fountain Kingdom brought to the table.
  56. Jan 31, 2020
    10
    Un álbum que explota en un mar de emociones: puedes sentirte desde lo más alto hasta lo más bajo. Eso hace a un buen álbum: tu conexión con él.
  57. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Really healing. Halsey (Ashley) really put her heart and soul into this record, which is awesome! Pure and raw! Well done!
  58. Jan 24, 2020
    10
    A deep dive into Ashley’s mind. Raw, with flaws but everything is thought and in the right place.
  59. Feb 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loveeeee un álbum lleno de magia.Donde te metes en un mundo de fantasía y viajes Expand
  60. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Brillant I love it Halsey made a masterpiece at the beginning of the year and the decade With songs grades
  61. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Impecável, Halsey entregou um álbum coeso e muito bom! Taca stream na lenda.
  62. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Risky, deep, weird and beautiful is how I can describe this album, I think it's the best Halsey has given us. I'm so obsessed with songs like finally // beautiful stranger, I HATE EVERYBODY and Still Learning
  63. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    acho que esse álbum mostra muito a visão da Halsey sobre si mesma lidando com relacionamentos e situações pessoais. O Badlands e o HFK têm universos completamente distintos, assim como o Manic. Pessoalmente, o álbum não me decepcionou, e sinto que as músicas estão mais intimistas e honestas. Amo ver uma artista de verdade se desenvolvendo.
  64. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Arte sin duda, halsey se supera cada vez más, Diosa sin duda tu veniste para quedarte
  65. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Her best album, her best writing and best vocals, u can see how much she’s grown as an artist and person since badlands.
  66. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    um álbum coeso com tantas letras incríveis e melodias lindas, ela explorou tantos estilos de músicas diferentes, mesmo sendo um álbum tão pessoal e conceitual ao mesmo tempo, uma verdadeira obra de arte
  67. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Manic jest zupełnie czymś innym, coś czego nie słyszeliśmy jeszcze nigdy od Halsey. Utwory przepełnione są emocjami i uczuciami, dodatkowo fakt, że Halsey jest autorką każdego tekstu sprawia, że możesz się z nią utożsamić. Very proud!
  68. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    O melhor álbum da carreira, Manic é maravilhoso a maneira que as letras se conectam é realmente incrível.
  69. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halsey se lució con su 3er álbum, siendo una obra de arte del pop actual, dando a entender la complejidad de un álbum bien hecho. Expand
  70. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This is by so far Halsey's best album, you can feel all the words she sings. The song writing is OUT OF THIS WORLD! This album just proved Halsey's incredible and genius mind and how good her music is, this album show us growth, pain, love, self-recovery and the ups and downs of the life. She made one of the best albums released in a lot time. She deserves to be nominated for next year'sThis is by so far Halsey's best album, you can feel all the words she sings. The song writing is OUT OF THIS WORLD! This album just proved Halsey's incredible and genius mind and how good her music is, this album show us growth, pain, love, self-recovery and the ups and downs of the life. She made one of the best albums released in a lot time. She deserves to be nominated for next year's Grammy's (just like Rare by Selena, best albums of 2020) and she's gonna be a bigger artist one day. One of the best lyricists of this generation along with Taylor Swift Expand
  71. Mar 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An artist who deserves all recognition for having released something extremely perfect. a work of art from the concept of the album to the way it was released. Expand
  72. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Álbum PERFEITO, onde Halsey conseguiu misturar vários gêneros musicais e mesmo assim manteve coesão. Letras impecáveis e significativas, diferente de muitos outros artistas que não ligam para a riqueza na escolha de palavras. Melhor trabalho da Halsey até agora, sem dúvidas.
  73. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    i love this album so much, it’s pure halsey. my favorite song is ashley, so amazing
  74. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    album of the decade period
    cant believe she outdid herself once again! her mind and concepts are our of this world
    she deserves everything
  75. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    El álbum es realmente bueno pero debió sustituir la canción con suga y BTS, por nightmare y la verdad Suga's interlude es una completa basura la peor cancion del álbum
  76. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing album! She has become such a wonderful artist. The lyrics, the melodies, the vocals but her attitude as an artist and woman is what sold me. In love!
  77. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Ashley- 9/10
    Clementine- 7/10
    Graveyard- 10/10
    You Should Be Sad- 10/10
    Forever... (is a longe time)- 6/10
    Dominic’s interlude- 5/10
    I HATE EVERYBODY- 8/10
    3am- 9/10
    Without Me- 10/10
    Finally//Beautiful Stranger- 10/10
    Alanis’ interlude- 8/10
    Killing Boys- 10/10
    SUGA’s interlude- 4/10
    More- 9/10
    Still Learning- 10/10 (best song)
    929- 6/10
  78. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    it's an amazing album about being sad and hopeless but still wanting to be alive to breathe again tomorrow.
  79. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    In Manic, Halsey explores uncharted territory with deep insights on her life, detailing on her love life, her mind and even harsher topics like motherhood and family life.
  80. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Its so perfect, the production and the lyrics are on fire. It's so personal and the collaborations give an special thing to the songs
  81. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Uma obra de arte, coeso, liricamente rico, melodias lindas. Halsey entregou seu melhor trabalho
  82. sb4
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    The album is lyrically and sonically beautiful. Halsey shares a part of herself that she has never shown before, and she does it with great success! Halsey shows versatility and talent in this masterpiece of an album.
  83. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Una vez más, Halsey nos trae una obra maestra superando mis expectativas. Ahora entiendo porque no incluyó nightmare, pero esperemos que algún día podamos escuchar ese álbum con temática oscura que estaba planeado.
  84. Feb 6, 2020
    10
    The album is written in such a beautiful way and Halsey vocals are so on point. The concept of the album is so beautiful. Definitely one of her best works.
  85. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    this album is so personal, we can see the other side of halsey- ashley. every track is so good. together a masterpiece. should listen is order because songs to songs have a connection especially the beat.
  86. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Best album of her so far. The songs complement each other so well you feel like traveling to another dimension.
  87. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Es increíble. Me siento identificado con la mayor parte de sus letras qué maravilla de sonidos y producción y su voz como siempre espectacular.
  88. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Halsey never fails to disappoint. This album is personal, emotional and amazing.
  89. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love this album so much, there’s no skip all bops and so sentimental. She did that. Expand
  90. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    A greatest confidence album... and a smarter piece of art... that I'm sure you will enjoying...
  91. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Brilliant, Halsey apparently acknowledges that there are times when she looks vulnerable, but she also shows that she has learned and that he can capture in the best way what she wants to express. He shows us her interior in the best way, and now we know who Ashley is. I definitely love it and I think when the artists get real, this is how we know them.
  92. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great album. Deep lyrics and a great and cohesive sound and production. You can feel Halsey put her soul in this work and it reflects not only on the personal lyrics - that goes from her biggest hit, Without Me, to deep cuts like More - but also on the quality of this work. Halsey, you did it. Expand
  93. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    É um álbum introspectivo, intimista e com uma coesão fantástica. uma gramde destaque para as letras que transmitem sinceridade da cantora. as produções são incríveis! muito interessante como foi juntado vários gêneros músicas e não fez o álbum se perder, pelo contrário so ficou melhor.
  94. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    The album is a true work of art about itself, Halsey makes everything sweet, intense and good. It’s amazing to be able to feel all the emotions of the album with her. It deserves recognition for it, is DIVINE!!!
  95. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing. Each track linked together with a diverse range of genres- from country to kpop. Stream Manic!
  96. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    An incredible masterpiece. Halsey shows us a constant evolution in every album she gives us, and this is no exception. Thanks to Halsey and her music that has saved my life so many times, playing to be someone else, but now it is not Halsey who speaks to us, it is Ashley.
  97. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    um álbum perfeito e que sem dúvida alguma ultrapassou todas as expectativas. manic é um álbum verdadeiro, que fala sobre sentimentos como realmente são. uma montanha russa de emoções, a cada faixa você ouve algo novo. é um dos poucos trabalhos atualmente que se destacam. manic é um álbum que possui muita qualidade.
  98. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This is the confirmation that Halsey is one of the greatest composers of this generation, in addition to her musicality accompanied by various intense emotions and feelings. Manic is personal, genuine and beautiful! All the best an artist could deliever on herself, ALL!!!
  99. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    LENDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA vai se foder pitchfork esse3 grammy winner já é meuuuuuu
  100. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    PERFEITAAAAAA pra caralho, álbum de qualidade, extramemente coeso, mais uma vez halsey não decepcionando né mores
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Q Magazine
    Feb 11, 2020
    80
    Freighted by unflinching lyrics, Manic is a magnificent - and magnificently raw - pop confessional. [Apr 2020, p.110]
  2. Feb 4, 2020
    40
    The real problem is that the best ideas are outvoted by frustrating ones, leaving us with little touches like the short, yelping-like sound in the second verse of More or the distorted vocals that end killing boys. There are some good moments here, but even the best of them can’t help Halsey get out of her own way.
  3. Jan 29, 2020
    68
    Manic is a rich and often confounding listen, an expansive album filled to the brim with the imagined worlds Halsey’s built for herself in the real one. It’s also sincerely, indefatigably Halsey: She puts her loves and ambitions on wholly earnest display, even if it doesn’t always make for the most consistent listen.