If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
by Halsey
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2021
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 712 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 640 out of 712
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 712
  3. Negative: 54 out of 712
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  1. Akshayakn6
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    Very forgettable lyrics and melodies. Sounds like there's something deep, but honestly there's nothing in this album.
  2. Jxsbz
    Sep 1, 2021
    1
    Meu deus que desastre sonoro. A priori, é preciso ressaltar a falta de personalidade nas músicas, contrariando seus precedentes majestosos trabalhos, como o BADLANDS. Ao contrário deste último, o novo álbum de Halsey não possui identidade lírica, o que se observa é única e simplesmente a reprodução do mesmo já tido na indústria do pop por anos.
  3. Sayayin
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Just a great little album. Good for her. Better than expected. Music industry savior
  4. coolskyangel1
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    beautiful music beautiful music beautiful music beautiful music beautiful music beautiful music beautiful music
  5. Panchogul
    Aug 27, 2021
    3
    Esta chica es talentosa, pero no tiene ningún encanto, es como meter a la licuadora a un sin fin de artistas y sale Halsey como resultado, este album es prueba de ello
  6. Marcks
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Álbum extremamente fraco e sem graça, tem que ter muito saco para engolir 42 minutos de pura ladainha e musicas descartáveis e sem alma nenhuma! O pior álbum lançado esse ano!
  7. paname95190
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    beaucoup trop de cinematique et trop enfantins a mon goût, je me suis déjà endormi sur le jeu
  8. cinnamongirl97
    Oct 15, 2021
    0
    Halsey started her career by copying the queen of alternative Lana Del Rey, and now she switched into being a Taylor Swift wannabe. She keeps talking about songwriting and wants to be taken seriously, and yet she can't write and her music sucks. Halsey, you will never be successful.
  9. Miacat
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    irrelevante todas las canciones se parecen ella tiene más talento para crear un mejor álbum, es como si no se hubiere esforzado mucho.

Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Most Discussed Album of 2021

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. No Ripcord
    Aug 30, 2021
    70
    Compared to this summer's pop offerings—think of the similarly themed efforts by Billie Eilish and Lorde, both of which deal with the trappings of fame with serenity and blissful detachment, respectively—If I Can't Get Love, I Want Power is provocative, and even ugly, in its most vulnerable moments. Self-indulgent, sure, but its emotional chaos feels earned.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 30, 2021
    60
    Easier Than Lying is shouty and electronic, while You Asked for This finds Halsey fronting a Smashing Pumpkins pastiche. Amid all the Sturm und Drang and sludgy oompah (The Lighthouse) there is some high-quality writing, chiefly in the pizzicato niggles and Jesus analogies of Bells in Santa Fe (“it’s not a happy ending”) and Whispers.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Aug 30, 2021
    82
    If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power is on an upward trajectory in terms of Halsey releasing quality music. By and by, Halsey may not have love, but her latest record is power.
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