• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2021
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 712 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 54 out of 712
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  1. Sep 2, 2021
    10
    Me encantó el concepto. Halsey nos entrega un disco perfecto en todos sus tracks.
  2. Sep 2, 2021
    9
    Halsey’s amazing voice with NiN, it’s like the Reese’s Peanut butter cup of music!
  3. Sep 3, 2021
    10
    ALBUM OF THE YEAR!! Halsey was so artist and insightful in making this masterpiece. Everything is very impeccable!!
  4. Sep 3, 2021
    7
    Interesting beats but Halsey’s vocals don’t really match the punk rock style of the album.
  5. Sep 3, 2021
    10
    Powerful you can tell she put her soul into this album absolutely motivational for women in the industry
  6. Sep 4, 2021
    8
    Most adventurous pop album I've heard in a while with the personnel to match
  7. Sep 5, 2021
    10
    This is everything. The music, lyrics, visual things. This is the album of the year!!!!!!
  8. Sep 9, 2021
    10
    Para mim, ouvir esse álbum completo é uma experiência a ser vivenciada. Quando um artista consegue fazer algo nesse nível, é de se admirar. De longe, o melhor album dela.
  9. Oct 3, 2021
    10
    has a great improvement vocally, not the rock album I expected but exceeded my expectations
  10. Jul 30, 2023
    10
    Amo, maravilhoso, perfeito, obra-prima, um dos melhores álbuns da história da música mundial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Oct 22, 2021
    10
    DÍOS MÍO!! Que álbum tan espectacular! No tengo palabras para describir semejante obra maestra que escribió Halsey
    Que dicha la de Ender al tener una madre tan talentosa
  12. Oct 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. AOTY 10/10!!! My best tracks is :

    Ya’aburnee Girl is a gun 1121
    Easier than lying Lilith Bells in santa Fe
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  13. Feb 1, 2023
    9
    Halsey experimented a lot here so I was afraid it might not be a good design but I'm glad I was wrong.
  14. Nov 25, 2021
    10
    Es de los mejores albums de esta década, arte total, la voz y letras muy bien hechas más la pista musical son una gran combinación, y no hablar de la combinación de géneros musicales en este álbum, teniendo un poco de Rock, Alternativo y Blues
  15. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    To start out I have been a fan of Halsey for years now. I think she has some of the best albums in my opinion with zero skips, yet this one had to grow on me. However it has grown on me so much and I think it is one of if not the best album to come out of 2021.
  16. Nov 27, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a good album, Halsey always puts her best effort on her art Expand
  17. Dec 19, 2021
    8
    "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" is a collection of great songs with some awesome sounds and genius lyrics. The album gets you from beginning to end ans never let you go until the very last track which ends this beautiful piece of art in a very melancholic and heartbreaking tone. The only problem with this album is cohesiveness; Halsey aims to talk about her pregnancy and all about"If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" is a collection of great songs with some awesome sounds and genius lyrics. The album gets you from beginning to end ans never let you go until the very last track which ends this beautiful piece of art in a very melancholic and heartbreaking tone. The only problem with this album is cohesiveness; Halsey aims to talk about her pregnancy and all about that, but at the end she has talked about pregnancy, relationships and more, what wouldn't be a problem if she hadn't promised an album about a specific theme right at the beginning. However, that is only a little defect that does not, at any circunstancies, damage the phenomenal experience that is this perfectly written album. Expand
  18. Dec 22, 2021
    7
    Probably her best album, but not a masterpiece. The production is amazing, but as an album it won't last. So cohesive but nothing great.
  19. Feb 6, 2022
    10
    This album is the best and her best album so far. Easier than Lying is my favorite on this album, an electronic genre that makes you feel dead and dance. Bells of Santa Fe, Honey, and Girl Is a Gun are pleasing and fit in this album. I think it deserves a lot of attention. And I love this album. I will listen to this so many times.
  20. Feb 5, 2022
    10
    This album is pure art, from the lyrics, the production, Halsey's voice, a splendid work that deserves to be heard by everyone
  21. Mar 25, 2022
    10
    Their best work. The album has an amazing concept story based on her real life
  22. Apr 24, 2022
    10
    I wasn't a Halsey fan before this album. I had somehow heard the song 'Easier Than Lying' and found out that the album was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and instantly went to YouTube music to stream it. Man, what an album! From the start the the finish it's a powerhouse. You can hear Trent and Atticus' influence all over it and I'm not complaining. I will be giving her otherI wasn't a Halsey fan before this album. I had somehow heard the song 'Easier Than Lying' and found out that the album was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and instantly went to YouTube music to stream it. Man, what an album! From the start the the finish it's a powerhouse. You can hear Trent and Atticus' influence all over it and I'm not complaining. I will be giving her other music a listen now because I enjoyed this album so much. I actually a big fan of vinyl and when I seen it in the store it was an impulse buy oh it's on vinyl and I snapped it right up and it sounds just as good, even better IMO. Expand
  23. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    that boob only deserves a 10/10. one of the best albums of 2021 featuring her best song ever: NIGHTMARE.
  24. Jul 15, 2022
    10
    after badlands, hfk and manic, you’d think, there’s no way halsey can keep surprising me,,, and then. and then she does. they have so many tricks up their sleeve!
  25. Aug 16, 2022
    9
    Halsey’s raw vulnerability finds the perfect vehicle in Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s exquisite production.
  26. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    will never understand why this album received so much hate. istg yall are tasteless.
  27. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Amazing work of art. Her vocals and her lyrics. Speechless. I'm obsessed with the album
  28. Aug 21, 2022
    7
    Pure art! The visual perfectly fits the album, I think it's the best way to listen to the album
  29. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this album is an underrated masterpiece who really deserves better : halsey made one of the greatest album of all time
  30. Aug 21, 2022
    9
    This is one of the most underrated and albums that has not been discussed nearly as much as it should be! It is my favorite album of hers so far and I am excited for the future!
  31. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    perfect amazing serve galatic slay so fab omg slay so bad perfect amazing serve galatic slay so fab omg slay so bad
  32. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    halsey's most cohesive, personal, fierce, impressive and meaningful album and 2021 in general.
  33. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    eu quando sou artista, entrego um dos melhores álbuns e filmes da década e faço isso tudo enquanto estou grávida
  34. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    This is album is an exploration of both the soaring highs as well as the crushing lows of pregnancy. The experimental sound is refreshing. For me personally the standout tracks include: Lilith, Bells in Santa Fe, Darling, You Asked For This, and Ya’aburnee
  35. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    it’s just spectacular on so many levels. i think it’s their best album yet.
  36. Aug 23, 2022
    10
    Halseys 4th studio album is the culmination of her passion and perseverance. Her best album yet, produced by the legendary Nine inch Nails.
  37. Sep 18, 2022
    10
    9.8/10
    It's the best Alternative/Rock album in 2021.Halsey got perfect vocal performance in each songs,whatever whisper or shout.
  38. May 14, 2023
    10
    She is a Russian in combat she doesn't let go of the goal until she meets it, she is GREAT with her effort to converse.
  39. Mar 20, 2023
    10
    Halsey never fails to deliver a strong lyrical album followed with sublime production. They continuously gets better and better, What an artist!
  40. Mar 20, 2023
    10
    Halsey's songwriting, from Trent's production, everything was at it's best. What a brilliant album, one of Halsey's best bodies of work, cannot wait to buy this album on vinyl!
  41. Sep 11, 2023
    10
    No words to say, do yourself a favor and tune into the weirdness, the darkness and the exceptional atmosphere of this album.
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.