[Survivor] Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power - Survivor | Winner

[Tansike]

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Halsey, released on August 27, 2021, by Capitol Records. It was written by Halsey, Johnathan Cunningham, Greg Kurstin, and its producers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails. Halsey described the project as "a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth". The cover artwork of If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power was inspired by artistic depictions of Mary, mother of Jesus. A theatrical film directed by American filmmaker Colin Tilley, titled after the album and featuring its music, screened in select IMAX cinemas around the world on August 25 and 26, 2021, leading up to the album release. If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power is an alternative rock, grunge-pop, and pop punk record with heavy industrial influence, driven by clattering drums, distorted guitars, and a cinematic texture to its music. Its lyrics center on feminist themes, such as addressing patriarchy and institutionalized misogyny.

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power received positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from publications, the album has a weighted mean score of 80 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It’s tied with her third studio album Manic as her highest rated album ever on that platform. Commercially, the album reached the Top10 in many countries, such as the US (#2), Australia (#3), Scottland (#3), Belgium (#4), the UK (#5), Canada (#5), Germany (#5), New Zealand (#5), Austria, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, being Halsey’s first ever nomination as a lead artist.

Tracklist
1. The Tradition
2. Bells In Santa Fe
3. Easier Than Lying
4. Lilith
5. Girl Is A Gun
6. You Asked For This
7. Darling
8. 1121
9. Honey
10. Whispers
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
12. The Lighthouse
13. Ya'aburnee
14. Nightmare
15. Nightmare (Reprise)
16. People Disappear Here

Round 1: Save as many songs as you want

[Tansike]

Benjamin JeremySpears Mugen oasisbobo crazycool ludichris spiritboy basticasas adamf2thedeath InFamous Loose YouMakeMeFeel Lemo Migrate westhammer IVyoncé Blondini crystalphoenix

Tags for all the people who have posted in the album’s topic in the Music section (and two more where I know they like the album).

Only members who vote will get tagged in future rounds.

Happy voting

[Tansike]

SAVE
The Tradition
Bells In Santa Fe
Easier Than Lying
Lilith
Girl Is A Gun
You Asked For This
1121
Honey
I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
The Lighthouse
Nightmare
Nightmare (Reprise)
People Disappear Here

[crazycool]

I think this was my favourite album of last year !

SAVE :
1. The Tradition
2. Bells In Santa Fe
3. Easier Than Lying
4. Lilith
5. Girl Is A Gun
6. You Asked For This
7. Darling
10. Whispers
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
12. The Lighthouse
14. Nightmare

[Blondini]

3. Easier Than Lying
5. Girl Is A Gun
6. You Asked For This
9. Honey
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
16. People Disappear Here

[westhammer]

It’s been ages since I listened to this but will try join in once I do!

[Tansike]

Would love to see you joining!

[JeremySpears]

1. The Tradition
2. Bells In Santa Fe
3. Easier Than Lying
4. Lilith
5. Girl Is A Gun
8. 1121
9. Honey
10. Whispers
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
12. The Lighthouse
14. Nightmare
16. People Disappear Here

[Loose]

Tansike Fab avatar! I use a Sailor Mars icon at work as my account profile pic

I‘m not familiar enough with the album though in order to participate.

[Tansike]

Sailor Moon <3 And sure, no worries

[crystalphoenix]

SAVE:
2. Bells In Santa Fe
3. Easier Than Lying
4. Lilith
5. Girl Is A Gun
6. You Asked For This
7. Darling
8. 1121
9. Honey
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
12. The Lighthouse
13. Ya'aburnee
14. Nightmare
15. Nightmare (Reprise)

It's such a consistent album, this is gonna be tough!

[basticasas]

SAVE:

2. Bells In Santa Fe
3. Easier Than Lying
4. Lilith
5. Girl Is A Gun
9. Honey
10. Whispers
11. I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
13. Ya'aburnee
14. Nightmare
15. Nightmare (Reprise)
16. People Disappear Here

[Tansike]

Thanks to all voters so far!

I will close this round tomorrow morning, so still a half day more left to vote

[Tansike]

Oops, sorry... "tomorrow morning" became night Round is closed now

[Tansike]

Results Round 1

The Tradition / +3 points
Bells In Santa Fe / +5 points
Easier Than Lying / +6 points
Lilith / +5 points
Girl Is A Gun / +6 points
You Asked For This / +4 points
Darling / +2 points
1121 / +3 points
Honey / +5 points
Whispers / +3 points
I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God / +6 points
The Lighthouse / +4 points
Ya'aburnee / +2 points
Nightmare / +5 points
Nightmare (Reprise) / +3 points
People Disappear Here / +4 points

...as probably expected, all tracks are rather even when it comes to their scores, but in the end, album track Darling and closer of the standard edition, Ya'aburnee, only got two out of six possible points and are eliminated. Meanwhile, with Easier Than Lying, Girl Is A Gun and I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God, three songs made all voting lists and therefore all three of them also get immunity for Round 2.

Ranking

15. Darling
15. Ya'aburnee

Voting List:
The Tradition
Bells In Santa Fe
Easier Than Lying *immune*
Lilith
Girl Is A Gun *immune*
You Asked For This
1121
Honey
Whispers
I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God *immune*
The Lighthouse
Nightmare
Nightmare (Reprise)
People Disappear Here

Round 2: Save 3 and vote Out 2

[Tansike]

crazycool Blondini JeremySpears crystalphoenix basticasas

[Tansike]

SAVE
The Tradition
Bells In Santa Fe
People Disappear Here

OUT
Whispers
Nightmare (Reprise)

[crystalphoenix]

Damn, both of those eliminated songs are so lovely (especially "Darling," my second-most-played on the album).

SAVE:
You Asked For This
1121
Honey

OUT:
The Tradition
People Disappear Here

[Blondini]

SAVE
You Asked For This
Honey
The Lighthouse


OUT
Nightmare
Nightmare (Reprise)

[basticasas]

SAVE:

Lilith
Honey
Nightmare

OUT:

The Tradition
Whispers

[crazycool]

SAVE
The Tradition
Bells In Santa Fe
Lilith


OUT
1121
Nightmare (Reprise)

[Tansike]

Thank you all for voting so far! I will close this round later today, probably in a few hours... reminder to JeremySpears

[JeremySpears]

SAVE:
The Tradition
1121
Nightmare

OUT:
People Disappear Here
Nightmare (Reprise)

[Tansike]

Round is closed

[Tansike]

Results Round 2

The Tradition / +1 point
Bells In Santa Fe / +2 points
Lilith / +2 points
You Asked For This / +2 points
1121 / +1 point
Honey / +3 points
Whispers / -2 points
The Lighthouse / +1 point
Nightmare / +1 point
Nightmare (Reprise) / -4 points
People Disappear Here / -1 point

...the second round ends with a more diverse scoreboard compared to the first round and with just one frontrunner, as album track Honey got the most points, wins Round 2 and therefore gets immunity for Round 3. Meanwhile, Whispers and deluxe edition song Nightmare (Reprise) were already close to elimination after Round 1, and get eliminated now with the worst scores.

Ranking

15. Darling
15. Ya'aburnee
14. Nightmare (Reprise)
13. Whispers

Voting List:
The Tradition
Bells In Santa Fe
Easier Than Lying
Lilith
Girl Is A Gun
You Asked For This
1121
Honey *immune*
I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
The Lighthouse
Nightmare
People Disappear Here

Round 3: Give +5, +3, +1 and -3 to four songs of your choice

[Tansike]

crazycool Blondini JeremySpears crystalphoenix basticasas

[Tansike]

+5 The Tradition
+3 I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
+1 People Disappear Here

-3 Lilith