Halsey And Yungblud Ruminate Over Their Self-Sabotaged Relationship On '11 Minutes'

It's no secret that Halsey is a major blink-182 fan — she's been singing their songs in malls and name-checking them in smash singles for years — so it's only suitable that she's finally linked up with blink drummer Travis Barker on wax. The two come with each other on "11 Minutes," a new song that also features Halsey's rumored boo, British rocker Yungblud.


Arriving on the eve of Valentine's Day, "11 Minutes" is for anyone who's feeling particularly angsty while in this lovey-dovey time. Over Barker's thunderous drumming, Halsey and Yungblud trade urgent vocals about a defective relationship: "Call me dumb, call me sad / You're the ideal I've ever had / You're the worst I've ever had / And that keeps fucking with my head." Soon after three minutes of their desperate rumination, the track abruptly flips into a haunting ballad, with Halsey's fading vocals repeating "why aren't you here?" Over a spare piano. Try not to get goosebumps, I dare you.


In a statement by means of the iHeartRadio, Yungblud explained that "11 Minutes" is all about a self-sabotaged romance. "The song tells the story of a brilliant tragedy that reflects modern love within our society," he explained. "We are so distracted and focused on what's next, we can fail to be able to see what is actually in front of us. We don't realize how much we need something up until it’s taken away from us."


He added of his collaborators, "Working with Halsey and Travis was a fucking dream — at the end of the day we're all rock kids. We grew up with a mutual adoration for the genre so it totally makes sense that we would come with each other and attempt to modernize it."


"11 Minutes" arrived on Wednesday evening (February 13) right after being announced by Halsey and Yungblud just hours earlier. Although, eagle-eyed fans may have found that the "Without Me" singer teased a lyric of the song — "you're the fuckin' acid to my alkaline" — in an Instagram post back in November. Not only that, nevertheless she's been hinting at a group effort (and possibly a relationship?) With Yungblud for a while with pics of those with each other. Right now if only trim be as forthcoming about that third album of hers!