Halsey Nods at Britney Spears' Iconic Naked 'Toxic' Catsuit in New Music Video

07/26/2024 10:24 PM

"Lucky" gets a revamp two decades later

Halsey is paying homage to Britney Spears in their new "Lucky" music video.

On Friday, July 26, the 29-year-old pop star (who uses they/them and she/her pronouns) released their Gia Coppola-directed music video inspired by Spears' 2000 hit and video of the same title, the video for Spears' song and other Y2K classics.

One noticeable nod was a scene in which Halsey wore a sheer catsuit covered in crystals. 

Spears, 42, wore a similar look in her music video for her 2003 single "Toxic." In that one, the "Oops!… I Did It Again" singer donned her signature blonde hair. Halsey switched their look up with hot pink tresses. 

The "Bad at Love" singer's 2024 remake of "Lucky" follows a similar storyline to Spears' from more than two decades ago. 

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Both music videos show a pop star living a glamorous life, complete with red carpets, wardrobe and fame — yet behind the scenes, neither are as "lucky" as they seem. 

"'Cause I'm so lucky, I'm a star / But I cry, cry, cry in my lonely heart, thinkin' / If there's nothin' missin' in my life / Then why do these tears come at night?" Halsey sings in their version, a slight change from the original. 

Spears was around 16 years old when her first album, … Baby One More Time, topped charts in 1999, and her "Lucky" music video mainly highlighted the struggles of fame. 

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While Halsey also showed their life in front of the camera for "Lucky," they also incorporated a doctor visit of them having blood drawn without hair. 

In their lyrics, they sing about weight loss and shaving their head "'cause I got sick."

Before the song's release, Halsey revealed in June via Instagram that they were diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, which they said "are currently being managed or in remission."

Halsey also addressed her health in her previous single "The End" in June. 

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"Long story short, i'm Lucky to be alive. short story long, i wrote an album. it begins with The End. out now. @lupusresearchalliance@llsusa," they captioned an Instagram carousel at the time.

While discussing the album with fans earlier this month, Halsey shared her inspiration in a tweet. 

"I wrote a lot about what I was going through. I felt like I couldn't tell anyone, though it was mostly my choice to not," they wrote. "But the weight of it all and looking at my life wondering if I was happy with who I was. While simultaneously changing against my will. more on that later lol."

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