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"**11 Minutes**" with Halsey featuring Travis Barker, released 14 February 2019, is YUNGBLUD's second non-album single.

## Background

The track has Halsey as a secondary artist and Travis Barker as a feature, with Halsey's vocals on the track and Travis Baker on the drums. The song was released 14 February 2019 through Interscope Records, Geffen Records and Locomotion Entertainment, and was recorded in November 2018, within a week after Halsey and YUNGBLUD met.

The song was written in November 2018, just after Halsey and YUNGBLUD met for the first time; they met in a bar and talked about music. Although their meeting wasn't so they could collaborate, they ultimately ended it by agreeing that she should be added to 11 Minutes; while YUNGBLUD was still working on it.

YUNGBLUD explained, in the bio of the songs Genius page: *"This song was inspired by a true event. It is a “perfect” modern tragedy where two young people were perfect for each other but separated because they believed they had to fit in with the boundaries of modern ideologies – where society envisages “love" as secondary to money, success and power. However, after years apart they realize they cannot live without each other and decide to meet. The girl sends him a message letting him know that she is “11 minutes away”. Yet on the way to meet him she gets into a car accident. The song resembles the 5 stages of grief, where after losing someone those 11 minutes will forever repeat in the back of his subconscious for the rest of is life. You never realize how important something is to you, until it has been taken away."*

## Lyrics

[Chorus: Halsey]

I'm 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day

I'm 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?

[Verse 1: *Halsey* & **YUNGBLUD**]

*I think I missed you callin' on the other line*

*I'm just thinkin' all these thoughts up in my mind*

*Talkin' love but I can't even read the signs*

*I would sell my soul for a bit more time*

*You stain all on my body like you're red wine*

*You're the fuckin' acid to my alkaline*

*You run your middle finger up and down my spine*

*I'm sorry there was no one to apologize*

**I'm so fuckin' sorry, I'm so fuckin' sorry**

**I've been playing somebody and it's helping nobody**

**And her lipstick arithmetic didn't stick**

**And now I'm sick, throwing fits**

**And yeah, I've seen you in my head every fuckin' day since I left**

**You on the floor with your hands 'round your head**

**And I'm down and depressed**

**All I want is your head on my chest**

**Touchin' feet in my bed**

[Chorus: *Halsey* & **YUNGBLUD**]

*I'm 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day*

*I'm 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?*

**You're 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day**

**You're 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?**

[Bridge: Halsey]

Tell me what you need

I can make you more than what you are

Come and lay the roses on the floor

Every single Sunday, don't get bored

I just want to freeze

I can give you more than what you are

Now I see you standing all alone

I never thought the world would turn to stone

[Refrain: Both]

So call me stupid, call me sad

You're the best I've ever had

You're the worst I've ever had

And that keeps fuckin' with my head

Call me stupid, call me sad

You're the best I've ever had

You're the worst I've ever had

And that keeps fuckin' with my head

[Chorus: *Halsey* & **YUNGBLUD**]

*I'm 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day*

*I'm 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?*

*(Why aren't you here?)*

**You're 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day**

**You're 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?**

**(Why aren't you here?)**

[Refrain: YUNGBLUD]

So call me stupid, call me sad

You're the best I've ever had

You're the worst I've ever had

And that keeps fuckin' with my head

Call me stupid, call me sad

You're the best I've ever had

You're the worst I've ever had

And that keeps fuckin' with my head

[Outro: Halsey]

You're 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day

So why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

## Verified Annotations

On genius YUNGBLUD annotated this song, verifying the meaning behind the lyrics.

> *I'm 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day / I'm 11 minutes away, so why aren't you here?*

"These opening lines are kind of two things. I wanted to be so direct, like I’m just having a conversation, where the lyrics are so self-explanatory, but I wanted to put in little kind of Easter eggs and little kind of details of an accident. “I think I missed your call. I’m on the other line.” See, there’s a parallel universe, like, “I flat-lined,” or, “I’m on the other side. I’m moving towards the other side.”"

> *Talkin' love but I can't even read the signs*

"It’s the traffic signs. These little things in so, if you’re really looking at them, you’re like, “Okay.” That’s just how my head works. I wanted to make it so conversational yet have little details that you can fall into and realize later that, “Oh, fuck. That’s what he meant.”"

> *I would sell my soul for a bit more time*

"“I would sell my soul for a bit more time,” is probably the most important lyric in the song because it represents right now. Right now, as people, we’re so focused on what’s next because we’ve got so much distraction. I don’t think about right now. I’m thinking about, “Cool, man. How can I succeed in this area more? How can I do this? What am I going to do next week? What am I going to do tonight? What am I going to do in there?” We never take a minute to think or to live in the moment because we’ve got too much to think about because we have so much in front of us."

> *You stain all on my body like you're red wine*

"It’s, “You’ve left your mark on me and it’s never going to go away.” You spill red wine on a white T-shirt, you’re fucked. That’s fucked. You know what I mean? It’s like, “Shit. I spent $200 on this T-shirt. It’s ruined.” It’s that fingerprint across the heart that’s never going to go away."

> *You're the fuckin' acid to my alkaline*

"We’re totally polar opposites as people but, for the sake of fucking science, they need to be together or everything goes to shit."

> *You run your middle finger up and down my spine / I'm sorry there was no one to apologize*

"Run a middle finger, sexy, passionate. Middle finger represents the internal struggle and the wall between them when they left. And as I say when I get into my verse, it becomes so much more apparent. In the last, I want to represent in the last weeks, the last months of their relationship, when the pressures of university, when the pressures of work, when the pressures of things come on, you’re hostile to each other."

> *I'm so fuckin' sorry, I'm so fuckin' sorry / I've been playing somebody and it's helping nobody / And her lipstick arithmetic didn't stick / And now I'm sick, throwing fits / And yeah, I've seen you in my head every fuckin' day since I left / You on the floor with your hands 'round your head / And I'm down and depressed / All I want is your head on my chest / Touchin' feet in my bed*

"This verse resembles the words he wanted to say to her for all the time they were apart. That he became blinded by “what he should be doing with his life” instead of what he actually wanted. Words now he will never be able to say to her."

> *Tell me what you need / I can make you more than what you are*

"With the bridge, this is her talking from the other side. This is her looking down at him. “Tell me what you need because I’m always going to be with you, in your head.” And, she’s kind of almost begging him, it’s like, “Don’t forget about me. Come lay the roses on the floor every single Sunday, don’t get board. Please don’t forget about me.” Because, she’s never going to forget. She’s up there looking down on him."

> *Come and lay the roses on the floor / Every single Sunday, don't get bored / I just want to freeze / I can give you more than what you are / Now I see you standing all alone / I never thought the world would turn to stone*

"This is her looking down on him, asking him to never forget."

> *So call me stupid, call me sad / You're the best I've ever had / You're the worst I've ever had / And that keeps fuckin' with my head / Call me stupid, call me sad / You're the best I've ever had / You're the worst I've ever had / And that keeps fuckin' with my head*

"We play tricks on ourselves where we try and sabotage something genuine. We try and find faults in people even if they’re aren’t any. I think this is because as a species we are cynical as a lot of us have felt tricked before by a shity ex, a bad friend etc … so when we find something genuinely real it makes us loose our footing. But if you are loosing your footing together then you prop each other up."

## Trivia

* This song was recorded within a week after YUNGBLUD and Halsey met.
* According to YUNGBLUD, the energy of the song shifted when Halsey started singing into the mic.
* This song was made a week after they met in a bar, the in-person contact happened because Halsey sent YUNGBLUD a direct message on Instagram containing her number with a black heart.
* *"11 Minutes"* was played a total of 4 times on YUNGBLUD's tours. It was played twice during 21st Century Liability Tour and twice during Don't Wanna Be a Loner Tour. However, after their subsequent breakup the song was not played live again.
* Cover art by Garrett Hilliker

## Live Performances

This song has been performed a total of ten (10) times, in order:

* *Factory Theatre, Sydney, Australia - 14 February 2019*
* *iHeart Radio Music Awards, California, United States - 14 March 2019*
* *The Haunt, Brighton, United Kingdom - 24 March 2019*
* *Culture Room, Florida, United States — 4 May 2019*
* *Club Dada, Texas, United States — 9 May 2019* **(YUNGBLUD Solo)**
* *The Sinclair, Massachusetts, United States — 16 May 2019* **(YUNGBLUD Solo)**
* *Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park, Indianapolis, United States — 20 May 2019* **(YUNGBLUD solo)**
* *Wango Tango, Los Angeles, United States - 1 June 2019*
* *Electric Ballroom, Camden, United Kingdom - 10 June 2019*
* *Lincoln Hall, Chicago, United States — 13 July 2019*

11 Minutes — YUNGBLUD and Halsey (Live at Factory Theatre in Sydney)11 Minutes — YUNGBLUD, Halsey & Travis Barker (iHeartRadio Awards 2019)11 Minutes - YUNGBLUD ft. Halsey (Live at The Haunt in Brighton)11 Minutes - YUNGBLUD (Live at Club Dada in Texas)11 Minutes - YUNGBLUD & Halsey (Wango Tango 2019)11 Minutes - YUNGBLUD & Halsey (Live at the Electric Ballroom in Camden)
## Buy/Stream

* YouTube (Audio)
* YouTube (Music Video)
* SoundCloud
* Apple Music
* Deezer
* Tidal
* Google Play
* Spotify

## Certifications

* BRIT certified Silver - 21 May 2021
* ARIA ceritied Platinum - 2019
* Music Canada certified Gold - 12 September 2019
* RIAA certified Gold - 9 October 2019

## Charts

* #1 - Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (United States)
* #2 - Ultratip Flanders (Belgium)
* #5 - Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (United States)
* #6 - New Zealand Hot Singles
* #12 - Sverigetopplistan Sweden Heatseeker
* #23 - ARIA (Australian)
* #23 - AGATA (Lithuania)
* #27 - Ultratip Wallonia (Belgium)
* #27 - Stream Top 40 (Hungary)
* #34 - Singles Digitál Top 100 (Slovakia)
* #35 - Single Top 40 (Hungary)
* #35 - Dutch Top 40 (Netherlands)
* #38 - Singles Digitál Top 100 (Czech Republic)
* #41 - Irish Singles Chart (Ireland)
* #59 - Official Charts Company (United Kingdom)
* #64 - Official Charts Company (Scotland)
* #65 - Rádio – Top 100 (Czech Republic)
* #69 - Billboard Canadian Hot 100 (Canada)

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ Entertainment Tonight — "Halsey Looks Totally Lovestruck While Out With British Musician Yungblud". Published 21 November 2018. Written by Jess Cohen. Retrieved 9 May 2023. Archived on 22 November 2018
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14. ↑ YouTube — "Halsey and YUNGBLUD Talk About Their Music, Growing Up In Small Towns and Sliding in the DMs" (YUNGBLUD on Halsey's voice changing the energy of the song) (22 February 2019)
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