Experiment On Me

### Composer(s)

Ashley Frangipane, Björn Yttling, Peter Morén, John Eriksson, Ash Howes, Jordan Fish & Oliver Sykes

## Singles Chronology

"**Experiment On Me**" is a song performed by Halsey. It was released through Atlantic Records on February 7, 2020 as the fifth single from the soundtrack to the 2020 film *Birds of Prey*.

## Background

The track was first teased on July 25, 2019 when Halsey was working with Bring Me The Horizon on their collaboration "¿" and posted a video to Instagram.

On January 13, 2020 Halsey stated the following about the song:

"*Hands down craziest song I’ve ever recorded. By a landslide. And rightfully so for Harley [Quinn]!*"
—Halsey

A snippet of the song was teased on January 16, 2020 on the official Instagram account of Atlantic Records. A day later the song was teased again in the official soundtrack trailer of the film.

In a Twitter Q&A on January 21, 2020 Halsey talked more about the song:

"*I am so excited for you guys to hear ‘Experiment On Me.’ It’s one of the coolest songs I’ve ever made, I had so much fun in the studio with Oli and Jordan, and it was crazy for me. I’ve loved Bring Me [The Horizon] my whole life, and I’ve been a fan since I was, like, fourteen years old, so getting to work with them was super surreal. But we hit it off, like, immediately, and what we made is really special, and it goes so well in the film. It’s such a cool moment, and I’m super stoked Margot [Robbie] had me, and the whole team had me, be a part of it. It was amazing.*"
—Halsey

## Cross-references

* "Four fingers from a knuckle sandwich" is reminiscent of the lyric "I bet you kiss your knuckles, Right before they touch my cheek" from "Trouble".
* The lyric "Try my blood, it's just a starter. No one tastes like me, yeah" is reminiscent of "I've tasted blood and it is sweet" from "Nightmare".
* "I'm pretty like a car crash, ugly as a lullaby" is a reference to the lyric "Eyes like a car crash/I know I shouldn’t look, but I can’t turn away" from Bring Me The Horizon's song "Deathbeds".
* The lyric "So hopeless but I'm still romantic" references "Hopeless".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Let you think you get the picture

Bitch, you don't know how good I treat ya

Shake it off, this pride and glory

You dig up so many stories

Oh, you’re so under the thumb

Four fingers from a knuckle sandwich

Try my blood, it's just a starter

No one tastes like me, yeah

[Chorus]

I'm pretty like a car crash

Ugly as a lullaby

You really wanna try it

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

[Verse 2]

Girl, I know I’ve been way too much to handle

Bitch, I'll never be a good example

Seen your heart is what they tell me

I look too good to be this lonely

Oh, grab this loaded gun

So helpless, but I'm still romantic

[?] I'm gonna blow a kiss

And I bet it tastes like me, yeah

[Chorus]

I'm pretty like a car crash

Ugly as a lullaby

You really wanna try it

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

[Bridge]

Lock up your sons, make way for the daughters

You be the lamb and we'll be the slaughter

You burnt the witches, now you're defenseless

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Lock up your sons, make way for the daughters

You be the lamb and we'll be the slaughter

You burnt the witches, now you're defenseless

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Lock up your sons, make way for the daughters

You be the lamb and we'll be the slaughter

You burnt the witches, now you're defenseless

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

Who needs a Y with this many Xs?

[Chorus]

I'm pretty like a car crash

Ugly as a lullaby

You really wanna try it

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

[Outro]

Experiment on me

Experiment on me

## Trivia

* On March 8, 2020 Halsey posted to her Instagram story that she "would love to do a whole album in the vein of 'Nightmare' and 'Experiment On Me'."
* The lyric "Who needs a **Y** with this many **Xs**?" has been mistaken as "Who needs a **why** with this many **exes**?" by multiple streaming services, fans and online platforms. The lyric does not refer to any exes but rather the human chromosomes.

## References

1. ↑ *Instagram* @iamhalsey - "“is it too crazy?” 👁‍🗨 @jordanfish86 @olobersykes"
2. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "Experiment on Me!!!! For the birds of prey soundtrack. Hands down craziest song I’ve ever recorded. By a landslide. And rightfully so for Harley!!!!!"
3. ↑ *Instagram* - Atlantic Records
4. ↑ *YouTube* - "BIRDS OF PREY – Soundtrack Trailer"
5. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey -"Q: How excited are you for us to hear “Experiment on Me” ? #AskHalsey - @RegalEvermore A:"
6. ↑ [
https://isdb.pw/iamhalsey/2260341629420695812 *Instagram* via *ISDB* - @iamhalsey - "I would love to do a whole album in the vein of nightmare and EOM. Should I start a side project or just say fuck it?"]