The first thing I thought of when I heard Halsey’s “Nightmare” (2019) was the 2002 song “All the Things She Said” by Russian duo t.A.T.u.
I also posted about Katy Perry’s “E.T.” (2011) in the past. I’ll leave that below.
t.A.T.U. – “All the Things She Said”
Skip to :23
t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said (Official Music Video)
Halsey – “Nightmare”
Skip to 1:12
Halsey - Nightmare
Katy Perry - "E.T." (2011)
Update:
James suggested ASTR’s “Bleeding Love” (2007) in the comments. Check out 2:27. Pretty similar!
ASTR - Bleeding Love (Official Video)
Also similar to “E.T.” and “All The Things She Said” is “Bleeding Love” by ASTR (skip to 2:27 to hear a similarity to the bridge of “E.T.”).
Wow. Just updated the post. Thanks!
There’s also a similarity to the chorus of “E.T.” and “All the Things She Said” at :51.
Yes, I thought of the tatu song right away too and had to look if anyone else thought so!
Uh thats because t.a.t.u. worked with halsey on the song. It was originally supposed to sound more like it but at least thats what i heard
Do you have an article or interview that talks about this? I don’t see them in the credits at all.