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For the Nine Inch Nails song, see The Hand That Feeds. For the film, see The Hand That Feeds (film).

"Hand That Feeds"
An obscure picture of a ballerina inside a broken glass box. The song's title and the artists's names are displayed below.
Single by Halsey and Amy Lee
ReleasedMay 9, 2025 (2025-05-09)
GenrePop
Length3:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fish
Halsey singles chronology
"Safeword"
(2025) 		"Hand That Feeds"
(2025)
Amy Lee singles chronology
"Love Hurts"
(2022) 		"Hand That Feeds"
(2025)
Music video
"Hand That Feeds" on YouTube

"Hand That Feeds" is a song by the American singer-songwriters Halsey and Amy Lee, recorded for the soundtrack to the upcoming action thriller film Ballerina (2025). Columbia Records released the song on May 9, 2025, as the soundtrack's lead single. Both artists wrote it with Michael Pollack, Griff Clawson, and its producer, Jordan Fish. Sonically, "Hand That Feeds" is a pop ballad with electronic instrumentals.

A music video for "Hand That Feeds", directed by Hannah Lux Davis, premiered on May 30, 2025; it intersperses scenes of Ballerina with clips of Halsey and Lee in ballet imagery. Both artists performed the song at select shows of the For My Last Trick: The Tour (2025). Commercially, it reached secondary charts in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Background and release

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Throughout her music career, Halsey had expressed her admiration for Amy Lee, the lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence.[1] As part of the promotion campaign for her 2024 album The Great Impersonator, Halsey impersonated Lee as the artist who inspired the track "Lonely Is the Muse". She recreated the cover artwork of Evanescence's Fallen (2003), and called Lee the "OG dark rock queen"; it was received positively by the latter.[2][3]

On May 6, 2025, Halsey and Lee announced the release of their collaboration, "Hand That Feeds", via their Instagram accounts; it was accompanied by a promotional picture of both wearing black outfits and holding hands.[4] Halsey also published a snippet of the song and shared her excitement about its release, later naming it "one of the most surreal moments of [her] life".[4][5] Both artists conceived the track for Ballerina, a 2025 action thriller film starring Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves, which serves as a spin-off from the John Wick franchise.[6]

"Hand That Feeds" was released on May 9, 2025, through Columbia Records.[7] Halsey and Lee performed "Hand That Feeds" live for the first time on May 14, at the Los Angeles concert of the For My Last Trick: The Tour, Halsey's 2025 concert tour that includes Evanescence as the opening act at select dates.[8] Hannah Lux Davis directed the music video for the single, which premiered on May 30.[9][10] The video intersperses scenes from Ballerina with clips starring both singers. Halsey is seen dancing ballet and running in a street covered in blood, before being joined by Lee to sharpen knives. They are then tied to chairs and manage to escape. At the end of the video, they touch hands while trying to take an axe in the middle of a table, and stare to the camera.[10]

Music and lyrics

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Halsey, Lee, Michael Pollack, Gliff Clawson, and Jordan Fish wrote "Hand That Feeds", while the latter, former member of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon and previous collaborator of both singers, was in charge of its production.[7][11]

Emily Zemler from Rolling Stone categorized "Hand That Feeds" as a "thundering" pop song,[12] while Tom Breihan of Stereogum defined it as "arena-goth".[13] Additionally, its sound was described by Rock Sound's Maddy Howell as "dramatic and atmospheric",[14] and by Billboard's Hannah Dailey as "haunting and cinematic".[15] It is structured as a ballad with an electronic production mainly composed of piano and drone;[16][15] Dailey said that these instruments are "eerie" and "siren-like".[15] Halsey and Lee sing one verse each and share the vocal performance in the chorus.[12]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Hand That Feeds"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 34
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[18] 43
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[19] 45
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 21
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 49

References

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  1. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (May 9, 2025). "Halsey and Evanescence's Amy Lee Team Up on New Song "Hand That Feeds": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Carter, Emily (October 14, 2024). "Watch Halsey's spot-on recreation of Evanescence's Fallen album cover". Kerrang!. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Childers, Chad (October 14, 2024). "Halsey Recreates Famous Evanescence Album Cover, Amy Lee Responds". Loudwire. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Dailey, Hannah (May 6, 2025). "Halsey Is 'Freaking Out' After Announcing New Song 'Hand That Feeds' With Amy Lee of Evanescence". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Blanchet, Brenton (May 9, 2025). "Halsey and Evanescence's Amy Lee Join Forces for New Track 'Hand That Feeds'". People. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  6. ^ Inman, Jessica (May 9, 2025). "Halsey, Amy Lee release 'Hand That Feeds' for 'Ballerina' movie". UPI. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Johnson, Josh (May 9, 2025). "Evanescence's Amy Lee & Halsey release collaborative song, 'Hand That Feeds'". ABC Audio. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (May 15, 2025). "Halsey and Amy Lee Share the Stage for Live Debut of Joint Single "Hand That Feeds": Watch". Consequence. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Evanescence Singer Amy Lee And Halsey Release Official Music Video For 'Hand That Feeds'". Blabbermouth.net. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Johnson, Josh (May 30, 2025). "Ballet, blood & knives: Watch video for Amy Lee & Halsey's 'Hand That Feeds' collaboration". ABC Audio. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Hand That Feeds (From the Film Ballerina) - Single - Album by Halsey & Amy Lee". Columbia Records. May 9, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Apple Music (US).
  12. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (May 9, 2025). "Halsey, Evanescence's Amy Lee Join Forces for 'Hand That Feeds'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  13. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 15, 2025). "Watch Evanescence's Amy Lee Join Halsey For Live Debut Of "Hand That Feeds"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  14. ^ Howell, Maddy (May 9, 2025). "Halsey And Evanescence's Amy Lee Join Forces For Powerful Single 'Hand That Feeds'". Rock Sound. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c Dailey, Hannah (May 9, 2025). "Halsey & Evanescence's Amy Lee Unite on New Song 'Hand That Feeds' for 'Ballerina' Movie". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  16. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 9, 2025). "Halsey & Amy Lee – "Hand That Feeds"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  17. ^ "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. May 16, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart". Official Charts Company. May 16, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. May 16, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  20. ^ "Halsey Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  21. ^ "Halsey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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