HAIM are keeping their run of 2019 singles as flawless as ever, as today they’ve dropped a new and deeply emotional track titled ‘Hallelujah.’
Each member of the band released a statement via the band’s Instagram page about what the song, and their respective verses, mean to them.
Alana Haim said that her verse is in tribute to her friend, Sammi Kane Kraft, who passed away in a car accident when she was 20 years old.
“I’m not the same, I’ll never be the same,” she wrote.
“The me before took love, friends and family for granted. Now there won’t be a day that goes by where i don’t tell everyone i love how special they are to me.”
Este Haim notes that her verse is about how thankful she is for the people around her as she reveals her personal struggles with her type 1 diabetes.
“This song is for anyone struggling with chronic illness and the people around us who we truly rely on for help and guidance,” she wrote.
Finally, Danielle Haim says that her verse is about her relationship with both Este and Alana, and how strong that bond is.
“That feeling of knowing what your sibling is gonna do or say before they do it,” she wrote.
“Sibling telepathy is a real thing!!!!”
The video for the song was directed by frequent collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson, and the song was co-written by Tobias Jesso, Jr. The song was produced by Danielle, her partner Ariel Reichstahd and Rostam Batmanglij.
‘Hallelujah’ follows the release of their two previous 2019 singles, ‘Summer Girl’ and ‘Now I’m In It’.
Watch the video for ‘Hallelujah’ below.
