Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Halsey. It was released on June 2, 2017, through Astralwerks. Conceived as a concept album, it serves as a companion to her debut studio album, Badlands, and follows a narrative inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Halsey served as an executive producer and collaborated with producers including Greg Kurstin, Benny Blanco, Ricky Reed, and Cashmere Cat. Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is a pop, R&B, electropop, and synth-pop album, with elements of hip hop, soul, EDM, and alternative music. Its lyrics explore themes of love, heartbreak, desire, and identity through the story of two lovers from opposing worlds. The album features guest appearances from Quavo and Lauren Jauregui, while Sia and the Weeknd contributed as songwriters. It was supported by three singles—"Now or Never", "Bad at Love" and "Alone", as well as two promotional singles—"Eyes Closed" and "Strangers"; "Now or Never" charted within top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while "Bad at Love" peaked at number 5 on the chart. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopeles...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)