In July 2015, Steinfeld and singer Shawn Mendes released an acoustic version of Mendes' single, "Stitches". The following month, Steinfeld released her certified platinum debut single, "Love Myself", with Republic Records. The song garnered media attention for its empowering message as well as suggestive lyrics that led media outlets to dub the song an "ode to masturbation".
Steinfeld's debut EP, HAIZ (a nickname used by her fans), was released in November 2015. HAIZ was produced by Mattman & Robin and features co-writers Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. The EP was released to generally positive reviews. In February 2016, Steinfeld released a remixed version of "Rock Bottom", as the second single featuring American funk pop band DNCE. Steinfeld's next single, "Starving", was released in July 2016 to critical acclaim. The song is a collaboration with Grey featuring Zedd and became her biggest hit to date going platinum in Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, while also going double platinum in Australia and triple platinum in Canada.
In September 2016, Steinfeld played the lead role in The Edge of Seventeen, a coming-of-age comedy co-starring Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick, and written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. The film was released on November 18, 2016, to positive reviews; Steinfeld's performance was praised and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination.
In early 2017, Steinfeld was featured on two songs: "Show You Love" and "Digital Love". In March, Steinfeld was featured on American rapper Machine Gun Kelly's single "At My Best" taken from his third studio album Bloom. A month later, Steinfeld released her next single "Most Girls". The song received positive reviews and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Steinfeld performed the song live for the first time at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards on April 29. A music video was released and received praise for its message of embracing individuality but also drew some criticism for its lack of diversity. Steinfeld also reprised her role as Emily Junk in Pitch Perfect 3. In September 2017, Steinfeld released the single "Let Me Go", a collaboration with Swedish record producer Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Andrew Watt, which reached number 14 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. That same month she featured on the remix of "Plot Twist" by Marc E. Bassy.
On January 12, 2018, Steinfeld released "Capital Letters" for the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades Freed. The song was received with positive reviews and peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. In March 2018, Steinfeld revealed that she is "wrapping up" work on her debut studio album. She performed at Indonesian Choice Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia the next month. Steinfeld then featured the song "Colour" with MNEK on June 1. In September, she was featured on Logic's album, YSIV, on the song "Ordinary Day" and on Chic's album, It's About Time on the song "Dance with Me".
In late 2018, Steinfeld starred in the Transformers spin-off film Bumblebee and provided the voice of Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman in the Academy Award-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In November, her song "Back to Life" was released as a single from the Bumblebee soundtrack. This marked the first time Steinfeld released a song for a film she starred in, save her work in Pitch Perfect. That same month, hosted and performed at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards in Bilbao, Spain.
Steinfeld received a Peabody Award for her work in Dickinson. In January 2019, Steinfeld was featured on the remix of "Woke Up Late" by Drax Project. In August 2019, Steinfeld was featured in the music video for Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld's single "Graduation". She also appeared in a cameo as one of the recruited Angels in the 2019 film Charlie's Angels and also made an appearance on Between Two Ferns: The Movie.
In December 2018, Steinfeld was cast to star as Emily Dickinson in the Apple TV+ period comedy series Dickinson. The show aired on November 1, 2019. To promote the show, Steinfeld released "Afterlife" which featured on the show's first season finale. The show went on for three seasons. In 2020, Steinfeld won a Peabody Award, making Dickinson the first show from Apple TV+ to win the prestigious honor.
Steinfeld released two singles in 2020, "Wrong Direction" and "I Love You's". The tracks acted as the first and second singles, respectively, from her EP Half Written Story, which was released on May 8, 2020. The EP received mixed reviews with critics praising Steinfeld's vocals, confidence, and vulnerability but panning the music. On May 28, 2020, Steinfeld released a single with Taiwanese singer, Chen Linong, titled "Masterpiece".
In December 2020, Steinfeld was cast as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye in the Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series Hawkeye. The show premiered on November 24, 2021, and consisted of six episodes. Her role received positive reviews from critics. Steinfeld is set to reprise the role in future films, noting that she has signed a multi-project deal. Steinfeld also voiced Violet "Vi" in the adult animated show Arcane which was released on November 20, 2021. The show is set in the League of Legends universe.
In April 2022, Steinfeld teased a song titled "Coast". Marking two years since she last released music, "Coast" was released on July 28, 2022, and was a "euphoric, guitar-and-percussion-driven single", featuring American rapper Anderson Paak. A music video premiered on Facebook on November 9, 2022. An acoustic version was released on December 7, 2022. In March 2023, Steinfeld released "SunKissing" which Rolling Stone described as a "vibey, electric guitar-backed pop earworm".
Steinfeld has cited Madonna and Rihanna as her biggest musical influences. Other artists Steinfeld has cited as influences include Britney Spears, Tori Kelly, Selena Gomez, Bruno Mars, and Justin Timberlake. Steinfeld noted their "strength, courage, and their ability to go out and express themselves". She has also said that she grew up listening to Boyz II Men and Luther Vandross due to her mother's love for them.
In 2011, Steinfeld was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2010 film True Grit, making her one of the youngest actresses to be nominated in the category. She also received nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, a SAG Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same film. In 2016, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for The Edge of Seventeen.
Steinfeld has also won awards for her music, including a 2017 Billboard Music Award for Top Covered Artist for her song "Most Girls". Her 2015 single "Love Myself" debuted on the Billboard Pop Songs chart at number 27 (later peaking at 15), marking the highest debut for a solo female artist on the chart in 17 years, since Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" in 1998. The song went on to be certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2020, "Most Girls" and Steinfeld's collaboration, with Grey and Zedd titled "Starving", were certified two and four times platinum, respectively, by the RIAA.
Outside of her projects in the acting and music industry, Steinfeld has embarked on other ventures. She has been involved in marketing initiatives throughout her career and endorsed numerous brands including Prada, Balmain, and Louis Vuitton. In 2017, Steinfeld began to represent Reef Footwear and MISSION Activewear. In 2018, her line of eyewear called Privé Revaux was launched. In 2022, Steinfeld released "Coast" which coincided with the promotion of her newest role as a brand ambassador for CORE Hydration, promoting the company's "Find Your Core" campaign.
In summer 2023, Steinfeld reprised her role as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman in the sequel to 2017's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse titled Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The film gained much acclaim and is currently considered one of the best in the comic book movie genre. Steinfeld's performance was heavily praised. In 2024, Steinfeld is set to reprise her voice role as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. A second season of Arcane was also announced.
Back to Life
Hailee Steinfeld Lyrics
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Our love's enough
Transcending us through space and time
It's holding up
It keeps you and me intertwined
What's a pipe dream if you ain't trying to do it?
What's a sunset if you ain't riding into it?
Let's drive into it
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life (back)
And I know that you're gone, but I swear that you're here
It's a feeling that won't disappear
And you're bringing me back to life (back)
I was looking for something that I couldn't find
It's a feeling you give me inside
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
This feeling's coming back to life
Our memories
They're more than just our history (our history)
They lift me up
They flow like electricity (oh, oh, oh)
What's a pipe dream if you ain't trying to do it?
What's a heartbreak if you ain't crying all through it?
What's a sunset if you ain't riding into it?
Let's drive into it
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life (back)
And I know that you're gone but I swear that you're here
It's a feeling that won't disappear
And you're bringing me back to life (back)
I was looking for something that I couldn't find
It's a feeling you give me inside
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I can see you in the night
Coming through like flashing lights
When the world is passing by
Oh, oh, oh
I can see you in the night
Coming through like flashing lights
When the world is passing by
Oh, oh, oh (oh)
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life (back)
And I know that you're gone but I swear that you're here
It's a feeling that won't disappear
And you're bringing me back to life (back)
I was looking for something that I couldn't find
It's a feeling you give me inside
'Cause I'm bringing you back
'Cause I'm bringing you back
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
And you're bringing me back
And you're bringing me back
And you're bringing me back to life
This feeling's coming back to life
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
This feeling's coming back to life
The song "Back to Life" by Hailee Steinfeld is a beautiful love song that talks about the rekindling of a love that has been lost. The lyrics of the song show that the singer is trying to bring back someone who has been gone but still exists in her life. She mentions that their love is enough to transcend space and time, and it keeps them intertwined. The singer is hopeful that the person will come back to life because she can see them in her memories, and she feels their presence every day. She's bringing them back to life because of the power of their love, which is a feeling that won't disappear.
The lyrics also suggest that the singer has been looking for something that she couldn't find until the person she loves came back into her life. The verse that says "What's a pipe dream if you ain't trying to do it? What's a heartbreak if you ain't crying all through it? What's a sunset if you ain't riding into it? Let's drive into it" tells the listener to go all-in for the things they want in life. The song has a positive and energetic vibe, and it encourages people to pursue their dreams and to love the people who matter to them.
Overall, the song is about the power of love and the importance of holding on to a love that connects two people. It tells us that love is strong enough to bring us back to life, even when all hope seems lost.
Line by Line Meaning
'Cause I'm bringing you back to life
I am reigniting the passion and love we share
Our love's enough
The love we share is strong enough to overcome obstacles
Transcending us through space and time
Our love is timeless and continues to grow stronger
It's holding up
Our love is enduring and unwavering
It keeps you and me intertwined
Our love connects us and keeps us bound together
What's a pipe dream if you ain't trying to do it?
Dreams are only worthwhile if you take action towards achieving them
What's a heartbreak if you ain't crying all through it?
Heartbreak is meaningless if it doesn't cause pain and evoke emotions
What's a sunset if you ain't riding into it?
Experiences are only worthwhile if you actively participate in them
Let's drive into it
Let's fully immerse ourselves in the experiences that bring us joy
And you're bringing me back to life
You are renewing my passion for life and love
I was looking for something that I couldn't find
I was searching for a feeling that only your love can provide
It's a feeling you give me inside
You bring me a sense of fulfillment and happiness that cannot be found elsewhere
Our memories
The shared experiences we have had in our relationship
They're more than just our history (our history)
Our memories are the foundation of the love we share
They lift me up
Thinking about our shared memories brings me joy and happiness
They flow like electricity
Our shared experiences spark a sense of energy and excitement in me
I can see you in the night
I still feel your presence even in the darkness
Coming through like flashing lights
Your love shines through brightly, illuminating my life
When the world is passing by
Even when life gets chaotic, your love remains constant and stable
This feeling's coming back to life
Our love is being reignited and brought back to life
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorgen Michael Odegard, Josh Gudwin, Kennedi Kathyrn Rae Lykken, Michael Pollack, Wayne Sermon
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