Halle Bailey isn’t holding back in a teaser for her upcoming single, “Because I Love You.” The Grammy-nominated Chloe x Halle singer, solo artist, and The Color Purple actress shared a 13-second preview of the song on Instagram on Wednesday (August 21). The message is clear and straightforward.
“And it’s all because I love you, babe/ Love you babe, love you babe/ I love you babe, love you babe,” Halle sings breathily in the snippet, which seems to have been recorded from the back seat of a moving car. To emphasize her point, she continues, “I motherf–king love you babe/ Love you babe, love you babe/ Love you babe/ And it’s all because…”
In the caption, accompanied by a bandaged heart emoji, Bailey announced that the single will be released on August 30.
This post marks the first new music since Bailey, 24, and her partner, rapper DDG, shared the first photo of their son Halo last month during a European vacation with their six-month-old baby. A week ago, she shared more adorable pictures of her and Halo in matching Canadian tuxedos as they prepared for Halo’s first concert experience at a Bruno Mars show.
The new mom has been honing her musical skills lately, with a sultry acoustic guitar cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 summer hit “Please Please Please,” featuring some impressive vocal runs, as well as a powerful cover of Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower.”
“Because I Love You” follows her previous release “In Your Hands,” a ballad from March accompanied by a video showing her gently rocking baby Halo. “In Your Hands” was her second non-soundtrack solo release, following 2023’s “Angel,” which reached No. 6 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart.
Halle is also featured on the 16-track list for her sister Chlöe’s upcoming sophomore album, Trouble in Paradise, where the sisters will collaborate on the song “Want Me,” along with Chlöe’s collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Anderson .Paak, YG Marley, and Jeremih.
