single, the type that Halsey has been tossing out more and more frequently." In February 2019, Halsey's song "Eastside" replaced "Without Me" as number one on the Mainstream Top 40. It made Halsey the first artist since 2014 to replace themselves as #1 on the chart, and it also made "Eastside" the longest journey to #1 in the charts history. "Without Me" also became Halsey's third number one on Billboards Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart in its March 9, 2019 issue. Music videos A vertical video for the song was released on Spotify on October 12, 2018, and posted on YouTube on January 9, 2019. The music video was directed by Colin Tilley and released on October 29, 2018. It features Halsey and a love interest go through the cycles of a toxic relationship. The singer said in a post to her Instagram, "The story is a reflection of a combination of relationships I've been in, or watched the people I love go through". She went on to say that, with the video, she is aiming to reassure people that it is not okay to be taken advantage of. The video features product placement by Beats and YSL. Live performances On November 4, 2018, Halsey first performed "Without Me" live at the MTV Europe Music Awards. On November 8, Halsey performed the song live on the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which aired on December 2. On November 15, she collaborated with Sebastián Yatra and performed a remixed version of "Without Me" live at the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards. On December 5, she delivered another live performance of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On December 8, she performed "Without Me" live at Capital's 2018 Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 Arena in London. On December 18, the singer appeared on the finale episode of The Voice to perform the song with her dance partner Jade Chynoweth playing the role of her partner. The performance received criticism on Twitter for "being inappropriate for television," to which Halsey responded saying, "[I'm] very proud to have pissed off the homophobic viewers at home who missed the message." On December 31, she performed the song live at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2019. In February 2019, she performed the song on Saturday Night Live, with fans questioning if she was referencing another artist with the performance. In March, Halsey performed "Without Me"