 " Misery " is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani , taken from her third studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like . While originally intended to be released as the album 's second single , Interscope Records released it as a promotional single on March 11 , 2016 , before Stefani revealed on Instagram that it is the album 's third single . It was serviced to hot adult contemporary radio on May 23 , 2016 . The electropop track was written by Stefani , Justin Tranter , Julia Michaels , Mattias Larsson , and Robin Fredriksson , while production was handled by Mattman & Robin . 
