Steinfeld talked about the song in a social media post from October 2018 , saying that it would be the first time she has her own song in a film she stars in . It was pointed out by Idolator 's Mike Nied that this evidently does not count the songs she recorded for '' Pitch Perfect 2 '' and '' 3 '' . Steinfeld hosted and performed the song for the first time at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards , two days after the song 's release
2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
Back to Life (Hailee Steinfeld song)