Draft:Living Hell (Bella Poarch song)

"Living Hell" is the debut single by American internet celebrity Bella Poarch from her debut extended play, Dolls (2022). The song was written alongside Bella Poarch, by Benny Blanco Cashmere Cat, Dominic Perfetti, Elie Rizk, Sarah Troy Clark, Stefan Max, Sub Urban (who also served as producer), Terence Lam and Nikkis Thomas. Warner Records released it on August 12, 2022 for digital download and streaming. A dark pop and pop track, Poarch said that the song is a story about her childhood.

Background and composition
"Living Hell" is a story of Poarch's childhood. The song depicts themes of dark pop.

Music video
In her music video, Poarch commented: "Living Hell is a story about my childhood. It’s a story about how I struggled growing up inside a real-life living hell in a tiny room in the Philippines. My whole life, I’ve been trying to escape my childhood trauma, my living hell, and no matter how much therapy I do, no matter how much medicine I take, and no matter how far I try to run away…it always comes back to haunt me. The music video is inspired by my childhood room. My room was yellow and had a lock on the outside. Yellow because it was a color I was forced to like growing up. It was my parents way of letting me know that they have the power in the house. And a lock on the outside because my parents wanted to make sure that I didn’t escape when I was in there. It was really hard for me to relive this while shooting the music video. I really want to talk to you more about it when I’m ready. Sorry for the essay the reason I’m writing this because I want all of you who are reading this and all of you who have supported me along this journey to understand that I love you more than you know. You guys are my escape. You guys are why I wake up everyday. You guys are the reason that I’m able to break free from this mess and in my darkest times, understand that things are going to be okay. I truly can’t thank you enough and I want you to know that I’m here for you the same way that you’re here for me. To anyone who is also going through their own living hell, you will escape and I'll be right there by your side. This one's for you."

The video (directed by Andrew Donoho) takes place in a confined yellow room, which represents her childhood trauma. The yellow color, as she herself has explained, symbolizes the control her parents had over her.