169-445: Happier Than Ever is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish , released by Darkroom and Interscope Records on July 30, 2021. Eilish co-wrote the album with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas O'Connell , who also produced the album and played every instrument. Eilish cited self-reflection during the COVID-19 pandemic as the biggest inspiration for
338-403: A normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from publications, the album has a weighted mean score of 86 based on 27 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". NME critic El Hunt lauded the album for proving Eilish "one of her generation's most significant pop artists", and wrote that its music is "softer" and "far more low-key" than her debut record. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted
507-487: A "neon-lit club" with "Eilish in the center"—"powerful and magnetic"—comparing it to the energy consumed by a supermassive black hole . In AllMusic , Neil Z. Yeung opined that the track "[throbs] to life with deep bass and a thick beat", calling it "lustful" and a "club hit in the making". Ed Power of The Quietus wrote that "[Eilish] radiates a nightmarish menace. It's half banger, half bad dream from which you cannot awaken". For Atwood Magazine , Mariel Fechik described
676-578: A "persona and distinct aesthetic". Darkroom and Interscope Records re-released "Six Feet Under" and "Ocean Eyes" as singles for digital download and streaming on November 17 and 18, 2016, respectively. On November 22, 2016, a dance performance music video for "Ocean Eyes" was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel. On January 14, 2017, Eilish released an EP with four remixes by Astronomyy, Blackbear , Goldhouse , and Cautious Clay for "Ocean Eyes", and another EP for "Six Feet Under" featuring remixes by Blu J, Gazzo , Jerry Folk, and Aire Atlantica. After
845-580: A "pop-up enhanced album experience", which included different artwork and a "multi-sensory" experience of each track for fans. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 as well as on the UK Albums Chart , making Eilish the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number-one album in the U.S. and the youngest female ever to have a number-one album in the United Kingdom. Upon the album's debut, Eilish broke
1014-447: A "standout performance" with "flashing red lights and blissful chaos". Eilish debuted "Oxytocin" live during her five-song set on 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19. One day later, she included that song on her set of 2021 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival . Eilish embarked on a 2022–2023 world tour in support of Happier Than Ever , where "Oxytocin" was included in its setlist. This rendition interpolated
1183-459: A 4-song set consisting of "Getting Older", "I Didn't Change My Number", "NDA", and a cover of Frances Langford 's " I'm in the Mood for Love ". Next month, she was on gigs such as iHeartRadio Music Festival and Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival , where she performed some of the album's tracks. The same month, she also performed "Getting Older" and "Billie Bossa Nova" for ABC. In November, Eilish
1352-519: A Crown", also directed and animated by Murakami, as well as a limited edition vinyl figure of herself from the video. Eilish also collaborated with Adobe Creative Cloud the same month for a series of advertisements as well as a social media art contest, where users would submit artwork with the hashtag "#BILLIExADOBE". Eilish appeared in the debut of Calvin Klein's #MyCalvins ad campaign in May 2019, as well as
1521-458: A Friend " as the third single from her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , along with " When I Was Older ", a single inspired by the 2018 film Roma , which appeared on the compilation album Music Inspired by the Film Roma . In February, Eilish partnered with YouTube on a documentary miniseries, "A Snippet Into Billie's Mind". " Wish You Were Gay ", her fourth single from
1690-528: A July 2022 interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music , she said she hoped to start writing the album in 2023. In 2022, Eilish won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song " No Time to Die " from the film No Time to Die , becoming the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award. That same year, she became the youngest headliner to date for two festivals, specifically Glastonbury and Coachella . The Pixar film Turning Red
1859-423: A Target-exclusive edition packaged with a poster, and multiple cassette tape variants, including a deluxe box set. On December 2, Eilish announced that she has teamed up with Italian fashion house Gucci for an eco-friendly limited vinyl edition of Happier Than Ever . The set was released the following day, featuring vinyls created entirely from leftover recycled materials gathered during the original pressing of
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#17329178576962028-454: A banger that will absolutely kick off on the live stage", whilst according to the former it is a "swingy, stoner-ish track built around busy percussive elements and Eilish's steamy and slightly strained vocal." In the article published by The Face , the song was described as "purring highlight". The track's placement within an album was praised by Kate French-Morris and called "tense" and "canny". According to Tim Sentz of Beats Per Minute ,
2197-495: A cover of Bobby Hebb 's "Sunny" for the latter. Both virtual concerts were an effort to raise awareness and funds towards fighting the disease. On April 10, 2020, " Ilomilo " was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio stations by Universal Music Group , as When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ' s seventh and final single. On July 30, 2020, Eilish released " My Future ", her first original release since "No Time to Die", along with an animated video. In 2020, she became
2366-563: A cover of " Hotline Bling ", by Drake , as the B-side. Eilish collaborated with American singer Khalid on the single " Lovely ", which was released on April 19, 2018, and added to the soundtrack for the second season of 13 Reasons Why . She released " You Should See Me in a Crown " in July 2018, The same month, Eilish performed at the Mo Pop Festival . On the day of release for her single " When
2535-562: A dark electropop beat which transitions into the fourteenth track " Therefore I Am ", which is lyrically about dismissing the haters and critics. The fifteenth track, " Happier Than Ever ", is a rock opera song. It has been described as "a mopey breakup song", before breaking into "an electric-guitar-driven rager", while the rest of the tracks "bare different kinds of catharsis, teetering between sexy, electronic beats and warm folkiness, reminiscent of her earliest music." It has been dubbed an album highlight. The album closes with "Male Fantasy",
2704-401: A dark, slick electronic playground that's well-suited to her paper-thin vocals. The verses' incessant clacking ramps up the tension ever so slowly, before Eilish sings the chorus in breathy whispers (...) Its dynamic range and slick production make 'Oxytocin' one of the most inventive songs from Eilish's catalog and her most convincingly menacing." Additionally, in the results of a poll held by
2873-804: A deal in which Apple Music signed Eilish to A&R company Platoon, specializing in packaging emerging artists before they get a major-label contract. Eilish then got a publicist, who connected her to the luxury fashion brand Chanel , and a stylist, both of whom helped shape her image. On March 24, 2016, a music video for "Ocean Eyes" directed by Megan Thompson premiered on Eilish's official YouTube channel. "Ocean Eyes" and Eilish received praise and promotion from various media outlets and marketers, including radio stations and music supervisors such as Beats 1 , KCRW , BBC Radio 1 , Zane Lowe , Jason Kramer , Annie Mac , and Chris Douridas . On June 23, 2016, Eilish and Finneas released " Six Feet Under " on SoundCloud as her second single. A homemade music video for
3042-561: A diverse audience. Her music incorporates pop, dark pop, electropop , emo pop , experimental pop , goth-pop , indie pop , teen pop , alt-pop , and pop rock . Musicologist Jessica Holmes argued that much of Eilish's music concerns her depression. Eilish and her brother, Finneas, collaborate on songwriting. Finneas writes for Eilish's albums, produces her music, and also performs in live shows. Eilish and Finneas "like to completely make up things and become characters" and "have songs that are really fictional". Eilish said
3211-631: A film of one of the Happier Than Ever tour concerts, specifically one of her shows at The O2 Arena in London. She billed the film as a way for fans who missed out on tickets to experience the tour, wanting more people to recognize her showmanship live. Three concerts, titled Happier Than Ever, The Hometown Encore, were held at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California , from December 13 to 16, 2022, as part of
3380-638: A film of one of the concerts, specifically one of her shows at the O2 Arena in London. She billed the film as a way for fans who missed out on tickets to experience the tour for themselves, wanting more people to recognize her for her showmanship live. Two concerts, titled Happier Than Ever, The Hometown Encore, were held at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California from December 15 to 16, 2022. The tour concluded on April 2, 2023, in Guadalajara , Mexico. Seven singles were released in support of Happier Than Ever , with
3549-421: A heavy beat. "Billie Bossa Nova", the third track, presents "a more mature side of Eilish". The fourth track, " My Future ", starts as a slow synth ballad that "transitions into a laidback funk groove". Lyrically, the song is about self-discovery. " Oxytocin ", the fifth track, has a techno pulse. The song references the titular hormone . The sixth track, "Goldwing", loops its a capella introduction throughout
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#17329178576963718-416: A jackhammering club groove with giddy menace". Alex Swhear from Flood Magazine said that the track "nods at the sharp-edged propulsion of her early singles just as the listener becomes convinced that sort of thing won't be arriving". "Oxytocin" has been described as a "banger" by Salvatore Maicki of The Fader and Stuart Derdeyn of Vancouver Sun . Ahlgrim of Insider said that the track reminds her of
3887-467: A live recording of the song from Billie's set at Lollapalooza Brazil 2023 during the Latin America leg of Happier Than Ever, The World Tour was uploaded to her channel. It was the third live concert performance from the album to ever be published on her channel, following "NDA (Live at Coachella)" and "I Didn't Change My Number (Apple Music Live 2022)". The choice to record and publish the live version of
4056-520: A multitude of political issues. She has been vocal with regard to environmental causes, including climate change awareness. Among other pursuits, Eilish signed an open letter to world leaders urging them to take action against climate-induced poverty , embarked on an ad campaign encouraging young people to use technology for environmental advocacy , and hosted a six-day climate seminar in London titled Overheated to discuss topics such as sustainable fashion and youth activism . Her 2019 single " All
4225-566: A number of countries upon the release of Happier Than Ever , including reaching the top 40 in Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, and the United Kingdom, while appearing at number 72 in the United States. Eilish performed the song for her Disney+ concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles , and on music festivals such as iHeartRadio Music Festival and Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival . "Oxytocin"
4394-642: A number of singles since the album: the stand-alone " Everything I Wanted " (2019), the James Bond theme song " No Time to Die " (2020), and the Rosalía collaboration " Lo Vas a Olvidar " (2021), the first two of which won the Record of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Grammy Awards , respectively. In a January 2020 interview, Eilish stated she would begin working on her upcoming second studio album during
4563-450: A number of the songs also derive from her and Finneas' experiences. They try to write "really interesting and conversational" lyrics: "We try to say stuff that doesn't have to be that deep [...] but you say something way deeper in a certain way that makes sense, but you haven't really thought about." Finneas has said that when he writes for his sister, he aims to "write [songs] that I think she'll relate to and enjoy singing and empathise with
4732-519: A positive critical reception and, commercially, became the biggest single of Happier Than Ever . The single debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100, rising to number two the following week, making it the fourth-greatest leap in the Hot 100's history with a vault of 92 positions. The track was promoted through the 2020 American Music Awards live performance. " Your Power " arrived on April 29, 2021, as
4901-496: A remix of her single "Watch". It was included on the expanded edition of Don't Smile at Me . In February 2018, Eilish embarked on her second headlining concert tour, the Where's My Mind Tour , which concluded in April 2018. "Bitches Broken Hearts" was re-released worldwide on March 30, 2018. For Record Store Day 2018, Eilish released " Party Favor " on a pink 7-inch vinyl , along with
5070-511: A series of "Official Vevo Live Performances" in promotion of Happier Than Ever . Four renditions of the album's songs were published on the singer's official YouTube account; in chronogical order: "Your Power" on July 18, "Male Fantasy" on August 4, "Lost Cause" on October 21, and "Billie Bossa Nova" on January 13, 2022. Two additional in-studio performances were uploaded to Eilish's channel, namely "NDA" on July 16, 2021, and an acoustic rendition of "Billie Bossa Nova" on December 20. On May 8, 2023,
5239-571: A short film which addresses her experiences of body shaming. Not My Responsibility was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel in May 2020. Eilish was on the cover of the June 2021 issue of British Vogue . The photoshoot by Craig McDean featured her dressed in lingerie, specifically focused on corsets . Eilish made her first appearance at the Met Gala in 2021, which had the theme "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion", wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown under
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5408-532: A slow-tempo ballad that finds Billie reflecting on relationships and sexual growth. On April 26, 2021, Eilish began hinting at upcoming music, and revealed the title, Happier Than Ever , in an Instagram post on April 26, including a 15-second snippet of the title track , which had been previously teased in the documentary film. The following day, Eilish announced Happier Than Ever as the album title, after billboards announcing its title and release date reportedly began appearing in various cities. Happier Than Ever
5577-489: A song from the deluxe version of the latter's album Brat , accompanied by a video containing scenes of Eilish in a bulldozer and the pair surrounded by piles of women's underwear, which were donated to the charity I Support the Girls . On August 11, 2024, Eilish performed "Birds of a Feather" on Belmont Shore, Long Beach , during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los Angeles , which would host
5746-403: A song that would expressly "be insane live", which was why "Oxytocin" was created. She also mentioned that while performing the song, she thinks about sex. The singer also said that "Oxytocin" is the "most satisfying" song, and added that it is one of her favorite tracks from the album. Finneas was proud of how the song came out due to its "gated tremolo and distortion". Musically, "Oxytocin"
5915-511: A thing, 'Billie Eilish, the creepy, weird, scary girl.' And I don't like that. It's lame. I just don't want to stay one thing." In May 2019, Eilish appeared in a Calvin Klein advertisement, where she mentioned that she dresses in baggy clothes to prevent people from judging her body. In a March 2020 live show in Miami, as part of the Where Do We Go? Tour, she premiered Not My Responsibility ,
6084-482: A video for 'Oxytocin. ' " Sam Prance from PopBuzz labeled the track as the album's "standout". Publications such as The Face , The Fader , and i recommended to listen to the song. Alexandra Pollard of The Independent was more negative towards "Oxytocin", writing that it was "almost unbearably creepy without having much substance to it", and calling it one of the "few duds" on Happier Than Ever . Similarly, Lindsay Zoladz from The New York Times opined that
6253-446: A visit to London due to the success of the recently released album in the UK, Eilish appeared alongside London-based content creator Amelia Dimoldenberg on her web series Chicken Shop Date , which was dubbed as the "flirtiest episode yet", and also appeared as a guest host for children's channel CBeebies ' bedtime story. In August, Eilish featured on a remix of Charli XCX 's " Guess ",
6422-609: A world tour in support of Happier Than Ever , through a video released on her YouTube channel, on May 21. The tickets were made available for sale one week later. The tour consisted of 72 concerts across North America, Europe, and Oceania. It began on February 3, 2022, in New Orleans , United States. Parts of the tour were held at festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Glastonbury Festival . Before her show on September 30, 2022, at Perth Arena , Western Australia, Eilish worked with Apple Music to exclusively host
6591-461: Is "gliding over brother Finneas's glitchy production". In an article published by Gigwise , "Oxytocin" was paired with "Billie Bossa Nova" as a sign of "mature, more sultry evolution in Eilish's content". In an article written for The Focus , Olivia Olphin said that "Oxytocin" continues "in the vein of previous single ' NDA ', with low-fi beats and breathy vocals"; similarly, Ellen Peirson-Hagger of
6760-559: Is a dance , EDM , electronica , electropop , industrial pop , and techno song, with elements of dubstep . It is set in the key of E minor , with a tempo of 125 beats per minute. Eilish's vocals range from E 3 to B 4 , while her vocal performance has been described as "breathy whispers", "subtle", "steamy and slightly strained". The song contains a "techno pulse ", "bursts of atonal synth ", "upbeat", "heavy" and "eerie" bass , " lo-fi beats", "club groove", "evocative vocal echoes", and "hypnotic rhythm ". Before
6929-417: Is a part of a 2022–2023 world tour in support of Happier Than Ever set list interpolating elements of her 2017 single " Copycat ". "The [color] of whatever was in my brain while making it was dark, but also a flashing yellow. Honestly, the images I have for 'Oxytocin' were just sex. That's it. All different kinds, and styles, and [colors], and locations. That's really what was in my head. Sex." "Oxytocin"
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7098-400: Is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes ", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell , with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. In 2017, she released her debut extended play (EP), Don't Smile at Me . Commercially successful, it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries, including
7267-917: Is the first artist born in the 2000s and the youngest artist since Lorde (with " Royals ") to have a number-one single. Eilish began her When We All Fall Asleep Tour at Coachella Festival in April 2019, with the tour concluding on November 17, 2019, in Mexico City . In August 2019, she partnered with Apple Music for Music Lab: Remix Billie Eilish, part of Apple Stores ' Music Lab sessions during which fans deconstruct her song "You Should See Me In A Crown" and learn how to create their own remix on Apple devices and GarageBand . On September 27, 2019, Eilish announced her Where Do We Go? World Tour . The tour began in Miami on March 9, 2020, and ran for two more shows on March 10 in Orlando and March 12 in Raleigh before Eilish ended
7436-552: Is the perfect song to get your grind on". Miranda Sawyer from The Guardian said that the song reminds her of "dark clubs at 3am". Naming the track "ethereal" and "unexpected album highlight," Holly Mosley of Contact Music wrote that it "make[s] us yearn for the dance floor". It has been labelled as a "bop" and "whiplash" with a "skull-gripping beat" and "a bit forced techno spirit" by Jordi Bardají from Jenesaispop . "Oxytocin" received many comparitions to other artists' works. For The Line of Best Fit , Matthew Kent saw that
7605-448: Is the second artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories — Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , as well as Best New Artist —in the same year. Eilish is also the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award and the youngest ever two-time winner. She was featured on Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and
7774-1028: Is the second show I ever went to in my life. He changed so much about who I am, how I write music." She has also cited Tyler, the Creator , Childish Gambino , and Avril Lavigne as major musical and style influences. Other influences include Adele , Earl Sweatshirt , James Blake , Amy Winehouse , the Spice Girls , Lorde , Marina and the Diamonds , Britney Spears , Taylor Swift , Nicki Minaj , XXXTentacion , and Twenty One Pilots . She has also shown appreciation for Paramore after inviting Hayley Williams to join her set during Williams's first Coachella set to perform an acoustic version of " Misery Business " and sing "Happier Than Ever". Eilish also named Rihanna as an inspiration for her style choices after she called fashion her "defense mechanism" during an acceptance speech. She has also credited Damon Albarn for changing
7943-537: The New Statesman described the track as a "breathy, synth-heavy" song. Kate Solomon from i said that it is "all bedroom beats and sighs as Eilish officially enters her femme fatale era". Chris Willman of Variety complimented the song, since it "leans in harder on a beat to get you on your feet, it's a welcome breath of hot air", while the Los Angeles Times ' Mikael Wood said that "[Eilish] rides
8112-704: The Time 100 in 2021. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard , Eilish is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s . She was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022. Eilish has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness , women's reproductive rights , gender equality , and animal rights . Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell
8281-518: The 2020 Democratic National Convention and announced her endorsement of Joe Biden's presidential campaign . In 2023, Eilish worked with others to start and fund REVERB's Music Decarbonization Project, and as part of a decarbonization project used solar powered stage lights. Oxytocin (song) " Oxytocin " is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish from her second studio album Happier Than Ever released on July 30, 2021, through Darkroom and Interscope Records . She wrote it with
8450-509: The Ad Council 's "Seize the Awkward" campaign, a series of public service announcements targeting mental health awareness. She fronted MCM Worldwide 's fall 2019 advertising campaign in July 2019, and later that month collaborated with Los Angeles-based clothing brand Freak City on a clothing line. Also in July 2019, she performed at a dinner hosted by Chanel on Shelter Island to celebrate
8619-555: The Amoeba Music record store in Hollywood. The setlist included "Getting Older", "Billie Bossa Nova", and the title track. They also performed "TV", which is part of her second extended play Guitar Songs . On July 22, 2021, Eilish teased a concert film that featured performances of all 16 tracks from the album, set for an exclusive release to Disney+ on September 3, 2021. Titled Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles , it
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#17329178576968788-653: The Apple Music record for the most pre-saved album ever in the platform's history; Canadian singer the Weeknd had previously seized the record from Eilish's own When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019) with his album After Hours (2020). The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that Eilish was the third best-selling female artist of 2021 , behind Taylor Swift and Adele . Happier Than Ever marked Eilish's second number-one album in
8957-605: The Grammy Award for Record of the Year for " Everything I Wanted ". In her acceptance speech for Record of the Year, Eilish said that Megan Thee Stallion "deserved to win", but still thanked her fans and her brother for her award. In 2021 she published her personally selected comprehensive book of photographs that shared "an intimate window into her life" on and off stage, By - Billie Eilish. On April 27, 2021, Eilish announced on her Instagram account that her second album, Happier Than Ever , would be released on July 30, and
9126-463: The Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, with the title track, " Happier Than Ever ", debuting at number one. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 39,000 units, scoring Eilish's second number-one album in the country. With over 9,500 vinyl record sales, Happier Than Ever became the third-fastest selling vinyl album of the millennium by a female artist in
9295-540: The South by Southwest music festival. On June 30, 2017, Eilish released " Watch ". Eilish released another single, " Copycat ", on July 14, 2017, and announced the release of her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me . Eilish later released " Idontwannabeyouanymore " and " My Boy ". On August 11, 2017, Eilish released Don't Smile at Me . The EP was a sleeper hit, reaching number 14 on the US Billboard 200 . Eilish embarked on
9464-419: The first person born in the 21st century ever to win an Academy Award in any category , and she remains the only. With her win in the same category in 2024 for " What Was I Made For? " from Barbie (2023), she became the youngest person ever to win two Academy Awards in any category and the song became the tenth song in history to win both an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Song of
9633-534: The oxytocin hormone, which is produced during sex, the track talks about sexuality and experimentation of the artist. Sonically, it drew comparisons to works of Crystal Castles , Grimes , Nine Inch Nails , and Timbaland , as well as to Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), especially to its biggest single " Bad Guy ". Described as fan favorite, "Oxytocin" received widespread acclaim from music critics praising its production, sentiment and vocal delivery. "Oxytocin" charted in
9802-529: The title track for the 25th installment in the James Bond film franchise , No Time to Die , written and produced with her brother. With this announcement, Eilish became the youngest artist to write and perform a James Bond theme song. It became the second Bond theme song to top the British official charts and the first Bond theme performed by a female artist to do so. It was also Eilish's first number-one single in
9971-819: The "uniformly great" melodies and vocals, the "less flashy" production in Happier Than Ever , observing a "more somber" tone. Sal Cinquemani of Slant felt the album is more "sonically diverse" than Eilish's debut record, expanding beyond its predecessor's trip-hop and trap elements. The Daily Telegraph 's Neil McCormick dubbed Happier Than Ever "the sound of a tortured teen alone in her bedroom late at night", its lyrics "pithy", and Eilish's vocals "delicate". Reviewing in his Substack -published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau gave Happier Than Ever an "A" and applauded Eilish for conceiving original ideas about fame through "sheer candor", highlighting her lyrics on "Getting Older", "Not My Responsibility", and "Everybody Dies". Louis Bruton of The Irish Times stated
10140-525: The 12 that she was nominated for. Also that month, she announced a new single, " Therefore I Am ", which was released along with its video on November 12, 2020. Eilish performed "Therefore I Am" and "My Future" at the Jingle Ball in December 2020. " Lo Vas a Olvidar ", a single featuring Rosalía as a part of HBO 's Euphoria soundtrack, was released in January 2021, almost two years after initially teasing
10309-441: The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time and Time 's 2019 "Time 100 Next" list. She is the youngest person, second person ever, and first female artist to win the four main Grammy categories— Best New Artist , Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Album of the Year —in the same year. In 2022, Eilish won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for " No Time to Die " from the James Bond film No Time to Die , becoming
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#173291785769610478-544: The American website Pitchfork , depicted "Oxytocin" as the 86th best song of 2021 according to the website's readers. "Oxytocin" was released as the fifth track on Eilish's second studio album Happier Than Ever on July 30, 2021. Simultaneously, the lyric video for the track was uploaded to the singer's official YouTube channel. The official Billie Eilish store also began selling an "Oxytocin" hoodie. The song appeared within top 40 of eight charts, charting at number 12 of
10647-485: The COVID-19 pandemic. In a Vanity Fair interview, Eilish said she was working on "sixteen new songs and lov[ing] them all", revealing an upcoming musical project. Eilish won three Billboard Music Awards on October 24— Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist , Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album ( When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ), and Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist —out of
10816-553: The Don't Smile at Me Tour throughout October 2017 in support of her EP. Eilish released " Bitches Broken Hearts " through SoundCloud on November 10, 2017. Eilish's team worked with Spotify , which promoted her on its most popular playlist, "Today's Top Hits". The Baffler described Eilish's sound as fitting into the "streambait" genre consisting of largely "mid-tempo, melancholy pop" influenced by Lana Del Rey , whose "singing style, bleakness, and... hip-hop influenced production" shaped
10985-679: The Games in 2028 . Eilish has a soprano vocal range. Avery Stone of Noisey called her vocals "ethereal", and Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone characterized them as "whispery". Doreen St. Félix of The New Yorker wrote that she has a "husky, slurring voice that she can thin out to reedy". Music critic Robert Christgau wrote that while Eilish is musically and commercially pop, her brand also "reminds us how amorphous [pop] has become", calling her soprano "too diminutive for vocal calisthenics" and adding that her "playful version of teen- goth angst" and " electro -saturated debut album" captivate
11154-455: The Good Girls Go to Hell " and its subsequent video center around climate change and use heaven-and-hell imagery to criticize ignorance of rising sea levels, and she permitted the nonprofit CoralWatch to use "Ocean Eyes" as part of an online awareness campaign about Australia's Great Barrier Reef. She is a regular advocate on social media for animal rights and veganism , and has criticized
11323-565: The Party's Over ", Eilish was featured in Vanity Fair ' s "73 Questions" rapid-fire questionnaire video series by Joe Sabia , who revisited an interview from October 2017. The resulting video was a side-by-side time capsule of both interviews showing her growth in popularity over one year. She signed a talent contract with Next Management for fashion and beauty endorsements in October 2018. She
11492-510: The Revolution Dance Center, asked them to write a song for choreography. The siblings uploaded the song to SoundCloud , where Diaz could access and download it. The song received several hundred thousand listens in two weeks, and Finneas's manager, Danny Rukasin, reached out to him to discuss Eilish's potential. Rukasin felt she could achieve significant success with Finneas's help. In January 2016, Finneas and his manager arranged
11661-413: The U.S. I'm just going to say that as I cannot bear to think about it any longer in this moment." She included a reference to Roe v. Wade 's overturning in her 2022 track "TV", much of which she wrote after a draft of the court decision was leaked online in May. In March 2020, Eilish encouraged fans online to register to vote for the 2020 US presidential election. In August 2020, she performed at
11830-405: The UK. At the 62nd Grammy Awards , she became the youngest person to win the four main Grammy categories – Best New Artist , Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Album of the Year – in the same year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Eilish and her brother performed for both iHeart Media 's Living Room Concert for America, and Global Citizen 's Together at Home concert series, singing
11999-532: The UK. The album debuted atop Germany's Offizielle Top 100 as Eilish's first number one album there. It eclipsed her debut album, which peaked at number three. In Australia, the album landed atop the ARIA Albums Chart, her second number one in the country, whilst five songs debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart; all of the album's five singles charted on the chart previously. Happier Than Ever entered at
12168-792: The US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs , 24 in Ireland, 25 in Lithuania, 32 in the United Kingdom with 11,864 sales, 33 in Norway, 34 in Denmark, 38 in Australia and 39 in Billboard Global 200 . It also debuted at number 72 in the US. A live performance of the track is included in the concert film entitled Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles , and it was shared on August 31, 2021, three days ahead of
12337-518: The US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart and was one of the year's best-selling albums. Its single " Bad Guy " became the first by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and be certified diamond by the RIAA . The next year, Eilish performed
12506-500: The US. The next month, on July 21, she surprise-released the two-track EP Guitar Songs , which includes "TV" alongside "The 30th". Eilish explained her decision to surprise-release the EP during the interview with Lowe. She told him that while work on her third studio album was coming soon, she refused to wait until that time to put "TV" and "The 30th" on a track list. She wanted to spread their messages to her fans as soon as possible, noting
12675-547: The United States, and topping the album charts in 27 other countries. Eilish performed the album's tracks in the Disney+ concert film, Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles , which was released on September 3, 2021. To further promote the album, Eilish embarked on her sixth concert tour, titled Happier Than Ever, The World Tour , which began on February 3, 2022, and concluded on April 2, 2023. Eilish released her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (which
12844-407: The United States, the single barely scratched Hot 100's top 40, debuted and peaked at number 39, lasting a mere five weeks on the chart. Additionally, the single was not received as warmly by music critics as previous efforts, with Rolling Stone India calling it one of the worst songs of 2021. The final two songs of Happier Than Ever , namely the title track and " Male Fantasy ", were chosen as
13013-417: The United States. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 238,000 album-equivalent units , the fifth largest week for an album in 2021. Of the 238,000 units, sales constitutes 154,000 copies, which is the third largest album sales week in 2021, and 84,000 units calculated from the 113.87 million on-demand streams the album received in its first week. The tally also consists of 73,000 vinyl LPs shipped in
13182-609: The Year. Much of the media attention surrounding Eilish has revolved around her fashion style, which consists primarily of baggy, oversized clothing. In 2017, she said she likes dressing out of her comfort zone to feel like she grabs the attention of everyone around her. She tries to be "really different from a lot of people" and dresses opposite to what others wear. Aiming to "look memorable", Eilish said that she "proved to people that [she's] more important than they think" and likes being "kind of intimidating, so people will listen up." In 2019, she said: "Over time it's kind of become
13351-471: The aesthetic. Eilish's commercial success expanded with her Spotify promotion. In September 2017, Apple Music named Eilish their Up Next artist, which followed with a short documentary, a live session EP, and an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's radio station Beats 1 . That month, the live EP, Up Next Session: Billie Eilish , was released. On December 15, 2017, Eilish released her collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples , " &Burn ",
13520-550: The album a cohesive, "revealing and rewarding, listening experience" enhanced by Eilish's "acidic" delivery. In his Slate review, Carl Wilson liked the musical and lyrical maturity Eilish displays in Happier Than Ever . The New York Times ' Lindsay Zoladz felt the album is "fixated on the tension between private and public knowledge, a social-media-era pop star's meditation on how much candor—if any—she owes her audience." A few reviews were critical of Happier Than Ever . Alexandra Pollard of The Independent remarked that
13689-539: The album could be too cohesive with sonically indistinct songs. The A.V. Club 's Alex McLevy felt "there are just a few too many tracks on Happier Than Ever , which starts off unstoppably strong, but starts to falter in the back half." Stereogum 's Tom Breihan wrote negatively, calling the album a boring, " shell-shocked " product of Eilish's attempts at making a second album as triumphant as her first. A few weeks before its release, with over 1.028 million pre-adds of Happier Than Ever , Eilish reclaimed
13858-635: The album describes "the confinements and exploitations of being a celebrity and a teenager." Rob Sheffield , writing for Rolling Stone , called it a "downright heroic", "dark, painful, confessional album where [Eilish is] choosing not to settle into the role of America's beloved kooky kid sister." David Smyth of Evening Standard complimented the style and non-mainstream appeal of the album's production. Clash 's Robin Murray called Happier Than Ever "a work of subtle evolution" and "a record of quite complexity". Variety 's Chris Willman highlighted
14027-471: The album in the United Kingdom, a television special titled Billie Eilish: Up Close was broadcast on BBC One on July 31, in tandem with Eilish's debut on the BBC Live Lounge . All of the album's tracks received lyric videos on YouTube upon its release. For the first anniversary of the album's release, Eilish shared voice memos of her recording takes for "Billie Bossa Nova", "Lost Cause", "Your Power",
14196-493: The album is "full of things most of us don't have to deal with", but Eilish turns them into relatable stories via "insightful" songs. She dismissed the tracks "Oxytocin" and "Goldwing" as insubstantial. In a mixed review, Matthew Kent of The Line of Best Fit commended Eilish's lyrics and Finneas' production, but regarded the album a less unique work, with its tracks "often blurring into each other." Consequence critic Mary Siroky, despite her overall warm review, also agreed that
14365-403: The album's title track and " NDA ". PopMatters ' John Amen and DIY ' s Lisa Wright also labelled "Oxytocin" as an album "highlight", with the latter further writing "juddering beats and disorientating vocals are the kind of strange, prickly track that no-one else in the world could come up with right now: a combination that's technically jarring, but that somehow coalesces into
14534-425: The album's "trenchant observation", " self-aware humor", and "post-celebrity self-consciousness". Sarah Carson of i labeled the album a "great, understated, philosophical" project inclining towards sparse and acoustic pop music trends. Jesse Atkinson of Gigwise called the album's production extraordinary, admiring its interpretation of music genres. Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen of The Sydney Morning Herald deemed
14703-469: The album's sixth and seventh singles, respectively. Similarly to how the music video for " Bad Guy " was published on the same day as When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), the music video for "Happier Than Ever" was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube account on the same day as the release of its parent album, on July 30, 2021. The song was met with widespread critical acclaim, topping Harper's Bazaar ' s best songs of 2021 list. Eilish performed
14872-589: The album's third single with an accompanying music video. Well received by music critics, it was next single promoting the project that landed within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. It was promoted by a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , and became the second single after "Therefore I Am" that impacted American radios. On June 2, " Lost Cause " was released as the fourth single. The accompanying music video sparked discourse on social media, that ultimately culminated into an apology posted on
15041-453: The album, was released on March 4, 2019. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? was released on March 29, 2019. Spotify launched a "multi-level campaign behind the album", creating a multimedia playlist and "new product features" that Spotify said "allow for vertical video content, custom assets, and editorial storylines, all with the goal of creating more meaningful and engaging context for [Eilish's] fans." In Los Angeles, Spotify set up
15210-451: The album: " My Future ", " Therefore I Am ", " Your Power ", " Lost Cause ", " NDA ", the title track , and " Male Fantasy "; the first three peaked within the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 . "Therefore I Am" was the highest-charting song from the album, peaking at number two, followed by "My Future" at number six, and "Your Power" at number 10. Happier Than Ever debuted atop the Billboard 200 as Eilish's second number-one album in
15379-405: The best songs of 2021, at number 30, and 7, respectively. The former's review reads "Pulsating with currents of steely [19]90s-industrial and techno sounds, this Happier Than Ever B-side gets its name from the so-called love hormone emitted during sex — which Eilish craves, and fears herself for craving"; whilst the latter says that the track is "masterfully orchestrates dynamic shading and opens up
15548-404: The best songs of the year. It debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her third top ten entry. Besides not receiving radio treatment in the United States, "My Future" is the only single of the album that appeared on physical discs. The second single, " Therefore I Am ", was released on November 12, 2020, with an accompanying music video directed by Eilish herself. The song met with
15717-742: The biggest muse behind the record, and revealed before its release that "almost none of the songs on this album are joyful", despite its title. She noted " Male Fantasy " as a song that "pretty much wrote itself" and helped her realize feelings she had not processed before. Musically, Happier Than Ever is a subdued, pop, electropop , downtempo , and jazz-pop record, incorporating elements of R&B , techno , country , bossa nova , bedroom pop , trip hop , folk , electro , trap , and 1990s sophisti-pop . It consists of torch songs set to slow tempos, with restrained, minimalistic arrangements of acoustic guitars, delicate synthesizers, and burbling beats. The lyrics deal with struggles faced by young women in
15886-609: The brand's pop-up yacht club . In August 2019, Eilish partnered with Apple to allow Apple Store customers to experiment with her song " You Should See Me in a Crown " in Music Lab sessions in its stores. Eilish's collaboration with the clothing company Siberia Hills was met with controversy after it was revealed that the company had used plagiarized designs of fan art of the character Nozomi Tojo from Love Live! , drawn by artist Makoto Kurokawa, for Eilish's clothing line. The brand later clarified that Eilish had no knowledge of
16055-411: The condition that the fashion house would permanently end its use of real fur. Though the dress was inspired by the original Barbie doll, fashion critics observed its likeness to Golden Age star Marilyn Monroe , who wore a tulle de la Renta gown in the early 1950s. In April 2019, Eilish released clothing in collaboration with Takashi Murakami , inspired by her music video for "You Should See Me in
16224-535: The dairy, wool , and mink fur industries. In 2023, Eilish stated she refuses to travel by private jet. Eilish has spoken in multiple occasions about women's rights . She wrote and produced the 2020 short film Not My Responsibility as a response to body shaming toward her and the double standards placed upon women's appearances. A supporter of body positivity for women, in a 2023 Variety interview Eilish denied that men suffer from body shaming too. " Your Power ", one of her 2021 singles, criticizes
16393-419: The drawbacks that come with it. Upon release, the album received acclaim from music critics, who praised its stylistic, restrained production, and insightful lyrics. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards , the album and its title track received a total of seven nominations, including Album of the Year , Best Pop Vocal Album , Song of the Year and Record of the Year . Seven singles were released in promotion of
16562-516: The entertainment industry, fame, stardom, emotional abuse, power struggles, mistrust, and misogyny, imbued by Eilish's self-consciousness. In Robert Christgau 's opinion, Eilish's songwriting had inspired Finneas to devise a sound for the album that is "calmer and less sprightly" than her earlier breakthrough work. The opening track, " Getting Older ", is a song about abuse and was "particularly harrowing" to write. The song deals with sexual coercion. The second track, "I Didn't Change My Number", features
16731-404: The era of social media. The eleventh track "Everybody Dies", is an alt-pop ballad, driven by dark synths and light guitar strumming, with "Eilish's voice again standing out". The twelfth track, " Your Power ", is a soft acoustic ballad about sexual abuse and being taken advantage of by your partner. The thirteenth track, " NDA " discusses the lack of privacy in her life due to her rise in fame over
16900-490: The events in a July 2021 interview, Eilish said: "I said so many things then that I totally don't agree with now, or think the opposite thing. The weirdest thing is how nothing ever goes away once it's on the internet ... When you're a fucking teenager, you don't really know yourself ... I didn't actually know how I really felt. So I just came up with this facade that I stuck to." Eilish started formulating ideas for her third studio album's songs with Finneas in December 2021. In
17069-607: The fantasy film Barbie (2023), which became her second number-one single in the UK and earned her a second Academy Award. Her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024), was met with critical acclaim and spawned the US top-five singles " Lunch " and " Birds of a Feather ", with the latter becoming her first number-one on the Billboard Global 200 . Eilish has received multiple accolades , including nine Grammy Awards , two American Music Awards , twenty Guinness World Records , seven MTV Video Music Awards , three Brit Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , and two Academy Awards . She
17238-469: The film's release. The performance starts off with an animated sequence, where Eilish's character rides a Porsche , while the in-real-life gig took place at the Hollywood Bowl . During the performance, the singer was surrounded by red lights and accompanied by Finneas on keyboards and a drummer. After screaming the chorus line, Eilish is seen jumping around. The performance received critical acclaim. It
17407-511: The films Diary of a Wimpy Kid , Ramona and Beezus , and the X-Men series . Eilish also took dance classes until 2016, when a growth plate injury ended her dance career and she focused on recording music. In 2015, 13-year-old Eilish began working on songs with her brother Finneas, who had been writing and producing for several years and had his own band. The first songs they recorded together were called "She's Broken" and "Fingers Crossed",
17576-504: The first six managing to chart within top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The album's lead single, " My Future ", was released on July 30, 2020, one year before the album's scheduled release date. An accompanying animated music video was published the same day as the song and was directed by Australian animator Andrew Onorato. The single was critically acclaimed, even appearing at some publication's year-end lists as one of
17745-490: The former written by Finneas and the latter by Eilish. "We recorded them and put them out on SoundCloud , just for fun," she recalled. On November 18, 2015, Eilish released the song " Ocean Eyes ". The track was written, mixed, and produced by Finneas, who had originally created it for his band the Slightlys before deciding it would be a better fit for Eilish's vocals. He gave it to Eilish when Fred Diaz, her dance teacher at
17914-431: The immediacy of its lyrics: "These songs are really current for me, and they're songs that I want to have said right now." Another reason was Eilish had grown tired of doing heavy, traditional promotion for upcoming music. She wanted to release songs like she had early in her career, previewing them for fans in live concerts before releasing them without much marketing. Eilish worked with Apple Music to exclusively host
18083-409: The lyrics and make her own". When he writes with Eilish, he tries "to help her tell whatever story she's trying to tell, bounce ideas off of her, listen to her ideas", and use a language that fits her voice telling the story. Eilish had wanted to direct her own music videos since age 14 but was initially not given the opportunity due to lack of experience. In 2019, she made her directorial debut with
18252-448: The music video for "Lost Cause". On June 22, she posted an apology to Instagram stories for her usage of "chink", saying that she was "appalled and embarrassed" by the video and that she was "13 or 14" at the time and did not know the slur was a derogatory term. She also addressed a separate video of what was viewed as her mocking an Asian accent, writing that she was actually "speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice". Reflecting on
18421-429: The number one spot of France's SNEP albums chart with 14,695 units, becoming her first French number-one album. All tracks are written by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell . All tracks are produced by Finneas. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( / ˈ aɪ l ɪ ʃ / EYE -lish ; born December 18, 2001)
18590-490: The outro kicks in, there is a second of silence; Courteney Larrocca of Insider described the production of this moment as "overdrive". Music critics have described the song's lyrics as "eroticized", "horny", and Eilish's "sexiest song yet". In the first verse, Eilish is "exploring the more raunchy side of a hookup", using the couplet, "If you only pray on Sunday, could you come my way on Monday / 'Cause I like to do things God doesn't approve of if she saw us". Later in
18759-412: The plagiarism. In November 2021, she debuted "Eilish", her perfume brand, which is vegan and cruelty-free . In October 2024, Eilish collaborated with the shoe brand Converse for "Converse x Billie Eilish By You", a limited-time release where Chuck Taylor sneakers could be customized with lyrics from Eilish's songs. Eilish has a history of political activism, publicly expressing her views on
18928-448: The producer―her brother Finneas O'Connell , who also provided backing vocals . An EDM , electronica , electropop , industrial pop and techno song, "Oxytocin" was the last track created for the album. While composing it, Eilish aimed to make it sound "insane" when performed live, envisioning sexual imagery for the lyrics. The song has been described by music critics as "horny", "upbeat" and Eilish's "sexiest song yet". Named after
19097-506: The production works "in tandem with Eilish's lyrics", as it "intensifies into a hungry, pounding beat". Gil Kaufman of the same publication described the beat of the song as "dramatic". Writing for NME , El Hunt linked "Oxytocin" to the "futuristic sound" of Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), when Carl Wilson from Slate called it " Bad Guy "-esque, due to "its keyboard and vocal stylizations". Another comparison to Eilish's debut album material
19266-498: The projects released by the label. Those artworks were featured on the limited vinyl release. Happier Than Ever new cover was designed by American artist Lisa Yuskavage . Eilish appeared on the cover of June 2021 issue of British Vogue , wearing a corset. The photoshoot provoked polarizing reactions. The singer also were interviewed for that magazine, and also for such publications as the Guardian and Rolling Stone . To support
19435-487: The record and a Gucci-branded nail stickers. The box and stickers were designed by the brand's creative director Alessandro Michele . Additionally, the collector's edition was sold in a physical Gucci stores throughout the world. The cover of this edition has a "psychedelic pattern" in the background. Next month, during the 30th anniversary of Interscope Records , the label announced a museum exhibit, Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined , featuring new cover arts of
19604-522: The record for most simultaneously charting Hot 100 songs by a female artist, with 14, after every song from the album, excluding "Goodbye", charted on the Hot 100. The fifth single from the album, " Bad Guy ", was released in conjunction with the album. A remix of the song featuring Justin Bieber was released in July 2019. In August, Bad Guy peaked at number-one in the US, ending Lil Nas X 's record-breaking 19 weeks at number-one with " Old Town Road ". She
19773-415: The record. Primarily a downtempo pop record, Happier Than Ever is characterized by sparse, jazz -influenced, electropop arrangements set to meditative tempos, departing from the upbeat, trap -led sound of Eilish's debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). Consisting of torch songs about the downsides of stardom, Happier Than Ever draws heavily from Eilish's rise to fame and
19942-411: The same name , which is released due to love or childbirth. In an interview with The Guardian , Eilish talked about inspiration for the track, saying that "[t]here was flashing in [her] head", adding that she had sex images in her mind during the recording. Additionally, she admitted that in the song's background, barking of her dog Shark can be heard. She also noted that the album had been "missing"
20111-473: The same week. The album topped the Billboard 200 for its first three consecutive weeks, becoming the first album by a woman to do so since Swift's Folklore (2020), and the second album in 2021 to achieve the feat, after Dangerous: The Double Album by American singer Morgan Wallen . Nine songs from the album charted on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, whereas all of its tracks charted on
20280-464: The sexual exploitation of young women, primarily by men who hold power over them. Eilish associates herself with the US abortion rights movement ; she expressed rage when Texas implemented its anti-abortion laws in 2021. During the 2022 Glastonbury festival, she performed "Your Power" to condemn the overturning of Roe v. Wade . She spoke of the decision: "Today is a really, really dark day for women in
20449-672: The siblings to express themselves and explore whatever they wanted, including art, dancing, and acting. Eilish performed at talent shows and joined the Los Angeles Children's Chorus at age eight. At age six, she started playing the ukulele. She wrote her first "real" song at age 11 for her mother's songwriting class. The song is about the zombie apocalypse, inspired by the television series The Walking Dead , from which she took script lines and episode titles. Eilish took some acting auditions, which she disliked, but she enjoyed recording background dialogue for crowd scenes and worked on
20618-399: The singer released " Blue " as the concluding track of her next studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft , which is a mash-up of "Born Blue" and another unreleased song "True Blue". Eilish has revealed that the creative process of Happier Than Ever felt "very natural", unlike her previous projects where she constantly felt anxious and under pressure. With earlier works, Eilish also felt that she
20787-417: The singers Instagram story, as Eilish was accused of queerbaiting . The track would ultimately peak only at 27, before a brief 4-week chart run on the Hot 100, becoming her worst performing single released to radio to date on the chart. The fifth single, " NDA ", was released on July 9, along with another self-directed visual. Despite the song receiving an official studio performance video and radio release in
20956-429: The single on numerous occasions, such as on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! . The track reached top ten in 17 countries, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 4, becoming her sixth UK top five single. However, in the United States, "Happier Than Ever" missed the top ten, debuting on the Hot 100 at number 11. On December 6, Eilish debuted the video for "Male Fantasy", with
21125-471: The song "builds [up] nicely". In Mary Varvaris' opinion, "Oxytocin" should have been released as a single, since it is "[s]uch a fun, gritty song for her to release that's going to click with a lot of listeners." Further anticipation for any type of release has been shown by Vulture ' s Justin Curto in his article regarding " Male Fantasy " music video publishment. He wrote there that "we continue to wait for
21294-465: The song "places Eilish's famous breathy whispers deep inside the walls of a dark, steamy club", and that it "starts off sultry, all body rolls, before it turns on a dime and launches itself out a window in a blitz of abrasive synths à la Crystal Castles or early Grimes". Another Crystal Castles comparition was made in Stereogum ' s article written by Tom Breihan. For Spin , Ilana Kaplan said that
21463-541: The song after seeing unfinished scenes of the movie during its production. In 2024, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media . It became the tenth song in history to win both an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, and Eilish became the youngest person ever to win two Academy Awards in any category. On April 8, 2024, Eilish announced her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft , which
21632-453: The song as a "dark club track", and depicted that it adds "much needed gut-punch to the album's first half". Paste ' s Jason Friedman called the song the "steamiest and sexiest track the songwriter has released thus far", which contains the same "energic magic" that defined Eilish's biggest hits "promising to demolish nightclub dance-floors when (if?) we get to make a truly safe return". Writing for MTV , Athena Serrano opined that "this
21801-438: The song being issued as the seventh single. Even though critically acclaimed, the song did not manage to appear on many charts. Both "Male Fantasy" and "Happier Than Ever" were performed by Eilish on Saturday Night Live on December 11. Upon release, Happier Than Ever received critical acclaim from music critics , who admired its resolute portrayal of teenage stardom contrasting its muted sound. At Metacritic , which assigns
21970-418: The song is "club-ready", calling it a "whisper-pop anthem" and "hot-and-heavy". Kent asserted that the production from Finneas is reminiscent of Timbaland , with Eilish "invoking the spirit" of Nelly Furtado 's Loose (2006). Alhrgrim also likened the song to Timbaland and Furtado, as well as to Grimes and late Sofi Tukker . Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork called "Oxytocin" an "obvious hit", writing that
22139-527: The song is not "exactly saying much", however adding that it's one of more "up-beat" songs of the album; whilst Lani Renaldo of The Ringer said that it is her least favorite song from the whole album. "Oxytocin" has been called the 20th best song by Billie Eilish by Far Out Magazine ' s Tyler Golsen, stating it is the "perfect example of Eilish taking catchy elements and making them ever so slightly unsettling." The song also appeared on Los Angeles Times ' and Slant Magazine ' s lists of
22308-461: The song performed in the country is likely related to Brazil's cultural influences on the song itself. When the song begins, Eilish says "This song is because of you!", referencing her Brazilian audience at the festival. On July 29, 2021, Eilish appeared on German program Undersing , where she performed "NDA" and "Billie Bossa Nova". On August 5, the singer appeared in BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge with
22477-562: The song was released on June 30, 2016. It was directed by Eilish and edited by her mother, Maggie Baird. In August 2016, Justin Lubliner, who had noticed Eilish's talent in 2015 when he first heard "Ocean Eyes", signed her to Darkroom and Interscope Records . He developed her rollout as an artist, taking inspiration from the model of hip hop artists such as Travis Scott and Chance the Rapper , not relying on one big single and focusing on creating
22646-418: The song's chorus one of the darkest lyrics on the album. ABC News ' Mark Kennedy opined that the track starts off as "sexy come-on", which he called "appropriate" due to how the hormone the song got its name from controls reproduction. Additionally, he made a comment that the song "brilliantly shifts halfway through, turning lust into something darker". Writing for Cult MTL , Dave MacIntyre said that Eilish
22815-423: The song. The R. J. Cutler –directed documentary film Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry was released on Apple TV+ and in select movie theaters. The film was praised by critics and fans for its in-depth look at Eilish's personal life during her ascent to fame. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards , Eilish took home two awards: the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for her Bond theme and
22984-436: The song. The eighth track, "Halley's Comet", is a ballad featuring stripped-back vocals, light synths, and a backbeat . The ninth track, " Not My Responsibility ", is a spoken word interlude with an ambient instrumental that first debuted on Eilish's Where Do We Go? World Tour (2020). The interlude then transitions into the tenth track, "Overheated", which samples the production of its predecessor and explores stardom in
23153-441: The songs on the album are "all over the place and very, I think, versatile, different to one another, but also very cohesive," which she cited as one of her biggest goals. Another one of her goals she had during studio sessions was to surprise her fans as well as herself. She aimed to be uncomfortable during the creative process, using "NDA" as an example of a song that was not made in her "comfort zone". Eilish cited self-reflection as
23322-449: The success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released " Bellyache " on February 24, 2017. A video for the song was released on March 22, 2017, directed by Miles and AJ. Eilish released " Bored " on March 30, 2017, as part of the soundtrack to the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why . A video for "Bored" was released on June 26, 2017. In March of the same year, Apple Music showcased Eilish at
23491-528: The theme song " No Time to Die " for the James Bond film No Time to Die , which topped the UK Singles Chart and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022. Her subsequent singles " Everything I Wanted ", " My Future ", " Therefore I Am ", and " Your Power ", each peaked within the top ten in the US and UK. Her second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021), topped the charts in 25 countries. She wrote and performed " What Was I Made For? " for
23660-410: The title track, and "Male Fantasy". On June 16, 2021, Eilish performed a 27-minute set on Prime Day Show , including renditions of first four singles from Happier Than Ever , " All the Good Girls Go to Hell ", and " Everything I Wanted ". The set was later released on Amazon Music to download and streaming as a digital EP . The artist partnered with an American video hosting service Vevo to create
23829-606: The tour prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The tour was set to conclude in Jakarta on September 7. On November 7, 2019, Jack White 's Third Man Records announced that the label would release an acoustic live album of Eilish's performance from the record label's Blue Room, exclusively sold on vinyl at Third Man retail locations in Nashville , Tennessee , and Detroit, Michigan. On November 13, 2019, she released her next single, " Everything I Wanted ". On November 20, 2019, Eilish
23998-464: The tour. In 2023, Eilish made her acting debut in the Amazon Prime Video satirical thriller series Swarm . She starred as Eva, the leader of a cult inspired by NXIVM , and received positive reviews for her performance. Eilish wrote the song " What Was I Made For? " for the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie . According to statements posted on her social media, she was inspired to write
24167-540: The track "creates an atmospheric '90s rave scene that evokes early Nine Inch Nails through gripping synths"; The New York Times ' Lindsay Zoladz also found a similarity between "Oxytocin" and Nine Inch Nails music. In Chorus.fm article, the stuff was very keen of the song, with Aaron Mook and Adam Grundy comparing it to aforementioned band Nine Inch Nails, the former also complimented placement of "Oxytocin" after "Billie Bossa Nova" and " My Future ", whereas Garrett Lemon placed it as an "album highlight" amongst
24336-497: The track as "hypnotic" and "chanting", commenting that it is "classic spooky Billie". For the A.V. Club , Alex McLevy called the track a "saucy ode to lust". Rolling Stone ' s Brittany Spanos called its beat "slinky", while for the same publication, Angie Martoccio said that the song "should absolutely be made into a genre of its own". Larocca called the track "hot", while Callie Ahlgrim of Insider complimented Finneas ' production. Emma Holbrook of The Forty-Five called
24505-451: The track, Eilish delves into her sexuality and experimentation; in the pre-chorus , she sings, "What would people say if they listen through the wall?". In the chorus, Eilish shouts, "You should really run away" over the bass, while in the post-chorus she croons, "I wanna do bad things to you". She finishes the second verse with much darker lyrics, " 'Cause as long as you're still breathing / Don't you even think of leaving". "Oxytocin"
24674-474: The tracklist was made available on Apple Music. The album was released in various formats, including collectible vinyl and cassette colors. The album's release was preceded by five singles: "My Future", "Therefore I Am", " Your Power ", " Lost Cause ", and " NDA ", and was accompanied by the title track . On December 2, 2021, Eilish announced an eco-friendly limited-edition vinyl version of Happier Than Ever made from recycled vinyl scraps. The collector's item
24843-522: The video for her song " Xanny ". Eilish grew up listening to the Beatles , Justin Bieber , Green Day , The 1975 , Arctic Monkeys , Linkin Park and Lana Del Rey . She has said that stumbling upon Aurora 's " Runaway " on YouTube inspired her to pursue a music career. Hip hop is her favorite genre and biggest inspiration. She has recounted that Matty Healy was an early inspiration for her: "His show
25012-767: The way she views art and music creation. Eilish has been compared in the media to Lavigne, Lorde and Del Rey, the last of whom she says she does not want to be compared to, saying, "That woman has made her brand so perfect for her whole career and she shouldn't have to hear that." Eilish said that Ariana Grande 's 2019 album Thank U, Next inspired her to continue making music. Eilish has received numerous awards , including nine Grammy Awards , two American Music Awards , two MTV Europe Music Awards , three MTV Video Music Awards , two Academy Awards , two Guinness World Records , three Brit Awards , and three Billboard Music Awards . She has appeared on several lists, such as Rolling Stone 's 2023 revision of
25181-402: The year. In March, Finneas confirmed this, stating that it would be "pretty pure in its intention" like Eilish's debut, with the two continuing to make the type of music they like to "play live". In January 2021, Eilish stated that the album "feels exactly how I want it to", with her not wanting to change a single thing about it. Her documentary film, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry ,
25350-503: The youngest person to feature on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, with earnings of $ 53 million. In September 2020, Eilish released a collection of branded ukuleles with guitar manufacturer Fender . In October 2020, Eilish announced a livestream concert titled Where Do We Go? The Livestream set to air from Los Angeles on October 24, with proceeds from the show's merchandise raising funds to support event crew members affected by
25519-448: Was also produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell ) on March 29, 2019. It was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 -topping single " Bad Guy ", her first number-one on the chart. The album and the single helped Eilish win five awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards , including the "big four" Album of the Year , Song of the Year , Record of the Year , and Best New Artist . Eilish released
25688-560: Was available only at a number of Gucci stores around the world and included Gucci-branded nail stickers designed by the brand's creative director, Alessandro Michele. To further promote the album, Eilish worked with Disney+ on the concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles , released in September 2021, and embarked on the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour in February 2022, concluding it in April 2023. In June 2021, Eilish
25857-534: Was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 18, 2001. She is the daughter of actress and teacher Maggie Baird and actor Patrick O'Connell, both of whom are also musicians and work on Eilish's tours. Eilish is of Irish and Scottish descent. She was conceived via in vitro fertilization . Her middle name, Eilish, was originally meant to be her first name, while Pirate was to have been her middle name. But after her grandfather William Baird died while her mother
26026-423: Was called "great" by Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx , while Ahlgrim said it is "clear standout" and "pulsing". Writing for Billboard , Gil Kaufman dubbed it as "intense", while Sydney Urbanek praised how the performance was directed. Spin ' s Marisa Whitaker said that the singer "radiates modern gothic vibes, dancing and singing amidst flashing strobe lights", whereas Cnet ' s Abrar Al-Heeti saw it as
26195-428: Was criticized online for videos in which she mouthed the anti-Asian slur " chink " while lip-syncing the song " Fish " by Tyler, the Creator , while Matthew Tyler Vorce, her reported boyfriend at the time, received criticism for alleged social media posts in which he used offensive language and slurs against gay and Black people. Eilish was also accused of queerbaiting after using the caption "I love girls" to promote
26364-469: Was directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne , and it features live action scenes blended with animation . The concert took place at the Hollywood Bowl without a live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; additional scenes were recorded at various landmarks around Los Angeles. Critics praised the film's performances, which they felt were of similar or better quality compared to the songs' studio versions. Eilish announced that she would embark on
26533-573: Was featured in Sesame Street , where she gave an alternate rendition of the title track with Count von Count . The following month, the artist was performing a double duty in Saturday Night Live of the show's host and musical guest, in addition to various sketches, she performed "Happier Than Ever" and "Male Fantasy" in a scenery nodding to the tracks' music videos. To mark the album's one-year anniversary, Eilish and Finneas held performances at
26702-527: Was made in Hot Press article, where Ed Power called "Oxytocin" reminiscent of "Bad Guy", but with "some dubstep in its soul", additionally noting that the song has a "lurching" groove. The track was also heavily compared to the singer's earlier number in articles published on The Ringer , with the website's Rob Harvilla describing it as "the fastest, loudest, most hypnotic, and disruptive moment on [the album]". Vancouver Sun ' s Stuart Derdeyn described
26871-439: Was met with widespread critical acclaim, with critics mostly praising its production, sentiment and vocal delivery. Ranking "Oxytocin" sixth out of the sixteen tracks on Happier Than Ever , Hannah Dailey of Billboard called the song "a rarity" from Eilish, as it is "overtly sexual", and noted that Eilish's "usually low-decibel voice" is raised to "a feral shout as she belts 'You should really run away. ' " Dailey also noted that
27040-400: Was nominated for six Grammy Awards , including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for " Bad Guy " as well as Album of the Year and Best New Artist . At age 17, she became the youngest artist to be nominated in all four General Field categories . In the same month, Eilish was crowned 2019's Billboard Woman of the Year . On January 14, 2020, Eilish was announced as performer of
27209-594: Was not good enough and simply was not talented, but has since gained much more confidence in her craft. According to Eilish, her record label did not have any input on the album, unlike her debut album where she felt pressure from deadlines, constant meetings and "an expectation that a star was about to be born", all of which she "literally hated". In an interview with Vevo , Eilish said that she wanted to create "a very timeless record", mostly being inspired by jazz singers that she listened to growing up such as Julie London , Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra . She also said that
27378-453: Was placed on the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in November of that year, and released the single " Come Out and Play " in November 2018, which was written for a holiday-themed Apple Inc. commercial. In early January 2019, Don't Smile at Me reached 1 billion streams on Spotify, making her the youngest artist to top 1 billion streams on a project. That month, Eilish released " Bury
27547-471: Was pregnant, her parents decided to name her Billie, after her grandfather. She grew up in Los Angeles's Highland Park neighborhood. Eilish and her older brother Finneas were homeschooled by Baird, a decision their parents made to spend time with them and give them the freedom to pursue their interests. Baird taught Eilish and Finneas the basics of songwriting. Eilish said her brother and mother inspired her to get into music. Their parents encouraged
27716-400: Was released on July 30, 2021. It was available in a variety of physical album formats, such as eight differently colored vinyl LPs , including retail-exclusives for Amazon , independent record stores , Target , Urban Outfitters and Walmart , ten CD variants, including autographed CDs at independent stores, a version with alternate packaging hand-painted by Eilish, three premium box sets ,
27885-508: Was released on May 17, 2024. She announced a tour to support the album, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour , on April 29, 2024, with concerts in North America, Oceania and Europe between September 2024 and July 2025. Also in April, Eilish was announced to be the next "featured artist" inside the Fortnite spin-off game Fortnite Festival , along with an unlockable outfit in the game. While on
28054-407: Was released that year, for which she and Finneas wrote three songs, " Nobody Like U ", "U Know What's Up" and "1 True Love", performed by Turning Red 's fictional boy band 4*Town. In June 2022, during her world tour's Manchester show, Eilish debuted the then-unreleased ballad "TV". The song references the overturning of Roe v. Wade , a case that made abortion a constitutional right in
28223-406: Was released the following month. Later in February, Eilish announced the album would have 16 tracks. Happier Than Ever was recorded at Finneas' home recording studio, located in the basement of his Los Angeles residence. According to Eilish, recording took place between April 1, 2020, and February 16, 2021, in weekly schedules, starting with "My Future" and ending with " Oxytocin ". The title track
28392-408: Was the first song she wrote from the record, dating back to the European leg of her When We All Fall Asleep Tour . Eilish revealed that all of 16 songs on the final track listing were the only songs the duo worked on during the album's creation, yet there were two songs, namely "What I Wanna Hear" and "Born Blue", that were omitted from the record since she "just couldn't figure them out". In 2024,
28561-457: Was written by Billie Eilish and Finneas, while the latter produced the track and provided backing vocals. It was the last track created for Happier Than Ever , being recorded on February 16, 2021, in Finneas' basement studio, replacing "What I Wanna Hear?" on the album's final track listing. The singer spoke about the creative process behind the song, and said that it is named after the hormone of
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