Author : Jennifer Stone
Billie Eilish is one of the most successful and talented artists of her generation. She achieved massive success at the age of only 18. She is well-known all over the world for her haunting musical creations. She debuted with her full-length album, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go’ in 2019. The album was a major hit and it topped the Billboard 200 chart and won her five Grammy Awards. She has recently become the youngest musician to sing a James Bond theme song. She has given some of the best songs of the decade to global music lovers. Here are the top 10 songs by Billie Eilish:
10/10
‘Bury a Friend’
This song is the first track from her debut full-length album, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go’ released in 2019. The song is quite similar to Lorde’s track, ‘Royal’, which served as a breakthrough in the latter’s career. The song is created around the theme of the self-conscious mindset of gen-Z. It was extremely successful commercially and solve more than 18k downloads and 29.1 million streams in just one week after its release. The music video received over 444 million views on YouTube.
9/10
‘Bad Guy’
This is the fifth song from her first-ever studio album which was released in March 2019. ‘Bad Guy’ still remains one of the most successful songs and this was the track that introduced Eilish to the entire world as a genius 16-year-old singer and songwriter. Her whispering singing mixed with the incredibly unique and weird melodic backdrop makes the song striking and extraordinary. The song is one of the greatest songs of this decade. A remix version of the song featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was also released, which received mixed reviews.
8/10
‘When I Was Older’
Billie Eilish co-wrote the song with her brother Finneas O’Connell, who also produced it. The song is from her soundtrack album, ‘Music Inspired by the Film Roma’. The single, ‘When I was Older’ is based on a dialogue, ‘When I was older I used to be a sailor, but I drowned in a storm’ said by the character Pepe from the 2018 film, ‘Roma’ released in 2018. Eilish and Finneas wanted to take some part of the story of the film that had made a great impact on them.
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7/10
‘Bellyache’
‘Bellyache’ is the second single from her debut EP, ‘Don’t Smile at Me’ released in 2017. The song is written from the POV of a psychopathic murderer, said Billie Eilish herself to the Paper magazine. She said, ‘It’s about getting a bellyache because you just killed a bunch of people.’ In the music video, Eilish is seen dancing along the highway wearing a yellow outfit and throwing away cash in the air. It reached the 3rd position in the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
6/10
‘When The Party’s Over’
‘When The party’s over’ is a dark and haunting song that comes to life with Billie Eilish’s incredible melancholic voice. This song is also written and produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell. He was inspired by his unhappy relationship in the past to write the single. The sister and brother duo only used sub-bass and acoustic piano for the background music and wanted to prioritize Eilish’s vocal prowess. Nicole Engelman from Billboard said Eilish ‘ demonstrates a maturity well beyond her 16 years of age.’
5/10
‘Everything I Wanted’
The song is co-written by Eilish and her brother, who once again produced it. The song is about the strong bond between the brother and sister, while the brother will always keep the sister protected from all harm. It is also about the depression and nightmares suffered by Eilish. The song reached the number 8 position on Billboard Hot 100 chart and it debuted at the top on various record charts in multiple countries. It was nominated for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’ at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. It won ‘Record of the Year’ at the Grammys.
4/10
‘You Should See Me In A Crown’
This is another highly successful single by Billie Eilish. The song was inspired by the BBC TV series, ‘Sherlock’, particularly from the episode, ‘The Reichenbach Fall’ in which Sherlock’s nemesis Jim Moriarity said, ‘honey, you should see me in a crown.’ The siblings found the line very impressive and decided to include it in their song. The track is a lot darker than her previous songs. It was used in the fifth episode of the HBO Max hit series ‘Euphoria’ and FIFA 19.
3/10
‘Copycat’
The single was released in 2017 as a part of her debut EP, ‘Don’t Smile at Me’. The song is also written by the siblings. The song is inspired by someone who has been copying Eilish and everything she did. The song entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 12. She performed the track live on her ‘When We All Fall asleep Tour’ in 2019 and ‘Where Do We Go? World Tour’ in 2020.
2/10
‘My Future’
The song, ‘My Future’ was released on July 30th, 2020 as the lead single of her second album, ‘Happier Than Ever’. She co-wrote the song with her brother Finneas O’Connell. It is an ambient ballad and R&B number with a flavor of jazz and soul. The song is all about self-love and self-confidence. It reached number 6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and top 5 in various countries such as Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia. The song comes with an animated music video.
1/10
‘Ilomilo’
‘Ilomilo’ was inspired by a puzzle video game by the same name. She performed the song during her 2019 album tours, ‘When We Fall Asleep’ and ‘Where Do We Go?’. It reached 62nd position in the US Billboard 100 chart. The song received gold certification in the US, Australia, and Canada.
Those were the 10 best songs by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. She brings a whole new element to modern music with her dark, spooky, and penetrating lyrical ballads.
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