Last year, Eilish penned the sweeping ballad “No Time to Die” for the yet-to-be-released James Bond film of the same name, and “GOLDWING” feels like its sequel. The track doubles as a fun slow-jam and an empowering reminder that it’s okay to stop talking to intrusive people. “I Didn’t Change My Number” is a swaggering assertion of control, marked by heavy-handed production and a quick appearance from what sounds like Eilish’s dog, Shark. It’s confident and self-actualizing, and backed by trademark Finneas production - a simple beat interspersed with a select few eccentric sounds and a groovy bassline. This track feels emblematic of Eilish’s new era. This track reflects her first steps into writing about broader, more complex themes, which it would be interesting to hear her expand upon on future projects. On “Everybody Dies,” however, we find the young star toeing the edge of something bigger than just herself: mortality and the meaning of life.
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The full album feels very contained to Eilish’s singular frame of view - her love life, growing pains, traumas. The plucky string theme and Eilish’s distorted vocals are engineered to sound intense, an effect the theatrics-loving singer has been playing with since the creepier songs on When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. “NDA” is a fairly unrelatable song about what it takes to have a relationship and personal life when you’re an ultra-famous celebrity - but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a fun listen. As appealing as its easy-going melody and nonchalant bassline are to the ear, the song is missing the crescendo its lyrics demand. This track, which served as the fourth single for Happier Than Ever, is an easy listen in spite of its frustrating topic. “But I didn’t get a surgery to help out.”
“And everybody said it was a let down I was only built like everybody else,” she sings over a slightly lackluster beat. This song touches on similar themes as its counterpart, namely Eilish wondering about the ridiculous public upset over her body. “Overheated” serves as the followup to “Not My Responsibility,” with Eilish writing for Spotify that she took the latter’s production and constructed a beat around it to create the former. It’s a strong message, albeit a little belabored. This spoken-word track finds Eilish calmly cataloguing all the ways the public picks her apart, from her body to her clothes to her brazen personality, ultimately concluding that those opinions aren’t her responsibility. Below, Billboard ranks every track on Billie Eilish’s sophomore album.
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