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"8"
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Spotify cover
Song by Billie Eilish
from the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
ReleasedMarch 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Finneas O'Connell

"8" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell. The song peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] and number 52 in Canada. It is the only song in the album where Eilish plays the ukulele.

Composition

“8” is a song played on a ukulele that manipulates the singer’s voice to make her sound half her age.[2] In the lyrics, Eilish explains about a relationship that has run its course. It started off as a wall of protection for the guy, but now has turned into a solo fight by the girl to keep the relationship alive. The girl tries to maintain the relationship by communicating with him, but he doesn't listen to her. So she decides to end the relationship because he has no gratitude towards her for helping him with a previous emotional disaster. She questions if he is capable of feeling anything. And how he could do the same things he made her promise not to do while they were together.[3]

According to Finneas in an interview with MTV, he states that: "The unique part of that song is that the reason her voice sounds like that is I just sped it up, and when you fast-forward anything, it speeds up that way, right? And then we recorded versions the way she normally sings to sort of balance it out. I guess it was a funny experiment that happened to work."[4]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 83
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 77
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 79

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Craig (March 29, 2019). "Billie Eilish Is the Future". Vulture. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ McDonald, Adam (March 29, 2019). "Billie Eilish – 8 (Lyrics Review and Song Meaning)". Just random things. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Roth, Madeline (April 4, 2019). "BILLIE EILISH'S WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP: A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN FROM FINNEAS O'CONNELL". MTV. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Billie Eilish – 8". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billie Eilish – 8". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Billie Eilish – 8". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11. 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Billie Eilish – xanny". Music Canada. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Billie Eilish – xanny". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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