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"Come Out and Play"
Single by Billie Eilish
ReleasedNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
RecordedNovember 2016 (2016-11)
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Finneas O'Connell
Billie Eilish singles chronology
"When the Party's Over"
(2018) 		"Come Out and Play"
(2018) 		"When I Was Older"
(2019)

"Come Out and Play" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish. The song was released on November 20, 2018, through Darkroom and Interscope Records.[1] It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the track.[2] The track was released alongside a festive commercial for technology company Apple, for which it provides the soundtrack. It charted in various countries including the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 40 in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. The song was later included on the Japan edition of her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), along with "When I Was Older" from the compilation album Music Inspired by the Film Roma (2019).

Composition and lyrics

The song is a ballad with starts with "a few gentle guitar notes before Eilish comes in with vocals so soft that it sounds like a lullaby" and further includes a "gauzy ambiance, and textured percussion".[3][4] Lyrically, the song features Eilish trying to beg a friend to no longer hide away, tying in with the theme of the Apple commercial in which the song is used, entitled "Share Your Gifts".[5][6]

Background and release

Eilish and her brother were approached by Apple, who sent them an early version a festive commercial entitled "Holiday — Share Your Gifts". The siblings then wrote the song based around the theme of the advert.[7] It was recorded in their parent's home using a Mac and Logic Pro X recording studio software.[8] The track premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Billie Eilish's YouTube channel.[2]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 53
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 36
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 21
Latvia (LAIPA)[16] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 77
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 69
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 69
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24] 3
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[25] 11

References

  1. ^ come out and play - Single by Billie Eilish, July 20, 2018, retrieved December 27, 2018
  2. ^ a b Billie Eilish - Topic (November 20, 2018), come out and play, retrieved December 27, 2018
  3. ^ Lenniger, Shea (November 20, 2018). "Billie Eilish Debuts Gentle & Inspiring New Single 'Come Out and Play': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Billie Eilish shares touching new single "come out and play": Stream". Consequence of Sound. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Moore, Sam (November 21, 2018). "Listen to Billie Eilish's heartfelt new single 'come out and play'". NME. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Doyle, Patrick (November 20, 2018). "Hear Billie Eilish's Sprawling Holiday Ballad 'Come Out and Play'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "FINNEAS on Twitter". Twitter. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Baig, Edward C. "Apple's new Thanksgiving animated ad features original track by singer Billie Eilish". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Schmitt, Tyler (November 20, 2018). "Billie Eilish kicks off holiday season with new song". Variance Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 48. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Billie Eilish". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "Mūzikas patēriņa topa 48.nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201848 into search. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  23. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  24. ^ "Billie Eilish: Chart History - Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  25. ^ "Billie Eilish: Chart History - Pop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.


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