HILLARY: Billie Eilish satisfied fans with
her haunting new track, “bury a friend.”
HILLARY: The track was produced by Billie’s
brother and frequent collaborator FINNEAS,
and was announced alongside the artwork for
her long-awaited debut album,
'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’
HILLARY: But even before the song dropped,
Billie teased a snippet on Instagram.
HILLARY: The video was directed by Michael Chaves,
who's at the helm of the upcoming horror flick,
'The Curse of La Llorona' and is also slated
to direct 'The Conjuring 3.'
HILLARY: The “Bury a friend” music
video follows Billie through an abandoned
apartment building and gives off a pretty
haunting vibe that may draw on 2010’s “Let Me In"
and 2018’s “The Haunting Of Hill
House.”
HILLARY: It also features a cameo from UK
rapper Crooks.
HILLARY: When she was asked about her favorite
project of 2018 in an interview, Billie noted
Crooks’ ‘Dog Eat Dog World,’ saying
quote:
HILLARY: “Bury a friend” isn’t the
first time Billie has used a creepy tone in
her music videos.
HILLARY: In 2018, she released the video for
her track “When The Party’s Over,” which
includes an equally haunting visual.
HILLARY: Back on the track, Billie matches
the dark visual with equally dark lyrics.
BILLIE: I just wanna make exactly what I wanna
make when I wanna make it.
Tomorrow I wanted to make a song that sounded
like blank or the next day I wanted to make
a song that sounded like something else.
I don’t ever want to fit into a box.
HILLARY: Next, Billie addresses the cost of
her success.
And she’s been very vocal about the pitfalls
of fame.
BILLIE: We’re all sad as hell.
All these artists?
We’re sad as shit, dude.
Everybody that I know that’s an artist we
are sad motherfuckers.
HILLARY: “Bury a friend” started popping
off on Genius almost immediately after its
release, and her fans are more than happy
to get more music before Billie’s very first album.
HILLARY: If you wanna learn more about “bury
a friend,” check out the song page on Genius.com.
HILLARY: I’m Hillary with Genius News bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
