Blue (Billie Eilish song) explained

Blue
Type:song
Artist:Billie Eilish
Album:Hit Me Hard and Soft
Written:2015–2023
Length:5:43
Label:
  • Darkroom
  • Interscope
Producer:Finneas

"Blue" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and the closer from her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024). It was released on May 17, 2024. This song is a mix of two of Eilish's unreleased songs: Born Blue and True Blue.

Background and release

The song resurrects two songs that she had previously written, "True Blue" and "Born Blue". "True Blue" was one of the first songs she and Finneas had ever written, after "Ocean Eyes", which she performed along with that song in some of her earliest performances.[1] In February 2022, the song leaked online and became viral on TikTok, leading Eilish to reconnect it realizing that she wanted to complete it and release a finalized version.[2]

"Born Blue" was a song that they started writing for Happier Than Ever (2021), even putting it on an early version of the tracklist, but only wrote a few lines and never finished. They decided to rewrite and combine the two songs to reflect how they felt while writing this album and retitling it to simply "Blue".

Music and lyrics

The song starts with an ethereal tone, discussing feelings of sadness and heartbreak as well as referencing every song in the album, and then moves into a dark section with her voice being distorted to a deeper octave.

The melody is used as a leitmotif throughout the album to tie the themes together and make the album feel more cohesive. The melody can be heard in the tracks "Skinny", "The Greatest", and the outro to "Bittersuite" leading into the beginning of this song.

The song ends with the line "But when can I hear the next one", which has led to speculation that this was hinting towards a sister project or sequel to Hit Me Hard and Soft.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belgium (Billboard)[7] 14
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[8] 66
Greece International (IFPI)[9] 18
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[10] 32
Latvia (LAIPA)[11] 14
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 19
Luxembourg (Billboard)[13] 18
MENA (IFPI)[14] 9
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[15] 23
Saudi Arabia (IFPI)[16] 8
South Africa (TOSAC)[17] 39
UK (Billboard)[18] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lowe . Zane . Billie Eilish & Finneas: Hit Me Hard and Soft Interview . . . May 21, 2024 . 21 May 2024 . 1.
  2. Web site: Beuses . Fabiana . ICYMI, Billie Eilish's "Blue" Was Taking Over TikTok Long Before Hit Me Hard and Soft . Her Campus . May 17, 2024 . 21 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Billie Eilish's new song 'Blue' on 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' has a clever link to the rest of the album . Kathryn Knight . 17 May 2024 . Capital FM.
  4. Web site: Billie Eilish Explained The Real Story Behind Fan-Favorite Song "Blue" . Steffanee Wang . May 21, 2024 . Nylon.
  5. Web site: Here's how Billie Eilish's 'Blue' lyrics relate to every song on 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' . May 17, 2024 . Liberty Dunworth . NME.
  6. Web site: Exploring the Depths of Billie Eilish's 'Blue': A Lyrical Journey Through Emotion and Identity . Lyric Layers.
  7. Billie Eilish Chart History (Belgium Songs). Billboard. May 29, 2024.
  8. Billie Eilish Chart History (Brasil Hot 100). Billboard. May 31, 2024.
  9. Web site: Official IFPI Charts — Digital Singles Chart (International) — Εβδομάδα: 21/2024. IFPI Greece. el. May 29, 2024. May 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529083323/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html.
  10. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240524205817/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. May 24, 2024.
  11. Web site: 12 June 2024 . Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 21. nedēļa . Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 21 . 14 June 2024 . . lv.
  12. Web site: 2024 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). lt. AGATA. May 24, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  13. Billie Eilish Chart History (Luxembourg Songs). Billboard. May 29, 2024.
  14. Web site: The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 17/05/2024 to 23/05/2024. theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. June 2, 2024. May 31, 2024. https://archive.today/20240531211711/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. live.
  15. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. May 29, 2024. Select week 17.05.2024–23.05.2024..
  16. Web site: The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official Saudi Arabia Chart Top 20 from 17/05/2024 to 23/05/2024. theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. June 2, 2024. May 31, 2024. https://archive.today/20240531211711/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. live.
  17. Web site: Top Release Of The Week: Local & Intl Streaming. 2024-05-31 . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20240531161916/https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/new-releases/. 2024-05-31. . Recording Industry of South Africa. en-GB.
  18. Billie Eilish Chart History (U.K. Songs). Billboard. May 29, 2024.

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