My Strange Addiction (song) explained

My Strange Addiction
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Caption:Cover art for the song
Type:song
Artist:Billie Eilish
Album:When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Genre:
Producer:Finneas O'Connell

"My Strange Addiction" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). It was written by her brother Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the song. The song has been certified platinum in the US and Canada and has reached number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 12 in Australia, 21 in Canada and New Zealand, 39 in Ireland and Norway, 46 in Sweden, 51 in the Netherlands and at 100 in Italy.

Background

Eilish has previously stated that she is a "superfan" of the American TV show The Office,[4] which may have been the reason why quotes from the episode "Threat Level Midnight" are sampled throughout the song.[5] [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.[7] [8]

Charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[9] 8
Greece (IFPI)[10] 11
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[11] 29
Latvia (LAIPA)[12] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[13] 5

Notes and References

  1. News: Album Review: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'. Variety. Willman, Chris. March 28, 2019. July 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Murphy. John. musicOMH. March 29, 2019. March 29, 2020. November 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202846/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go. live.
  3. Web site: Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. DIY. January 6, 2020. Wright. Lisa. October 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008020256/http://diymag.com/2019/03/29/billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-album-review. live.
  4. Billie Eilish Samples 'The Office' On New Track 'My Strange Addiction': Listen. Rowley. Glenn. March 29, 2019. Billboard. December 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: Cast of 'The Office' personally cleared sample used in Billie Eilish's 'My Strange Addiction'. Daly. Ehian. April 4, 2019. NME. en-GB. December 11, 2019.
  6. Billie Eilish Sampled 'The Office.' The Show's Creators Are Excited, and Confused. Holmes. Charles. April 8, 2019. Rolling Stone. en-US. December 11, 2019.
  7. News: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Credits) – Billie Eilish – Tidal. July 2, 2020. Tidal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215134253/https://listen.tidal.com/album/106538977/credits. February 15, 2020. live.
  8. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Billie Eilish. 2019. booklet. Darkroom/Interscope Records. Santa Monica.
  9. Web site: Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas - Eesti lugude tabelis on uus number üks!. Nestor. Siim. April 9, 2019. Eesti Ekspress. June 20, 2020.
  10. News: IFPI Greece International Singles Chart. IFPI Greece. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417220756/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. April 17, 2019. June 20, 2020.
  11. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408173943/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. April 8, 2019. dead.
  12. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 14. nedēļa. lv. LAIPA. December 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115039/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-14-nedela-7897. October 10, 2019.
  13. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. April 5, 2019. December 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009192522/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w09-2-2-2-2-2/. October 9, 2019. dead.

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