Ilomilo Billie

Spotify coverbyfrom the albumReleasedApril 10, 2020 ( 2020-04-10)Format.Length2: 36. Darkroom.Finneas O'Connellsingles chronology'(2020)' Ilomilo'(2020)' Ilomilo' (stylized in ) is a song by American singer from her debut studio album. It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the song. The song peaked at number 62 on the US. And charted in the top 100 in multiple countries. It was also certified gold in Australia, Canada, and the United States.It is preceded by ' on its parent album, and the beginning instrumental of 'Ilomilo' is featured at the end of its preceding track.

During 'Ilomilo' Billie Eilish sings of losing loved ones, a topic she also talks about on the track 'Xanny.' Where did you go? I should know, but it's cold And I don't wanna be lonely So show me the way home I can't lose another life Eilish has been separated from the person she loves.

The song impacted contemporary hit radio in Italy on April 10, 2020. Contents.Background The song was inspired by the computer game, which is a 2010 puzzle game where the goal is to reunite two characters named 'Ilo' and 'Milo'. The song was also partially inspired by the novel and film Bridge to Terabithia. Eilish states: 'I used to play ilomilo a lot. I loved ilomilo, that was like my favorite game in the world. It's this game where it's these two little creatures – one is named ilo and the other's named milo.

It's this sort of anti-gravity world where there's all these little blocks and they start apart from each other. The idea is you just get to each other and when they get to each other they just hug, there's no prize.' In an Interview with MTV, Finneas states that 'I like songs that exist with the knowledge of other songs. They're not linked in that they need each other to exist, necessarily, but they're like two different episodes of the same TV show. Just little fun things like bleeding songs into each other, those make it feel like a full album.'

Composition and lyrics The song is a mid tempo song that is played in the key of, while Eilish's vocals span a range of G 3 to A b4. The first half is moderately fast at 120 beats per minute (BPM). The genre of the song was Alternative Pop/Rock and Indie Pop'Ilomilo' is about a person being separated from someone they love dearly and are trying to find them again. In it, Billie sings lines like: 'I don't wanna be lonely' and 'I can't lose another life'. She also appears to reference a failed relationship by adding: 'I just wanted to protect you, but now I'll never get to.' The person is afraid that their loved one will depart and never return. The person believes that the love they share is incomparable to what he will find in the outside world.

Ultimately the song finishes with the chorus, where the person has been realized they are alone and their loved one is gone. The person is unaware of their location and wonders if they'll ever return. The persons desire for their loved one to “come home” is so strong that they don't even care if they are such under false pretenses. The song is introduced during the final seconds of 'Bury a Friend.' There are lyrical reference to 'Bury a Friend' in 'Ilomilo': 'The friends I've had to bury, they keep me up at night'. Fans have speculated that the two songs are linked, but Finneas says the connection is more about making the album sound cohesive. Reception 'Ilomilo' was met with critical appraise.

In 2020, Insider placed the song at number 13 on their Every Billie Eilish song, ranked list, with Libby Torres calling it 'a catchy, mid tempo song with insanely relatable lyrics.' Circa the Future called it 'an underrated song' and that 'her delicate vocals shine in this stunning song' 's Chris DeVille called the song a 'skittering' track and that the song seems to be grappling with her place in a world wrecked by tragedy. Commercial performance Upon the release of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 'Ilomilo' debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard for a week during April of 2019. It also made the top 100 in multiple countries including: Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Aura kingdom - classes.

It was also certified gold in Canada, Australia and the United States.Charts Chart (2019)PeakpositionAustralia 23Canada 38Germany 98Netherlands 63Sweden 63US62Certifications RegionCertification/salesAustralia Gold35,000 ^Canada Gold40,000United States Gold500,000^shipments figures based on certification aloneRelease history RegionDateFormatLabelRef.VariousMarch 29, 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020. ^. Retrieved April 8, 2020. Roth, Madeline (April 4, 2019).

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