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384:. It is the only song on the EP that includes Eilish playing the ukulele. In the lyrics, the song starts with a phone ringing and someone saying, "Hey, leave a message." It then slowly formats to a voicemail with Eilish explaining that she is leaving a boy who has become too possessive over her, and trying everything to get him out of her life: "Look, now I know, we coulda done it better/But we can't change the weather/When the weather's come and gone/Books don't make sense if you read 'em backwards/You'll single out the wrong words/Like you mishear all my songs." Eilish warns her lover that she is done. Halfway through the song, Eilish then reveals that she's dumping her boyfriend on his birthday: "You just want what you can't have/No way/I'll call the cops/If you don't stop, I'll call your dad." Sam Moore of 31: 1638: 30: 415:
s Claudia Willen called it "a creative and brutal portrayal of just how ruthless breakups can be," though stated that "the song doesn't beg to be listened to on loop as some of Eilish's other breakup songs do, like
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said the song was "a far cry from her now-relentless and brooding productions, but still irresistibly catchy."
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track, the lyrics of "Party Favor" address Eilish breaking up with her boyfriend. The song was ultimately
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In November 2017, Eilish and Finneas performed an acoustic version of "Party Favor" for
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in June 2018 by the aforementioned labels. "Party Favor" was written by Eilish and
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described the genre of Eilish's cover of "Hotline Bling" as "delicate
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Callie Ahlgrim, Libby Torres and Claudia Willen (March 18, 2020).
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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The cover version was later released for 1181: 1167: 966: 29: 1092:Australian Recording Industry Association 953:Recording Industry Association of America 943: 941: 881: 879: 877: 875: 858:"Billie Eilish 'party favor' Sheet Music" 776: 774: 438:Recording Industry Association of America 376:, while Eilish's vocals span a range of A 285:Recording Industry Association of America 1052: 810: 751: 716: 714: 492: 1188: 720: 436:in the United States and Canada by the 1657: 1130: 1053:Trendell, Andrew (February 12, 2019). 938: 872: 823: 771: 699:from the original on December 19, 2019 335:. The song title was also stylized in 319:for that year, along with a cover of " 1162: 824:Spruch, Kristen (December 12, 2019). 788:. Santa Monica, California: Darkroom/ 721:Almeida, Nicole (February 16, 2018). 711: 684: 680: 678: 303:"Party Favor" was released on a pink 1065:from the original on October 1, 2019 850: 447: 394:" compared to the original version. 1016: 733:from the original on March 13, 2020 663:from the original on April 20, 2020 315:on April 21, 2018, coinciding with 13: 1695:Songs written by Finneas O'Connell 907: 888:"Every Billie Eilish song, ranked" 838:from the original on June 26, 2020 675: 521:John Greenham – mastering engineer 14: 1711: 531:Certifications for "Party Favor" 525: 1637: 1636: 926:from the original on May 8, 2019 752:Lindberg, Cailey (2 July 2018). 463: 1046: 994: 238:" is a song by American singer 1690:Songs written by Billie Eilish 914:Thomas Smith (March 8, 2019). 745: 685:Moore, Sam (October 1, 2019). 323:", written by Canadian rapper 1: 1322:All the Good Girls Go to Hell 1142:British Phonographic Industry 635: 518:– producer, songwriter, mixer 512:– vocals, songwriter, ukulele 1315:You Should See Me in a Crown 458:When We All Fall Asleep Tour 397: 293:When We All Fall Asleep Tour 216:You Should See Me in a Crown 16:2018 single by Billie Eilish 7: 10: 1716: 1685:Interscope Records singles 299:Background and composition 242:from her debut studio EP, 1632: 1614: 1561: 1508: 1458: 1373: 1286: 1215: 1197: 624: 609: 594: 579: 564: 549: 538: 535: 497:Credits adapted from the 307:as the seventh and final 264:, along with a cover of " 256:as the seventh and final 228: 187: 179: 175: 163: 140: 121: 105: 93: 78: 58: 48: 37: 28: 23: 1289:When We All Fall Asleep, 82:April 21, 2018 183: singles chronology 1235:Idontwannabeyouanymore 1584:Bitches Broken Hearts 1414:Not My Responsibility 1336:When the Party's Over 1034:on September 16, 2020 1028:Universal Music Group 493:Credits and personnel 422:Bitches Broken Hearts 1552:What Was I Made For? 1461:Hit Me Hard and Soft 1343:My Strange Addiction 792:. 2019. 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The cover features Eilish wearing a party hat, holding a party accessory on a pink barkground. The singers name and the words "Party Favor" are written in pencil.
Single
Billie Eilish
Don't Smile at Me
B-side
Hotline Bling
Drake
Genre
Folk
Label
Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell
Producer(s)
Billie Eilish
Lovely
Hotline Bling
You Should See Me in a Crown
Billie Eilish
Don't Smile at Me
Interscope Records
7-inch vinyl
single
Record Store Day
Hotline Bling
Finneas O'Connell
folk
certified
Recording Industry Association of America

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