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Billie Eilish

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"Watch" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut EP Don't Smile at Me (2017). It was released on June 30, 2017, as the EP's third single. This song is about not being with the one that you want to be with, without being able to do anything about it, seen from Eilish's perspective. She is torn between two people.


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2017
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Lips meet teeth and tongue
My heart skips eight beats at once
If we were meant to be, we would have been by now
See what you wanna see, but all I see is him right now

I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Go ahead and watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out

Your love feels so fake
And my demands aren't high to make
If I could get to sleep, I would have slept by now
Your lies will never keep, I think you need to blow 'em out

I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Go ahead and watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out

When you call my name
Do you think I'll come runnin'?
You never did the same
So good at givin' me nothin'
When you close your eyes, do you picture me?
When you fantasize, am I your fantasy?
Now you know
Now I'm free

I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out

Never let you back
Let you burn, let you burn
Never gonna let you back
Let you burn

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Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. Her debut single, "Ocean Eyes", went viral and has accumulated over 132 million streams on Spotify alone as of October 2018. Her debut EP "Don't Smile at Me" was released in August 2017. Following the EP's success, Apple Music named Eilish as its newest Up Next artist a month later in September 2017. She also released her long awaited debut album, "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", on March 29. In 2021, Billie is one of the most successful young, female musicians of our time after she released the album "Happier Than Ever" with hit songs like "Billie Bosa Nova", "Lost Cause", and the tittle tr… more »

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Written by: Finneas Baird O'Connell

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15 facts about this song

Release Date
The song "watch" by Billie Eilish was released on August 11th, 2017.
Song Composition
The song was written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, who is a prominent figure behind most of Eilish's music.
Inclusion in EP
"watch" is a part of Billie Eilish's debut EP album, "Don't Smile at Me," which was released later in 2017.
Song Context
The song uses the imagery of setting a car on fire as a metaphor for ending a relationship, to infer independence and self-righteousness.
Watch" in the Sequence
It was the fifth song to be released as a single from the album.
Classical Roots
Eilish has often cited that her "classical" training was integral to her songwriting and production, which is evident in the layered vocals and harmonies found in "watch."
Spotlighted Talent
"watch" is considered one of the tracks that helped propel Billie Eilish to international fame.
Song Duration
The runtime of the song is 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
Recreated Track
The song has been recreated as track number 11, "i love you," on her first studio album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
Music Video
The official music video for the song, released on YouTube, shows Eilish sitting in a room set on fire, again inferring a relation to the lyrics and song context.
Creation Methodology
As with all of their music, "watch" was recorded and produced in the bedroom of Finneas O'Connell, Billie's elder brother.
Musical Style
This song exemplifies Billie's signature blend of indie pop and electronic influenced sound.
Inspirational Source
She made the song as an emotional, heartfelt response to a relationship she was in, but wanted out of at the time.
Chart Performance
Despite its early release, "watch" did catch mainstream attention but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
Expert Reviews
Critics praised the song and described it as the perfect blend of soft and powerful, with memorable harmonies.

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