party favor

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About party favor

"Party Favor" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut EP Don't Smile at Me (2017). It was released on August 11, 2017. The song is formatted as a voicemail that Billie is leaving for a boy who has become possessive of her. It is an attempt at forcing him out of her life.


Year:
2017
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Hey, leave a message

Hey - call me back when you get this
Or when you've got a minute
We really need to talk
Wait - you know what
Maybe just forget it
'Cause by the time you get this
Your number might be blocked

"Stay" and "bla bla bla"
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

And I hate to do this to you on your birthday
Happy birthday by the way
"It's not you, it's me" and all that other bullshit
You know that's bullshit
Don'tcha', babe?
I'm not your party favor

Look - now I know, we could've 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

You hear "stay" and "bla bla bla"
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

And I hate to do this to you on your birthday
Happy birthday by the way
"It's not you, it's me" and all that other bullshit
You know that's bullshit
Don'tcha', babe?
I'm not your party favor

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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: Billie Eilish O'Connell, Finneas Baird O'Connell

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Debut Album
"Party Favor" is a song from Billie Eilish's debut EP titled "Don't Smile at Me" which was released in 2017.
Genre
It falls under the category of pop and ukulele-driven acoustic music.
Theme
The song deals with the theme of ending a toxic and unfulfilling relationship.
Break-up Song
Despite its sweet melody, "Party Favor" is actually a break-up song framed as a phone voicemail message.
Unique Song Structure
The piece does not have a traditional song structure – it doesn't have any choruses or bridge, instead, it swaps between verses and pre-choruses.
Songwriting
The song, like all tracks in the "Don't Smile at Me" EP, is co-written by Billie and her elder brother Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the track.
Inspiration
Billie was partly inspired by The Beatles for the making of "Party Favor".
Live Performances
Billie performed "Party Favor" at her first ever concert, which was at The Hi Hat in Los Angeles in August 2017.
Music Video
Even though it doesn't have an official music video, the audio on Billie Eilish's YouTube channel has racked up over 32 million views since posted in July 2017.
Distribution
The song is distributed by Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group.

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