Ilomilo is a puzzle game where the player controls two friends named ilo and milo. The two friends always seem to get separated from each other in the surrealistic and ever changing world they inhabit. Ilomilo presents puzzles where the player will have to use a.
Billie is currently preparing to drop her highly anticipated debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (Mar 29) but has blessed fans with multiple teaser tracks in the run up to it. First she put out 'you should see me in a crown', then 'when the party's over', followed by 'bury a friend' and now 'wish you were gay'.
Not only that but she's opened up about the meaning behind it. What is the backstory behind 'wish you were gay'?Billie Eilish discusses the meaning of the ‘wish you were gay' lyrics.Picture:Michael Kovac/Getty Images for CORE // YouTube (FBE)'wish you were gay' is a song about Billie being rejected by a boy and then wishing that they were gay to make the rejection feel less harsh. In the bridge she sings: ' To spare my pride // To give your lack of interest an explanation // I'm not your type// Maybe I'm not your preferred gender orientation'. Opening about it on Instagram back in July 2018, Billie revealed what inspired it.
Talking to her fans, Billie said: 'I wrote this song about a guy that really was not interested in me and it made me feel horrible so the song is called 'wish you were gay'. She then discussed it further by saying: 'and that's so not meant to be offensive in any way. It literally means I wish he was gay so that he didn't like me for an actual reason.' Although ironically the boy Billie fancied turned out to be gay. 'and guess what he just came out to me like a couple weeks ago'. She then joked: 'so I wrote the song and made him fuck a dude.' And said: 'I'm fucking proud bro except not really though because I was really into him, like so into him, he's so hot oh my god.'
Listen to 'wish you were gay' in full here.
| 'Ilomilo' | |||
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| Single by Billie Eilish | |||
| from the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | |||
| Released | April 10, 2020 | ||
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| Length | 2:36 | ||
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| Songwriter(s) | |||
| Producer(s) | Finneas O'Connell | ||
| Billie Eilish singles chronology | |||
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'Ilomilo' (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?. 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 Billboard Hot 100.[1] and charted in the top 100 in multiple countries. It was also certified gold in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
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It is preceded by 'Bury a Friend' on its parent album, and the beginning instrumental of 'Ilomilo' is featured at the end of its preceding track. The song impacted contemporary hit radio in Italy on April 10, 2020.[2]
Background[edit]
The song was inspired by the computer game ilomilo, which is a 2010 puzzle game where the goal is to reunite two characters named 'Ilo' and 'Milo'.[3] The song was also partially inspired by the novel and film Bridge to Terabithia.[4] 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.'[5]
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.'[6]
Composition and lyrics[edit]
The song is a mid tempo song that is played in the key of C minor, while Eilish's vocals span a range of G3 to Ab4. The first half is moderately fast at 120 beats per minute (BPM). The genre of the song was Alternative Pop/Rock and Indie Pop[7]
'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. [8] 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.[9]
Reception[edit]
'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.'[10]Circa the Future called it 'an underrated song' and that 'her delicate vocals shine in this stunning song'[11]Stereogum'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.[12]
Commercial performance[edit]
Upon the release of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 'Ilomilo' debuted at number 62 on the US BillboardHot 100 for a week during April of 2019. It also made the top 100 in multiple countries including: Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands. It was also certified gold in Canada, Australia and the United States.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 23 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] | 38 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 98 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 63 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 63 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 62 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Gold | 40,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000 |
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | March 29, 2019 | [22] | ||
| Italy | April 10, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^'Billboard'. Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ ab'BILLIE EILISH 'ilomilo' (Radio Date: 10/04/2020)'. radiodate.it. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^Roth, Madeline (April 4, 2019). 'BILLIE EILISH'S WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP: A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN FROM FINNEAS O'CONNELL'. MTV. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^https://twitter.com/eilishupdates/status/1159608493453824001
- ^Prance, Sam (March 29, 2019). 'Billie Eilish reveals the adorable story and meaning behind her 'ilomilo' lyrics'. PopBuzz. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^Roth, Madeline (April 4, 2019). 'BILLIE EILISH'S WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP: A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN FROM FINNEAS O'CONNELL'. MTV. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^'Billie Eilish 'ilomilo' Sheet Music'. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^Prance, Sam (March 29, 2019). 'Billie Eilish reveals the adorable story and meaning behind her 'ilomilo' lyrics'. PopBuzz. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^Roth, Madeline (April 4, 2019). 'BILLIE EILISH'S WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP: A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN FROM FINNEAS O'CONNELL'. MTV. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^Callie Ahlgrim, Libby Torres and Claudia Willen (March 18, 2020). 'Every Billie Eilish song, ranked'. Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^none. 'Every Billie Eilish Song Ranked'. Circa the future. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^DeVille, Chris (April 10, 2020). 'Billie Eilish's Time Is Now'. Stereogum. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^'Australian-charts.com – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo'. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^'Billie Eilish Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo'. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo' (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^'Swedishcharts.com – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo'. Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^'Billie Eilish Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'Canadian single certifications – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo'. Music Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^'American single certifications – Billie Eilish – Ilomilo'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2020.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish, Apple Music, retrieved April 8, 2020