Bad guy (song)
| Bad guy | |
|---|---|
| Billie Eilish | |
| publication | March 29, 2019 (original version), July 11, 2019 (remix with Justin Bieber ) |
| length | 3:14 |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop |
| Author (s) | Billie Eilish , Finneas O'Connell |
| Producer (s) | Finneas O'Connell |
| Label | Darkroom / Interscope |
| Award (s) | Grammy : Record of the Year , Song of the Year |
| album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |
Bad Guy is a song by Billie Eilish . The song is their most successful single release with over five million units sold. It was released by Darkroom and Interscope Records as the fifth single from Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? released. The song was named "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards . Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell co-wrote Bad Guy , with the latter also responsible for production. The song was featured in press reports as a pop trap, Nu-goth-pop and dance-pop. It is minimally orchestrated with a synth bass, a kick drum , finger snaps and an 808 bass. In the lyrics, Eilish mocks her lover for being a bad boy.
A remix of Bad Guy with Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on July 11, 2019 . The version, and especially Bieber's vocals, received mixed reviews.
reception
When it was released, Bad Guy received widespread recognition. It has also been compared to music by White Stripes , Lorde, and Fiona Apple . Bad Guy was a commercial success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also topping the list in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Russia. In the United States ended Bad Guy the 19-week chart record of Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus . Bad Guy reached second place in the British singles charts . It has won multiple awards, including a six-time platinum certification from Music Canada and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Bad Guy sold over 19.5 million copies worldwide and was the best-selling single of 2019.
The song was covered in 2020 by the American ska punk band The Interrupters as part of the soundtrack of the series The Umbrella Academy .
Music video
Dave Meyers directed the music video for Bad Guy , which was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel at the same time as the single was released digitally . The video shows, among other things, how Eilish dances next to a man in front of a yellow, destroyed background, she sings bleeding from her nose in a blue furnished room, she drives in a child's car and sits on the back of a man doing push-ups. It has been accessed over 930 million times (as of July 2020).
Chart placements
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Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 6 × platinum
|
420,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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3 × platinum
|
120,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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Platinum (Original) + Platinum (Remix)
|
180,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
 3 × gold
|
600,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
 diamond
|
333,333 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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3 × platinum
|
150,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
6 × platinum
|
480,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
Diamond + 3 × platinum
|
480,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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3 × platinum
|
90,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
10,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
90,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
|
diamond
|
100,000 |
 Portugal (AFP)
|
platinum
|
10,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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5 × platinum
|
100,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
|
40,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
6 × platinum
|
6,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
1,800,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 47 × platinum 3 × diamond |
11.003.333 |
Main article: Billie Eilish / Music Sales Awards
Trivia
Below the music video on YouTube is the most liked comment with over 3.1 million likes (as of July 2020) on the platform of Youtubers SethEverman. The comment is "i'm the bald guy" and alludes to his bald head .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Video Is A Surrealist, Artistic Nightmare. In: UPROXX. March 29, 2019, accessed January 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ DJ Louie XIV: 9 Songs From 2019 That Might Predict the Future of Pop. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Chris Willman: Album Review: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' In: Variety. March 29, 2019, accessed on January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ The 100 Moments That Defined the Decade in Music. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Billie Eilish - Bad Guy Lyrics. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ The remix of "Bad Guy" by Justin Bieber. In: Laut.de. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Dethroning Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' After Record 19 Weeks on Top. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Gold / Platinum. Retrieved January 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ ARIA Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ bad guy by Billie Eilish Named Biggest Global Single of 2019. ifpi.org, March 10, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ The Interrupters receives massive success with 'Bad Guy' featuring in The Umbrella Academy. originalrock.net, August 14, 2020, accessed on September 17, 2019 .
- ↑ The Interrupters Give Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' a Ska Punk Makeover: Watch. billboard.com, September 17, 2019, accessed August 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Billie Eilish - bad guy on YouTube , accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Billboard Decade-End Hot 100