Ilomilo | |||||
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Single by Billie Eilish | |||||
Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | ||||
Released | April 10, 2020 | ||||
Genre(s) | Electropop | ||||
Length | 2:36 | ||||
Label(s) | Universal | ||||
Producer(s) | Finneas O'Connell | ||||
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? chronology | |||||
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Ilomilo (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by Billie Eilish. The song was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio stations on April 10, 2020, Universal Music Group, and later to US alternative radio on May 26 through Darkroom and Interscope, as the seventh and final single from Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell co-wrote it, while the latter handled the production. Musically an electropop track with ska-influenced instrumentation, the song was heavily inspired by the puzzle video game of the same name. The track also references "Bury a Friend", its predecessor on the album track list.
Eilish's lyrics address several topics including the fear of separation, while her distorted and stuttering voice is sung over a similarly deformed bass. For promotional purposes, the song was performed live during Eilish's 2019 When We All Fall Asleep Tour and her Where Do We Go? World Tour in 2020. On April 24, 2020, an animated visualizer was released for the song. When the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? became available, the song reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted within the top 40 in Canada and Australia. It was certified gold in each of these countries.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Told you not to worry
But maybe that's a lie
Honey, what's your hurry?
Won't you stay inside?
Remember not to get too close to stars
They're never gonna give you love like ours
[Chorus]
Where did you go?
I should know, but it's cold
And I don't wanna be lonely
So show me the way home
I can't lose another life
[Refrain]
Hurry, I'm worried
[Verse 2]
The world's a little blurry
Or maybe it's my eyes
The friends I've had to bury
They keep me up at night
Said I couldn't love someone
'Cause I might break
If you're gonna die, not by mistake
[Chorus]
So, where did you go?
I should know, but it's cold
And I don't wanna be lonely
So tell me you'll come home
Even if it's just a lie
[Bridge]
I tried not to upset you
Let you rescue me the day I met you
I just wanted to protect you
But now I'll never get to
[Refrain]
Hurry, I'm worried
[Outro]
Where did you go?
I should know, but it's cold
And I don't wanna be lonely
Was hoping you'd come home
I don't care if it's a lie