This is about many different situations that we’ve all either witnessed or experienced. I feel very vulnerable putting this one out because I hold it so close to my heart. “This is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written. On the record, she talks about accountability, vulnerability, and the many ways in which power can be manipulated. The desert-set video, self-directed by the star, was released on April 29 and clocked in more than 50 million views in one week. The first single, “ Your Power,” is a raw look at abuse in all its forms As with all of Eilish’s creative endeavors, you can expect nothing to be quite as it seems. The album cover, which features newly blonde Eilish crying, was shot by Kelia Anne MacCluskey, and is the perfect contrast to the album’s title. Other intriguing titles include “Oxytocin” (the hormone associated with love), “Halley’s Comet” (we’re not due another sighting until 2061), and “NDA” in which, who knows, maybe Eilish will spill a whole slew of celebrity secrets. Track three insinuates that she may veer into unfamiliar territory “Billie Bossa Nova” could possibly be her João Gilberto moment. The track titles suggest that Eilish will both reflect on how life has changed-“Getting Older”-while retaining her sense of self (“I Didn’t Change My Number”). I mean, to be honest, who doesn’t? The album has 16 songs July is also warm for many places on the planet, so it’s possible that Eilish, similar to Megan Thee Stallion, just wants to have a Hot Girl Summer. We are sure these are all meaningful clues…. ‘Happier Than Ever’ is due to be released on July 30Įilish’s second studio album arrives just two years and four months after her debut, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The day is also notable for being the birthdays of novelist Emily Brontë (1818), singer Kate Bush (1958), and actor Lisa Kudrow (1963). With so much information about Happier Than Ever sprinkled across the internet, Vogue takes one for the team and attempts to aggregate and assess all that we know, so far, about Eilish’s highly anticipated second album, which will be, hands down, the biggest record of 2021. The 19-year-old superstar’s new album will no doubt attract similar awards, accolades, and acclaim. © Photographed by Craig McDean for British Vogue After pretty much melting the internet with her British Vogue cover story last week, anticipation for Billie Eilish’s new album, Happier Than Ever, is at a fever pitch.Įilish’s second studio album follows her massive 2019 debut, the five-time Grammy-award-winning When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Since then, Eilish has hardly been slack as well as dropping the Apple TV+ documentary The World’s a Little Blurry in February, she won two Grammys in March one for her 2019 single “Everything I Wanted” and the other for her theme song for the next James Bond film, No Time to Die.