It was in this manner that the singles " Idontwannabeyouanymore" and " My Boy" were released. Each Friday in July, Eilish would add another single to the EP. Just over a week later, on March 30th, Eilish released the track " Bored" as part of the soundtrack to the television series 13 Reasons Why. On June 30th, 2017, Eilish released the single " Watch" with a follow-up single, " COPYCAT" arriving on July 11th, 2017, along with the announcement of her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me. Since its release, the song has been remixed by the likes of duo Marian Hill. "Bellyache" was produced and co-written by Finneas O'Connell, with a music video directed by Miles and AJ being released on March 22nd, 2017. The Astronomyy remix took off immediately, becoming even more popular than the original track on Spotify.įollowing the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released the single " Bellyache" on February 24, 2017.
On January 13th, 2017, Eilish released an EP with four remixes of "Ocean Eyes" by the likes of Blackbear and Astronomyy. I can imagine it becoming a major hit," said Chris DeVille of Stereogum. "Ocean Eyes" is "a ballad about longing for reconciliation with an ex. That year, she also released " Six Feet Under", which was not nearly as successful as "Ocean Eyes", but got attention from listeners and was a success among the small fanbase that Eilish had earned. "Ocean Eyes" was released worldwide through Darkroom and on November 18th, 2016 to positive critical reviews. A music video was released on March 24th, 2016, and a video of Eilish performing a dance to the song was released on November 22nd, 2016. "Ocean Eyes", the debut single under the name Billie Eilish, was released on SoundCloud in 2016 and was a viral hit, much to the surprise of Eilish and Finneas. Eilish recorded the song and sent it to her dance teacher, who hoped to choreograph a dance to it. In October 2015, Finneas informed Eilish of a song he had been playing with his band titled " Ocean Eyes". "We had no intention for them," said Eilish later, saying that the songs were released "for fun and for our friends to listen to". In 2015, the siblings released two songs on SoundCloud, titled " sHE'S brOKen" and " Fingers Crossed". At age eleven, Eilish began writing and singing her own songs, taking after Finneas who was already performing his own songs with his band. Eilish joined the Los Angeles Children's Chorus at age eight, where she perfected her vocal abilities. She was homeschooled along with brother Finneas O'Connell, who would later go on to be Eilish's songwriting partner and producer. Billie Eilish (pronounced Bil-lee eye-lish) was born on December 18th, 2001 to Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, and raised in Los Angeles to a family of actors and musicians.