Wildflower (Billie Eilish song)

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"Wildflower"
Song by Billie Eilish
from the album Hit Me Hard and Soft
ReleasedMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
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Length4:21
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Finneas O'Connell
Music video
"Wildflower" on YouTube

"Wildflower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. It was released on May 17, 2024, as the fifth song from her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft , through Darkroom and Interscope Records. In the song, Eilish describes consoling her friend after a breakup only to later begin dating the friend's ex-boyfriend, and the guilt she felt as a result.

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Despite not having been released as a single, "Wildflower" became a sleeper hit and has charted within the top ten in Greece, Iceland, Malaysia, the Middle East, Portugal, and the United Kingdom as well as within the top 20 in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States. It placed at number 89 on the 2024 Billboard Year-End Top 100.

Promotion

In July 2024, Eilish performed "Wildflower" in her episode of the Amazon Music series Songline. [2] "Wildflower" was also part of Eilish's A Color's Show episode on September 18. The performance marked her return to the show after she first appeared on an episode in August 2017, seen as a milestone that helped shape her subsequent breakthrough. [3] On October 19, Eilish performed the song as part of her Saturday Night Live set, accompanied by her brother Finneas O'Connell on an acoustic guitar. [4]

Composition and reception

Even though Eilish had never clarified who the song is about, it was later reported that multiple lines in the song allude to her relationship with Devon Lee Carlson, the ex-girlfriend of Jesse Rutherford whom she herself dated from October 2022 to May 2023. The song's title is believed to be a reference to Wildflower Cases, a company founded by Carlson. [5] In a deeper analysis, Alex Hopper of American Songwriter opined that "Wildflower" serves as a "pseudo apology" to Carlson, in which Eilish depicts the end of their relationship. It showcases the singer as a "candid and honest" songwriter who does not shy away from highlighting her "rough edges". [6]

Upon release, Billboard ranked "Wildflower" as their favorite song from its parent album. According to writer Hannah Dailey, the "soulful and gloomy" song encompasses her "most mature songwriting yet", crafted to make "a complex story look simple" as she obsesses over her partner's ex-girlfriend. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Wildflower"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [56] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [57] Gold20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [58] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [59] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [60] Gold100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [61] Platinum30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [62] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [63] Platinum10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [64] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [66] Platinum1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [67] Platinum2,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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