Picture sleeve for the US 7-inch single,released in October 2018
"You Should See Me in a Crown" (stylised in lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and the lead single of her debut studio album,When We All Fall Asleep,Where Do We Go? (2019). It was released on July 18,2018,through Darkroom and Interscope Records.[1] It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell,who also produced the track.[2] The song received positive reviews and was charted in countries including the US,Canada and Australia.
The song's title was inspired by a scene from the third episode of the second season of the BBC television series Sherlock titled "The Reichenbach Fall",where the villain Jim Moriarty says the line "Honey,you should see me in a crown".[3] Eilish and O'Connell,who are fans of the series,thought that the line was "dope" and decided to write a song around the quote.[4] The song "Human" by Iranian-Dutch singer Sevdaliza was also cited as one of the track's influences.[4]
The song was released on a 7-inch vinyl,along with "Bitches Broken Hearts" as the B-side on October 20,2018,and was sold exclusively during her 1 By 1 Tour.
Composition and lyrics
The song is an electropop,industrial,and trap song featuring Eilish singing over "blaring synths and rapid-fire hi-hats."[5][6][7][8] The chorus utilizes a "thumping bass (that) slithers menacingly."[9] Additionally,the song incorporates a recording of Eilish's father sharpening knives.[4]
Critics have described Eilish's vocals as "whispered" and "mumbled".[5][10] Lyrically,the song describes Eilish plotting for world dominance.[5][10]
The song was well received by music critics;many noted that it was significantly darker than Eilish's previous work. NME's Thomas Smith reacted positively towards the song,writing "she's not playing nice anymore. Kicking off with some mumbled vocals and a melody that sounds like the most sinister nursery rhyme you ever heard,Billie's sending for everyone."[5] Raisa Bruner of Time featured the song on her "5 Songs You Need to Listen To" list on the week of July 20,2018 and wrote "Eilish finds a vibe that's the right kind of eerie as she makes an unabashedly dark statement of confidence and purpose."[10] Jacob Moore of Complex called the track "a gorgeously written song with a pop core and an unforgettable chorus,but dark undertones give it an dynamic edge."[17]
A vertical music video for the track was released in August 2018 featuring Eilish covered in spiders as she sings the song.[20] Eilish cited a woman called "Diana" as an inspiration for the video,saying of her:"She showed me how she puts the spider in her mouth,and then I did it. Spiders on my face and hair...I loved it."[21] The vertical video was later released as a full-screen video,albeit with the same recording and audio.
Official video
In March 2019,Eilish released the official music video for the track,directed and animated by Takashi Murakami,with whom she had previously collaborated for the cover of Garage Magazine,on Apple Music,before posting it to YouTube the following month.[22][23] Murakami stated in a press release that the anime-style video,which was animated using motion capture technology,took eight months for him to create.[24][25] The video opens with an animated version of Eilish,dressed in a neon-green shirt and shorts. This modified Eilish tries on a black spider hoodie and eventually morphs into a spider-like monster that wreaks havoc on a miniature city.[26][27] The video features the first appearance of the "Blohsh",Eilish's signature logo,as well as Murakami's flowers.[28]
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 14. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 14. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
