Watch Billie Eilish Perform “Skinny”

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The performance of the song “ Hit Me Hard and Soft » by Billie Eilish was filmed for the Amazon Music series Songline.

Billie Eilish presented her song “ Skinny » as part of Amazon Music's Songline series. She performed this moving song alongside her brother Finneas and an orchestra. This is the third song she has recorded for the series, after revealing “ Birds of a Feather ” And ” The Love of My Life “.

Skinny » appears on Eilish's latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, co-written and co-produced with Finneas, his frequent collaborator. The album's lyrics explore themes of sexuality and physical appearance in particular. “ I feel like this album is meEilish explained to WECB in May 2024. He's not a character. Sounds like the version of me “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?“. It feels like my youth and what I was like as a kid. »

For her, “ Skinny » is the counterpart of “ What Was I Made For “, for which she won Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, because the lyrics attack the idea that weight loss equals happiness .

In October, Eilish and Finneas appeared on the show Saturday Night Liveby interpreting “ Birds of a Feather ” And “ Wildflower “. The singer is currently on tour for Hit Me Hard and Soft from the end of September and until December 17. Early next year, she will travel to Australia, then to Europe in the spring, with two dates in Paris, June 10 and 11, 2025.

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