Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song)

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"Birds of a Feather"
Single by Billie Eilish
from the album Hit Me Hard and Soft
Released July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)
Genre New wave
Length 3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Finneas O'Connell
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"Lunch"
(2024)		 "Birds of a Feather"
(2024)		 "Guess"
(2024)
Music video
"Birds of a Feather" on YouTube

"Birds of a Feather" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. It impacted US contemporary hit radio on July 2, 2024, as the second single from her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. The song explores themes of deep love and a desire for lasting connection.

Background and release

Eilish first previewed the song on May 13, 2024, through a teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of Netflix series Heartstopper.[1] The song was one of the three songs teased ahead of the album release.[2] In an interview with Apple Music, Eilish revealed that the song contains the highest belt of her career.[3]

The song served as the second single from Hit Me Hard and Soft, released on May 17, 2024.

Composition

Described as a "breezy neo-new-wave jam",[4] "Birds of a Feather" borrows its title from the English idiom "birds of a feather flock together". In an "emotionally vulnerable" tone, Eilish sings about falling in love with a person that she wants to "stick together" with. The love to her significant other brings her to tears and begs the lover to never end their relationship.[3]

Commercial performance

Following the release of Hit Me Hard and Soft, "Birds of a Feather" impacted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest placing from the album after "Chihiro" peaking at number twelve and the lead single from the album "Lunch" at number five on the issue dated June 1, 2024.[5] In its fourth week the then-album cut jumped from the eleventh to the ninth spot on the chart becoming its peak position as a non-single track.[6] Due to the song's good performance "Birds of a Feather" was released on July 2 as the second single from the album.[7] In its thirteenth week on the Hot 100, "Birds of a Feather" reached a new peak of number five,[8] while ascending to number one on the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts in its twelfth week.[9] The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 14, 2024.[10]

In the United Kingdom, "Birds of a Feather" debuted at number nine on the UK Singles Chart during the week of the album's release. The song third best after "Chihiro" at seven and "Lunch" at two.[11] Following its increase of popularity, the song reached its peak of number two on the UK Singles Chart.[12]

Elsewhere, the song topped the charts in various countries, including Australia and Iceland, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, the Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Switzerland. It also topped the Billboard Global 200 chart.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Birds of a Feather"
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 MTV Video Music Awards Song of the Summer Pending [13]

Live performance

Eilish performed the song for the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony on August 11, 2024. The performance was part of the flag handover from the city of Paris to Los Angeles and was recorded the day before at Long Beach.[14]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Birds of a Feather"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)[92] Gold 15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[93] 3× Platinum 30,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[94] Gold 0
France (SNEP)[95] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[96] Gold 15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[97] 2× Platinum 30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[98] Platinum 20,000
Portugal (AFP)[99] Platinum 20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[100] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[102] Platinum 6,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Birds of a Feather"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States July 2, 2024 Contemporary hit radio
[103][7]
Italy August 2, 2024 Radio airplay EMI [104]

See also

References

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