The Times ' Raisa Bruner described the song as "somber" and "haunting", writing " little to celebrate in the dark, brooding lyrics, but still 'Lovely' finds beautiful sounds in that pained place". Jon Blistein writing for Rolling Stone magazine called "Lovely" a "smoldering ballad". "But I know some day I'll make it out of here/Even if it takes all night or a hundred years/Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near/Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear", as backdrop piano and two chord strings accompany the lyrics.
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The song becomes more dramatic as the pair move into the chorus, as Eilish sings: "Isn't it lovely, all alone?/Heart made of glass, my mind of stone/Tear me to pieces, skin to bone/Hello, welcome home." Eilish and Khalid's voices sound hopeless as the song is coming to an end. Me and my brother hung out with Khalid in our house and it was literally this is us hanging out as friends and we ended up writing a song." Ĭlaudia Willen of Insider describes "Lovely" as beginning with "Khalid's voice echoing Eilish's vocals." The pair "come together to harmonize in the chorus, singing about the feeling of being trapped inside of one's own mind". Eilish explained about working with Khalid and how the track was created to Zane Lowe: "One thing that I’ll say is that when we wrote this song, what was cool about it was that it wasn’t like we’re going to the studio and going to write a hit. The track features minimalist production that consists of piano, violin strings provided by Madison Leinster, and percussion. According to sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group at, it is written in the key of E minor with a moderately fast tempo of 114 beats per minute its chord progression follows a basic sequence of Cmaj7–Em–Bm. Composition and lyrical interpretation Ĭritical commentary described "Lovely" as a chamber pop-based stripped back ballad. Dan Regan of Billboard praised the remix, saying it has "fresh vocals" and a "trap-style beat buff new dimension into the song". I’m so happy being miserable." A remix by American electronic dance music duo Hippie Sabotage, was released on July 10, 2018, through SoundCloud. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Eilish explained the inspiration for the track's title: "We called it that because the song was sort of really freaking depressing so then it’s like oh, how lovely, just taking everything horrible like you know what this is great. Studio personnel, John Greenham and Rob Kinelski, handled mastering and mixing respectively. Billie Eilish, Khalid and Finneas O'Connell wrote the track while production was handled solely by Finneas. The song was later included on the expanded edition of Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me.
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2 Composition and lyrical interpretationĭarkroom and Interscope Records released "Lovely" on April 19, 2018, for digital download and streaming as the lead single for the album 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 (Music from the Original TV Series).Eilish included the track on the setlists of her 2019 When We All Fall Asleep Tour and her 2020 Where Do We Go? World Tour. The track was accompanied by a music video released on April 26, 2018, depicting Eilish and Khalid walking around a glass case, interacting with each other, and trying to overcome their depression. "Lovely" has been awarded several certifications, including six times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The song reached number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked within the top 40 in several other countries.
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Upon its release, "Lovely" received positive reviews from music critics. The song also appears on the deluxe version of Eilish's EP Don't Smile at Me. The song has been described as a chamber pop ballad whose lyrics recount Eilish and Khalid trying to overcome serious depression together. Eilish and Khalid wrote the song with Eilish's brother, Finneas O'Connell, who produced the track.
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Darkroom and Interscope Records released it as the lead single from the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why 's second season soundtrack.
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" Lovely" (stylized in all lowercase letters) is a song recorded by American singers Billie Eilish and Khalid. 2018 single by Billie Eilish and Khalid "Lovely"įrom the album 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 (Music from the Original TV Series)