Bad Guy
2019
Songwriters:
Billie Eilish O’Connell; Finneas O’Connell.
Full mix
Drums
Electronic Drum Kit
Drums
Percussion Set
Bass
Synth Bass
Drums
Sound Effects
Keys
Synth Keys
Vocals
Backing Vocals
Vocals
Lead Vocals
An off-kilter electropop/dance-pop track built on a rubbery bass line, finger-snaps, and deadpan, half-spoken vocals, “bad guy” became Billie Eilish’s global breakthrough. The single topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (ending the 19-week run of “Old Town Road”) and hit No.1 in multiple countries, while its minimalist production and playful “duh” hook turned into a pop-culture meme. At the 2020 Grammys it won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.