해학스럽고 키치한 댄스팝 성향의 정규 1집과 잔잔하고 부드러운 인디락, 발라드 성향이 강했던 정규 2집의 특성을 자연스럽게 섞어가며 장르적으로 한 단계 발전했다는 평가를 받는다. 상당히 장르 복합적인 앨범인데, 전통적인 현악기가 리드하는 잔잔한 트랙과는 반대로 강한 베이스 기반의 전자음악 트랙이 앨범이 전개되는 내내 혼재되어 있다. 심지어 7번 트랙과 같은 경우, 한 곡 내에서도 급격한 장르적인 전환이 이루어진다.[1][2]
자칫하면 난잡스럽다는 평가를 받을 수도 있는 요소였으나, 피니어스의 뛰어난 사운드뿐만 아니라 보컬적인 부분에 있어서 한 단계 발전하며 궤도에 오른 듯한 빌리의 화려한 창법과 화음 등을 통해 이러한 트랙 배치를 장점으로 승화시켰다. 요약하자면, 사운드적으로 이질적인 장르들을 적절히 조화시키며 앨범의 전반적인 진행 방향을 완벽에 가까울 정도로 통제하는 데 성공했다고 볼 수 있다.
발매 직후 RYM[3]등 대중은 물론 NME, 가디언, 인디펜던트, 텔레그레프 등 평단에서도 압도적인 호평을 보내고 있다.
발매 첫 날 미국iTunes 1위, Genius 일간차트 1위에 올랐다. 또한 발매 후 24시간 집계 결과 스포티파이에서 약 7,270만 스트리밍을 기록하였다. 이는 2024년 여가수 앨범 중 약 3위[4]에 해당되는 기록이며, 본인 커리어 신기록에 해당된다.
첫주 339,000장[5]으로 정규 1집을 넘어서는 커리어 하이이자 2024년 상반기 북미권 가수 발매작 중 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT와 COWBOY CARTER에 이어 3위 수준의 높은 초동을 기록했다. 그럼에도 불구하고 기존 1위인 테일러 스위프트의 앨범 판매량이 전주 대비 무려 45% 이상 늘어난 378,000장을 기록하며 6월 1일자 빌보드 200에 2위로 진입했다. 2016년 이후 최초로 빌보드 200 차트에서 앨범 판매량 30만장을 넘긴 앨범이 한 주 동안 두 개 이상 나온 사례가 되었다.[6] 이후 4주차까지도 10만장 이상 판매고를 기록히며 장기 흥행 추이를 보이고 있나, 전부 근소한 차이로 테일러 스위프트에 밀리며 5주차까지 2위를 유지했다.[7][8]
싱글의 경우 LUNCH와 CHIHIRO가 각종 음원 플랫폼 차트 상위권에 진입했다. 빌보드 핫 100에서는 LUNCH가 차트 5위로 진입했으며, 10곡 전부를 36위 안에 올려놓았다.[9]
싱글 프로모 효과가 빠진 이후에는 BIRDS OF A FEATHER가 역주행하며 LUNCH의 자리를 대체했다. 4주차에 빌보드 탑 10에 안착하며 LUNCH에 이은 두 번째 탑 10 곡이 되었으며 스트리밍 성적을 기반으로 장기흥행을 기록하고 있다.[10] 2024년 7월 8일 BIRDS OF A FEATHER가 역주행 및 롱런 끝에 글로벌 스포티파이 1위를 차지[11]했으며 8월에는 2024 파리 올림픽 폐막식 공연을 선보인 이후 열기가 더욱 뜨거워지며 글로벌 스포티파이와 미국 iTunes 1등은 물론 미국 Apple Music에서도 처음 1위에 오르고 8월 24일자 빌보드 핫 100에서도 뒤늦게 이번 앨범 내 트랙 중 피크 성적 타이인 5위까지 상승하는 등 롱런하고 있다.[12] 이후 뮤직비디오가 공개되며 10월 12일자 차트에서 2위를 달성하여 새로운 피크를 달성했다.
상업적으로는 약간 부족했던 2집의 흥행을 압도하며, 데뷔 이후 처음으로 스포티파이 글로벌 아티스트 랭킹까지 1위와 연간 최다 스트리밍 곡[13]을 배출하고 애플뮤직 올해의 아티스트에 선정되는 등 본인의 커리어하이를 갱신하는 앨범이 되었다.
67회 그래미 어워드에 총 7개 부문 후보[14]에 오르며, 1집, 2집, 3집 앨범이 모두 올해의 앨범상 후보에 오른 첫 아티스트가 되었다.
2024년 한 해에 미국에서만 약 160만장 가량 팔면서 최다 판매 앨범 11위를 달성했다.
I fell in love for the first time With a friend, it's a good sign Feelin' off when I feel fine Twenty-one took a lifetime People say I look happy Just because I got skinny But the old me is still me and maybe the real me And I think she's pretty
And I still cry Cry And you know why
Am I acting my age now? Am I already on the way out? When I step off the stage, I'm a bird in a cage I'm a dog in a dog pound And you said I was your secret And you didn't get to keep it And the internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny And somebody's gotta feed it
Oh, do you still cry? Still cry Cry
I nеver did you wrong (Never did you wrong) And my (Oh), my patiеnce is gone (Is gone) And I (I), I never did you wrong (You) I, I loved you for so long (Hmm)
I could eat that girl for lunch Yeah, she dances on my tongue Tastes like she might be the one And I could never get enough I could buy her so much stuff It's a craving, not a crush, huh
"Call me when you're there" Said, "I bought you somethin' rare And I left it under 'Claire'" So now, she's comin' up the stairs So I'm pullin' up a chair And I'm puttin' up my hair
Baby, I think you were made for me Somebody write down the recipe Been tryin' hard not to overeat You're just so sweet
I'll run a shower for you like you want Clothеs on the counter for you, try 'em on If I'm allowеd, I'll help you take 'em off Huh
I could eat that girl for lunch Yeah, she dances on my tongue Tastes like she might be the one And I could never get enough I could buy her so much stuff It's a craving, not a crush, huh
Oh, I just wanna get her off, oh Oh Oh, oh Oh
She's takin' pictures in the mirror Oh, my God, her skin's so clear Tell her, "Bring that over here" You need a seat? I'll volunteer Now she's smilin' ear to ear She's the headlights, I'm the deer
I've said it all before, but I'll say it again I'm interested in more than just bein' your friend I don't wanna break it, just want it to bend Do you know how to bend?
I could eat that girl for lunch She dances on my tongue I know it's just a hunch But she might be the one I could Eat that girl for lunch Yeah, she Tastes like she might be the one I could I could Eat that girl for lunch Yeah, she Yeah, she Tastes like she might be the one
To take my love away When I come back around, will I know what to say? Said you won't forget my name Not today, not tomorrow Kinda strange, feelin' sorrow I got change (yup), you could borrow (borrow) When I come back around, will I know what to say? Not today, maybe tomorrow Open up the door, can you open up the door? I know you said before you can't cope with any more You told me it was war, said you'd show me what's in store I hope it's not for sure, can you open up the door? Did you take My love away From me? Me Me Saw your seat at the counter when I looked away Saw you turn around, but it wasn't your face Said, "I need to be alone now, I'm takin' a break" How come when I returned, you were gone away? I don't, I don't know why I called I don't know you at all I don't know you Not at all I don't, I don't know why I called I don't know you at all I don't know you Did you take My love away From me? Me And that's when you found me I was waitin' in the garden Contemplatin', beg your pardon But there's a part of me that recognizes you Do you feel it too? When you told me it was serious Were you serious? Mm They told me they were only curious Now it's serious, mm Open up the door, can you open up the door? I know you said before you can't cope with any more You told me it was war, said you'd show me what's in store I hope it's not for sure, can you open up the door? Wringing my hands in my lap And they tell me it's all been a trap And you don't know if you'll make it back I said, "No, don't say that" Hm-hm
I want you to stay 'Til I'm in the grave 'Til I rot away, dead and buried 'Til I'm in the casket you carry If you go, I'm going too, uh 'Cause it was always you, alright And if I'm turning blue, please don't save me Nothing left to lose without my baby Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone Can't change the weather, might not be forever But if it's forever, it's even better And I don't know what I'm crying for I don't think I could love you more It might not be long, but baby, I I'll love you 'til the day that I die 'Til the day that I die 'Til the light leaves my eyes 'Til the day that I die I want you to see, hm How you look to me, hm You wouldn't believe if I told ya You would keep the compliments I throw ya But you're so full of shit, uh Tell me it's a bit, oh Say you don't see it, your mind's polluted Say you wanna quit, don't be stupid And I don't know what I'm crying for I don't think I could love you more It might not be long, but baby, I Don't wanna say goodbye Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know ('til the day that I die) I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone ('til the light leaves my eyes) Can't change the weather, might not be forever ('til the day that I die) But if it's forever, it's even better I knew you in another life You had that same look in your eyes I love you, don't act so surprised
Things fall apart and time breaks your heart I wasn't there, but I know She was your girl, you showed her the world You fell out of love and you both let go She was cryin' on my shoulder, all I could do was hold her Only made us closer until July Now I know that you love me, you don't need to remind me I should put it all behind me, shouldn't I? But I see her in the back of my mind All the time Like a fever, like I'm burning alive Like a sign Did I cross the line? Mm, hm Well, good things don't last (good things don't last) And life moves so fast (life moves so fast) I'd never ask who was better (I'd never ask who was better) 'Cause she couldn't be (she couldn't be) More different from me (more different from me) Happy and free (happy and free) in leather And I know that you love me (you love me) You don't need to remind me (remind me) Wanna put it all behind me, but baby I see her in the back of my mind (back of my mind) All the time (all the time) Feels like a fever (like a fever), like I'm burning alive (burning alive) Like a sign Did I cross the line? You say no one knows you so well (oh) But every time you touch me, I just wonder how she felt Valentine's Day, cryin' in the hotel I know you didn't mean to hurt me, so I kept it to myself (oh) And I wonder Do you see her in the back of your mind? In my eyes? You say no one knows you so well But every time you touch me, I just wonder how she felt Valentine's Day, cryin' in the hotel I know you didn't mean to hurt me, so I kept it to myself
I'm trying my best To keep you satisfied Let you get your rest While I stayed up all night And you don't wanna know How alone I've been Let you come and go Whatever state I'm in, ah Man, am I the greatest My congratulations All my love and patience All my admiration All the times I waited For you to want me naked Made it all look painless Man, am I the greatest Hm Oh-oh, hm Doing what's right Without a reward And we don't have to fight When it's not worth fighting for (fighting for), mm And you don't wanna know (know) What I would've done (done), hm Anything at all Worse than anyone Mm, ooh And man, am I the greatest (greatest) My congratulations (congratulations) All my love and patience All my admiration (admiration) All the times I've waited (waited) For you to want me naked (naked) I made it all look painless Man, am I the greatest The greatest The greatest, ooh I, I loved you And I still do Just wanted passion from you Just wanted what I gave you I waited And waited Man, am I the greatest God, I hate it All my love and patience Unappreciated You said your heart was jaded You couldn't even break it I shouldn't have to say it You could've been the greatest
I wish you the best for the rest of your life Felt sorry for you when I looked in your eyes But I need to confess, I told you a lie I said you You were the love of my life The love of my life Did I break your heart? Did I waste your time? I tried to be there for you Then you tried to break mine It isn't asking for a lot for an apology For making me feel like it'd kill you if I tried to leave You said you'd never fall in love again because of me Then you moved on immediately (bum, bum, bum) But I wish you the best for the rest of your life Felt sorry for you when I looked in your eyes But I need to confess, I told you a lie (told you a lie) When I said you (I said you) You were the love of my life The love of my life So you found her, now go fall in love (go fall in love) Just like we were if I ever was (if I ever was) It's not my fault, I did what I could (did what I could) You made it so hard like I knew you would Thought I was depressed or losing my mind My stomach upset almost all of the time But after I left, it was obvious why (oh), mm Because for you, you I was the love of your life, mm But you were not mine (but you were not mine) It isn't asking for a lot for an apology For making me feel like it'd kill you if I tried to leave You said you'd never fall in love again because of me Then you moved on, then you moved on Then you moved on, then you moved on Then you moved on, then you moved on Ooh You wanted to keep it Like somethin' you found 'Til you didn't need it But you should've seen it The way it went down Wouldn't believe it Wanna know what I told her With her hand on my shoulder? You were so mediocre And we're so glad it's over now It's over now It's over now It's over now Camera Caught on camera The girls on camera Your girl's a fan of- Miss me Say you miss me It's such a pity We're both so pretty
Don't be afraid of me I'm what you need I saw you on the screens I know we're meant to be You're starrin' in my dreams In magazines You're lookin' right at me I'm here around the clock I'm waitin' on your block But please don't call the cops They'll make me stop And I just wanna talk Bet I could change your life You could be my wife Could get into a fight I'll say you're right And you'll kiss me goodnight I waited on the corner 'til I saw the sitter leave Was easy getting over and I landed on my feet I came in through the kitchen lookin' for something to eat I left a calling card so they would know that it was me I tried to save you, but I failed Two fifty thousand-dollar bail (two hundred fifty thousand-dollar) While I'm away, don't read my mail (don't read my mail) Just bring a veil (just bring a veil) And come visit me in jail (visit me in jail) I'll go back to the diner I'll write another letter (I'll write another letter) I hope you'll read it this time You better The cops around the corner stopped me when I tried to leave They told me I was crazy, and they knocked me off my feet (they told me I was crazy) They came in through the kitchen lookin' for something discrete I left a calling card so they would know that it was me I memorized your number, now I call you when I please I tried to end it all, but now I'm back up on my feet I saw you in the car with someone else and couldn't sleep If somethin' happens to him, you can bet that it was me –3956 310-807-3956 310-807-3956
I can't fall in love with you I've been overseas I've been havin' dreams You were in the foyer I was on my knees Outside of my body Watchin' from above I see the way you want me I wanna be the one, oh But I gotta be careful Gotta watch what I say God, I hope it all goes away 'Cause I can't fall in love with you No matter how bad that I want to Mm Ah-oh, uh, uh Ah-oh, uh, uh Mm I don't need to breathe when you look at me, all I see is green And I think that we're in between everything I've seen In my dream, have it once a week, can't land on my feet Can't sleep, have you underneath all of my beliefs Keep it brief I'll wait in the suite Keep me off my feet, mm You seem so paranoid I'm looking at the boys I've never filled the void Out of spite You seem so paralyzed It's so romanticized If this is how I die That's alright I've been overseas I don't need to breathe when you look at me, all I see is green And I think that we're in between everything I've seen In my dream, have it once a week, can't land on my feet And I've been overseas (can't sleep) Have you underneath all of my beliefs Keep it brief (so brief) I'll see you in the suite (in the suite) We can be discrete (ah) But I've been overseas And I've been havin' dreams L'amour de ma vie Love so bittersweet, mm Open up the door for me For me 'Cause I'm still on my knees I'm stayin' off my feet, oh I got you I just want you to touch me Come on I know it seems to be the beginning Listen up, hm I want you to keep on doing it It's something I don't know I've never paid this much attention to you, ever
Mm, mm, mm I try to live in black and white, but I'm so blue I'd like to mean it when I say I'm over you But that's still not true (blue) And I'm still so blue, oh I thought we were the same (I thought we were the same) Birds of a feather (birds of a feather), now I'm ashamed I told you a lie, désolé, mon amour I'm trying my best, don't know what's in store Open up the door (blue) In the back of my mind, I'm still overseas A bird in a cage, thought you were made for me I try (I'm not what) to live in black and white But I'm so blue (but I'm not what you need) I'd like (not what you need) to mean it when I say I'm over you But that's still not true, true And I'm still so blue (and it's not true) I'm true blue, true blue I'm true blue mm, mm, mm Ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah You were born bluer than a butterfly Beautiful and so deprived of oxygen Colder than your father's eyes He never learned to sympathize with anyone I don't blame you But I can't change you Don't hate you (don't hate you) But we can't save you (but we can't save you) You were born reaching for your mother's hands Victim of your father's plans to rule the world Too afraid to step outside Paranoid and petrified of what you've heard But they could say the same 'bout me I sleep 'bout three hours each night Means only 21 a week now, now And I could say the same 'bout you Born blameless, grew up famous too Just a baby born blue now, now I don't blame you (I don't blame you) But I can't change you Don't hate you But we can't save you (we can't save you) Ooh-ooh It's over now It's over now It's over now (Ah-ah-ah, ah) But when can I hear the next one?
앨범 제목이 노르웨이 출신 싱어송라이터 오로라가 발매한 싱글 "Some Type Of Skin"의 첫 가사 부분과 일치한다. 이로 인해 현재 사람들은 오로라와 빌리의 콜라보를 기대하는 중.[15] 하지만 피처링진 없이 믹싱과 마스터링 등 엔지니어링 쪽을 제외한 모든 작업을 오빠와 단 둘이서 작업한 앨범이 발매되었다.
앨범 커버의 경우 수중사진 전문기사인 윌리엄 드럼이 담당했다.# 매우 아름답지만 종종 섬뜩하고 무서운 비주얼의 바다생물을 선명한 화질로 찍은 사진들이 나올 수 있으니 그런 류의 감상에 약한 사람은 참고할 것.
트랙 전곡이 모두 연결된다. 또한 선공개 싱글 없이 앨범을 발매한 점을 고려했을 때 전작들과는 달리 싱글차트 흥행보다 전반적인 앨범 퀄리티를 높히는 것에 집중한 것으로 보인다.
3번 트랙 CHIHIRO는 센과 치히로의 행방불명에서 따왔다. 이번 앨범은 전반적으로 사랑과 혐오, 상실감 등을 주제로 담았는데, 센이라는 이름으로 살아가며 치히로라는 본명을 잃어가던 오기노 치히로와 같이 본인도 무대 후 후유증과 신체 혐오, 본인을 이용해먹으려는 남자친구와의 이별 등으로 인해 본인을 잃어가는 과정에서 동성에 대한 호기심을 느끼고 자아를 다시 찾아가는 과정을 담아냈다는 점에서 궤를 같이 한다.
2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards에서 Album of the Year를 수상하였다.
[1] 팝록 → 신스웨이브. 후반부에 오토튠을 덕지덕지 떡칠한 빌리 아일리시의 골 때리는 보컬이 백미다.[2] 이후 뒷부분을 따로 떼어내서 연장한 싱글이 발매되었다.#[3] 발매 1일차 3.8점대의 평점으로 2024년 발매작 중 5위 수준을 기록하고 있다. RYM의 성향을 생각하면 대단히 높은 점수였으나 이후 3.5점대로 급락했다.[4] 1위는 테일러 스위프트의 TTPD로 3억 1,450만 회, 2위는 비욘세의 COWBOY CARTER가 기록한 7,660만 회, 단 앞선 앨범의 수록곡이 31곡, 27곡인 것에 비해 오로지 단 10곡 만으로 달성한 기록이라 대단한 수치라고 볼 수 있다.[5] 피지컬 191,000장.[6] 공교롭게도 동년도 9월 Days Before Rodeo와 Short n' Sweet이 같은 주간에 30만 장 이상의 판매고를 기록함에 따라 2024년 앨범 차트의 난이도는 역대급이라고 보아도 무방한 해가 되었다.[7] 이 처럼 1위를 향한 전쟁이 매우 치열했는데 테일러는 5월 18일 3개의 디지털 앨범 버전을 출시하고 5.99달러에 판매하고 5월 22일 Fortnight 곡의 BLOND:ISH 리믹스곡을 발매하고, 5월 22일, 23일 Fortnight 곡을 0.69달러 반값으로 판매중이다.[8] 빌리 아일리시도 5월 20일 단독 보컬 디지털 버전 앨범을 발매하고 25% 할인을 하였다. 5월 22일 “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE (OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT)을 발매하였고 5월 23일 Slowed & Reverb 및 Speed Up 디지털 앨범 버전 2개를 6.99달러에 발매하였다. 또 빌리 아이리시는 앨범을 4.99달러로 할인을 시행하고 있다. 이를 지켜보는 팝 팬들은 둘 다 과해지고 있다, 우스갯소리로 켄드릭 라마와 드레이크를 뛰어넘는 전쟁이라며 눈살을 찌푸렸다. 덕분에 둘 다 판매량은 더 오를 것으로 예상된다.[9] 대진운은 2024년 중 최악이라고 볼 수 있는데 연초 즈음 발매했다면 1위를 노려볼만한 포인트까지 쌓았으나 드레이크 - 켄드릭 라마 디스전으로 위상이 굳건해진 켄드릭 라마를 위시한 힙합곡들, 미국 보수층의 지지가 집결된 모건 월렌이 위에서 버티고 있기 때문...[10] 11주차에 전작 최대 히트곡인 Happier Than Ever의 차트 기록을 넘어섰다.[11] 2024년 여름을 말그대로 휩쓸어버린 사브리나 카펜터의 Espresso와 Please Please Please와 한 달 넘게 경합한 끝에 달성하였다![12] 빌보드 싱글 차트 5위 이내 트랙을 두 개 이상 배출한 빌리 아일리시의 첫 번째 앨범이 되었다.[13]BIRDS OF A FEATHER[14]찰리 XCX와 함께한 Guess remix 포함.[15] 참고로, 빌리는 오로라의 히트작인 노래 "Runaway"로부터 영감을 받아 가수로서 활동을 시작했다고 한다.