Hit Me Hard and Soft (Billie Eilish Album)

 

Album: Hit Me Hard and Soft

Artist: Billie Eilish

Release Date: May 17, 2024 

Labels:  Darkroom, Interscope 

   The third studio album by the American singer follows 2021's Happier Than Ever, while it features production from her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas.  In Australia, the album opened at the top of the album charts marking her third number-one there (after Happier than Ever and When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?). The set debuted at No.1 on the UK Albums Chart, matching the success of the singer's previous two albums. Furthermore it opened at #1 in the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden. The album missed the No.1 debut on the US Billboard 200 list entering at No.2 instead with 339,000 units earned, blocked by Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department fifth consecutive reign on the chart. The album marks the singer's third top-5 effort following her previous two entries which both opened atop the Billboard 200. 

Singles: 

"Lunch", released May 17, 2024, debuting at No.2 on the UK Singles chart, and reaching No.5 in Australia and No.4 Ireland, No.5 on the Hot 100, #4 in Sweden, #7 in UAE, #1 in Portugal, #4 in Norway, #2 in New Zealand, and No.7 on the Canadian Hot 100. Billboard ranked it at No.48 on the year end chart of 2024 in the US, #40 in Canada, while ranking at #57 in the UK at the year end. 

"Birds of a Feather", released July 2, 2025 - the second single, topping the Global 200, the song would eventually become a global smash, reaching No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the ARIA chart, No.3 on the Canadian Hot 100, #2 in Ireland, #1 in New Zealand, #5 in Sweden, and No.2 on the UK Official Singles list, all the while hitting No.1 on the US Adult Pop Airplay, US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and US Pop Airplay charts. Billboard ranked it the 15th best selling song of 2024, the 7th in the UK and New Zealand and 6th in Australia. It would eventually rank atop our Play list after a return to the chart. The song was as well nominated for three Grammy Awards in the categories - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance, the first two were awarded to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and the latter most went to Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso. It was also nominated at the BRIT Awards for Best International Song - losing to "Good Luck, Babe!" (Chappell Roan). 

"Chihiro" - released January 17, 2025, debuting at No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100 (its peak post), reached No.7 on the ARIA list, #12 in Canada, #6 on the Global 200, #11 in Ireland, #6 in New Zealand, No.7 in the UK and #3 on the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. 

"Wildflower", serviced to radio on February 28, 2025 and it managed to peak at #14 on the ARIA chart, #20 in Canada, #11 on the Global 200, #11 in Ireland, #11 on the NZ chart, #7 in the UK, #17 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. 

Track-Listing: 

1. SKINNY 

2. LUNCH 

3. CHIHIRO 

4. BIRDS OF A FEATHER

5. WILDFLOWER 

6. THE GREATEST 

7. L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 

8. THE DINER

9. BITTERSUITE 

10. BLUE