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“Even when I played the whole album for the label, I was like, ‘Guys, this one is kind of stupid’”: Billie Eilish was so embarrassed by one song on her latest album that she almost ditched it, but then it became a huge hit

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 09: Billie Eilish performs onstage during "Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour" at Kaseya Center on October 09, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Live Nation).

Billie Eilish has revealed that she almost junked one of her biggest songs – her megahit from 2024, Birds of A Feather.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, of all places, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter said that when she and her brother Finneas were putting together her 2024 album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, she had her doubts about the song, thinking it was too upbeat for her usual style. “Multiple times I was like, ‘We should cut this,’” she said.

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