Party Favor (song)

"Party Favor" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut EP Don't Smile at Me. It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, O'Connell also produced the song.

"Party Favor"
Single by Billie Eilish
from the EP Don't Smile at Me
B-side"Hotline Bling" (Drake cover)
ReleasedApril 21, 2018 (2018-04-21)
Format
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Finneas O'Connell
Billie Eilish singles chronology
"Lovely"
(2018)		 "Party Favor"
(2018)		 "You Should See Me in a Crown"
(2018)
Audio video
"Party Favor" on YouTube

"Party Favor" was certified gold in Canada and the United States.

Background and release

The song was first released on Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me on August 11, 2017[1] An acoustic version of "Party Favor" was released as a single on the exclusive pink 7-inch vinyl on Record Store Day in April of 2018, along with a cover of Drake's song, "Hotline Bling" as the B-side.[2]

Composition and lyrics

"Party Favor" is played in the key of C major, while Eilish's vocals span a range of A3 to A4.[3] It's the only song on the EP where Eilish plays the ukulele.

In the lyrics, the song starts with a phone ringing and someone saying, "Hey, leave a message." It then slowly formats to a voicemail with Eilish explaining that she is leaving a boy who has become too possessive over her, and tries everything to get him out of her life.[4] She warns that the boys "number might be blocked" and threatens to "call the cops, if you don't stop," Then halfway through the song Eilish reveals that she's dumping her boyfriend on their birthday.[5]

Critical reception

"Party Favor" received favorable reviews from critics. Thomas Smith from NME called said it was "a far cry from her now-relentless and brooding productions, but still irresistibly catchy."[6] In 2020, Insider placed the song at number 29 on their Every Billie Eilish song, ranked list, with Claudia Willen calling it "a creative and brutal portrayal of just how ruthless breakups can be" but that "the song doesn't beg to be listened to on loop as some of Eilish's other breakup songs do, like "Watch" and "Bitches Broken Hearts."[7]

Commercial performance

Even though "Party Favor" did not chart in any country, it was certified gold in Canada with 40,000 sales and gold in the United States with over 500,000 sales.

Track listing

7-inch vinyl

A. "Party Favor"
B. "Hotline Bling" (Drake cover)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Don't Smile at Me.[8]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States April 24, 2018 7-inch vinyl
[11]

References
  1. Cirisano, Tatiana (March 29, 2019). "15-Year-Old Pop Prodigy Billie Eilish Announces Debut EP & First-Ever Tour". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. "Party Favor/Hot Line Bling [Pink Vinyl Single]". RecordStoreDay. April 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. "Billie Eilish "party favor" Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. Winn, Lily (May 6, 2018). "Billie Eilish Debuts with Album 'don't smile at me' and She Means it". Medium. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. Callie Ahlgrim, Libby Torres and Claudia Willen (March 18, 2020). "Every Billie Eilish song, ranked". Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. Thomas Smith (March 8, 2019). "Get on board with Billie Eilish – her 10 best songs so far". NME. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. Callie Ahlgrim, Libby Torres and Claudia Willen (March 18, 2020). "Every Billie Eilish song, ranked". Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  8. Don't Smile at Me (booklet). Billie Eilish. Darkroom/Interscope Records. 2019. B0030752-02.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Canadian single certifications – Billie Eilish – party favor". Music Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  10. "American single certifications – Billie Eilish – party favor". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  11. "Party Favor/Hot Line Bling [Pink Vinyl Single]". recordstoreday. April 24, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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