The title track was the first song she wrote from the record, dating back to the European leg of her When We All Fall Asleep Tour. According to Eilish, recording took place between April 1, 2020, and February 16, 2021, in weekly schedules, starting with 'My Future' and ending with ' Oxytocin'. Happier Than Ever was recorded at Finneas' home recording studio, located in the basement of his Los Angeles residence. Later in February, Eilish announced the album would have 16 tracks. Her documentary film, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, was released the following month. In January 2021, Eilish stated that the album 'feels exactly how I want it to', with her not wanting to change a single thing about it. In March, Eilish's brother Finneas O'Connell confirmed this, stating that it would be 'pretty pure in its intention' like Eilish's debut, with the two continuing to make the type of music they like to 'play live'. In a January 2020 interview, Eilish stated she would begin working on her upcoming second studio album during the year. Eilish released a number of singles since the album: the stand-alone ' Everything I Wanted' (2019), the James Bond theme song ' No Time to Die' (2020), and the Rosalía collaboration ' Lo Vas a Olvidar' (2021), the first two of which won the Record of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Grammy Awards, respectively. The album and the single helped Eilish win five awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, including the 'big four' Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. It was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-topping single ' Bad Guy', her first number-one on the chart. To further promote the album, Eilish embarked on her sixth concert tour, titled Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, which began on February 3, 2022.Įilish released her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (which was also produced by her brother) on March 29, 2019.

Eilish performed the album's tracks in the Disney+ concert film, Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, which was released on September 3, 2021.

Happier Than Ever debuted atop the Billboard 200 as Eilish's second number-one album in the United States, and topping the album charts in 27 other countries. 'Therefore I Am' was the highest-charting song from the album, peaking at number two, followed by 'My Future' at number six, and 'Your Power' at number 10. Seven singles were released in promotion of the album: ' My Future', ' Therefore I Am', ' Your Power', ' Lost Cause', ' NDA', ' the title track', and ' Male Fantasy' the first three peaked within the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the album and its title track received a total of seven nominations, including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Upon release, the album received acclaim from music critics, who praised its stylistic, restrained production, and insightful lyrics. Consisting of torch songs about the downsides of stardom, Happier Than Ever draws heavily from Eilish's rise to fame and the drawbacks that come with it. Primarily a downtempo pop record, Happier Than Ever is characterized by sparse, jazz-influenced, electropop arrangements set to meditative tempos, departing from the upbeat, trap-led sound of Eilish's debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). Eilish cited self-reflection during the COVID-19 pandemic as the biggest inspiration for the record. Eilish co-wrote the album with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the album and played every instrument. Happier Than Ever is the second studio album by American singer Billie Eilish, released by Darkroom and Interscope Records on July 30, 2021.

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