Subscriber Account active since. Billie Eilish is under fire for her new song, "Wish You Were Gay," but believes the backlash is simply due to a misunderstanding. I tried so hard to not make it in any way offensive. In "Wish You Were Gay," the most recent single from Eilish's upcoming debut album, Eilish sings about wanting an explanation for unrequited love. Some fans have accused Eilish of queer-baiting with the song title , having hoped Eilish wrote it for another girl. Read more: Ariana Grande is being accused of 'queer baiting' in her new music video — but others say it's a representation of self-love. Others have said the lyrics are offensive and Eilish is effectively " using LGBTQ people" as a prop to find her own happiness. And you don't love me because you don't love me and that's the only reason — and I wish you didn't love me because you didn't love fing girls.
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The song was released on March 4, , through Darkroom and Interscope Records. Eilish explained in a statement that she wrote "Wish You Were Gay" when she was only I'm fucking proud bro except not really though because I was really into him, like so into him, he's so hot oh my god. Eilish further campaigned with the single, announcing in a press release that for 48 hours, a portion of all proceeds from her online merch store would be donated to The Trevor Project , the world's largest suicide and crisis prevention program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. It was the kind of love where everything was thrown out there and nothing was latched onto.
That Billie Eilish reign just won't let up. Ever since the rising star first released music back in , she's been praised for her unique voice and forward-thinking approach to pop. And now the rest of the world is catching up. Billie's first EP don't smile at me has been streamed over one billion times on Spotify alone and her new single 'bury a friend' is her highest peaking hit in the US to date Number
