Song · Billie Eilish
“Wish You Were Gay” by Billie Eilish
From the album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (2019)
“Wish You Were Gay” by Billie Eilish appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2019. It was first released in 2019 on the album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?. Its best result is #67 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #273 alternative song of 2019.
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Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell wrote "Wish You Were Gay" when she was just 14, and he produced it; Darkroom and Interscope put it out on March 4, 2019, the fourth single pulled from her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? It's a classic pop song in strange clothes, built from acoustic guitar, cracking knuckles for percussion, canned laughter and applause, mixed by Rob Kinelski. The lyric hunts for a reason a boy won't love her back and settles on the hope that he only likes men.
Critics split on its subject, some hearing honesty and relatability, others something insensitive, and on its offbeat production too. It still helped push Eilish into mainstream fame, reaching No. 31 on the Hot 100, the top five in Australia, Latvia, Lithuania and New Zealand, and platinum in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 69 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2019 | 104 |
| 2019 | 67 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 | 100 |
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