Billie Eilish on the Inspiration Behind 'xanny' | MTV Push

April’s MTV Push artist Billie Eilish takes us through her writing and producing techniques while describing the inspiration behind her track, 'Xanny'.
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[@jomar2010]

This is a real good song with a serious meaning

[@tobyhiddens7233]

Xanax fucking destroys your life. It's a credit card for anxiety and all comes back to you. Were is that at in the song?

[@nichole4839]

@@tobyhiddens7233 dumbass🤦🏾

[@LamiNalchor]

@@tobyhiddens7233 That is the song, isn't it.

[@michaelamaillet4341]

ok but when billie said “sexy”-

[@elze.sadauskaite2834]

Yeaaasssss

[@isabellaconnery9365]

Yesssssssss

[@appurupii]

Honestly tho

[@lsjaowhwbkwhwksha5926]

Ikr

[@lsjaowhwbkwhwksha5926]

0:34

[@asdfghjk6721]

2:18 i’ve never seen her smile like this omg🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@curfimo9793]

Saaame she's adorable

[@flowerforvase]

She seems so happy and proud about it, the most cutest thing ever aaaa 💕

[@OhWordFr]

Why is it so crazy when she smiles?

[@asdfghjk6721]

Oh word? it’s not crazy it’s just she’s known for not smiling,,,

[@OhWordFr]

asdf ghjk Then why do people freak out over it so much if its not crazy

[@asdfghjk6721]

xanny is my favorite off the album😩

[@saltylemon8203]

Sameeee

[@richiestan4959]

asdf ghjk same!!!!

[@unknownsinger4416]

Sammmmme here

[@katja_jazbinsek]

Omg sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeee❤

[@xinyilau7578]

Me toi

[@indijay9049]

Man she looks happy in this interview whaat

[@masatripkovic6900]

She loves her new album and she is proud of her album.That is why she is happy

[@almiramoldovan]

this is the song she is most excited for

[@ellemiller1145]

TheBlueFire TheBlueFire that’s true she has so much more to come for her and us too she’s just totally in love with this album and SO AM I

[@candelajordi7703]

I'm so happy I saw an interview of hers years ago where she said that she wanted to make people feel something with her songs. When I heard the album for the first time with headphones it was like so in your face you cant help but notice everything. Amazing job really

[@demigault9103]

i think i remember this interview that she said she wanted to make people feel somethjng

[@francescaolia]

Didn't understand, sorry

[@jalawilliams2112]

the way she said sexy tho... ohhhhhh i felt that

[@100subsciberswithnovidoes5]

Ew wth.... Groos

[@vanessaIYana]

@@100subsciberswithnovidoes5 like y

[@vanessaIYana]

@@100subsciberswithnovidoes5 like you*

[@luciar8593]

Xanny took me somewhere i dont now

[@ellemiller1145]

Lucia r lmao same

[@amiyasantosh2005]

Yeah.. The song, of course

[@rebekahbreun6193]

It took me somewhere I'm all too familiar with, sadly.

[@Speedowka]

1:12 this girl is checking if she is still alive (left corner) 😂😂

[@christinelaine7241]

Speedowka omfg 😂😂

[@OnlyMichaelJackson]

HAHAHAHA ME

[@qualitypudding]

Speedowka I would totally do that.

[@daisyjohnsonlovebot3940]

I was just about to say this shes such a mood😂

[@AlejandraHernandez-tu8ls]

I Saw her the 1st time I saw this video and thought the same thing😂😂😂

[@natemarx4999]

MTV needs to bring a focus on music again.

[@vp4744]

Funny it took them years to put Billie on the channel.

[@visualsn0w]

The way this girl can put her mind and visions into music, fuckkkiiing insane. I am so in awe of her

[@abigailbailey807]

The chorus itself just FEELS intoxicating and that's why it feels like second hand smoke. It's like Billie is blowing these smoky lyrics in your face and it's overwhelming and I'm here for ittt

[@amandatew_]

billie’s mind is the most beautiful thing

[@itsmeabbey1077]

Okay. She is the love of my life. It has been decided.

[@Mikeythe1ne]

*you made us felt that don’t worry billie*

[@probablyaproblem6549]

I literally woke up the morning after a party and this was in my recommended Literally got flashbacks when listening to it I dont go to parties anymore

[@joannazalewska2468]

she seems so different here, lighter, happier, excited, hopeful. as if she temporarily found a way out of that dark place she's been in for so long. I love it

[@michelle1668]

0:30-0:35 ❤️❤️❤️cuteee❤️❤️❤️ If you think she is make this blue 👇🏻 (edit: thank you for 50 likes wow😌❤️)

[@michelle1668]

Ainsley Mcdaniel me too. she is so cute aww iwanna meet her❤️🤩

[@user-yv3fl1zp9t]

She is cute all the time..

[@michelle1668]

NotSnow_ii always❤️

[@michelle1668]

Gacha Girly ?

[@evelyndicdiquin6853]

😍😍😍

[@dantedash]

i have way more respect for her now

[@alanaholder3160]

I love u Billie ur amazing

[@moniquelamb7140]

I completely agree with Billie on this subject, also the song is bomb❤️

[@superspark3257]

I wanted to turn the bass down

[@eliz4a]

Fun fact about her music: - it makes depressed people a bit happier - it depresses happy people a bit

[@marcepunky1897]

Billie eilish you are my xanny😍🌈💛💜❤️💙💚🌈

[@saaa465]

does anyone else get *chills* every time they listen to xanny 😩❤️

[@yvette635]

I love her laugh at 2:20

[@bella-iq3tn]

same

[@emmajohnson7663]

Yeah she killed this song it’s my favorite one. Absolute perfection

[@adelinadelacruz6808]

My favorite song on the album

[@annaulia5287]

Thank youuu so much! Keep it max!

[@haej8279]

She’s so creative

[@graceeferrell9080]

I get goosebumps every time I listen to this 🥰🥰

[@bluescarmob]

I feel the same with the chorus, it is so different and amazing

[@andrika1990]

She's amazing I love just recently discovered her what a week or two ago its insane

[@j.c7719]

Feist is brilliant, didn’t know Billie was a fan of her. Loved her song ‘Mushaboom’ and ‘1234’ back in the day

[@georgiaz3830]

This song is amazing, it literally goes through your body, such an amazing weird, creepy but intriguing feeling

[@carlyfifie8407]

she is so creative and talented 💘💘

[@freakcamera]

She’s such a true artist and this song is some of her best work up until now. All my love for Billie!

[@AAZAZELHAZEL]

her fucking MIND!!! Like how she talks about her music and how she wants it to feel is just UGH!!! Such a wise human being who knows exactly what she's doing. wow.

[@kikiblake7606]

I love this..such pretty colored lighting and great base... and Billie always has such fun bright colors in her styles! Awesome!

[@martacarvalho5260]

man, i really do love her

[@duhlisay_9845]

she's perfect

[@That_mf_Guy]

Omg I lover her and her music

[@grace9u]

I love this

[@sofiaeilish277]

Lysm😍❤

[@MeganDoma]

Billie❤

[@diannaguardian518]

I love her jewelry. Check out those rings that have her name on them....Billie is an amazing artist. That voice can cover so many moods and just reaches in and grabs your soul. I'm hooked for life. Thank you Billie and Finneas.

[@djnemisis608freestyle7]

Love it, Billie

[@anastasiamcavoy2801]

I always tell people that I found the chorus part "soothing" rather than "uncomfortable" like she said she was going for...but when she said "miserable" as how she wanted to describe it, it sparked my thought to realization that it is miserable, but not uncomfortable to me because I feel normal and natural to feel miserable and sad and get scared when I start to realize that I'm feeling comfortable or happy...

[@liamcolotti6824]

God she’s amazing.

[@travelingswede5774]

Love love loooove her

[@singularboob]

i love how u can hear the raw emotion in her voice when she sings

[@monicaalcaraz3402]

Me encanto omg 😍❤

[@nicolen4918]

ugh I love her voice 😭😩😌

[@yardensiegelgaming3984]

She is so sweet I love her

[@beri3637]

Gurllll I love your laugh😍😍

[@alanuchiha]

i love her sm

[@jusxanovaxgurl]

She's so musically with it

[@sammi-chan5753]

What this song means to me: My family has been dealing with drug and alcohol addictions for many years and this song was accurate to how I felt going through that time period and as I’m still going through that time period with no one to explain it to me 😭❤️

[@mackennakeen4468]

I love her

[@fraxiummi4834]

I LOVE U BILLIE

[@tiagocesar276]

A love Billie 💝

[@ensolicz5007]

Brilliant old soul

[@zoew6728]

i love her（cry

[@vivisuehodgden3148]

This is my favorite song I love it so much ☺️

[@larissasilva8450]

how to love billie eilish

[@bbbbbb9847]

Such a good song😁

[@voicenoteswithbrookewilliams]

queen fr

[@apparition555]

i want to hug her

[@beadees6729]

BILLIE IS A GENIUS WHO AGREES

[@bugsneedhugs8760]

in the past year, I have lost two friends to drug overdose one of them to Xanax. This one really hits close to home

[@tomasbrice9195]

I love Fiest’s ‘So Sorry’! I can see the influence now:)

[@callmewolf3910]

*This* is the definition of art.

[@virginiamsyka7391]

I believe it's all about people being stressed out about the everyday life and not trying to feel better by doing something rather than taking pills (xannies). I think the message is really positive 💓

[@user-ir4go8lb1q]

오마갓 사랑해 빌리😭😭💛💚

[@miawerkmeister346]

I love it

[@breanatalley802]

I love billie's song xanny and her smile 😌

[@kamerabende-uzaymekigitv3366]

amazinggg girls:)

[@mikoer4life]

i love you

[@marthaliliadavaloscardoso6213]

*Don't give me Xanny.* 🔥❣

[@bocunopico964]

I FUCKING LIVE HERRRRRR OMFGGG ❤️

[@helenafelisberto7773]

Vc é muito linda mds

[@kathyrivera8916]

This is a good song 🙂

[@jamesodineva9194]

Aaaaaaaa I love billie

[@E-Z_Gaming]

I’ve never had a song resonate with me so much.

[@savitasaroha2473]

Xanny is a unique song

[@andersoncaraballo5946]

hey billie i m your big s fan

[@ascgang3925]

Mi amor😍

[@tigerstripe71]

Billie-"I wanted it feel misrable" Also Billie- *makes a beautiful song*

[@keato7690]

I know every word in this song...

[@That_mf_Guy]

2:16 I luv that funny giggle she did

[@meymisdominguez6121]

0:34 replay button! Costs a like!

[@klaatubaradanikto1490]

yesss, that feist shoutout thoooo

[@hanasalihu3057]

i mean didnt we all see it on her snippet

[@iamllca]

так скучаю по этой билли. малышка💗💗

[@vitavukotic1236]

I love her brother Finneas fir supporting her by wearing her fucking name on his shirt,so sweet of him👊😞💅🥑🥑😍😍😍

[@joaocarlos7287]

Love billi El his pirate my portugal

[@anxo1510]

❤️❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟LOVEEEEEE YOUUUUU BILLIE 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫I’m from Russia

[@feribringthoe6701]

💞💞💞

[@Zara_Larsson]

Q U E E N

[@rafa-oe7yi]

Os brasileiros precisam de uma legenda.

[@drawwithme7232]

I need a video of Billie just saying sexy, baby, and my love 😂😂she's so cuteeeeee ❤️❤️