Don't Smile at Me

In July 2017, Eilish told Billboard that "each track off dont smile at me will follow a distinct plot". She explained, "The only tie-together? I'm pretty sure I don't have any songs that are about how much I love someone. They're all either about like, 'I hate you,' or 'you make me hate me'." Eilish spoke about the EP's title: "My EP is called dont smile at me for a lot of reasons, but one of them would be when [someone tells you], 'Smile. Why aren't you smiling? It's so much more beautiful when you smile.' Everyone's taught to smile. Girls are like, 'Look happy, look like you're having fun!' I'm not gonna look like anybody except what I am. I want to impress myself." Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell wrote most of the material for ''Don't Smile at Me'', with Finneas producing the EP in its entirety. Studio personnel John Greenham and Rob Kinelski handled the mastering and mixing, respectively. ==Music and lyrics==

''Don't Smile at Me'' is primarily an electropop with R&B and jazz influences. The EP opens with "Copycat", a hip hop-influenced electronica and pop track. The following track, "Idontwannabeyouanymore", is a pop and R&B song, with a jazz and neo soul-influenced melody. The track features Eilish singing about self-doubt and low self-esteem. According to Baeble Music's Olivia Lewis, "My Boy" begins with a "chiller, jazz-like vibe, and a layer of darkness and mystery". It features hip hop-influenced production, using a hi-hat and keyboard. Musically, the track is a pop song. Eilish sends a message to her former lover, saying she is leaving their toxic relationship. The song addresses Eilish's break up with her boyfriend on his birthday with a phone call. with influences of hip hop, deep house and Latin macabre in its instrumentation. The song's lyrics were written from the perspective of a psychopath who kills those close to her, including her friends and lover. synth-pop, indie pop and R&B The song features percussion, bass guitar and a synthesizer. "Ocean Eyes" is a love letter to Eilish's crush with her lover's "ocean" eyes. Lyrically, the track is about an intense love that Eilish feels for someone and an overwhelming desire she has for them. "[B]ooming kick drums" and "velvety keys" support the track. Like "Watch", the song starts with the sound of a match striking and uses it for the main beat. The track later became two separate songs—"Watch" and "&Burn". The expanded edition of ''Don't Smile at Me'' contains two extra tracks. "Lovely", featuring Khalid, is a chamber pop-based stripped back ballad. The track features minimalist production consisting of a piano, violin strings provided by Madison Leinster, and percussion, as Eilish and Khalid sing about the feeling of being trapped inside of one's own mind. Emmit Fenn handled additional production of the track, the first song by Eilish to feature production by someone other than her brother. Lyrically, the song delves into the aftermath of a breakup, with Eilish pretending she no longer needs or cares about her former lover. ==Promotion==

Singles and other songs performing with her brother Finneas in 2017|alt=A man plays a guitar while a woman sings into a microphone. "Ocean Eyes" was originally released on November 18, 2015, via SoundCloud and YouTube. On November 18, 2016, it was re-released as the lead single from ''Don't Smile at Me. Although the song did not chart initially, it became a sleeper hit in 2019 after Eilish released her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, reaching number 72 on the UK Singles Chart and number 84 on the US Billboard'' Hot 100. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified the song quadruple platinum in Australia. It received triple platinum certifications in the United States, Canada and Denmark from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Music Canada (MC) and IFPI Denmark, respectively. The song spawned two music videos; Megan Thompson directed the first released on March 24, 2016. A remix EP for the track was released on January 14, 2017. It includes remixes by Astronomyy, Blackbear, Goldhouse, and Cautious Clay. "Bellyache" was released on February 24, 2017, as the second single from ''Don't Smile at Me. The song was also a sleeper hit, reaching number three on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart for a milestone of 32 weeks, and number 79 on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified double platinum in the US, Australia, and in Mexico by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Miles and AJ directed an accompanying music video released on March 22, 2017. Marian Hill remixed "Bellyache" and released it on May  5, 2017. "Watch" was released as the third single from Don't Smile at Me'' on June 30, 2017. Megan Park directed the song's music video which was released on September 18, 2017. The track was certified platinum in the US, Canada, and Australia. "Copycat" was released as the EP's fourth single on July 14, 2017. Sofi Tukker remixed it and released it on January 12, 2018. The song peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart; it ultimately was certified in the US. "Idontwannabeyouanymore" was released as the fifth single from ''Don't Smile at Me on July 21, 2017. It charted at number 96 on the Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 78 on the UK Singles Chart. A vertical video for the track was released to Spotify in December 2017. The EP's sixth single, "My Boy", was released on July 28, 2017. The song received a remix by TroyBoi entitled "MyBoi", released on March 9, 2018. "My Boy" was certified platinum in the US. "&Burn", featuring American rapper Vince Staples, was released as a single on December 15, 2017 and later included on the EP's reissue. The song was certified gold in the US. "Party Favor" was released on an exclusive pink 7-inch vinyl as a promotional single on April 21, 2018, coinciding with that year's Record Store Day. A cover of "Hotline Bling", originally performed and written by Canadian rapper Drake, was released as the B-side. "Party Favor" was certified gold in the US. "Lovely", featuring Khalid, was released as the lead single for 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 (Music from the Original TV Series) on April 19, 2018, and later included on the expanded edition of the EP. The song reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 47 on the UK Singles Chart. "Bitches Broken Hearts" was originally released as a standalone single on March 30, 2018. It was later included on the expanded edition of ''Don't Smile at Me'' and the physical deluxe edition of Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Despite not being released as a single, Henry Scholfield produced a music video for "Hostage". It was initially released exclusively via Apple Music on July 11, 2018. "Hostage" was ultimately certified platinum in the US and Canada. Tours To promote the EP, Eilish embarked on the Don't Smile at Me Tour and Where's My Mind Tour during 2017 and 2018. Eilish would then sing "&Burn" without Staples. It would begin with the original arrangement before the beat drops and Eilish would break into dance. Lyndsay Havens described the performance as "explosive" but "at times tender, and entirely exciting". ==Critical reception==

''Don't Smile at Me'' was met with generally favorable reviews by music critics. Kristin Smith of Plugged In said of the EP, "A fusion of multiple genres, sounds and styles, these nine tracks capture the young singer's undeniably engaging perspective and personality. We hear the honest confessions of a teenager who has known heartbreak, self-loathing and love. ''Don't Smile at Me is dreamy and depressing, enchanting and haunting. And it warrants both praise and caution." Nicole Almeida of Atwood Magazine wrote Don't Smile at Me'' was a "powerful declaration", and a "statement coming from the mouth of someone who knows who she is. The title perfectly embodies the strength and ambition of Eilish's debut EP and of Eilish herself as an artist." ==Commercial performance==

''Don't Smile at Me became a sleeper hit in the US, debuting at number 185 on the US Billboard 200 a month and a half after its release. The EP later broke into the top 100 in the week ending May 31, 2018, its 21st week on the chart, at number 97 with 7,000 album-equivalent units. Don't Smile at Me reached the top 40 of the Billboard 200 in the week ending July 28 at number 38 with 12,000 units, including 10,000 streaming equivalent album units, As of April 2019, the EP has sold 947,000 album-equivalent units in the US and has also generated more than 1.2 billion on-demand audio streams for its tracks. Don't Smile at Me'' was more successful outside the United States. The EP peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. ==Track listing==

Notes • All tracks are stylized in all lowercase, except for "Copycat", which is stylized in all caps, and "MyBoi". • "&Burn" is an alternate version of "Watch". ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. • Billie Eilish – vocals, songwriter, ukulele • Finneas – production, engineering, songwriter, mixing (tracks 5, 7) • John Greenham – mastering • Rob Kinelski – mixing (all tracks except 5, 7) ==Charts==

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