"My Strange Addiction" (stylized in

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) is a song by American singer

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes (song), Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her broth ...

from her debut studio album, '' When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' (2019). It was written by her brother

Finneas O'Connell Finneas Baird O'Connell (born July 30, 1997), also known mononymously by his first name (sometimes stylized in all caps), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, he has written and pro ...

, who also produced the song. The song has been certified platinum in the US and Canada and has reached number 43 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked at number 12 in Australia, 21 in Canada and New Zealand, 39 in Ireland and Norway, 46 in Sweden, 51 in the Netherlands and at 100 in Italy.

Background

The song uses clips from Threat Level Midnight, an episode of The Office, a comedy show that previously aired on NBC. In an interview, Billie Eilish stated that she had been a "superfan" of the show. In a quote, Eilish stated that, when creating the song, she thought that the beat produced was similar to that of an instrumental track used within the movie's Scarn Dance scene. Subsequently, she decided to use quotes from the movie; instead of going through the normal routes to get permission to use the audio in the song, she instead ripped the audio from the show. She stated that the reason for doing including clips from The Office was because she considered the show to be her strange addiction.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?''. *

– vocals *

– producer, songwriter * Casey Cuayo – assistant mixer, studio personnel * John Greenham – mastering engineer, studio personnel * Rob Kinelski – mixer, studio personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

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