"E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" (styled in

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) is a song by

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, also known as Corpse. Released as a single on September 30, 2020. It also features vocals from American rapper Savage Ga$p.

Background and composition

The song features deep

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vocals that are typically associated with Corpse and his music. The lyrics make extensive references to popular culture, particularly

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''. The song itself does not connect much with the title, and the track is likely a sequel to one of Corpse's previous songs titled "Cat Girls Are Ruining My Life!"

Reception

On the ''Billboard'' week of November 7, 2020, "E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" entered the

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chart at number twenty-four, as well as entering the UK Singles chart at number ninety. The same week, one of Corpse's other songs, " Miss You!", debuted on the

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chart, along with his previous song, " White Tee", spending a second week on the same chart. "E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" also peaked at number 2 on the Spotify Viral 50 and earned Corpse second place on

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's ''Breakthrough 25'' chart for the month of October. On February 12, 2021, a meme was spawned on

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after Corpse replied to a

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."'' Many people responded, but among the most likes was Corpse's reply that said "''STREAM E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE!''" He shortly sent a follow-up tweet, claiming " eare at war here, fighting for a billboard in Times Square", with the running-up competitor in question being YouTuber and

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streamer Jschlatt, who replied "I like men". Fans rapidly responded, joking about the song being featured on a billboard with photoshopped images and memes, leading "#CORPSEBILLBOARD" to start trending on Twitter. "#proudofcorpseandgasp" and "#proudofemma" also started trending when it was revealed the song had reached 100,000,000 streams on Spotify, and a billboard advertising the song eventually went up in Times Square on March 6, 2021.

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