In this week’s Technique Spotlight, we dive into Billie Eilish’s Grammy-nominated chart-topper, everything i wanted, spotlighting its stellar use of prosody to achieve a strong emotional connection with the listener.

Following its November 2019 release, the song received instant attention and hit the Hot 100 Top 10 almost immediately, where it spent a total of eight weeks.  Since then, it has reached the Top 10 in over 25 countries worldwide as well as Billboard’s Adult Top 40, Dance, Rock & Alternative, Rock Airplay and Mainstream charts.  This ultimately lead to the song’s whopping three Grammy nominations including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, all three of which her previous smash hit Bad Guy was also nominated for.

Helping the song to reach this impressive level of success is the expert way in which Billie and FINNEAS ensured that all of the elements in the mix perfectly jibe with one another to take the song’s emotional impact to the next level.  In this technique, we dive into the specific techniques used to bring everything I wanted’s heartfelt narrative to life, including creative EQ filtering, clever vocal nuances, strategic arranging and much more.

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