Not My Responsibility

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Not My Responsibility
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Title card
Written byBillie Eilish
Produced byBillie Eilish
StarringBillie Eilish
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 26, 2020 (2020-05-26) (online)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Not My Responsibility is an interlude written and produced by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. A visual spoken word piece, the short film version depicts Eilish slowly taking off her clothes whilst addressing and criticizing public body shaming of her and others; and the negative opinions of others about her body and clothing choices, before submerging into a black-colored substance.

The film was originally premiered during Eilish's Where Do We Go? World Tour in March 2020 as a visual interlude. The video received 28 million views on YouTube and 18 million on Instagram within its first five days of release. The video received positive reviews from fans and critics alike, praising the tone and subject matter. The audio version was later released as part of Eilish's second studio album Happier Than Ever (2021), where it serves as a spoken word piece and interlude.

Plot[]

Not My Responsibility begins with Eilish wearing a black jacket in a dimly lit room. She gradually undresses until she is in nothing but a necklace and a black sleeveless shirt. As she takes off the shirt and reveals a black bra underneath, Eilish completely submerges in a black, tar-like substance. The film features commentary from Eilish as she undresses, addressing the public discussion around her body image and criticizing the way in which the public decides her worth based on her body.

Release[]

The film was originally premiered during Eilish's Where Do We Go? World Tour in March 2020 as a visual interlude.[1][2][3] The film was uploaded onto Billie Eilish's YouTube channel two months later on May 26th, 2020.[4] The video amassed several million views online within its first week of release, and met the 30 million view mark in mid-October 2020.[citation needed]

Critical reception[]

Not My Responsibility received positive reviews from fans and critics alike. The film serves as Eilish's response to negativity from the public on what she wears and how she acts, stating how pleasing everyone is "not [her] responsibility".[5][6] Althea Legaspi of Rolling Stone regarded the piece as "powerful"[7] while Karenna Meredith of PopSugar praised it for its "strong message", adding how "Eilish has been open about her struggles with body image that started in adolescence, and how the public eye has caused her to rely on a baggy wardrobe to feel comfortable. Her video appears to be an important extension of these feelings, where Eilish can finally address her critics on her own terms."[8] Carolyn Twersky of Seventeen praised the "intense" subject matter and Eilish for "call[ing] out sexism" in the film.[9]

Album track[]

"Not My Responsibility"
Song by Billie Eilish
from the album Happier Than Ever
Genre
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Finneas
Lyric video
"Not My Responsibility" on YouTube

The audio from "Not My Responsibility" was released as the ninth track on Eilish's second studio album Happier Than Ever, which was released on July 30, 2021, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. The instrumental from the interlude was sampled to make the beat for the following Happier Than Ever track "Overheated", which "Not My Responsibility" segues into.[10] An ambient, spoken word, and electropop track,[11][12] Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell earn co-writing credits on both tracks, with the latter also handling their production. She described the lyrics as "some of my favorite words that I've ever written and I feel like nobody listened".[13]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Not My Responsibility"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 99
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 98
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 125
Portugal (AFP)[17] 107
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[18] 20
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 27

References[]

  1. ^ Nesvig, Kara (May 27, 2020). "Billie Eilish Released the Full Version of Her Tour Manifesto". Teen Vogue. ISSN 1540-2215. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Shaffer, Claire (March 10, 2020). "Billie Eilish Addresses Body Shaming in Concert Interlude". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Gavin (May 27, 2020). "Billie Eilish Shares Official 'Not My Responsibility' Short Film From Where Do We Go? Tour". Complex. ISSN 1538-6848. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billie Eilish Has Finally Released Full Film 'Not My Responsibility,' Addressing Body Shame". Elle. May 27, 2020. ISSN 0013-6298. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Kinane, Ruth (May 27, 2020). "Watch Billie Eilish go after body-shamers in 'Not My Responsibility' short film". Entertainment Weekly. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Brandle, Lars (May 26, 2020). "Billie Eilish Takes Trolls to Task With 'Not My Responsibility': Watch". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Legaspi, Althea (May 27, 2020). "Billie Eilish Slams Body Shaming in Powerful 'Not My Responsibility' Short Film". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Meredith, Karenna (May 26, 2020). "Billie Eilish's Short Film Sends a Strong Message to Body Shamers: "Not My Responsibility"". PopSugar. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Twersky, Carolyn (May 28, 2020). "Billie Eilish's Intense Short Film Calls Out Sexism In the Most Epic Way". Seventeen. ISSN 0037-301X. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Dailey, Hannah (July 30, 2021). "Every Song Ranked on Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever': Critic's List". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021. 'Overheated' serves as the followup to 'Not My Responsibility,' with Eilish writing for Spotify that she took the latter's production and constructed a beat around it to create the former.
  11. ^ Murphy, John (July 31, 2021). "Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Hasted, Nick (August 6, 2021). "Album: Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever". The Arts Desk. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (July 30, 2021). "4 Takeaways From Billie Eilish's New Album 'Happier Than Ever'". Time. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 August 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1640. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 9, 2021. p. 4.
  15. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  17. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Billie Eilish – Not My Responsibility". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  19. ^ "Billie Eilish Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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