"Party Favor" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth track by Billie Eilish featured on her debut extended play (EP), dont smile at me. It was released on August 11, 2017.
Theme[]
The song is formatted as a voicemail that Billie is leaving for a boy who has become possessive of her. It is an attempt at forcing him out of her life.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Hey, leave a message
[Verse 1]
Hey, call me back when you get this
Or when you've got a minute
We really need to talk
Wait, you know what
Maybe just forget it
'Cause by the time you get this
Your number might be blocked
[Pre-Chorus]
"Stay" and "blah blah blah"
You just want what you can't have
No way
I'll call the cops
If you don't stop, I'll call your dad
[Chorus]
And I hate to do this to you on your birthday
Happy birthday, by the way
"It's not you it's me" and all that other bullshit
You know that's bullshit
Dontcha, babe?
I'm not your party favor
[Verse 2]
Look, now I know we could've done it better
But we can't change the weather
When the weather's come and gone
Books don't make sense if ya read 'em backwards
You'll single out the wrong words
Like you mishear all my songs
[Pre-Chorus]
You hear "stay" and "blah blah blah"
You just want what you can't have
No way
I'll call the cops
If you don't stop, I'll call your dad
[Chorus]
And I hate to do this to you on your birthday
Happy birthday, by the way
"It's not you it's me" and all that other bullshit
You know that's bullshit
Dontcha, babe?
I'm not your party favor
Video[]
Trivia[]
- In concerts prior to the When We All Fall Asleep, World Tour, Billie usually performed a part of "Hotline Bling" before this song.
- Instead, she now combines the song with "8".
- During the short acoustic intro, a quiet male voice in the background can be heard saying "one, two". It is likely that this is Finneas' voice.
- For record store day, a pink 7" vinyl was released of this song combined with "Hotline Bling".
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