Billie Eilish Achieves Career-High Album Debut with ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’

Billie Eilish has reached new heights with the release of her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, which marks her best album launch to yet. The record, which was released on May 17 by Darkroom/Interscope Records, has already surpassed 500 million global streams and debuted at #1 in 14 countries, with additional chart data due early next week.

The album, which was written entirely by the 22-year-old Eilish and produced by her brother FINNEAS, contains ten tunes. This cooperation produced a critically acclaimed effort that outperformed her 2019 debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? in the first week of sales. The debut album, which represented a watershed moment in Eilish’s career, has subsequently received over 69 billion streams and sold 7.7 million units in the United States and 17.8 million worldwide.

Among the songs of HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, the lead single “LUNCH” has been particularly popular. In its first week of release, it was the most added song in the United States, with over 250 radio stations playing the single and reaching an audience of over 20 million across many formats.

“LUNCH” is also the most streamed song internationally via platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes. The music video for “LUNCH,” filmed by Eilish herself, has the highest launch for a solo single on YouTube this year.

Since launching HIT ME HARD AND SOFT last month, Eilish’s social media following has increased by an incredible 23 million, demonstrating her global reach and the excitement surrounding her latest release.

Eilish has constantly shattered records since her debut single “Ocean Eyes” in 2015. She created history by becoming the youngest artist to be nominated and win in all major categories at the 62nd GRAMMY® Awards in 2020, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.

She is also the youngest musician to create and perform an official James Bond theme tune, “No Time To Die,” which received an Academy Award for Best Original tune in 2022.

Her 2023 release, “What Was I Made For?” for the Barbie film, received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and two GRAMMY® Awards for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media, cementing her place in music history as the youngest person to win two Academy Awards.

This fall, Billie Eilish will begin the North American phase of her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR, with plans to expand to Europe and Australia in 2025.

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT is out now and available on all major streaming platforms.

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HIT ME HARD AND SOFT [ALBUM]

1. SKINNY
2. LUNCH
3. CHIHIRO
4. BIRDS OF A FEATHER
5. WILDFLOWER
6. THE GREATEST
7. L’AMOUR DE MA VIE
8. THE DINER
9. BITTERSUITE
10. BLUE

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HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR- NORTH AMERICA:

Sun Sep 29 – Québec, QC – Centre Videotron
Tue Oct 01 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Wed Oct 02 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Fri Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Sat Oct 05 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Mon Oct 07 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Wed Oct 09 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Fri Oct 11 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sun Oct 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Wed Oct 16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Thu Oct 17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Fri Oct 18 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sat Nov 02 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Sun Nov 03 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Wed Nov 06 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Fri Nov 08 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
Sun Nov 10 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Mon Nov 11 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Wed Nov 13 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Thu Nov 14 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sat Nov 16 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Sun Nov 17 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Omaha
Tue Nov 19 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Wed Nov 20 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Tue Dec 03 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Thu Dec 05 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Fri Dec 06 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Sun Dec 08 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Tue Dec 10 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
Wed Dec 11 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
Fri Dec 13 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
Sun Dec 15 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
Mon Dec 16 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
Tue Dec 17 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR- AUSTRALIA:

Tue Feb 18, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Wed Feb 19, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Fri Feb 21, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Sat Feb 22, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Mon Feb 24, 2025 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
Tue Feb 25, 2025 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
Thu Feb 27, 2025 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
Fri Feb 28, 2025 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
Tue Mar 4, 2025 –Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
Wed Mar 5, 2025 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
Fri Mar 7, 2025 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
Sat Mar 8, 2025 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR– EUROPE/U.K./IRELAND:

Wed Apr 23, 2025 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Thu Apr 24, 2025 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Sat Apr 26, 2025 – Oslo, Norway – Telenor Arena
Mon Apr 28, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
Tue Apr 29, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
Fri May 2, 2025 – Hannover, Germany – ZAG Arena
Sun May 4, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Mon May 5, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Wed May 7, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Fri May 9, 2025 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
Thu May 29, 2025 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Fri May 30, 2025 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Sun June 1, 2025 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
Tue June 3, 2025 – Kraków, Poland – Tauron Arena
Wed June 4, 2025 – Kraków, Poland – Tauron Arena
Fri June 6, 2025 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
Sun June 8, 2025 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
Tue June 10, 2025 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Wed June 11, 2025 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Sat June 14, 2025 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Sun June 15, 2025 –Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Mon Jul 7, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Tue Jul 8, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Thu Jul 10, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Fri Jul 11, 2025 –London, UK – The O2
Sun Jul 13, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Mon Jul 14, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Wed Jul 16, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Thu Jul 17, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Sat Jul 19, 2025 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Sun Jul 20, 2025 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Tue Jul 22, 2025 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Wed Jul 23, 2025 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Sat Jul 26, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Sun Jul 27, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena