Hit Me Hard and Soft

Hit Me Hard and Soft
Hit Me Hard and Soft
Studio album by Billie Eilish
Released	May 17, 2024
Recorded	2023 – February 2024
Studio	Finneas' home studio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Alt-pop; electro-goth; bedroom pop; avant-pop;
Length	43:45
Label	Darkroom; Interscope;
Producer	Finneas
Billie Eilish chronology
Singles from Hit Me Hard and Soft
	"Lunch"; Released: May 17, 2024;

Hit Me Hard and Soft is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, released on May 17, 2024, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. It is her first full-length studio album release since 2021's Happier Than Ever. Eilish co-wrote Hit Me Hard and Soft with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the album.

The album received acclaim from critics, most of whom complimented the songwriting and production. It topped the charts in over 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, Hit Me Hard and Soft debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, and charted all 10 of its songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The track "Lunch" was released as the lead single concurrently. To support the album, Eilish will embark on her seventh concert tour, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, which will commence in September 2024.

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^ Thorpe-Tracey, CJ (May 18, 2024). "Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft". The Quietus. Retrieved May 26, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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[2] Wood, Mikael (May 17, 2024). "All of Billie Eilish's senses are alive on the ravishing Hit Me Hard and Soft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

[3] Thorpe-Tracey, CJ (May 18, 2024). "Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft". The Quietus. Retrieved May 26, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Ragusa, Paolo (May 17, 2024). "On Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish Is Wounded, Soaring, and Rejuvenated: Review". Consequence. Retrieved May 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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