"Lunch" | |
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Song by Billie Eilish | |
from the album Hit Me Hard and Soft | |
Released | May 17, 2024 |
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Songwriter(s) | Billie Eilish |
"Lunch" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish from her upcoming third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024). The song features a heavy bassline and lyrics that detail Eilish's same-gender sexual attraction, following her public confirmation that she liked both men and women. In the lyrics, which she wrote as she realized that she "wanted [her] face in a vagina", she compares sex with another woman to eating lunch.
Speculation around Billie Eilish's sexual orientation began when she released the music video for her single "Lost Cause" in 2021.[1] The video features Eilish in a slumber party with several women, doing various activities such as twerking,[2] playing Twister,[3] and spraying silly string.[4] Many fans and media outlets saw the video as homoerotic,[5] and she began receiving accusations of queerbaiting.[6] In response, Eilish posted behind-the-scenes pictures of the video on Instagram with the caption "I love girls".[7]
In November 2023, Eilish appeared for a Variety cover story, in which she discussed her relationship to sexuality and womanhood, as well as her frustration with people's speculating on her sexual orientation. She said that she had always felt an emotional attraction to women alongside physical attraction, admitting that she can be overawed with women she found beautiful.[8] A month later, during a red carpet for the magazine's "Hitmakers" event, a reporter asked Eilish if her comments during her interview were meant as a coming out statement, to which she said that it was not the intention and she thought her sexual orientation was already obvious.[9] When the event concluded, she posted on Instagram to criticize the reporter for their question, accusing them of outing her and confirming she liked both men and women.[10]
During a 2024 Rolling Stone interview, Eilish spoke more about her sexual orientation while discussing her upcoming third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024), and her creative process behind one of its songs. According to her, she wrote the song, titled "Lunch", to help her explore and then confirm her same-gender attraction.[11] She created "Lunch" before her first sexual encounter with a woman and finished the rest afterwards, fueled by the realization that she "wanted [her] face in a vagina".[12]
Set over a heavy bassline, the song discusses Eilish's strong sexual desire for a woman and likens lesbian sex with her to eating lunch.[13] In the chorus, she describes how the woman tastes as she "dances on [Eilish's] tongue" and calls the experience irresistible.[14]
Eilish debuted "Lunch" alongside two other songs from Hit Me Hard and Soft during a secret DJ set at Coachella 2024.[15] It is the second track on the album, set for release on May 17, 2024.[16]