My Strange Addiction (song)

"My Strange Addiction" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). It was written by her brother Finneas O'Connell, who also produced the song. The song has been certified platinum in the US and Canada and has reached number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 12 in Australia, 21 in Canada and New Zealand, 39 in Ireland and Norway, 46 in Sweden, 51 in the Netherlands and at 100 in Italy.

"My Strange Addiction"
Song by Billie Eilish
from the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Released	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
Genre	Pop[1] electropop[2] hip hop[3] synth-funk[4]
Length	3:00
Label	Darkroom Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Finneas O'Connell
Producer(s)	Finneas O'Connell

Background

The song uses clips from Threat Level Midnight, an episode of The Office, a comedy show that previously aired on NBC. In an interview, Billie Eilish stated that she had been a "superfan" of the show. In a quote, Eilish stated that, when creating the song, she thought that the beat produced was similar to that of an instrumental track used within the movie's Scarn Dance scene. Subsequently, she decided to use quotes from the movie; instead of going through the normal routes to get permission to use the audio in the song, she instead ripped the audio from the show. She stated that the reason for doing including clips from The Office was because she considered the show to be her strange addiction.

“When we made the beat for ‘my strange addiction,’ it reminded me of the song they play when they do the Scarn dance. I thought that was really funny, so we literally just ripped the audio from Netflix and put it in the song, not at all thinking that they would say yes to it and we’d be able to put it out. Also, it’s about strange addictions, and The Office is mine, so.”

— Billie Elish, MTV

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.^[5][6]

• Billie Eilish – vocals
• Finneas O'Connell – producer, songwriter
• Casey Cuayo – assistant mixer, studio personnel
• John Greenham – mastering engineer, studio personnel
• Rob Kinelski – mixer, studio personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "My Strange Addiction"

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]	21
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9]	20
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[10]	8
Germany (GfK)[11]	86
Greece (IFPI)[12]	11
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[13]	12
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[14]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[15]	39
Italy (FIMI)[16]	100
Latvia (LAIPA)[17]	7
Lithuania (AGATA)[18]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19]	51
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20]	21
Norway (VG-lista)[21]	39
Portugal (AFP)[22]	48
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23]	13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	46
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[25]	24
US Billboard Hot 100[26]	43

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "My Strange Addiction"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[28]	Gold	15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[32]	Gold	100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[33]	Gold	30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[35]	Gold	10,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[36]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[39]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.