Happier than Ever
by Billie Eilish
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1364 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 158 out of 1364
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  1. LordNaxus
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    I really love NDA, Your Power and My Future, I was expecting a bit more with this album , but it’s ok that Billie is trying something different, maybe not so big like wwafawdwg or don’t smile at me
  2. merna12
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    this album is full of great singles and a stellar title track, however the album tracks are mediocre at best with poor lyricism and incomplete production that never really goes anywhere. she should continue in the sonic direction of post punk as displayed in the 10/10 title track.
  3. Diugo
    Aug 23, 2021
    6
    While the track happier than ever is amazing with a twisting climax and engaging lyrics. The rest of the album feels very repetitive and forgettable. Billie Bossa Nova shows that Billie can actually be quite playful with her voice, but this kinda voice play is rare in this album, with just the gritty almost monotone vocals being the center. While its a decent album I feel like its hyped upWhile the track happier than ever is amazing with a twisting climax and engaging lyrics. The rest of the album feels very repetitive and forgettable. Billie Bossa Nova shows that Billie can actually be quite playful with her voice, but this kinda voice play is rare in this album, with just the gritty almost monotone vocals being the center. While its a decent album I feel like its hyped up to much with the amount of creativity and innovation that it lacks.… Expand
  4. jules21
    Jul 31, 2021
    4
    Has everyone lost their hearing? This album is the most boring piece of garbage I've ever listened to, it doesn't matter what Billie writes, everyone will like it because they all like her as a person instead of a musician. It doesn't improve on "When We All Fall Asleep" which I actually enjoyed. The lyrics of this album are all like the private diary of a spoiled teenage girl. I hadHas everyone lost their hearing? This album is the most boring piece of garbage I've ever listened to, it doesn't matter what Billie writes, everyone will like it because they all like her as a person instead of a musician. It doesn't improve on "When We All Fall Asleep" which I actually enjoyed. The lyrics of this album are all like the private diary of a spoiled teenage girl. I had enough of Mrs. Whispers.… Expand
  5. Davi20052003
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum ok. É bem diferente do primeiro álbum (tirando os singles que parecem que foram descartes do antecessor) e isso me deixou contente pq eu odeio mesmice. Mas, mesmo ela mudando, não me agradou 100%.
    Destaque pra música "I didn't change my number" que foi a única que eu realmente gostei do álbum    … Expand
  6. Okm00
    Oct 22, 2021
    4
    It’s unfair to call this a ‘bad’ album; it’s not. It however feels much less passionate then what we anticipated from Eilish’s sophomore album. From a 16 track album, maybe 2 songs that I would choose to listen to again. Title track is good for 3 days but tires quickly.
  7. josrob
    Aug 16, 2021
    4
    This is a "meh!" album for me. Just two songs stand out in the first listening. I felt this album like she was singing about good statements like for example body acceptance and then just throws hate and silly things like that about someone (to me it seems childish).
  8. Anamara
    Aug 1, 2021
    4
    I enjoyed most of Billie's work but unfortunately, this album feels very flat and boring, songs melt into each other and sound the same, I liked the lyrics but it doesn't matter when they all are delivered in a similar fashion. It's not bad but apart from a few songs, it's all very forgettable.
  9. BladeLover2049
    Aug 19, 2021
    6
    It is normal that this genre does not show an evolution due to its own nature, and what Billie does is try to get out of that nature that can stagnate her to the genre. It's a good try but falls short in places. However in others she shines as only she can shine. A good album anyway.
  10. sugarcookie
    May 16, 2022
    4
    Hopefully, Billie Eilish fans will come to realize they are coping bad by rating this album anything above a 6. Billie Eilish has so much good music circa 2019. The plays on the albums don't lie. Half of these songs have not gone over 100 million plays. If you want to see actual good songs that HAVE over 100 million plays, just listen to her old stuff. Good luck!
  11. callumswiftie
    Jul 30, 2021
    4
    After Billie Eilish won a staggering 5 GRAMMYs® for her debut album, nobody could pinpoint what the ‘bad guy’ hitmaker would do next. On July 30, 2021 ‘Happier Than Ever’ arrived and contrary to its title, is filled with either down-tempo melancholy (Halley’s Comet) or hip hop influenced lo-fi (Lost Cause) tracks. Unfortunately however, Eilish’s sophomore has many flaws - and not enoughAfter Billie Eilish won a staggering 5 GRAMMYs® for her debut album, nobody could pinpoint what the ‘bad guy’ hitmaker would do next. On July 30, 2021 ‘Happier Than Ever’ arrived and contrary to its title, is filled with either down-tempo melancholy (Halley’s Comet) or hip hop influenced lo-fi (Lost Cause) tracks. Unfortunately however, Eilish’s sophomore has many flaws - and not enough peaks to suffice. Quite a few of the tracks act as fillers (My Future, Not My Responsibility, Overheated, Everyone Dies), but in the gospel influenced ‘GOLDWING’ and punk rock title track, Billie Eilish shows although she may not be happy, or the record may not be as good as her past material, she’s more raring to go as an artist than ever.… Expand
  12. aaedenn
    Aug 20, 2021
    5
    Yikes. I'm not quite sure what the appeal on this record is. It's basically the record you play when you want to fall asleep and quite frankly this album did put me to sleep. My first listen-through, I only made it halfway through before I fell asleep. The title track is obviously the highlight of this album and I sincerely hope Billie continues to explore much more rock-sounding music.Yikes. I'm not quite sure what the appeal on this record is. It's basically the record you play when you want to fall asleep and quite frankly this album did put me to sleep. My first listen-through, I only made it halfway through before I fell asleep. The title track is obviously the highlight of this album and I sincerely hope Billie continues to explore much more rock-sounding music. The clear low point was "Not My Responsibility," it's not even a song, easily a 0/10. Unfortunately I was disappointed listening to this album and I do hope Billie can put out a better album in the future.… Expand
  13. bkjpjaugan
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    Is it really happier?: Happier than Ever review

    It was no doubt that Billie Eilish was trying to expand her musical sounds by testing out some musical genres that were not heard from her songs before. She incorporates R&B sounds with Getting Older and my future, and country sounds with the title track and Male Fantasy. Despite taking her sounds into a new level, we can’t deny that her    Is it really happier?: Happier than Ever review

    It was no doubt that Billie Eilish was trying to expand her musical sounds by testing out some musical genres that were not heard from her songs before. She incorporates R&B sounds with Getting Older and my future, and country sounds with the title track and Male Fantasy. Despite taking her sounds into a new level, we can’t deny that her former electropop sounds were still in the album, as evident with I Didn’t Change my Number, Oxytocin, and Therefore I Am. But her album weren’t as happier than her debut album, “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO”. This album was a great evolution for Eilish’s lyrical writing skills but was very messy at first glance. She combined acoustic folk songs with electronically driven pop sounds which is not really pleasing to hear as the album progresses. Her playfulness in making this record was greater than her previous works, but it is very incohesive and some tracks are worth skipping for like GOLDWING and Oxytocin, unlike her non-skipped debut album.

    Like many other artists in this decade, Eilish took a step to also apply Lana Del Rey’s melodies, songwriting, and instrumentation, as evident with Your Power, Halley’s Comet and Getting Older. However, there are few standout songs that are worth mentioning for, like Therefore I Am, Getting Older and the spoken-word interlude, Not My Responsibility. Some songs were great to listen at start but will suddenly disappoint you, like Happier Than Ever and GOLDWING. Happier Than Ever was one of the greatest pop record in 2021 but if I would compare it with its debut record, I will happily vine with “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO”, 50% more. Happier Than Ever isn’t a bad record but just a major step down from her previous sounds, and if I were to suggest, she should reconsider her track listing procedures for the album. All songs are worth listening for but I think some were listed in the wrong album.
    Tracks to skip
    1. Oxytocin
    2. GOLDWING
    3. OverHeated 4. NDA Tracks you should put on-loop
    1. Getting Older
    2. Billie Bossa Nova
    3. Therefore I Am
    4. Male Fantasy
    Tracks that you will not put on loop but was the best
    1. Not My Responsibility
    Rating: 6/10    … Expand
  14. PEDROMFR
    Aug 4, 2021
    6
    Besides the beautiful writing, this is an album that constantly lacks energy and that fever that her previous works gave us. It's just not memorable.
  15. LaValeh
    Aug 22, 2021
    5
    Una vez más me cuesta conectar con Billie, si bien a primera escuchada me gustó mucho mas que el debut (a este me habían gustado solo como 4 canciones pero mientras más lo escuchaba más me gustaba), no siento que sea muy memorable para mí capaz tenga que escucharlo más pero esos sonidos como tan "estruendosos" no me gustar4on nada la primera vez que lo escuché
  16. AalexB
    Aug 18, 2021
    5
    I was expecting way more from this album. "When We Fall Asleep" was a pure gem, ingeniously produced and well balanced. "Happier Than Ever" has only 4-5 songs, in my opinion, that are worth listening to, but I admit that the lyrics are really deep and personal.
  17. shadesofghostin
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    while the album had a lot of great parts it had a lot of dull parts like the sleepy vocals over the most boring instrumental you’ve ever heard (thanks for nothing finneas). however, it did have its’ highlights especially on the title track where it goes from a slow solemn song into a rock-oriented loud track and that was honestly the peak of the album. the best tracks were male fantasy,while the album had a lot of great parts it had a lot of dull parts like the sleepy vocals over the most boring instrumental you’ve ever heard (thanks for nothing finneas). however, it did have its’ highlights especially on the title track where it goes from a slow solemn song into a rock-oriented loud track and that was honestly the peak of the album. the best tracks were male fantasy, title track, and my future. the worst track was the dull therefore i am.… Expand
  18. itzysweetner
    Jul 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. rating billie’s second album happier than ever
    getting older - 5 / 10
    i didn’t change my number - 7.5 / 10
    billie bossa nova - 7.5 / 10
    my future - 7.5 / 10
    oxytocin - 7 / 10
    goldwing - 6 / 10
    lost cause - 7.5 / 10
    haileys comet - 7 / 10
    not my responsibility - 7 / 10
    overheated - 7.5 / 10
    everybody dies - 8 / 10
    your power - 2 / 10
    NDA - 0 / 10
    therefore i am - 3 / 10
    happier than ever - 8.5 / 10
    male fantasy - 8 / 10
    overall score - it was a boring typical album. the first half were so tiring and it sounds so filler. and the middle half was getting ok. i like male fantasy and happier than ever but besides that, the other songs were boring or skips. it just has the same overused production/melody/tempo for every song. it just seems like she used a same vibe from her debut to gain awards. disappointed    … Expand
  19. pithfork
    Jul 30, 2021
    5
    tem algumas músicas muito boas (happier than ever a melhor) porém o resto é bem chatinho e imemorável
  20. Eunitmixin
    Jul 30, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the tracks sound the same, only the song HTE is good and "different" (mid of song). The song Happier Than Ever saved the album… Expand
  21. Musiclover56
    Jul 30, 2021
    4
    Half the album is very boring and Meg the other half is when it picks up although for some songs it continues to lag
  22. Ar-
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    A pesar de algunas canciones del álbum que se sienten algo repetitivas hay otras muy pegadizas. Sin duda es un cambio, una evolución, en su estilo musical. Cabe resaltar que para una mejor experiencia recomiendo escuchar las canciones con auriculares o cascos ya que, de esta manera se aprecia mucho mejor la música de este álbum.
  23. alandisnc
    Aug 1, 2021
    6
    This sophomore album of Billie Eilish is by far the most mature version we have seen of the artist. She uses very slow production that, while beautiful enough, gives the record an awful pacing that can get boring and repetitive at times. I enjoyed her debut because she pushed the boundaries of pop to limits not explored in the mainstream, but this album doesn’t in my opinion try nothingThis sophomore album of Billie Eilish is by far the most mature version we have seen of the artist. She uses very slow production that, while beautiful enough, gives the record an awful pacing that can get boring and repetitive at times. I enjoyed her debut because she pushed the boundaries of pop to limits not explored in the mainstream, but this album doesn’t in my opinion try nothing new, being a safe option to please fans. Only a few songs stand out, for example the title track and the spoken interlude. The rest of the album is ok, but pretty boring and forgettable. I can’t understand all the hype behind this project… Expand
  24. Teuntje
    Aug 2, 2021
    5
    Naming “Happier Than Ever” the most anticipated album of 2021 seems like an understatement.
    The pressure on Billie’s shoulders must have been almost unbearable since the second album often carries a curse. Listening to HTE you realize that calling Eilish a phenomenon still stands solid rock. ‘Happier than Ever’ is an amazing piece of art with fantastic songs, a daring production and a    Naming “Happier Than Ever” the most anticipated album of 2021 seems like an understatement.
    The pressure on Billie’s shoulders must have been almost unbearable since the second album often carries a curse. Listening to HTE you realize that calling Eilish a phenomenon still stands solid rock. ‘Happier than Ever’ is an amazing piece of art with fantastic songs, a daring production and a brilliant Billie who grabs the listener at the throat. She grew as an artist and as a person and listening to her story you feel thankful that she invited you into her life.    … Expand
  25. seanc55
    Aug 19, 2021
    5
    Some of the songs are good, but there are a lot of skips. It’s cohesive to an extent, and fairly impressive for as sophomore album.
  26. Rv1234
    Aug 21, 2021
    5
    The title track and Male fantasy are great. The rest of the album feels repetitive.
  27. Fuerstenberg
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    With her sophomore album "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish expands her musical horizons and is even more sonically diverse. Characterized by jazz-influenced lo-fi electro-pop arrangements, Eilish creates another Gen Z poetry masterpiece.

    Unlike her debut album, a thriving anthem like "bad guy" is missing and the music overall is not really danceable. Which is mostly due to the fact that    With her sophomore album "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish expands her musical horizons and is even more sonically diverse. Characterized by jazz-influenced lo-fi electro-pop arrangements, Eilish creates another Gen Z poetry masterpiece.

    Unlike her debut album, a thriving anthem like "bad guy" is missing and the music overall is not really danceable. Which is mostly due to the fact that Billie never fully comes out of her shell (except on "Happier Than Ever"). Overall, the album is very reflected and calm, but often too subdued.

    My favorites:
    "Happier Than Ever"
    "OverHeated"
    "Therefore I Am"
    "my future"

    ~ Fürstenberg
    February 8, 2022    … Expand
  28. idroJ2-2
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    In this album Billie Eilish explores with new sounds and many of them are well done, however there are songs that don't feel complete.
  29. Jetcer
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    I think the album is great because of the soft and slow songs that fit her voice, but to mix those with some loud – and sometimes annoying songs – makes it just sometimes awkward to listen to. The tracks that stand out the me are mostly the soft ones and the climactic ending with “Happier than ever”, the only song where this loud sound works. I also don’t think she could’ve included aI think the album is great because of the soft and slow songs that fit her voice, but to mix those with some loud – and sometimes annoying songs – makes it just sometimes awkward to listen to. The tracks that stand out the me are mostly the soft ones and the climactic ending with “Happier than ever”, the only song where this loud sound works. I also don’t think she could’ve included a “roll the credits-ish” song, it’s just not needed, because It doesn’t add anything to the record after the last one. She could’ve put that one in between the others, but I think she knew what she was doing and decided to do it anyway. I don’t think the loud and bombastic style fits her voice really well, that’s why the slow and soft tracks stand out. Except for the kind of interlude song called “not my responsibility” where she goes in on all the journalists and people in her comment section that call her a “slut” or “fat” and all those kind of insults. I get the message, I think it’s brave, but Damn you could’ve put this on your Instagram story or something instead of preaching into a mic thinking you’re doing something to change the world or something. I don’t like it and I always just skip it, it’s a real miss. She could’ve put this into a song, but she didn’t. It’s also not something deep spoken word like with Kendrick Lamar on the skit of “i” where he talks about the N-word and changing it have a better connotation “Negus” means King, and that’s where he wants to change it to, that’s so much better than writing your insecurities down and telling everyone “I get called a slut because of my clothes”, that ain’t doing nothing. I don’t know this is just the worst “song” I’ve heard of her yet, it’s brave, overrated and not needed on this record.

    Fav tracks: my future, Halley’s Comet, Happier than Ever, Billie Bossa Nova
    Least fav track: Not my responsability    … Expand

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Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
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  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 15, 2021
    75
    So, whilst it may not boast songs that stick with you for months in the way that Eilish’s first does, Happier Than Ever feels like a project that will age more gracefully and, in years to come, it may even come to eclipse that which came before it.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Aug 4, 2021
    80
    “Your Power” is the slowest-and-lowest moment on “Happier Than Ever,” but as a whole the album is softer, quieter, more languid than Eilish’s trap-inflected debut. ... The dreamy-jazzy mode suits her singing, which has never sounded better than it does throughout “Happier Than Ever.”
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Aug 4, 2021
    83
    Billie Eilish’s second album expands upon everything that worked the last time and pushes it in new directions, a creative muse restless and bold in its ambition. It may not always land, but this is a terrific release that proves Eilish’s staying power, demonstrating she’s more than up to the task of delivering on the promise of her debut.
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